Psalms 145:14
145:14 The Lord supports all who fall,
and lifts up all who are bent over.
Psalms 147:6
147:6 The Lord lifts up the oppressed,
but knocks the wicked to the ground.
Luke 13:11-13
13:11 and a woman was there
who had been disabled by a spirit
for eighteen years. She
was bent over and could not straighten herself up completely.
13:12 When
Jesus saw her, he called her to him
and said, “Woman,
you are freed
from your infirmity.”
13:13 Then
he placed his hands on her, and immediately
she straightened up and praised God.
Luke 13:2
13:2 He
answered them, “Do you think these Galileans were worse sinners
than all the other Galileans, because they suffered these things?
Colossians 1:6
1:6 that has come to you. Just as in the entire world this gospel
is bearing fruit and growing, so it has also been bearing fruit and growing
among you from the first day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth.