However, I admit to you that in accordance with the Way, which they call a heresy, I worship the God of our ancestors and believe in everything written in the Law and the Prophets.

Our ancestors brought it here with Joshua when they replaced the nations that God drove out in front of our ancestors, and it was here until the time of David.

As soon as Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell down at his feet and told him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother wouldn't have died."

Then Jesus looked upward and said, "Father, I thank you for hearing me. I know that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me."

Jesus answered, "My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom belonged to this world, my servants would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But for now my kingdom is not from here."

Then Jesus came outside, wearing the victor's crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate told them, "Here is the man!"

Now it was the Preparation Day for the Passover, about noon. He told the Jewish leaders, "Here is your king!"

When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he kept loving standing there, he told his mother, "Dear lady, here is your son."

Then he told the disciple, "Here is your mother." And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home.

Then he told Thomas, "Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Take your hand, and put it into my side. Stop doubting, but believe."

God gave him no property here, not even a foot of land, yet he promised to give it to him and to his descendants after him as a permanent possession, even though he had no child.

Now in Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called out to him in a vision, "Ananias!" He answered, "Here I am, Lord."

He is here with authority from the high priests to put in chains all who call on your name."

Everyone who heard him was astonished and said, "This is the man who harassed those who were calling on Jesus' name in Jerusalem, isn't it? Didn't he come here to bring them in chains to the high priests?"

Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to him and begged him, "Come here quickly!"

So Peter went to the men and said, "I'm the man you're looking for. Why are you here?"

So I sent for you immediately, and it was good of you to come. All of us are here now in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has ordered you to say."

But Paul shouted in a loud voice, "Don't hurt yourself, because we are all here!"

When they didn't find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials and shouted, "These fellows who have turned the world upside down have come here, too,

For you have brought these men here, although they neither rob temples nor blaspheme our goddess.

But some Jews from Asia were there, and they should be here before you to accuse me if they have anything against me.

Since they were staying there for several days, Festus laid Paul's case before the king. He said, "There is a man here who was left in prison by Felix.

So they came here with me, and the next day without any delay I sat down in the judge's seat and ordered the man to be brought in.

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

"And now I stand here on trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our ancestors.

I've had help from God to this day, and so I stand here to testify to both the powerful and the lowly alike, stating only what the prophets and Moses said would happen

The Jewish leaders told him, "We haven't received any letters from Judea about you, and none of the brothers coming here has reported or mentioned anything bad about you.

Suddenly, they screamed, "What do you want with us, Son of God? Did you come here to torture us before the proper time?"

But I tell you, something greater than the Temple is here!

"Here is my Servant whom I have chosen, whom I love, and with whom I am pleased! I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to unbelievers.

The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment and condemn the people living today, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah. But look something greater than Jonah is here!

The queen of the south will stand up and condemn the people living today, because she came from so far away to hear the wisdom of Solomon. But look! Something greater than Solomon is here!"

Then pointing with his hand at his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers,

I am glad that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus came here, because what was lacking they have supplied through you.

Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me, right here on a platter, the head of John the Baptist."

They told him, "We don't have anything here except five loaves of bread and two fish."

I tell all of you with certainty, some people standing here will not experience death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

Then Peter told Jesus, "Lord, it's good that we're here! If you want, I'll set up three shelters one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

Jesus replied, "You unbelieving and perverted generation! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!"

He told them, "Because of your lack of faith. I tell all of you with certainty, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, "Move from here to there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.

About five o'clock he went out and found some others standing around. He asked them, "Why are you standing here all day long without work?'

He asked him, "Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' But the man was speechless.

He is coming with Onesimus, that faithful and dear brother, who is one of you. They will tell you everything that is happening here.

Here is another reason why we constantly give thanks to God: When you received God's word, which you heard from us, you did not accept it as the word of humans but for what it really is the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.

Physical exercise is of limited value, but Godliness is very dear, a pledge of life, both there and here.

But he told them, "You see all these things, don't you? I tell all of you with certainty, there isn't a single stone here that will be left standing on top of another. They will all be torn down."

"At that time, if anyone says to you, "Look! Here's the Messiah!' or "There he is!', don't believe it,

But at midnight there came a shout: "The groom is here! Come out to meet him!'

Since I was afraid, I went off and hid your talent in the ground. Here, take what's yours!'

Here's why: I was hungry, and you gave me nothing to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me nothing to drink.

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane. He told the disciples, "Sit down here while I go over there and pray."

Then he told them, "I'm so deeply grieved that I feel I'm about to die. Wait here and stay awake with me."

Jesus asked him, "Friend, why are you here?" Then the other men surged forward, took hold of Jesus, and arrested him.

And again, "I will trust him." And again, "I am here with the children God has given me."

He is not here. He has been raised, just as he said. Come and see the place where he was lying.

Then looking at the people sitting around him, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!

For here we have no permanent city but are looking for the one that is coming.

This is the builder, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon, isn't it? His sisters are here with us, aren't they?" And they were offended by him.

His disciples answered him, "Where could anyone get enough bread to feed these people out here in the wilderness?"

Then he told them, "I tell all of you with certainty, some people standing here will not experience death until they see the kingdom of God arrive with power."

Then Peter told Jesus, "Rabbi, it's good that we're here! Let's set up three shelters one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."