For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead also came through a man.

“I do not accept praise from people,

He said, “What comes out of a person defiles him.

The first man is from the earth, made of dust; the second man is from heaven.

For there is one God and one intermediary between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, himself human,

Am I now trying to gain the approval of people, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ!

We proclaim him by instructing and teaching all people with all wisdom so that we may present every person mature in Christ.

and a man’s enemies will be the members of his household.

The Son of Man will go as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had never been born.”

For the Son of Man will go as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had never been born.”

Then Jesus said, “A man had two sons.

The officers replied, “No one ever spoke like this man!”

Now as Jesus was passing by, he saw a man who had been blind from birth.

For we consider that a person is declared righteous by faith apart from the works of the law.

You were bought with a price. Do not become slaves of men.

Reject a divisive person after one or two warnings.

These are the things that defile a person; it is not eating with unwashed hands that defiles a person.”

Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for people, not people for the Sabbath.

Brothers and sisters, I offer an example from everyday life: When a covenant has been ratified, even though it is only a human contract, no one can set it aside or add anything to it.

but emptied himself by taking on the form of a slave, by looking like other men, and by sharing in human nature.