So they spent considerable time with the disciples.

Therefore I tell you, her sins, which were many, are forgiven, thus she loved much; but the one who is forgiven little loves little.”

This brings you great joy, although you may have to suffer for a short time in various trials.

as it is written: “The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.”

Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother in their boat mending nets.

For “physical exercise has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.”

You do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? For you are a puff of smoke that appears for a short time and then vanishes.

And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

He said to them, “Come with me privately to an isolated place and rest a while” (for many were coming and going, and there was no time to eat).

He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then Jesus sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.

Therefore you heavens rejoice, and all who reside in them! But woe to the earth and the sea because the devil has come down to you! He is filled with terrible anger, for he knows that he only has a little time!”

five have fallen; one is, and the other has not yet come, but whenever he does come, he must remain for only a brief time.