Now when Jesus saw a large crowd around him, he gave orders to go to the other side of the lake.

Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish the tower, all who see it will begin to make fun of him.

For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing –

I am not saying this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love by comparison with the eagerness of others.

I do not say this because I am seeking a gift. Rather, I seek the credit that abounds to your account.

Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partners in a heavenly calling, take note of Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess,

Look, you will conceive and have a son. You must never cut his hair, for the child will be dedicated to God from birth. He will begin to deliver Israel from the power of the Philistines.”

Once she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with three bulls, an ephah of flour, and a container of wine. She brought him to the Lord’s house at Shiloh, even though he was young.

This is why the Jews who are in the rural country – those who live in rural cities – set aside the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a holiday for happiness, banqueting, holiday, and sending gifts to one another.

“Look, I am about to do something new. Now it begins to happen! Do you not recognize it? Yes, I will make a road in the desert and paths in the wilderness.

He feeds on ashes; his deceived mind misleads him. He cannot rescue himself, nor does he say, ‘Is this not a false god I hold in my right hand?’

Like a lion that has come up from its lair the one who destroys nations has set out from his home base. He is coming out to lay your land waste. Your cities will become ruins and lie uninhabited.

So I will set fire to Rabbah’s city wall; fire will consume her fortresses. War cries will be heard on the day of battle; a strong gale will blow on the day of the windstorm.

Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain and there was no rain on the land for three years and six months!

So Jacob sent a message for Rachel and Leah to come to the field where his flocks were.

Jehoram turned his chariot around and took off. He said to Ahaziah, “It’s a trap, Ahaziah!”

I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club, their sin by inflicting them with bruises.

If you have a willing attitude and obey, then you will again eat the good crops of the land.

“‘But just look at you! You are putting your confidence in a false belief that will not deliver you.

These kings have a single intent, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.