for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.

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

She had lived as a widow since then for eighty-four years. She never left the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out -- a treasure in heaven that never decreases, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid the very last cent!"

but he answered his father, 'Look! These many years I have worked like a slave for you, and I never disobeyed your commands. Yet you never gave me even a goat so that I could celebrate with my friends!

I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it."

telling them, "Go to the village ahead of you. When you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here.

He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others." When the people heard this, they said, "May this never happen!"

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

For this is certain: The days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore children, and the breasts that never nursed!'