But suddenly Babylonia will fall and be destroyed. Cry out in mourning over it! Get medicine for her wounds! Perhaps she can be healed!

You sat on a magnificent couch, with a table arranged in front of it where you placed my incense and my olive oil.

However, in the future I will allure her; I will lead her back into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.

I know Ephraim all too well; the evil of Israel is not hidden from me. For you have engaged in prostitution, O Ephraim; Israel has defiled itself.

The crops of the fields have been destroyed. The ground is in mourning because the grain has perished. The fresh wine has dried up; the olive oil languishes.

“All nations will call you happy, for you indeed will live in a delightful land,” says the Lord who rules over all.

Then some of the experts in the law along with some Pharisees answered him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”

The people there were amazed by his teaching, because he taught them like one who had authority, not like the experts in the law.

When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and experts in the law arguing with them.

He sent messengers on ahead of him. As they went along, they entered a Samaritan village to make things ready in advance for him,

In fact, even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.

So they kept on repeating, “What is the meaning of what he says, ‘In a little while’? We do not understand what he is talking about.”

I came from the Father and entered into the world, but in turn, I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”

There we found some brothers and were invited to stay with them seven days. And in this way we came to Rome.

And all who will behave in accordance with this rule, peace and mercy be on them, and on the Israel of God.

A certain one of them, in fact, one of their own prophets, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

as we wait for the happy fulfillment of our hope in the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

And no one assumes this honor on his own initiative, but only when called to it by God, as in fact Aaron was.

And to the one who conquers and who continues in my deeds until the end, I will give him authority over the nations –

Then the serpent spouted water like a river out of his mouth after the woman in an attempt to sweep her away by a flood,