He preferred sharing the hardships of God's People to enjoying the short-lived pleasures of sin.

Indeed, if a woman does not keep her head covered, she may as well cut her hair short. But, since to cut her hair short, or shave it off, marks her as one of the shameless women, let her keep her head covered.

What I mean, Brothers, is this-The time is short. Meanwhile, let those who have wives live as if they had none,

On noticing this, Jesus said: "Why are you talking among yourselves about your being short of bread, O men of little faith?

But, as they have no root, they stand only for a short time; and so, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the Message, they fall away at once.

He tried to see what Jesus was like; but, being short, he was unable to do so because of the crowd.

They began talking to one another about their being short of bread.

And, noticing this, Jesus said to them: "Why are you talking about your being short of bread? Do not you yet see or understand? Are your minds still so slow or comprehension?

And, when the wine ran short, his mother said to him: "They have no wine left."

For all have sinned, and all fall short of God's glorious ideal,

But, as he has no root, he stands for only a short time; and, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the Message, he falls away at once.

In short, the one who consents to his daughter's marriage is doing right, and yet the other will be doing better.

As for ourselves, Brothers, our having been bereaved of you even for a short time--though in body only, and not in spirit--made us all the more eager to see your faces again; and the longing to do so was strong upon us.

Our fathers disciplined us for only a short time and as seemed best to them; but God disciplines us for our true good, to enable us to share his holiness.

and in consequence of the marvels which it was allowed to perform under the eyes of the Beast, it is able to deceive all who are living on the earth. It bids those who live on the earth to make a statue in honour of the Beast, who, despite the wound from the sword, yet lived.

And will come out--those who have done good rising to Life, and those who have lived evil lives rising for condemnation.

They were both righteous people, who lived blameless lives, guiding their steps by all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

And to which you, like others, once devoted your lives, when you lived for them.

But, if our lives are lived in the Light, as God himself is in the Light, we have communion with one another, and the Blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.

He who professes to maintain union with God is himself bound to live as Christ lived.

And it was among them that we all once lived our lives, indulging the cravings of our earthly nature, and carrying out the desires prompted by that earthly nature and by our own thoughts. Our very nature exposed us to the Divine Wrath, like the rest of mankind.

Therefore remember from what you have fallen, and repent, and live the life that you lived before; or else, I will come and remove your Lamp from its place, unless you repent.

Be glad and rejoice, because your reward in Heaven will be great; for so men persecuted the Prophets who lived before you.