Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came up to him with her sons, bowing low, to ask a favor of him.

And no one could make him any answer, and from that day no one ventured to ask him any more questions.

So do everything they tell you, and observe it all, but do not do as they do, for they talk but do not act.

So when they gathered to ask this, Pilate said to them, "Which one do you want me to release for you, Barabbas, or Jesus, the so-called Christ?"

But the high priests and the elders prevailed on the crowd to ask for Barabbas, and to have Jesus put to death.

And he sighed deeply and said, "Why do the men of this day ask for a sign? I tell you, no sign will be given them."

But they did not understand what he meant, and they were afraid to ask him about it.

and said to him, "What authority have you for doing as you do? And who gave you a right to do as you are doing?"

And Jesus saw that he answered thoughtfully, and he said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God!" And no one ventured to ask him any more questions.

And a crowd of people came up and started to ask him for the usual favor.

One day as he was teaching, there were some Pharisees and experts in the Law sitting near by, who had come from every village in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was there, so that he might cure people.

Jesus said to them, "I want to ask you, Is it allowable on the Sabbath to do people good or to do them harm? to save life or to destroy it?"

When the captain heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, to ask him to come and save his slave's life.

and he called two of them to him, and sent them to the Master to ask him, "Are you the one who was to come, or should we look for someone else?"

And the men went to him and said, "John the Baptist sent us to you to ask, 'Are you the one who was to come, or should we look for someone else?' "

But they did not understand what he meant, indeed it was concealed from them, in order that they might not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant.

One day as he was teaching the people in the Temple, and preaching the good news, the high priests and scribes came up with the elders

For they did not dare to ask him any more questions.

Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him a question, and he said to them, "Are you asking one another about my saying 'In a little while you will not see me any longer, and a little while after, you will see me again'?

Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast." None of the disciples dared to ask him who he was, for they knew it was the Master.

and they called out to ask if Simon who was called Peter was staying there.

That was why, when I was sent for, I came without any hesitation. And now I want to ask why you sent for me."

The next day, as he wished to find out the real reason why the Jews denounced him, he had him unbound and ordered the high priests and the whole council to assemble, and took Paul down and brought him before them.

"The Jews," he answered, "have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, on the ground that you mean to have a fuller inquiry made into his case.

The next day, as the storm continued to be violent, they began to throw the cargo overboard,

and to ask that somehow by God's will I may some day at last succeed in reaching you.

A wife cannot do as she likes with her own person; it is her husband's; and in the same way a husband cannot do as he likes with his own person; it is his wife's.

But if a man thinks he is not acting properly toward the girl to whom he is engaged, if his passions are too strong, and that is what ought to be done, let him do as he pleases; it is no sin; let them be married.

About the collection for God's people, I want you to do as I told the churches of Galatia to do.

So I have thought it necessary to ask these brothers to go on to you ahead of me, to arrange in advance for this gift you have promised, so as to have it ready, like an expression of your good will, not of your avarice.

This is all I want to ask you: Did you receive the Spirit through doing what the Law commands, or through believing the message you heard?

For Jesus is entitled to as much more honor than Moses as the builder of a house is than the house he builds.

but encourage one another every day, as long as we can still speak of Today, so that no one of you may have his heart hardened by the pleasantness of sin.

So remember how far you have fallen, and repent and do as you did at first, or else I will come to you and take your lampstand from its place, if you do not repent.

Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write: Blessed are the dead who from this time forth die as Christians!" "Yes!" answers the Spirit, "Let them rest from their toil, for what they have done will go with them!"