And stretching his hand toward his disciples, he said,

And in the fourth watch of the night he came toward them, walking upon the sea,

"And since he was unable to pay, his master ordered him to be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, toward the payment of the debt.

At the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came down to see the sepulcher, when lo!

Toward sunset, as it was the preparation (that is the day preceding the Sabbath),

and her neighbors and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her,

"Behold, I give you the power to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and to trample on all the power of the enemy. In no case shall anything do you harm.

Meanwhile when myriads of the multitudes were thronging around him so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples, first of all. "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisee, which is hypocrisy.

"So is he that lays up treasures for himself and is not rich toward God."

teaching as he journeyed toward Jerusalem. And a man came behind him and said, "Lord are there but few that are saved?"

"And he summoned ten slaves of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, "'Trade with these until I come.'

But they urged him to stay with them, saying, "Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is now far spent."

The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said: "Behold, that is God's Lamb, who takes and bears away the sin of the world.

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, and said, "Behold a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit."

and said to those who were selling doves. "Take these things away! Make not my Father's house a house of trade!

Now, at about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands to ill-treat certain members of the church;

Paul came to them, and because he was of the same trade with them, he lodged with them, and worked with them??or by trade they were tentmakers.

"So there is danger not only that our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be brought into disrepute, and that she herself may even be deposed from her magnificence, she whom all Asia and the world now worships."

testifying both to Jews and Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

"and having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there is to be a resurrection both of the just and the unjust.

"Hence I too endeavor to have a conscience void of offense toward God and men alway.

And his tender affection is all the greater toward you, when he calls to mind the obedience of you all, and the fear and trembling with which you received him.

But I fear lest, just as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, so your minds should be seduced from your single-mindedness and purity toward Christ.

For I dread that perhaps, when I come, I may not find you to be such as I wish, and that I may be found by you such as you do not wish; I dread lest there should be quarrels, jealousy, tempers, party spirit, slandering, gossip, arrogance, tumults;

Since you want a proof of Christ who is speaking in me, he who is not feeble toward you, but powerful among you.

Brothers, I do not regard myself to have yet laid hold of it; but this one thing I do, forgetting what is behind me, but straining every nerve toward that which lies ahead,

I am ever pressing on toward the goal, for the prize of God's heavenward call in Christ Jesus.

Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward those without, buying up your opportunities.

For the word of the Lord has been sounded forth from you, and its sound has been heard not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place where the tidings of your faith toward God have been spread abroad, so that I have no need to speak of it.

You recall, brothers, my labor and toil; how, while working at my trade day and night, so as not to become a burden to any of you, I proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

You know how I was wont to treat each of you as a father treats his children,

Meanwhile, may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all men, even as I do toward you.

So that your conduct may be seemly toward those that are without, and that you may not need help from any man.

I ought always to thank God for you, brothers, as is fitting because of the abundant growth of your faith and of the overflowing love with which every one of you is filled toward one another.

Do not reprimand an aged man, but continue pleading with him as if he were your father. Treat the young men as brothers,

but if any widow has children or grandchildren, let these learn to show their piety first toward their own household, and to make some return to their parents, for that is pleasing in God's sight.

Those whose masters are Christian believers must not treat them with disrespect, because they are brothers; nay, rather slave for them the better because those who get the benefit of their services are believing and beloved. Continue to teach and preach this.

Alexander, the coppersmith, manifested bitter hostility toward me. The Lord will requite him according to his works.

they must speak evil of none, they must not be quarrelsome, but gentle, showing perfect meekness toward all.

But when the kindness of God our Saviour, And his love toward men shined forth,

because I am hearing of your love and of the faith which you hold, not only toward the Lord Jesus Christ, but toward all the saints.

So let us get beyond the teaching of the elementary doctrines of Christ, and let us be borne along toward what is mature. Let us not be continually laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works,

Go to now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we shall journey to such a city and spend a year there, and trade and make money,"

Baptism, the counterpart of that, now saves you (not the washing off of the filth of the flesh, but the prayer for a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

The Lord does not loiter over his promise, as some men esteem loitering; but he is longsuffering toward you, not purposing that any should perish, but that all should pass on to repentance.

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have confidence toward God,

In this was the love of God clearly shown toward us, by his sending his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.

But the court which is outside the temple, omit, and do not measure that, for it has been given up to the Gentiles, and they shall tread under foot the Holy City for forty and two months.