Now before faith came we were held in custody under the law, being kept as prisoners until the coming faith would be revealed.

So also we, when we were minors, were enslaved under the basic forces of the world.

And God put all things under Christ’s feet, and he gave him to the church as head over all things.

But all things being exposed by the light are made evident.

and they will come to their senses and escape the devil’s trap where they are held captive to do his will.

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

So as you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and priceless in God’s sight,

for no prophecy was ever borne of human impulse; rather, men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

These men are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm, for whom the utter depths of darkness have been reserved.

But you, dear friends – recall the predictions foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?”

People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.

And a great storm developed on the sea so that the waves began to swamp the boat. But he was asleep.

While they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Instructed by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.”

Meanwhile the boat, already far from land, was taking a beating from the waves because the wind was against it.

“Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of my name.

Now in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan River.

He was in the wilderness forty days, enduring temptations from Satan. He was with wild animals, and angels were ministering to his needs.

For his hands and feet had often been bound with chains and shackles, but he had torn the chains apart and broken the shackles in pieces. No one was strong enough to subdue him.