I tell you, the land of Sodom and Gomorrah will fare better on the Day of Judgment than that town.

But I tell you, Tyre and Sidon will fare better on the Day of Judgment than you will!

But I tell you that the land of Sodom will fare better on the Day of Judgment than you will!"

And after a little while they that stood by came and said to Peter, Of a truth thou also art one of them; for thy speech maketh thee known.

And He placed the name Peter on Simon;

and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, but was no better; on the contrary, rather grew worse.

But he again denied it. And after a little while again they that stood by said to Peter, of a truth thou art one of them; for thou art a Galilaean.

For I will give you words and wisdom, so that not one of those who are against you will be able to get the better of you, or to put you in the wrong.

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon, son of John: you shall be called Cephas" --that is to say, Peter (or 'Rock')

[Then] on the next day He [i.e., Jesus, but some think it refers to Peter or Andrew] decided to travel into Galilee, [and there] He found Philip. Jesus said to Philip, "Become my follower."

But they were not able to get the better of him, for his words were full of wisdom and of the Spirit.

And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them, got the better of them, and so violently overpowered all of them that they fled out of the house naked and bruised.

Do not let evil get the better of you; get the better of evil by doing good.

Now I mean this, that each one of you says, “I am [a disciple] of Paul,” or “I am [a disciple] of Apollos,” or “I am [a disciple] of Cephas (Peter),” or “I am [a disciple] of Christ.”

whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas (Peter) or the world or life or death or things present or things to come; all things are yours,

Do not keep back from one another what is right, but only for a short time, and by agreement, so that you may give yourselves to prayer, and come together again; so that Satan may not get the better of you through your loss of self-control.

I think then, that it is---better on account of the present distress,---that it is better, I say,

But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither if we eat are we the better, or if we eat not are we the worse.

So that Satan may not get the better of us: for we are not without knowledge of his designs.

Make room for me in your hearts. I have not wronged or harmed or got the better of anybody.

For what is there in which the other churches had the better of you, except in the fact that I would not permit myself to be a burden to you? You must forgive me that wrong!

But be that as it may, I did not burden you [with my support]. But [some say that] I was sly and took you by trickery.

but on the contrary, seeing that I am intrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision, like Peter of the circumcision,

Worship of images, use of strange powers, hates, fighting, desire for what another has, angry feelings, attempts to get the better of others, divisions, false teachings,

Husbands, love your wives [with an affectionate, sympathetic, selfless love that always seeks the best for them] and do not be embittered or resentful toward them [because of the responsibilities of marriage].

And that no man may make attempts to get the better of his brother in business: for the Lord is the judge in all these things, as we said to you before and gave witness.

Nevertheless dear friends, we trust to see better of you, and things which accompany salvation, though we thus speak.

But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true.

For where envy is, and the desire to get the better of others, there is no order, but every sort of evil-doing.

Saying that they will be free, while they themselves are the servants of destruction; because whatever gets the better of a man makes a servant of him.