But he replied<n id="1" /> to them, &#8220;My mother and my brothers are those<n id="2" /> who hear the word of God and do it.&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

Then<n id="1" /> he said, &#8216;I<n id="2" /> will do this: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king,<n id="1" /> bring them here and slaughter<n id="2" /> them<n id="3" /> in front of me!&#8217;&#8221;p>

that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit<n id="1" /> on thrones judging<n id="2" /> the twelve tribes of Israel.p>

The one who eats<n id="1" /> my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.<n id="2" />

For David says about him,p> <p class="otpoetry">&#8216;<b><i>I saw the Lord always in front of me,i>b><n id="1" />p> <p class="otpoetry"><i><b>for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shakenb>.i>p>

For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says,p> <p class="otpoetry">&#8216;<b><i>The Lord said to my lord,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry">&#8220;<b><i>Siti>b><n id="1" /> <b><i>at my right handi>b>p>

Now all the Jews know the way I lived<n id="1" /> from my youth, spending my life from the beginning among my own people<n id="2" /> and in Jerusalem.<n id="3" />

For I could wish<n id="1" /> that I myself were accursed &#8211; cut off from Christ &#8211; for the sake of my people,<n id="2" /> my fellow countrymen,<n id="3" />

As he also says in Hosea:p> <p class="otpoetry">&#8220;<i><b>I will call those who were not my peopleb>,i> &#8216;<i><b>My peopleb>,i>&#8217; <b><i>and I will call her who was unloved,i>b><n id="1" /> &#8216;<i><b>My belovedb>.i>&#8217;&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

For this reason, if food causes my brother or sister to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I may not cause one of them<n id="1" /> to sin.p>

What then is my reward? That when I preach the gospel I may offer the gospel free of charge, and so not make full use of my rights in the gospel.p>

If I give away everything I own, and if I give over my body in order to boast,<n id="1" /> but do not have love, I receive no benefit.p>

I had no relief in my spirit,<n id="1" /> because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said good-bye to them<n id="2" /> and set out<n id="3" /> for Macedonia.p>

I<n id="1" /> was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my nation,<n id="2" /> and was<n id="3" /> extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.<n id="4" />

<p class="bodytext">But for now<n id="1" /> I have considered it necessary to send Epaphroditus to you. For he is my brother,<n id="2" /> coworker and fellow soldier, and your messenger<n id="3" /> and minister<n id="4" /> to me in my need.<n id="5" />

<i><b>But my righteous one will live by faithb>, <b>and if he shrinks backb>, <b>Ib>i><n id="1" /> <b><i>take no pleasure in himi>b>.<n id="2" />

He said to them, &#8220;Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people.&#8221;<n id="1" />

He answered them and said, &#8220;Who are my mother and my brothers?&#8221;<n id="1" />

The man<n id="1" /> said to him, &#8220;Teacher, I have wholeheartedly obeyed<n id="2" /> all these laws<n id="3" /> since my youth.&#8221;<n id="4" />