And although the king was very sorry, yet because of his oaths and because of his dinner guests, he was unwilling to refuse her.

“Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?”

If, then, I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die; but if none of those things is true of which these men accuse me, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar.”

But refuse to put younger widows on the list, for when they feel sensual desires in disregard of Christ, they want to get married,

But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels.

See to it that you do not refuse Him who is speaking. For if those did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape who turn away from Him who warns from heaven.