“So now, our God, accept the prayer and requests of your servant, and show favor to your devastated sanctuary for your own sake.

But Ephraim bitterly provoked him to anger; so he will hold him accountable for the blood he has shed, his Lord will repay him for the contempt he has shown.

Nations will see this and be disappointed by all their strength, they will put their hands over their mouths, and act as if they were deaf.

Know for sure that I will then enable the nations to give me acceptable praise. All of them will invoke the Lord’s name when they pray, and will worship him in unison.

He replied, “To build a temple for her in the land of Babylonia. When it is finished, she will be placed there in her own residence.”

But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Then the slave threw himself to the ground before him, saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you everything.’

Now Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing around him to hear the word of God.

Then Jesus asked, “Who was it who touched me?” When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the crowds are surrounding you and pressing against you!”

Now about eight days after these sayings, Jesus took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up the mountain to pray.

If anyone wants to do God’s will, he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak from my own authority.

I replied, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those in the various synagogues who believed in you.

When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a violent storm continued to batter us, we finally abandoned all hope of being saved.

But you who eat vegetables only – why do you judge your brother or sister? And you who eat everything – why do you despise your brother or sister? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.

I had no relief in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said good-bye to them and set out for Macedonia.

For even when we came into Macedonia, our body had no rest at all, but we were troubled in every way – struggles from the outside, fears from within.

With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and requests for all the saints.

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

Be conscientious about how you live and what you teach. Persevere in this, because by doing so you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

Look! I am throwing her onto a bed of violent illness, and those who commit adultery with her into terrible suffering, unless they repent of her deeds.