Chapter 25
1 “And the servants, hearing the cry of Susanna, rushed in.” But these men did the opposite: they opened the side doors, contriving some occasion of death against her.
2 And when the elders spoke their words, the servants were utterly ashamed, because never had any wicked report been made concerning Susanna.
3 See how living temperately from childhood, beloved, wins a person praise even unto death. For the like befell Susanna, who, having diligently studied the law of Moses from infancy and lived reverently and chastely, made incredible the charge spoken against her by the elders.
4 So too every believer, man or woman: if he keeps the faith he received, fearing God, he will not sin.
5 But if one is called a believer yet does the works of an unbeliever, such a person will receive from God a double judgment, even if for now in this world he seems to escape notice.