You will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? For who has ever resisted his will?”

For what do I have to do with judging those outside? Are you not to judge those inside?

because a door of great opportunity stands wide open for me, but there are many opponents.

Apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxious concern for all the churches.

Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand the law?

that by revelation the divine secret was made known to me, as I wrote before briefly.

And in the same way you also should be glad and rejoice together with me.

But these assets I have come to regard as liabilities because of Christ.

For even in Thessalonica on more than one occasion you sent something for my need.

“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they can see my glory that you gave me because you loved me before the creation of the world.

‘Heaven is my throne, and earth is the footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is my resting place?

Finally the crown of righteousness is reserved for me. The Lord, the righteous Judge, will award it to me in that day – and not to me only, but also to all who have set their affection on his appearing.

Then the angel said to me, “Write the following: Blessed are those who are invited to the banquet at the wedding celebration of the Lamb!” He also said to me, “These are the true words of God.”

Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”

But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

And the landowner replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am not treating you unfairly. Didn’t you agree with me to work for the standard wage?

For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink.

Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “My name is Legion, for we are many.”

“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days, and they have nothing to eat.

“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.”