He called a child, had him stand among them,

Go! I<n id="1" /> am sending you out like lambs<n id="2" /> surrounded by wolves.<n id="3" />

<n id="1" /> although we could have imposed our weight as apostles of Christ; instead we became<n id="2" /> little children<n id="3" /> among you. Like a nursing mother caring for her own children,

For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them.&#8221;p>

When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea and he was alone on the land.

He took a little child and had him stand among them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,

Other seed fell among the thorns,<n id="1" /> and they grew up with it and choked<n id="2" /> it.

When they had made a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.

<t /><p class="bodytext">While they were saying these things, Jesus<n id="1" /> himself stood among them and said to them, &#8220;Peace be with you.&#8221;<n id="2" />

The experts in the law<n id="1" /> and the Pharisees<n id="2" /> brought a woman who had been caught committing adultery. They made her stand in front of them

After<n id="1" /> making Peter and John<n id="2" /> stand in their midst, they began to inquire, &#8220;By what power or by what name<n id="3" /> did you do this?&#8221;

saying, &#8220;<b><i>I will proclaim your name to my brothers;i>b><n id="1" /> <b><i>in the midst of the assembly I will praise youi>b>.&#8221;<n id="2" />

and in the midst of the lampstands was one <i>like a son of mani>.<n id="1" /> He was dressed in a robe extending down to his feet and he wore a wide golden belt<n id="2" /> around his chest.

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;I<n id="1" /> am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves,<n id="2" /> so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

But on Herod&#8217;s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

After<n id="1" /> three days<n id="2" /> they found him in the temple courts,<n id="3" /> sitting among the teachers,<n id="4" /> listening to them and asking them questions.

Then those who are in Judea must flee<n id="1" /> to the mountains. Those<n id="2" /> who are inside the city must depart. Those<n id="3" /> who are out in the country must not enter it,

For who is greater, the one who is seated at the table,<n id="1" /> or the one who serves? Is it not<n id="2" /> the one who is seated at the table? But I am among you as one<n id="3" /> who serves.p>

<p class="bodytext">Now when they heard this, they began to drift away one at a time, starting with the older ones,<n id="1" /> until Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.

In those days<n id="1" /> Peter stood up among the believers<n id="2" /> (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty people) and said,