But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.”

Brothers, descendants of Abraham’s family, and those Gentiles among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.

Let us live decently as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in discord and jealousy.

and a sound message that cannot be criticized, so that any opponent will be at a loss, because he has nothing evil to say about us.

Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

Yet the children born during your time of bereavement will say within your hearing, ‘This place is too cramped for us, make room for us so we can live here.’

They said to him, “Please sit down and read it to us.” So Baruch sat down and read it to them.

Be imitators of me, brothers and sisters, and watch carefully those who are living this way, just as you have us as an example.

Turn back toward us, O Lord! How long must this suffering last? Have pity on your servants!

When they came to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come on, let’s head back before my father quits worrying about the donkeys and becomes anxious about us!”

At that time my anger will erupt against them and I will abandon them and hide my face from them until they are devoured. Many disasters and distresses will overcome them so that they will say at that time, ‘Have not these disasters overcome us because our God is not among us?’

When their fathers or brothers come and protest to us, we’ll say to them, “Do us a favor and let them be, for we could not get each one a wife through battle. Don’t worry about breaking your oath! You would only be guilty if you had voluntarily given them wives.’”

“Go, seek an oracle from the Lord for me and the people – for all Judah. Find out about the words of this scroll that has been discovered. For the Lord’s fury has been ignited against us, because our ancestors have not obeyed the words of this scroll by doing all that it instructs us to do.”

They said to him, “Why then did Moses command us to give a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her?”

Then Peter said to him, “Look, we have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?”

Nahash the Ammonite marched against Jabesh Gilead. All the men of Jabesh Gilead said to Nahash, “Make a treaty with us and we will serve you.”

saying, ‘These last fellows worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who bore the hardship and burning heat of the day.’

Therefore if God gave them the same gift as he also gave us after believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder God?”

Already you are satisfied! Already you are rich! You have become kings without us! I wish you had become kings so that we could reign with you!

in these last days he has spoken to us in a son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he created the world.