"See, a virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will name him Immanuel,"

Then the tempter came. "Since you are the Son of God," he said, "tell these stones to become loaves of bread."

so that you will become children of your Father in heaven, because he makes his sun rise on both evil and good people, and he lets rain fall on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and settle there. And so the final condition of that person becomes worse than the first. That's just what will happen to this evil generation!"

for this people's heart has become dull, and their ears are hard of hearing. They have shut their eyes so that they might not see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.'

Although it is the smallest of all seeds, when it is fully grown it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, and the birds in the sky come and nest in its branches."

Then he said, "I tell all of you with certainty, unless you change and become like little children, you will never get into the kingdom from heaven.

and said, "That is why a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh'?

Jesus asked them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures, "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This was the Lord's doing, and it is amazing in our eyes.'?

"Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches become tender and it produces leaves, you know that summer is near.

Later that evening, a rich man arrived from Arimathea. His name was Joseph, and he had become a disciple of Jesus.

when it's planted it comes up and becomes larger than all the garden plants. It grows such large branches that the birds in the sky can nest in its shade."

King Herod heard about this, because Jesus' name had become well-known. He was saying, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead! That's why he is able to do these miracles."

Whenever it brings on a seizure, it throws him to the ground. Then he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes stiff. So I asked your disciples to drive the spirit out, but they didn't have the power."

and the two will become one flesh.' So they're no longer two, but one flesh.

That's not the way it should be among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

Haven't you ever read this Scripture: "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

"Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches become tender and it produces leaves, you know that summer is near.

But because you did not believe my announcement, which will be fulfilled at its proper time, you will become silent and unable to speak until the day this happens."

Listen! You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus.

Everyone who heard about it kept thinking what had happened and asked, "What will this child become?" because it was obvious that the hand of the Lord was with him.

Now the child continued to grow and to become spiritually strong. He lived in the wilderness until the day he appeared in Israel.

Meanwhile, the child continued to grow and to become strong. He was filled with wisdom, and God's favor rested upon him.

The Devil told him, "Since you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread."

There is nothing hidden that won't be revealed, and there is nothing secret that won't become known and come to light.

But Jesus looked at them and asked, "What does this text mean: "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone'?

But you are not to do so. On the contrary, the greatest among you should become like the youngest, and the one who leads should become like the one who serves.

However, to all who received him, those believing in his name, he gave authority to become God's children,

When the man in charge of the banquet tasted the water that had become wine (without knowing where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew), he called for the bridegroom

But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may become evident that his actions have God's approval."

He must become more important, but I must become less important."

Jesus answered her, "Everyone who drinks this water will become thirsty again.

But whoever drinks the water that I will give him will never become thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become a well of water for him, springing up to eternal life."

Later on, Jesus found him in the Temple and told him, "Look! You have become well. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you."

Jesus told them, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never become hungry, and whoever believes in me will never become thirsty.

He answered them, "I've already told you, but you didn't listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don't want to become his disciples, too, do you?"

Then Jesus said, "I have come into this world to judge it, so that those who are blind may see and so that those who see may become blind."

As long as you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light." After Jesus had said this, he went away and hid from them.

beginning when he was baptized by John until the day he was taken up from us. Therefore, someone like this must become a witness with us to his resurrection."

The sun will become dark, and the moon turn to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.

He is "the stone that was rejected by you builders, which has become the cornerstone.'

Which of the prophets did your ancestors fail to persecute? They killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One, and now you have become his betrayers and murderers.

When morning came, there was a great commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

he has fulfilled for us, their descendants, by raising Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm, "You are my Son. Today I have become your Father.'

When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have become like men and have come down to us!"

As for the gentiles who have become believers, we have sent a letter with our decision that they should keep away from food that has been sacrificed to idols, from blood, from anything strangled, and from sexual immorality."

When Paul got to the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because the mob had become so violent.

Agrippa asked Paul, "Can you so quickly persuade me to become a Christian?"

Paul replied, "Whether quickly or not, I wish to God that not only you but everyone listening to me today would become what I am except for these chains!"

Much time had been lost, and because navigation had become dangerous and the day of fasting had already past, Paul began to warn those on the ship,

For this people's minds have become stupid, and their ears can barely hear, and they have shut their eyes so that they may never see with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn and let me heal them."'

They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and viciousness. They are gossips,

All have turned away. They have become completely worthless. No one shows kindness, not even one person!

Hoping in spite of hopeless circumstances, he believed that he would become "the father of many nations," just as he had been told: "This is how many descendants you will have."

For if we have become united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.

And since you have been freed from sin, you have become slaves of righteousness.

But now that you have been freed from sin and have become God's slaves, the benefit you reap is sanctification, and the result is eternal life.

What should we say, then? Is the Law sinful? Of course not! In fact, I wouldn't have become aware of sin if it had not been for the Law. I wouldn't have known what it means to covet if the Law had not said, "You must not covet."

Now, did something good bring me death? Of course not! But in order that sin might be recognized as being sin, it used something good to cause my death, so that through the rule, sin might become more exposed as being sinful than ever before.

because the creation has become subject to futility, though not by anything it did. The one who subjected it did so in the certainty

It is just as Isaiah predicted: "If the Lord of the Heavenly Armies had not left us some descendants, we would have become like Sodom and would have been compared to Gomorrah."

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

Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has become his advisor?

For this reason the Messiah died and returned to life, so that he might become the Lord of both the dead and the living.

For your obedience has become known to everyone, and I am full of joy for you. But I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.

For by him you have become rich in every way in speech and knowledge of every kind

It is because of God that you are in union with the Messiah Jesus, who for us has become wisdom from God, as well as our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.

the workmanship of each person will become evident, for the day of judgment will show what it is, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person's action.

Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in the ways of this world, he must become a fool to become really wise.

You already have all you want! You have already become rich! You have become kings without us! I wish you really were kings so that we could be kings with you!

For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display in last place, like men condemned to death. We have become a spectacle for the world, for angels, and for people to stare at.

When slandered, we answer with kind words. Even now we have become the filth of the world, the scum of the universe.

Some of you have become arrogant, as though I were not coming to evaluate you.

You know that the person who unites himself with a prostitute becomes one body with her, don't you? For it is said, "The two will become one flesh."

But the person who unites himself with the Lord becomes one spirit with him.

Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let that bother you. Of course, if you have a chance to become free, take advantage of the opportunity.

Have you become committed to a wife? Stop trying to get released from your commitment. Have you been freed from your commitment to a wife? Stop looking for one.

But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are so accustomed to idolatry that when they eat food that has been offered to an idol, their conscience becomes contaminated because it is weak.

But you must see to it that this right of yours does not become a stumbling block for those who are weak.

To the weak I became weak in order to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some of them.

Hardly! What they offer, they offer to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to become partners with demons.

Don't become a stumbling block to Jews or Greeks or to the church of God,

If I speak in the languages of humans and angels but have no love, I have become a reverberating gong or a clashing cymbal.

His secret, inner heart will become known, and so he will bow down to the ground and worship God, declaring, "God is truly among you!"

But when everything has been put under him, then the Son himself will also become subject to the one who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.

Therefore, if anyone is in the Messiah, he is a new creation. Old things have disappeared, and look! all things have become new!

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

In every way you will grow richer and become even more generous, and this will cause others to give thanks to God because of us,

To keep me from becoming conceited because of the exceptional nature of these revelations, a thorn was given to me and placed in my body. It was Satan's messenger to keep on tormenting me so that I would not become conceited.

I have become a fool. You forced me to be one. Really, I should have been commended by you, for I am not in any way inferior to your "super-apostles," even if I am nothing.

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

But now that you know God, or rather have been known by God, how can you turn back again to those powerless and bankrupt basic principles? Why do you want to become their slaves all over again?

I beg you, brothers, to become like me, since I became like you. You did not do anything wrong to me.

So have I now become your enemy for telling you the truth?

I have become a servant of this gospel according to the gift of God's grace that was given me by the working of his power.

So then, I ask you not to become discouraged because of my troubles on your behalf, which work toward your glory.

Instead, by speaking the truth in love, we will grow up completely and become one with the head, that is, one with the Messiah,

Do not let anyone deceive you with meaningless words, for it is because of these things that God becomes angry with those who disobey.

But everything that is exposed to the light becomes visible,

"That is why a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh."