And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread."

But I say to you that every one who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, causes her to become an adulteress; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, but the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

it is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches."

and he said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

and said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'?

Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you must be your servant.

Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures: 'The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone; this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win a single proselyte, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.

"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.

And when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself also become a disciple of Jesus.

And Jesus said to them, "Come follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men."

but the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade."

King Herod heard of it, for Jesus' name had become well known. Some said, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why these powers are at work in him."

And wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to cast out the spirit, but they could not."

and the two shall become one flesh.' So they are no longer two, but one flesh.

But it shall not be so among you. But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

Have you not read this Scripture: 'The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone;

"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.

And the devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread."

But he looked at them and said, "What then is this that is written: 'The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone'?

But to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God

but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. The water that I shall give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."

He answered them, "I have told you already and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples, too?"

Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind."

While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light." When Jesus had said this, he departed and hid himself from them.

I in them, and you in me; that they may become perfectly one, and that the world may know that you have sent me, and have loved them even as you have loved me.

beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from usone of these men must become with us a witness to his resurrection."

He is the stone which was rejected by you, the builders, but which has become the chief cornerstone.

Now when day came, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

And Agrippa said to Paul, "In a short time you think to persuade me to become a Christian!"

And Paul said, "Whether in a short or a long time, I would to God that not only you but also all who hear me this day might become such as I amexcept for these chains."

For this people's heart has become dull, and with their ears they scarcely hear, and their eyes they have closed; otherwise they might see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them."'

Circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law; but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

All have turned aside, together they have become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one."

But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed,

and, having been set free from sin, you have become slaves of righteousness.

But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the return you get is holiness and its end, eternal life.

Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! But it was sin, working death in me through what is good, in order that sin might be recognized as sin, so that through the commandment sin might become sinful beyond measure.

And as Isaiah said: "Unless the Lord of hosts had left us children, we would have become like Sodom, and we would have been made like Gomorrah."

And David says: "Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them.

For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised to show God's truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,

For your obedience has become known to all, so I am full of joy over you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.

each man's work will become evident; for the day will show it, because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each man's work.

Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become a fool so that he may become wise.

Now these things, brethren, I have figuratively applied to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that in us you may learn not to go beyond what is written, so that no one of you will become arrogant in favor of one against the other.

You are already filled! You have already become rich! You have become kings without us! And indeed, I wish that you had become kings so that we also might reign with you.

For, I think that God has exhibited us apostles last of all, like men condemned to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.

when we are slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the scum of the world, the refuse of all things.

Now some have become arrogant, as though I were not coming to you.

Or do you not know that he who joins himself to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, "The two shall become one flesh."

Was any man called when he was already circumcised? He is not to become uncircumcised. Has anyone been called in uncircumcision? He is not to be circumcised.

You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of men.

But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.

To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, so that I might by all means save some.

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that through his poverty you might become rich.

For in what respect were you inferior to the rest of the churches, except that I myself did not become a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!

Then after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas and stayed with him fifteen days.

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for usfor it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree"

Brethren, I beg you, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You have done me no wrong;

What has become of the satisfaction you felt? For I bear you witness that, if possible, you would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me.

Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?

Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

in whom the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord;

until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to become mature, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.

and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality, greedy for the practice of every kind of impurity.

But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light.

"For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."

so that my imprisonment for Christ has become well known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to everyone else,

if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a minister.

Fathers, do not provoke your children, or they will become discouraged.

Having so fond an affection for you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us.

He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

Besides, they learn to be idle, going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things they ought not to.

But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, knowing from whom you learned it,

so that we might be justified by his grace and become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing that is ours in Christ.

10 I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I have become in my imprisonment.

having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

Therefore he had to be made like his brethren in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.

So also Christ did not exalt himself to become a high priest, but it was he who said to him, "You are my son, today I have begotten you";

About this we have much to say which is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.

For it is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit,

where Jesus has entered as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

This becomes even more evident if another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek,

who has become a priest not on the basis of a law of carnal requirement, but according to the power of an indestructible life.

Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.

If you are left without discipline, in which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.

See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness spring up and cause trouble, and by it many become defiled;

But one who looks intently into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but a doer that acts, this man will be blessed in what he does.

have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point has become guilty of all of it.

For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," said also, "Do not murder." If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.

Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.

To you therefore who believe, this is precious, but for those who do not believe, "The very stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,"

And "if it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the godless man and the sinner?"

By these he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of lust, and become partakers of the divine nature.

For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world by the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.