and carrying his own cross he went out to the place called “The Place of the Skull” (called in Aramaic Golgotha).

He kept back for himself part of the proceeds with his wife’s knowledge; he brought only part of it and placed it at the apostles’ feet.

For unclean spirits, crying with loud shrieks, were coming out of many who were possessed, and many paralyzed and lame people were healed.

But the Lord said to him, “Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel.

For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will certainly also be united in the likeness of his resurrection.

And Isaiah cries out on behalf of Israel, “Though the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved,

Just as Isaiah predicted, “If the Lord of armies had not left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, and we would have resembled Gomorrah.”

For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

But now there is nothing more to keep me in these regions, and I have for many years desired to come to you

My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.

This is evidence of God’s righteous judgment, to make you worthy of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering.

This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” – and I am the worst of them!

Repay her the same way she repaid others; pay her back double corresponding to her deeds. In the cup she mixed, mix double the amount for her.

He also measured its wall, one hundred forty-four cubits according to human measurement, which is also the angel’s.

Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah.

She became pregnant again and had another son. She said, “Because the Lord heard that I was unloved, he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon.

Isaac lived to be 180 years old.

Joseph harnessed his chariot and went up to meet his father Israel in Goshen. When he met him, he hugged his neck and wept on his neck for quite some time.

(Now an omer is one tenth of an ephah.)

“‘When you present an offering of grain baked in an oven, it must be made of choice wheat flour baked into unleavened loaves mixed with olive oil or unleavened wafers smeared with olive oil.