Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them as follows: "Do not go to Gentile regions and do not enter any Samaritan town.

He said to them, "Would not any one of you, if he had one sheep that fell into a pit on the Sabbath, take hold of it and lift it out?

Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful to divorce a wife for any cause?"

No one was able to answer him a word, and from that day on no one dared to question him any longer.

But as the man went out he began to announce it publicly and spread the story widely, so that Jesus was no longer able to enter any town openly but stayed outside in remote places. Still they kept coming to him from everywhere.

So many gathered that there was no longer any room, not even by the door, and he preached the word to them.

how he entered the house of God when Abiathar was high priest and ate the sacred bread, which is against the law for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to his companions?"

He said to them, "Don't you understand this parable? Then how will you understand any parable?

While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler's house saying, "Your daughter has died. Why trouble the teacher any longer?"

and his clothes became radiantly white, more so than any launderer in the world could bleach them.

Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more except Jesus.

After noticing in the distance a fig tree with leaves, he went to see if he could find any fruit on it. When he came to it he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

The second married her and died without any children, and likewise the third.

When Jesus saw that he had answered thoughtfully, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." Then no one dared any longer to question him.

As the sun was setting, all those who had any relatives sick with various diseases brought them to Jesus. He placed his hands on every one of them and healed them.

how he entered the house of God, took and ate the sacred bread, which is not lawful for any to eat but the priests alone, and gave it to his companions?"

While he was still speaking, someone from the synagogue ruler's house came and said, "Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the teacher any longer."

"When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places looking for rest but not finding any. Then it says, 'I will return to the home I left.'

"Would any one of you say to your slave who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep, 'Come at once and sit down for a meal'?

For they did not dare any longer to ask him anything.

After this Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, "Look, you have become well. Don't sin any more, lest anything worse happen to you."

And the Father who sent me has himself testified about me. You people have never heard his voice nor seen his form at any time,

After this many of his disciples quit following him and did not accompany him any longer.

So Jesus replied, "My time has not yet arrived, but you are ready at any opportunity!

She replied, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "I do not condemn you either. Go, and from now on do not sin any more."]]

Who among you can prove me guilty of any sin? If I am telling you the truth, why don't you believe me?

In a little while the world will not see me any longer, but you will see me; because I live, you will live too.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. But they no longer have any excuse for their sin.

So Jesus said to them, "Children, you don't have any fish, do you?" They replied, "No."

But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name."

The group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but everything was held in common.

He did not give any of it to him for an inheritance, not even a foot of ground, yet God promised to give it to him as his possession, and to his descendants after him, even though Abraham as yet had no child.

(For the Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any more, but went on his way rejoicing.

and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, either men or women, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

Therefore when you sent for me, I came without any objection. Now may I ask why you sent for me?"

After the reading from the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent them a message, saying, "Brothers, if you have any message of exhortation for the people, speak it."

For it seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place any greater burden on you than these necessary rules:

So they all seized Sosthenes, the president of the synagogue, and began to beat him in front of the judgment seat. Yet none of these things were of any concern to Gallio.

But so that I may not delay you any further, I beg you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness.

He ordered the centurion to guard Paul, but to let him have some freedom, and not to prevent any of his friends from meeting his needs.

When his accusers stood up, they did not charge him with any of the evil deeds I had suspected.

Then Festus said, "King Agrippa, and all you who are present here with us, you see this man about whom the entire Jewish populace petitioned me both in Jerusalem and here, shouting loudly that he ought not to live any longer.

For the king knows about these things, and I am speaking freely to him, because I cannot believe that any of these things has escaped his notice, for this was not done in a corner.

We sailed slowly for many days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus. Because the wind prevented us from going any farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.

They replied, "We have received no letters from Judea about you, nor have any of the brothers come from there and reported or said anything bad about you.

Who will bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies.

For the commandments, "Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet," (and if there is any other commandment) are summed up in this, "Love your neighbor as yourself."

so that you do not lack any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,

For no one can lay any foundation other than what is being laid, which is Jesus Christ.

So for me, it is a minor matter that I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.

For who concedes you any superiority? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast as though you did not?

When any of you has a legal dispute with another, does he dare go to court before the unrighteous rather than before the saints?

But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing these things so that something will be done for me. In fact, it would be better for me to die than -- no one will deprive me of my reason for boasting!

Any man who prays or prophesies with his head covered disgraces his head.

But any woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered disgraces her head, for it is one and the same thing as having a shaved head.

In any case, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

So then from now on we acknowledge no one from an outward human point of view. Even though we have known Christ from such a human point of view, now we do not know him in that way any longer.

Now I rejoice, not because you were made sad, but because you were made sad to the point of repentance. For you were made sad as God intended, so that you were not harmed in any way by us.

If there is any question about Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you; if there is any question about our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, a glory to Christ.

For if any of the Macedonians should come with me and find that you are not ready to give, we would be humiliated (not to mention you) by this confidence we had in you.

When I was with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia fully supplied my needs. I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.

And what I am doing I will continue to do, so that I may eliminate any opportunity for those who want a chance to be regarded as our equals in the things they boast about.

As we have said before, and now I say again, if any one is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let him be condemned to hell!

For I did not receive it or learn it from any human source; instead I received it by a revelation of Jesus Christ.

to reveal his Son in me so that I could preach him among the Gentiles, I did not go to ask advice from any human being,

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight -- the only thing that matters is faith working through love.

But among you there must not be either sexual immorality, impurity of any kind, or greed, as these are not fitting for the saints.

For you can be confident of this one thing: that no person who is immoral, impure, or greedy (such a person is an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

so that he may present the church to himself as glorious -- not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of their destruction, but of your salvation -- a sign which is from God.

Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy,

I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content in any circumstance.

I have experienced times of need and times of abundance. In any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of contentment, whether I go satisfied or hungry, have plenty or nothing.

For you recall, brothers and sisters, our toil and drudgery: By working night and day so as not to impose a burden on any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

not to be easily shaken from your composure or disturbed by any kind of spirit or message or letter allegedly from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord is already here.

Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not arrive until the rebellion comes and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction.

But we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who lives an undisciplined life and not according to the tradition they received from us.

and we did not eat anyone's food without paying. Instead, in toil and drudgery we worked night and day in order not to burden any of you.

sexually immoral people, practicing homosexuals, kidnappers, liars, perjurers -- in fact, for any who live contrary to sound teaching.

Before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, I solemnly charge you to carry out these commands without prejudice or favoritism of any kind.

They profess to know God but with their deeds they deny him, since they are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

and a sound message that cannot be criticized, so that any opponent will be at a loss, because he has nothing evil to say about us.

For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the point of dividing soul from spirit, and joints from marrow; it is able to judge the desires and thoughts of the heart.

Now where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.

And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your "Yes" be yes and your "No" be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some regard slowness, but is being patient toward you, because he does not wish for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God resides in us, and his love is perfected in us.

If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house and do not give him any greeting,

But to the rest of you in Thyatira, all who do not hold to this teaching (who have not learned the so-called "deep secrets of Satan"), to you I say: I do not put any additional burden on you.

After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth so no wind could blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree.

They will never go hungry or be thirsty again, and the sun will not beat down on them, nor any burning heat,

They were told not to damage the grass of the earth, or any green plant or tree, but only those people who did not have the seal of God on their forehead.

But the dragon was not strong enough to prevail, so there was no longer any place left in heaven for him and his angels.

Then the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn for her because no one buys their cargo any longer --

And the sound of the harpists, musicians, flute players, and trumpeters will never be heard in you again. No craftsman who practices any trade will ever be found in you again; the noise of a mill will never be heard in you again.

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will not exist any more -- or mourning, or crying, or pain, for the former things have ceased to exist."

And there will no longer be any curse, and the throne of God and the Lamb will be in the city. His servants will worship him,