Can a fig tree produce olives, my brothers and sisters, or a vine produce figs? Neither can a salt water spring produce fresh water.

then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother.

He has done this to show mercy to our ancestors, and to remember his holy covenant –

to do as much as your power and your plan had decided beforehand would happen.

Agrippa said to Paul, “In such a short time are you persuading me to become a Christian?”

He was fully convinced that what God promised he was also able to do.

They requested only that we remember the poor, the very thing I also was eager to do.

I especially ask you to pray that I may be restored to you very soon.

For God has put into their minds to carry out his purpose by making a decision to give their royal power to the beast until the words of God are fulfilled.

Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

He was not able to do a miracle there, except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.

And I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.

Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’

For you will always have the poor with you, and you can do good for them whenever you want. But you will not always have me!

Because he wanted to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them. Then, after he had Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified.

So Jesus said to them, “You cannot make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?

“I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more they can do.

So you too, when you have done everything you were commanded to do, should say, ‘We are slaves undeserving of special praise; we have only done what was our duty.’”

But some of them said, “This is the man who caused the blind man to see! Couldn’t he have done something to keep Lazarus from dying?”

But a Pharisee whose name was Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the council and ordered the men to be put outside for a short time.