But Judah said to him, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.’

It will be for a sign on your hand and for frontlets on your forehead, for with a mighty hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt.”

So Aaron said to Moses, “O my lord, please do not hold this sin against us, in which we have acted foolishly and have sinned!

I and all the troops who are with me will approach the city. When they come out to fight us like before, we will retreat from them.

Samuel took a stone and placed it between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Up to here the Lord has helped us.”

Then Absalom said, “If you will not go, then let my brother Amnon go with us.” The king replied to him, “Why should he go with you?”

The one who vindicates me is close by. Who dares to argue with me? Let us confront each other! Who is my accuser? Let him challenge me!

So Jesus replied to him, “Let it happen now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John yielded to him.

Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”

Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children he left his wife to his brother.

He replied, “Let us go elsewhere, into the surrounding villages, so that I can preach there too. For that is what I came out here to do.”

John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he is not a disciple along with us.”

and said to him, “Tell us: By what authority are you doing these things? Or who it is who gave you this authority?”

and I am glad for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”

but I am doing just what the Father commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Get up, let us go from here.”

“Brothers, I can speak confidently to you about our forefather David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

So when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in human form!”

For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

Therefore let those of us who are “perfect” embrace this point of view. If you think otherwise, God will reveal to you the error of your ways.

For people everywhere report how you welcomed us and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God