Whenever they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say, for what you should say will be given to you at that time.

"Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?"

"To what should I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another,

Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed it to you?'

For there are some eunuchs who were that way from birth, and some who were made eunuchs by others, and some who became eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept this should accept it."

"Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You give a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you neglect what is more important in the law -- justice, mercy, and faithfulness! You should have done these things without neglecting the others.

But if that evil slave should say to himself, 'My master is staying away a long time,'

Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest!

Pilate said to them, "Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?" They all said, "Crucify him!"

He strictly ordered that no one should know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.

So they went out and preached that all should repent.

So she went out and said to her mother, "What should I ask for?" Her mother said, "The head of John the baptizer."

But he answered them, "You give them something to eat." And they said, "Should we go and buy bread for two hundred silver coins and give it to them to eat?"

When they came they said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful and do not court anyone's favor, because you show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or shouldn't we?"

"But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.

And who am I that the mother of my Lord should come and visit me?

that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us.

So the crowds were asking him, "What then should we do?"

Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what should we do?"

Then some soldiers also asked him, "And as for us -- what should we do?" He told them, "Take money from no one by violence or by false accusation, and be content with your pay."

and sent them to Jesus to ask, "Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?"

When the men came to Jesus, they said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask, 'Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?'"

"To what then should I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?

"But woe to you Pharisees! You give a tenth of your mint, rue, and every herb, yet you neglect justice and love for God! But you should have done these things without neglecting the others.

But I will warn you whom you should fear: Fear the one who, after the killing, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!

But when they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defense or what you should say,

so he thought to himself, 'What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?'

But if that slave should say to himself, 'My master is delayed in returning,' and he begins to beat the other slaves, both men and women, and to eat, drink, and get drunk,

So he said to the worker who tended the vineyard, 'For three years now, I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and each time I inspect it I find none. Cut it down! Why should it continue to deplete the soil?'

But the president of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd, "There are six days on which work should be done! So come and be healed on those days, and not on the Sabbath day."

Then shouldn't this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be released from this imprisonment on the Sabbath day?"

Thus Jesus asked, "What is the kingdom of God like? To what should I compare it?

Again he said, "To what should I compare the kingdom of God?

Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the next day, because it is impossible that a prophet should be killed outside Jerusalem.'

Then the manager said to himself, 'What should I do, since my master is taking my position away from me? I'm not strong enough to dig, and I'm too ashamed to beg.

So you too, when you have done everything you were commanded to do, should say, 'We are slaves undeserving of special praise; we have only done what was our duty.'"

Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart.

Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What should I do? I will send my one dear son; perhaps they will respect him.'

When those who were around him saw what was about to happen, they said, "Lord, should we use our swords?"

So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted.

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world should be saved through him.

Now this is the will of the one who sent me -- that I should not lose one person of every one he has given me, but raise them all up at the last day.

(Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where Jesus was should report it, so that they could arrest him.)

"Now my soul is greatly distressed. And what should I say? 'Father, deliver me from this hour'? No, but for this very reason I have come to this hour.

I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in darkness.

For I have not spoken from my own authority, but the Father himself who sent me has commanded me what I should say and what I should speak.

The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, that he should betray Jesus.

For I have given you an example -- you should do just as I have done for you.

Then, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies should not stay on the crosses on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was an especially important one), the Jewish leaders asked Pilate to have the victims' legs broken and the bodies taken down.

Now when they heard this, they were acutely distressed and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "What should we do, brothers?"

saying, "What should we do with these men? For it is plain to all who live in Jerusalem that a notable miraculous sign has come about through them, and we cannot deny it.

He said to them, "You know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile, yet God has shown me that I should call no person defiled or ritually unclean.

"Men, why are you doing these things? We too are men, with human natures just like you! We are proclaiming the good news to you, so that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.

"Therefore I conclude that we should not cause extra difficulty for those among the Gentiles who are turning to God,

but that we should write them a letter telling them to abstain from things defiled by idols and from sexual immorality and from what has been strangled and from blood.

but Paul insisted that they should not take along this one who had left them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.

So since we are God's offspring, we should not think the deity is like gold or silver or stone, an image made by human skill and imagination.

What then should we do? They will no doubt hear that you have come.

But regarding the Gentiles who have believed, we have written a letter, having decided that they should avoid meat that has been sacrificed to idols and blood and what has been strangled and sexual immorality."

So I asked, 'What should I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Get up and go to Damascus; there you will be told about everything that you have been designated to do.'

The crowd was listening to him until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, "Away with this man from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live!"

But there are some Jews from the province of Asia who should be here before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me.

Or these men here should tell what crime they found me guilty of when I stood before the council,

Paul replied, "I am standing before Caesar's judgment seat, where I should be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.

but I declared to those in Damascus first, and then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds consistent with repentance.

Since many of them had no desire to eat, Paul stood up among them and said, "Men, you should have listened to me and not put out to sea from Crete, thus avoiding this damage and loss.

And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what should not be done.

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how we should pray, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings.

One should think about us this way -- as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

And you are proud! Shouldn't you have been deeply sorrowful instead and removed the one who did this from among you?

Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Should I take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never!

But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with his own wife and each woman with her own husband.

A husband should give to his wife her sexual rights, and likewise a wife to her husband.

To the married I give this command -- not I, but the Lord -- a wife should not divorce a husband

(but if she does, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should not divorce his wife.

To the rest I say -- I, not the Lord -- if a brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is happy to live with him, he should not divorce her.

And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is happy to live with her, she should not divorce him.

Was anyone called after he had been circumcised? He should not try to undo his circumcision. Was anyone called who is uncircumcised? He should not get circumcised.

The one bound to a wife should not seek divorce. The one released from a wife should not seek marriage.

And I say this, brothers and sisters: The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,

If anyone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his virgin, if she is past the bloom of youth and it seems necessary, he should do what he wishes; he does not sin. Let them marry.

For if a woman will not cover her head, she should cut off her hair. But if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, she should cover her head.

For a man should not have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God. But the woman is the glory of the man.

For this reason a woman should have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.

Do you not have houses so that you can eat and drink? Or are you trying to show contempt for the church of God by shaming those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I will not praise you for this!

A person should examine himself first, and in this way let him eat the bread and drink of the cup.

But you should be eager for the greater gifts. And now I will show you a way that is beyond comparison.

So then, one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret.

What should I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing praises with my spirit, but I will also sing praises with my mind.

What should you do then, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each one has a song, has a lesson, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all these things be done for the strengthening of the church.

If someone speaks in a tongue, it should be two, or at the most three, one after the other, and someone must interpret.

But if there is no interpreter, he should be silent in the church. Let him speak to himself and to God.

Two or three prophets should speak and the others should evaluate what is said.

And if someone sitting down receives a revelation, the person who is speaking should conclude.

the women should be silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak. Rather, let them be in submission, as in fact the law says.

If they want to find out about something, they should ask their husbands at home, because it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in church.

If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, he should acknowledge that what I write to you is the Lord's command.

For if only in this life we have hope in Christ, we should be pitied more than anyone.

Sober up as you should, and stop sinning! For some have no knowledge of God -- I say this to your shame!

On the first day of the week, each of you should set aside some income and save it to the extent that God has blessed you, so that a collection will not have to be made when I come.