He also said to them, “A lamp isn’t brought to be put under a basket or under a bed, is it? Isn’t it to be placed on a lampstand?

“No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in can see the light.

We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians.

After he took the children in his arms, he placed his hands on them and blessed them.

Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where the body was placed.

until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”’

Therefore be resolved not to rehearse ahead of time how to make your defense.

until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”’

They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.

When he had said these things, he knelt down with them all and prayed.

For this gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher.

in these last days he has spoken to us in a son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he created the world.

where he is now waiting until his enemies are made a footstool for his feet.

and if he turned to ashes the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah when he condemned them to destruction, having appointed them to serve as an example to future generations of the ungodly,

No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down of my own free will. I have the authority to lay it down, and I have the authority to take it back again. This commandment I received from my Father.”

He also asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?

When John’s disciples heard this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.

Then Jesus placed his hands on the man’s eyes again. And he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.

Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Then they knelt down and paid homage to him.

Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish the tower, all who see it will begin to make fun of him.