1 “I was very glad, Sir,” I said, “to hear this interpretation.” “Listen now,” he said, “Keep this flesh of yours pure and undefiled, so that the Spirit living in it may bear witness to it, and your flesh may be justified. 2 See that you never think in your heart that this flesh of yours is mortal, and so misuse it in some defilement. For if you defile your flesh, you will also defile the Holy Spirit; and if you defile your flesh, you will not live.”⁠a 3 “But if, Sir,” I said, “there was any ignorance in the past, before these words were heard, how can someone who has defiled his flesh be saved?” “For former deeds of ignorance,” he said, “God alone has the power to give healing, for all authority is His. 4 But now guard yourself, and the Almighty Lord, who is full of compassion, will grant healing for your past deeds of ignorance, if from now on you do not defile your flesh or the Spirit; for the two share in common, and one cannot be defiled without the other. So keep both pure, and you will live for God.”