The sailors were so afraid that each cried out to his own god and they flung the ship's cargo overboard to make the ship lighter. Jonah, meanwhile, had gone down into the hold below deck, had lain down, and was sound asleep.

For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?

The master commended the dishonest manager because he acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their contemporaries than the people of light.

But these assets I have come to regard as liabilities because of Christ.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

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The one on the roof must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house.

For there is more to life than food, and more to the body than clothing.

But these assets I have come to regard as liabilities because of Christ.