6. He who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. He also who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God; while he who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God.
7. None of us lives to himself [but to the Lord], and none of us dies to himself [but to the Lord, for]
8. If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or we die, we belong to the Lord.
9. For Christ died and lived again for this very purpose, that He might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.