“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among people with whom he is pleased!”

And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and with people.

He replied, “What is impossible for mere humans is possible for God.”

“This is what the Lord has done for me at the time when he has been gracious to me, to take away my disgrace among people.”

be like people waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.

But Jesus said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in men’s eyes, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized among men is utterly detestable in God’s sight.