therefore: Romans 2:4-5, Romans 9:22-23; Numbers 14:18-22; Deuteronomy 32:39-43; Joshua 23:15-16; Psalms 58:10-11; Psalms 78:49-52, Psalms 136:15-22; Isaiah 66:14
severity: The term severity αποτομια: strong:G663, from απο: strong:G575, from, and τεμνω:, to cut off, properly denotes excision, cutting off, as the gardener cuts off, with a pruning knife, dead boughs, or luxuriant stems.
if thou: Romans 2:7; Luke 8:15; John 8:31, John 15:4-10; Acts 11:23, Acts 14:22; 1 Corinthians 15:2; Galatians 6:9; 1 Thessalonians 3:5, 1 Thessalonians 3:8; Hebrews 3:6, Hebrews 3:14, Hebrews 10:23, Hebrews 10:35-39; 1 John 2:19; Jude 1:20-21
otherwise: Ezekiel 3:20, Ezekiel 18:24, Ezekiel 33:17-19; Matthew 3:9-10; John 15:2; Revelation 2:5