because he will be great in the Lord's presence. He will never drink wine or any strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born.

He will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never end."

and then as a widow for 84 years. She never left the Temple, but continued to worship there night and day with times of fasting and prayer.

Even some soldiers were asking him, "And what should we do?" He told them, "Never extort money from anyone by threats or blackmail, and be satisfied with your pay."

With their hands they will hold you up, so that you will never hit your foot against a rock.'"

"Stop judging, and you'll never be judged. Stop condemning, and you'll never be condemned. Forgive, and you'll be forgiven.

and forgive us our sins, as we forgive everyone who sins against us. And never bring us into temptation.'"

"But I tell you, my friends, never be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can't do anything more.

I tell you, you will never get out of there until you pay back the last penny!"

But he answered his father, "Listen! All these years I've worked like a slave for you. I've never disobeyed a command of yours. Yet you've never given me so much as a young goat for a festival so I could celebrate with my friends.

Jesus told his disciples a parable about their need to pray all the time and never give up.

I tell all of you with certainty, whoever doesn't receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never get into it at all."

You know the commandments: "Never commit adultery. Never murder. Never steal. Never give false testimony. Honor your father and mother.'"

He will come and destroy those farmers and give the vineyard to others." Those who heard him said, "That must never happen!"

When you hear of wars and revolutions, never be alarmed, because these sort of things must take place first, but the end won't come right away."

because I tell all of you, I will never eat it again until it finds its fulfillment in the kingdom of God."

because I tell you, from now on I will never drink the product of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."

because the time is surely coming when people will say, "How blessed are the women who couldn't bear children and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!'