And had not the Lord cut short those days, not a single person would escape; but for the elect's sake whom he has chosen, he has cut them short.

And he deceives those who dwell on the earth, because of the miracles, which he is permitted to perform in the sight of the beast. He tells those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who had the sword-stroke, yet lived.

Five times at the hands of the Jews, I have received one short of forty lashes.

But I, my brothers, although torn from you for a short season (in presence, not in heart), made eager efforts to behold you face to face with strong longing.

Let us be on our guard, then, though there is a promise still standing of being admitted to his rest, lest any one of you should be found to have come short of it.

For the man who lacks these virtues is blind, short-sighted, forgetful of his cleansing from his old sins.

and they are seven kings; the five have fallen, one is, the other is not yet come (and when he does come, he must remain a short time).

for the Lord will execute his word upon the earth, finishing it and cutting it short.

And if these days had not been shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elect's sake these days will be cut short.

Then he went forward a short distance, and fell on his face and prayed. "O, my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt."

And he kept trying to see what sort of a man Jesus was; but he could not see because he was short.

And when the wine ran short, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no wine."

A short time after this King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.

Agrippa answered, "In short, you are doing your best to persuade me to become a Christian."

"Long or short," answered Paul, "my prayer to God is that not only you but all who are my hearers this day might become such as I am, save for these chains."

If you died with Christ to the world's rudimentary notions, why, as if you still lived in the world, do you submit yourselves to dogmatisms found on teachings and doctrines of men??21 such as "Do not handle this," "You must not taste that," "Do not touch this"??22 all things which are intended to perish in the using?

among whom you once led your daily life when you lived in them.

You have lived luxuriously on earth, you have taken your pleasure, you have fattened your hearts for a day of slaughter.

And the kings of the earth who committed fornication And lived wantonly with her, Will weep and wail over her, When they behold the smoke of her burning,

And I saw thrones, and those who sat on them, and they were permitted to judge; and I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the Word of God, those who did not worship the beast nor his image, and who did not receive his brand upon their brow, or hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

I would that every one lived as I do; but each man has his own special gift from God, one this, another that.