But as he considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

"Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

But as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God,

But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

But at midnight there was a cry: 'Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.'

And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, "O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will."

And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,

But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his high officers and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.

But a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an unclean spirit heard about him, and she came and fell at his feet.

And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth around his body. And they seized him,

And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and caught nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets."

Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they sought to bring him in and lay him before Jesus.

And the ones that fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.

for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as he went, the people pressed round him.

But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion.

But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. I ask you to have me excused.'

But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.

And every day he was teaching in the temple, but at night he went out to spend the night on the mount called Olivet.

And a slave does not continue in the house forever, but a son continues forever.

We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we do not know where he comes from."

When a woman is in labor she has sorrow, because her hour has come; but as soon as she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a child has been born into the world.

(Now this man bought a field with the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out.

But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property,

But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, held in honor by all the people, stood up and ordered the men to be put outside for a while.

"But as the time of the promise drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt

But an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Get up and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is a desert road.

But as for the Gentiles who have believed, we wrote to them our decision that they should abstain from meat sacrificed to idols and from blood and from what is strangled and from fornication."

But as he was discussing righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix became frightened and said, "Go away for the present, and when I find time I will summon you."

But as the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had let down the lifeboat into the sea, on the pretense of laying out anchors from the bow,

Now to him who works, his wages are not reckoned as a gift but as his due.

Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were by works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone,

As regards the gospel they are enemies of God, for your sake; but as regards election they are beloved for the sake of their forefathers.

Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another anymore, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in our brother's way.

For even Christ did not please himself; but, as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me."

but as it is written: "They shall see who have not been told of him, and those who have not heard shall understand."

But, as it is written, "No eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived what God has prepared for those who love him,"

But I, brethren, could not address you as spiritual men, but as carnal men, as infants in Christ.

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her husband. Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is they are holy.

but a married man is concerned about the affairs of the world, how he may please his wife,

This I say for your own benefit, not to put a restraint upon you, but to promote what is good and to secure undivided devotion to the Lord.

If others share this right of support from you, do not we all the more? Nevertheless, we did not make use of this right, but we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.

And that which you sow, you do not sow the body which is to be, but a bare grain, perhaps of wheat or of something else.

But as surely as God is faithful, our word to you has not been Yes and No.

For we are not, like so many, peddling the word of God; but as men of sincerity, as from God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.

We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of the radiance that was fading away.

while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are unseen; for the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are unseen are eternal.

But as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, distresses,

But as you excel in everythingin faith, in utterance, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in your love for ussee that you excel in this work of grace also.

but at the present time your abundance should supply their need, so that their abundance may supply your need, that there may be equality.

So I thought it necessary to urge the brethren to go on to you before me, and arrange in advance for this gift you have promised, so that it may be ready not as an exaction but as a willing gift.

What I am saying I am not saying as the Lord would, but as a fool, in this confidence of boasting.

So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.

But as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so it is now.

Be careful, then, how you walk, not as unwise men, but as wise,

not in the way of eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.

And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.

But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary of doing good.

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power and love and self-discipline.

But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, knowing from whom you learned it,

But as for you, teach what befits sound doctrine.

But as it is, he has obtained a ministry which is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises.

Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me;

but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire which will consume the adversaries.

But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.

But one who looks intently into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but a doer that acts, this man will be blessed in what he does.

Do not speak against one another, brethren. He who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge of it.

but as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct;

And corresponding to that, baptism now saves younot the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good consciencethrough the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard.

But the anointing which you have received from him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as his anointing teaches you about all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, abide in him.

But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat food sacrificed to idols and to practice sexual immorality.

But as for the cowardly, the unbelieving, the immoral, as for murderers, fornicators, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their lot will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."