If you then, although you are<n id="1" /> evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit<n id="2" /> to those who ask him!&#8221;p>

But Jesus<n id="1" /> replied,<n id="2" /> &#8220;Woe to you experts in religious law as well!<n id="3" /> You load people<n id="4" /> down with burdens difficult to bear, yet you yourselves refuse to touch<n id="5" /> the burdens with even one of your fingers!

When<n id="1" /> he said this all his adversaries were humiliated,<n id="2" /> but<n id="3" /> the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things<n id="4" /> he was doing.<n id="5" />p>

saying, &#8220;What should we do with these men? For it is plain<n id="1" /> to all who live in Jerusalem that a notable miraculous sign<n id="2" /> has come about through them,<n id="3" /> and we cannot deny it.

When Apollos<n id="1" /> wanted to cross over to Achaia,<n id="2" /> the brothers encouraged<n id="3" /> him<n id="4" /> and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he<n id="5" /> assisted greatly those who had believed by grace,

but I declared to those in Damascus first, and then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea,<n id="1" /> and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God,<n id="2" /> performing deeds consistent with<n id="3" /> repentance.

But I see a different law in my members waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that is in my members.

To the Jews I became like a Jew to gain the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law)<n id="1" /> to gain those under the law.

<t /><p class="bodytext">From Paul,<n id="1" /> an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth,<n id="2" /> with all the saints who are in all Achaia.<n id="3" />

Look, for the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you, because I do not want your possessions, but you. For children should not have<n id="1" /> to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

I said before when I was present the second time and now, though absent, I say again to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone,<n id="1" />

I went there<n id="1" /> because of<n id="2" /> a revelation and presented<n id="3" /> to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I did so<n id="4" /> only in a private meeting with the influential people,<n id="5" /> to make sure that I was not running &#8211; or had not run<n id="6" /> &#8211; in vain.

when he comes to be glorified among his saints and admired<n id="1" /> on that day among all who have believed &#8211; and you did in fact believe our testimony.<n id="2" />

as well as the persecutions and sufferings<n id="1" /> that happened to me in Antioch,<n id="2" /> in Iconium, and in Lystra.<n id="3" /> I endured these persecutions and the Lord delivered me from them all.

But to the rest of you in Thyatira, all who do not hold to this teaching<n id="1" /> (who have not learned the so-called &#8220;deep secrets<n id="2" /> of Satan&#8221;), to you I say: I do not put any additional burden on you.

<p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> I saw one angel standing in<n id="2" /> the sun, and he shouted in a loud voice to all the birds flying high in the sky:<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Come, gather around for the great banquet<n id="4" /> of God,p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation,<n id="1" /> &#8216;<b><i>Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lordi>b>.&#8217;<n id="2" />

So pray this way:<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Our Father<n id="2" /> in heaven, may your name be honored,<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves<n id="1" /> have forgiven our debtors.p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;For if you forgive others<n id="1" /> their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.