He begged Jesus<n id="1" /> repeatedly not to send them out of the region.

Then his fellow slave threw himself down and begged him,<n id="1" /> &#8216;Be patient with me, and I will repay you.&#8217;

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

But the older son<n id="1" /> became angry<n id="2" /> and refused<n id="3" /> to go in. His father came out and appealed to him,

With many other words he testified<n id="1" /> and exhorted them saying, &#8220;Save yourselves from this perverse<n id="2" /> generation!&#8221;

When<n id="1" /> he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true<n id="2" /> to the Lord with devoted hearts,<n id="3" />

Then<n id="1" /> a man named Jairus, who was a ruler<n id="2" /> of the synagogue,<n id="3" /> came up. Falling<n id="4" /> at Jesus&#8217; feet, he pleaded<n id="5" /> with him to come to his house,

<p class="bodytext">As day was about to dawn,<n id="1" /> Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, &#8220;Today is the fourteenth day you have been in suspense<n id="2" /> and have gone<n id="3" /> without food; you have eaten nothing.<n id="4" />