and the sound of harpists and minstrels and fluteplayers and trumpeters shall never be heard in thee more: and craftsmen of any craft shall never be found in thee more: and the sound of the millstone shall never be heard in thee more: and the light of a lamp shall never be seen in thee more: and the voice of the bridegroom and bride shall never be heard in thee more.

Why, look at your own ranks, my brothers; not many wise men (that is, judged by human standards), not many leading men, not many of good birth, have been called!

And it is my prayer that your love may be more and more rich in knowledge and all manner of insight, enabling you to have a sense of what is vital,

he will wipe every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more ??no more wailing or crying or pain, for the first things have passed away."

For many ??as I have often told you and tell you now with tears ??many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.

as indeed is your practice towards all the brothers throughout all Macedonia. We beseech you, brothers, to excel in this more and more;

no longer a mere slave but something more than a slave ??a beloved brother; especially dear to me but how much more to you as a man and as a Christian!

Yet he gives grace more and more: thus it is said, The haughty God opposes, but to the humble he gives grace.

Many who are first shall be last, and many who are last shall be first.

So Jesus began: "Take care that no one misleads you: ??6 many will come in my name saying, 'I am he,' and mislead many.

Once more he sent some other servants, more than he had sent at first, and they did the same to them.

but Symeon blessed them, and to his mother Mary he said, "This child is destined for the downfall as well as for the rise of many a one in Israel; destined to be a Sign for man's attack ??35 to bring out the secret aims of many a heart. And your own soul will be pierced by a spear."

But the news of him spread abroad more and more; large crowds gathered to hear him and to be healed of their complaints,

for many will come in my name, saying 'I am the Christ,' and they will mislead many.

Many false prophets will rise and mislead many.

Jesus at that moment was healing many people of diseases and complaints and evil spirits; he also bestowed sight on many blind folk.

life is something more than food, and the body is something more than clothes.

But when he came to his senses he said, 'How many hired men of my father have more than enough to eat, and here am I perishing of hunger!

Now when evening came, when the sun set, they brought him all who were ill or possessed by daemons ??33 indeed the whole town was gathered at the door ??34 and he cured many who were ill with various diseases and cast out many daemons; but as the daemons knew him he would not let them say anything.

Now Levi was at table in his own house, and he had many taxgatherers and sinners as guests along with Jesus and his disciples ??for there were many of them among his followers.

Therefore I tell you, do not trouble about what you are to eat or drink in life, nor about what you are to put on your body; surely life means more than food, surely the body means more than clothes!

Many will say to me at that Day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? did we not cast out daemons in your name? did we not perform many miracles in your name?'

Jesus forbade them to tell anyone about it, but the more he forbade them the more eagerly they made it public;

He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me:

Indeed many of the people believed in him, saying, "When the Christ does come, will he perform more Signs than this man?"

Many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first."

Let me have your cooperation in prayer, so that many a soul may render thanks to him on my behalf for the boon which many have been the means of him bestowing on myself.

It is all in your interests, so that the more grace abounds, the more thanksgiving may rise and redound to the glory of God.

Saul became more and more vigorous. He put the Jewish residents in Damascus to confusion by his proof that Jesus was the Christ;

For unclean spirits came screaming and shrieking out of many who had been possessed, and many paralytics and lame people were healed.

for the service rendered by this fund does more than supply the wants of the saints, it overflows with many a cry of thanks to God.

I have been often on my travels, I have been in danger from rivers and robbers, in danger from Jews and Gentiles, through dangers of town and of desert, through dangers on the sea, through dangers among false brothers ??27 through labour and hardship, through many a sleepless night, through hunger and thirst, starving many a time, cold and ill-clad, and all the rest of it.

how I served the Lord in all humility, with many a tear and many a trial which I encountered owing to the plots of the Jews,