Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. In the course of time David’s son Amnon fell madly in love with her.

Now standing beside Jesus’ cross were his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

For you yourselves know, brothers and sisters, about our coming to you – it has not proven to be purposeless.

My brothers and sisters, consider it nothing but joy when you fall into all sorts of trials,

When he saw the bracelets on his sister’s wrists and the nose ring and heard his sister Rebekah say, “This is what the man said to me,” he went out to meet the man. There he was, standing by the camels near the spring.

But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush, he came and entered the barracks and told Paul.

Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her to be my wife? Here is your wife! Take her and go!”

They said to them, “We cannot give our sister to a man who is not circumcised, for it would be a disgrace to us.

You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride! You have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.

How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine; the fragrance of your perfume is better than any spice!

And when she had said this, Martha went and called her sister Mary, saying privately, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”

But you yourselves wrong and cheat, and you do this to your brothers and sisters!

“‘They must not come near a dead person or they will be defiled; however, for father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister, they may defile themselves.

But you who eat vegetables only – why do you judge your brother or sister? And you who eat everything – why do you despise your brother or sister? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.

And indeed you are practicing it toward all the brothers and sisters in all of Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more,

So then, brothers and sisters, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh

Now we make known to you, brothers and sisters, the grace of God given to the churches of Macedonia,

Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin.

So in all our distress and affliction, we were reassured about you, brothers and sisters, through your faith.

My brothers and sisters, do not show prejudice if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.