And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: &#8220;Look! The residence<n id="1" /> of God is among human beings.<n id="2" /> He<n id="3" /> will live among them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them.<n id="4" />

He<n id="1" /> said to them, &#8220;Haven&#8217;t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry &#8211;

After<n id="1" /> a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.

Then he said to them, &#8220;My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me.&#8221;

He<n id="1" /> appointed twelve (whom he named apostles<n id="2" />),<n id="3" /> so that they would be with him and he could send them to preach

As he was getting into the boat the man who had been demon-possessed asked if he could go<n id="1" /> with him.

He said to them, &#8220;It is one of the twelve, one who dips his hand<n id="1" /> with me into the bowl.<n id="2" />

He took Peter, James,<n id="1" /> and John with him, and became very troubled and distressed.

Then<n id="1" /> the father<n id="2" /> said to him, &#8216;Son, you are always with me, and everything that belongs to me is yours.

<t /><p class="bodytext">After this many of his disciples quit following him<n id="1" /> and did not accompany him<n id="2" /> any longer.

So Thomas (called Didymus<n id="1" />)<n id="2" /> said to his fellow disciples, &#8220;Let us go too, so that we may die with him.&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now Thomas (called Didymus),<n id="1" /> one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

The<n id="1" /> patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold<n id="2" /> him into Egypt. But<n id="3" /> God was with him,

So he was staying with them, associating openly with them<n id="1" /> in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord.

The<n id="1" /> hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed<n id="2" /> turned<n id="3" /> to the Lord.

You yourselves know that these hands of mine<n id="1" /> provided for my needs and the needs of those who were with me.

And we are sending<n id="1" /> along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in spreading the gospel.<n id="2" />

By faith Rahab the prostitute escaped the destruction of<n id="1" /> the disobedient, because she welcomed the spies in peace.p>

<p class="bodytext">I<n id="1" /> turned to see whose voice was speaking to me,<n id="2" /> and when I did so,<n id="3" /> I saw seven golden lampstands,

<p class="poetry">(Look! I am coming soon,p> <p class="poetry">and my reward is with me to pay<n id="1" /> each one according to what he has done!p>