And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Look! The residence of God is among human beings. He will live among them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them.

He said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry –

After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.

Then he said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me.”

He appointed twelve (whom he named apostles), so that they would be with him and he could send them to preach

As he was getting into the boat the man who had been demon-possessed asked if he could go with him.

He said to them, “It is one of the twelve, one who dips his hand with me into the bowl.

He took Peter, James, and John with him, and became very troubled and distressed.

Then the father said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and everything that belongs to me is yours.

After this many of his disciples quit following him and did not accompany him any longer.

So Thomas (called Didymus) said to his fellow disciples, “Let us go too, so that we may die with him.”

Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

The patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. But God was with him,

So he was staying with them, associating openly with them in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord.

The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.

You yourselves know that these hands of mine provided for my needs and the needs of those who were with me.

And we are sending along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in spreading the gospel.

By faith Rahab the prostitute escaped the destruction of the disobedient, because she welcomed the spies in peace.

I turned to see whose voice was speaking to me, and when I did so, I saw seven golden lampstands,

(Look! I am coming soon, and my reward is with me to pay each one according to what he has done!