But I certainly admit this as a fact that in accordance with The Way -- that they call heresy -- I continue to worship the God of my forefathers, and I still believe in everything taught in the law and written in the prophets,

And Peter interrupted, and said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here! If you consent, I will put up three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

So if they say to you, 'Here He is in the desert,' do not go out to see. Or 'Here He is in some secret place,' do not believe it.

But he said to them, "You must not be so astounded; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified. He has risen; He is not here. See! Here is the spot where they laid Him.

not to let your minds be easily unsettled or even be excited, whether by some message by the Spirit or by some saying or letter that is claimed as coming from me, saying that the day of the Lord is already here.

You know that everyone here who belongs to the Roman province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

Do your best to get here before winter. Eubulus wishes to be remembered to you, and so do Prudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.

and again, "I too will put my trust in God"; and again, "Here I am and the children God has given me."

These people all died victoriously as a result of their faith, although they did not receive the blessings promised; that is, because they really saw them in the far-off future and welcomed them, and so professed to be only foreigners and strangers here on earth.

They were stoned to death, they were tortured to death, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. With nothing on their bodies but skins of sheep or goats they wandered here and there, destitute, oppressed, mistreated --

See to it that you do not refuse to listen to Him who is speaking to you. For if they did not escape, because they refused to listen to him who warned them here on earth, how much less can we, if we reject Him who is from heaven?

for we have no permanent city here, but we are searching for that city which is to be ours.

and you pay special attention to the man who wears the fine clothes, and say to him, "Sit here in this fine place," and say to the poor man, "Stand up, or sit there on the floor at my feet,"

Here on earth you have lived in luxury and self-indulgence; you have fattened your hearts for the day of slaughter.

It must be so, because the Scriptures say: "Here now I lay in Zion a chosen stone, a costly cornerstone, And not a single one who puts his trust in Him will ever be put to shame."

Our love attains perfection through our having perfect confidence about the day of judgment, because here in this world we are living as He did.

After this I had another vision: A door was standing open in heaven, and the first voice, like a trumpet, that I had heard speaking with me, said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place."

And they suddenly screamed, "What do you want of us, you Son of God? Have you come here before the appointed time to torture us?"

This is he who was mentioned by the prophet Isaiah, when he said: "Here is a voice of one who shouts in the desert, 'Get the road ready for the Lord; Make the paths straight for him.'"

And they heard a loud voice from heaven say to them, "Come up here." And they went up to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies looked on as spectators.

Here is scope for wisdom! Let anyone who has the mental keenness calculate the number of the wild beast, for it is the number of a certain man; his number is six hundred and sixty-six.

Here is scope for a mind that is packed with wisdom. The seven heads are the seven hills on which the woman is seated.

And she, prompted by her mother, said, "Give me John the Baptist's head right here on a platter."

But Jesus said to them, "They do not need to leave here; give them something to eat yourselves."

They said to Him, "We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish."

He said, "Bring them here to me."

I solemnly say to you, some of the people standing here will certainly live to see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."

And Jesus answered, "O you unbelieving and perverted people of the times! How long can I put up with you? Bring him here to me!"

He answered them, "Because you have so little faith! For I solemnly say to you, if you have the faith that is living like a grain of mustard, you can say to this mountain, 'Move over from here to yonder,' and it will move over, and nothing will be impossible for you to do."

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell everything you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come back here and follow me."

About five he went out again and found still others standing around, and he said to them, 'Why have you been standing here all day doing nothing?'

Here are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, who was named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John,

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

"Here is my Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved, in whom my soul delights itself. I will endow Him with my Spirit, and He will announce a judgment to the heathen.

The men of Nineveh will rise with the leaders of this age at the judgment and condemn them, for they turned to the message preached by Jonah, and there is more than Jonah here!

The queen of the south will rise with the leaders of this age at the judgment and condemn them, for she came from the farthest limits of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom, and there is more than Solomon here!

And with a gesture toward His disciples He said, "Here are my mother and my brothers.

And are not His sisters all living here with us? Where then did He get all these things?"

But at midnight there was a shout, 'Here comes the bridegroom! Go out to meet him!'

The man who had received the five thousand dollars came up and brought him five thousand more, saying, 'You turned over to me five thousand dollars; here are five thousand more I made.'

Then the man who had received the two thousand came up and said, 'Master, you turned over to me two thousand dollars; here are two thousand more I made.'

So I was afraid, and went off and buried your thousand dollars in the ground. Here is your money.'

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

Then He said to them, "My heart is breaking, it almost kills me! You must stay here and keep watching with me."

Get up and let us be going. Look! Here comes my betrayer!"

Even while He was still speaking, here came Judas, one of the Twelve, and with him a crowd, with swords and clubs, from the high priests and the elders of the people.

So he said to him, 'My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding suit on?' But his lips were sealed.

But He answered them, "Do you see all these things? I solemnly say to you, there shall not be left here one stone upon another that shall not be torn down."

"If anyone at that time says to you, 'Here is the Christ!' or 'There He is!' do not believe it,

Is He not the carpenter, Mary's son, and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And do not His sisters live here among us?" And so they found a cause for stumbling over him.

But His disciples answered Him, "Where can anyone get bread enough here in this destitute place, to give these people plenty?"

And He said to them, "I solemnly say to you, some of the people standing here will certainly live to see the kingdom of God come in its power."

Then Peter interrupted and said to Jesus, "Teacher, it is good for us to be here. So let us put up three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."

He is not here; He has risen, as He said He would do. Come, get a look at the place where He was lying.

As it is written in the prophet Isaiah: "Here I send my messenger ahead of you; He will prepare your way.

And He said to them, "Let us go somewhere else, to the neighboring towns, to preach in them, too, for that is why I came out here."

Then looking around at the people sitting about Him, He said, "Here are my mother and my brothers.

So Jesus stopped and said, "Tell him to come here." Then they told the blind man, saying, "Cheer up! Get up! He is calling for you."

and said to them, "Go into the village in front of you, and as soon as you get into it, you will find a colt tied which has never been ridden by a man. Untie it and bring it here.

And if anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing that?' answer, 'The Lord needs it, and will soon send it back here.'"

Jesus said to him, "Are you looking in wonder at these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another that will not be torn down."

"If anyone says to you at that time, 'Look! Here is the Christ,' or, 'Look! There He is,' do not believe it.

Then they came to the place called Gethsemane, and He said to His disciples, "Sit down here while I pray."

and so He said to them, "My heart is breaking, it almost kills me! You must stay here and keep watching."

Get up, let us be going. Look! here comes my betrayer!"

as it is written in the sermon-book of the prophet Isaiah: "Here is a voice of one shouting in the desert, 'Get the road ready for the Lord, make the paths straight for Him.

Then he took Him to Jerusalem, and had Him stand on the tip-top turret of the temple, and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down from here,

Then He began to speak to them, "Today this Scripture has been fulfilled here in your hearing."

He said to them, "Doubtless you will quote this proverb to me, 'Doctor, cure yourself! Do the things here in your hometown that we hear you did in Capernaum.'"

As the day began to decline, the Twelve came up and said to Him, "Send the crowd off to the villages and farms around, to get lodging and to find food there, for we are in a destitute place here."

I solemnly say to you, some of you who stand here will certainly live to see the kingdom of God."

And just as they were starting to leave Him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah" -- although he did not know what he was saying.

Then Jesus answered, "O you unbelieving, stubborn people of the times! How long must I be with you and put up with you? Bring him here to me."

The queen of the south will rise at the judgment with the men of this age and will condemn them, for she came from the very ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom; and yet, One who is more than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh will rise at the judgment with the men of this age and will condemn them, for they turned to the message preached by Jonah, and yet One who is more than Jonah is here.

So he said to the vine-dresser, 'Look here! for three years I have been coming to look for figs on this fig tree, and have not found any. Cut it down. Why waste the ground with it?'

Just at that time some Pharisees came up and said to Him, "Get out at once! Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you!"

But He said to them: "Go and tell that fox, 'Here I am, driving out demons and performing cures, today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will finish these tasks.

So the slave returned and reported these answers to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his slave, 'Hurry out into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in here the poor, the maimed, the crippled, and the blind.'

Then he came to himself and said, 'How many of my father's hired men have more to eat than they need, and here I am dying of hunger!

But Abraham said, 'My child, remember that you received in full your blessings in your lifetime, and Lazarus his hardships in his, but now he is continuously comforted here, while you are continuously tortured there.

and so people will not say, 'Look! Here it is,' nor, 'There it is,' for the kingdom of God is within you."

And men will say to you, 'Look! There he is!' or, 'Look! Here He is!' Do not start in pursuit of Him,

Here there was a man named Zaccheus, who was tax-commissioner of the district, and he was a rich man too.

But another one came in and said, 'Here is your twenty dollars, sir, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief.

But bring those enemies of mine here who did not want me to become king over them and slay them in my presence!'"

said, "Go on to the village in front of you, in which, just as you enter, you will find a colt tied, which no man has ever yet ridden. Untie it and bring it here to me.

So they said, "Lord, look! here are two swords!" And He answered them, "Enough!"

Here they began to make the following charges against Him: "We have found this fellow corrupting our nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar and claiming to be a king himself."

But they continued emphatically insisting, "He is exciting the people by teaching all over Judea. He started in Galilee and now He is here."

and said to them, "You brought this man to me on a charge of turning the people from allegiance, and here in your presence I have examined Him and do not find Him guilty of the charges you make against Him.

[He is not here but has risen.] Remember what He told you while He was still in Galilee, when

So while they were still disbelieving for sheer joy and still wondering about it, He asked them, "Have you anything here to eat?"

And I will send down upon you what my Father has promised. But you, on your part, must stay right here in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

Jesus saw Nathaniel coming toward Him, and said of him, "Here is a genuine Israelite with no deceit in him!"

Then He said to the pigeon-dealers, "Take these things out of here! Stop using my Father's house as a market place!"

He said to her, "Go and call your husband and come back here."

But a time is coming -- indeed, it is already here -- when the real worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and reality, for the Father is looking for just such worshipers.