Make friends quickly with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way, so that your opponent may not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every fact may be confirmed.

and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

send them away so that they may go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”

And He *said to them, “Are you so lacking in understanding also? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile him,

“Return to your house and describe what great things God has done for you.” So he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.

Then they said to him, “Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”

These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.

“These things I have spoken to you so that you may be kept from stumbling.

But these things I have spoken to you, so that when their hour comes, you may remember that I told you of them. These things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you.

These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”

Pilate came out again and *said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know that I find no guilt in Him.”

For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established;

For there must also be factions among you, so that those who are approved may become evident among you.

In this confidence I intended at first to come to you, so that you might twice receive a blessing;

This is the very thing I wrote you, so that when I came, I would not have sorrow from those who ought to make me rejoice; having confidence in you all that my joy would be the joy of you all.

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed;

Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?

bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.

not because we do not have the right to this, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you, so that you would follow our example.

Diligently help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way so that nothing is lacking for them.

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;