2 So ye too, if ye follow after chastity and purity with patience and prayer, with fasting in humility of heart, the Lord will dwell among you because He loveth chastity. (T12) 3 And wheresoever the Most High dwelleth, even though envy, or slavery, or slander befalleth a man, the Lord who dwelleth in him, for the sake of his chastity not only delivereth him from evil, but also exalteth him even as me. (T12) 4 For in every way the man is lifted up, whether in deed, or in word, or in thought. (T12)
Testament of Joseph 2:2–4
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