1Chapter 7 — Reason of desiring to die.
2The prince of this world would fain carry me away, and corrupt my disposition towards God.
3Let none of you, therefore, who are in Rome help him; rather be ye on my side, that is, on the side of God.
4Do not speak of Jesus Christ, and yet set your desires on the world.
5Let not envy find a dwelling-place among you; nor even should I, when present with you, exhort you to it, be ye persuaded to listen to me, but rather give credit to those things which I now write to you.
6For though I am alive while I write to you, yet I am eager to die.
7My love has been crucified, and there is no fire in me desiring to be fed; but there is within me a water that liveth and speaketh, saying to me inwardly, Come to the Father.
8I have no delight in corruptible food, nor in the pleasures of this life.
9I desire the bread of God, the heavenly bread, the bread of life, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who became afterwards of the seed of David and Abraham; and I desire the drink of God, namely His blood, which is incorruptible love and eternal life.
10The prince of this world would fain carry me away, and corrupt my disposition towards God.
11Let none of you, therefore, who are in Rome help him; rather be ye on my side, that is, on the side of God.
12Do not speak of Jesus Christ, and yet prefer this world to Him.
13Let not envy find a dwelling-place among you; nor even should I, when present with you, exhort you to it, be ye persuaded, but rather give credit to those things which I now write to you.
14For though I am alive while I write to you, yet I am eager to die for the sake of Christ.
15My love has been crucified, and there is no fire in me that loves anything; but there is living water springing up in me, and which says to me inwardly, Come to the Father.
16I have no delight in corruptible food, nor in the pleasures of this life.
17I desire the bread of God, the heavenly bread, the bread of life, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who became afterwards of the seed of David and Abraham; and I desire the drink, namely His blood, which is incorruptible love and eternal life.