That ye may be the children of your Father who is in heaven; for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.

Therefore whosoever heareth these my sayings, and doth them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock: And the rain descended,

And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell, and great was the fall of it.

And immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge filled it with vinegar, and put it on a cane, and gave him to drink.

Lo, I have told you. And departing quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy they ran to tell his disciples.

But seeing Jesus afar off, he ran and worshiped him, And crying with a loud voice,

And many saw them departing and knew him, and ran a foot thither from all the cities, and outwent them, and came together to him.

And ran thro' the whole country round about, and brought about in beds them that were ill, where they heard he was.

And one ran and filling a sponge with vinegar, put it on a cane, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.

And he shall reign over the house of Jacob; for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

And he arose and came to his father: But while he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and his bowels yearned, and he ran, and fell on his neck and kissed him.

But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

Moreover those my enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, bring hither and slay before me.

But Peter rising, ran to the sepulchre; and stooping down, he seeth the linen clothes laid by themselves; and he went home, wondring at what was come to pass.

And the sea ran high, a great wind blowing.

Then Peter went out and the other disciple, and ran toward the sepulchre.

They both ran together: but the other disciple outran Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.

And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran together to them, in the portico that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.

in that he did good, giving rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling their hearts with food and gladness.

Sailing therefore from Troas, we ran with a strait course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis:

And when we were torn away from them, and had set sail, we ran with a strait course to Coos, and the next day to Rhodes, and thence to Patara.

And the whole city was moved, and the people ran together; and laying hold on Paul, they dragged him out of the temple: and immediately the gates were shut.

Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them; and when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they ceased from beating Paul.

But falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship a ground; and the fore-part sticking fast, remained immovable, but the hinder-part was broken by the force of the waves.

And the barbarians shewed us uncommon kindness; for having kindled a fire, they brought us all to it, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

For if through one man's offence death reigned by one, they who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness, shall much more reign in life, by one, even Jesus Christ.

That as sin had reigned through death, so grace also might reign through righteousness to eternal life, by Jesus Christ our Lord.

Therefore let not sin reign in your mortal body, to obey it in the desires thereof.

Now ye are full: now ye are rich: ye have reigned as kings without us. And I would ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.

Know ye not, that they who run in the race, all run, but one receiveth the prize? so run that ye may obtain.

I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; I so fight, not as one that beateth the air.

For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

I went up by revelation, and explained to them the gospel, which I preach among the Gentiles; but severally to those of eminence, lest by any means I should run, or should have run in vain.

Ye did run well: who hath hindered you, that ye should not obey the truth?

Holding fast the word of life, that I may glory in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, even as among you:

If we suffer, we shall also reign with him:

And have fallen away, to renew them again unto repentance, seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh often upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them for whom it is tilled, receiveth blessing from God.

Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which easily besetteth us, and run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith;

Be patient, therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath patience for it, till he receive the early and the latter rain.

Elijah was a man of like passions with us; and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the land for three years and six months.

And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and so the land gave forth her fruit.

Wherein they think it strange, that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot,

Wo to them; for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.

And hast made them unto our God kings and priests, and they shall reign over the earth.

These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophesying, and have power over the waters, to turn them into blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues as often as they will.

And the seventh angel sounded, and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world is become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever.

Happy and holy is he that hath a part in the first resurrection: over these the second death hath no power; but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

And there shall be no night there, neither is there need of a lamp, or of the light of the sun; for the Lord God will give them light, and they shall reign for ever.