"Let it be so for the present," Jesus answered, "since it is fitting for us thus to satisfy every claim of religion." Upon this, John consented.

You, therefore, should pray thus--'Our Father, who art in Heaven, May thy name be held holy,

Then Jesus came up, and spoke to them thus: "All authority in heaven and on the earth has been given to me.

As to the dead, and the fact that they rise, have you never read in the Book of Moses, in the passage about the Bush, how God spoke to him thus--'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?

The words of the charge against him, written up over his head, ran thus--'THE KING OF THE JEWS.'

Then he taught them a lesson thus-- "Look at the fig tree and all the other trees.

But now I am to come to thee; and I am speaking thus, while still in the world, that they may have my own joy, in all its fullness, in their hearts.

I in union with them and thou with me--that so they may be perfected in their union, and thus the world may know that thou hast sent me as thy Messenger, and that thou has loved them as thou hast loved me.

And thus there is no gift in which you are deficient, while waiting for the Appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

On the present occasion, what you can spare may supply their need, so that at another time what they can spare may supply your need, and thus matters may be equalized.

Through the evidence afforded by the service thus rendered, you cause men to praise God for your fidelity to your profession of faith in the Good News of the Christ, as well as for the liberality of your contributions for them and for all others.

When I speak thus, I am not speaking as the Master would, but as a fool might, in boasting so confidently.

In what respect, I ask, were you treated worse than the other Churches, unless it was that, for my part, I refused to become a burden to you? Forgive me the wrong I thus did you!

Thus the Law has proved a guide to lead us to Christ, in order that we may be pronounced righteous as the result of faith.

And in his human nature put an end to the cause of enmity between them--the Law with its injunctions and ordinances--in order to create, through union with himself, from Jew and Gentile, one New Man and thus make peace.

And, indeed, I am justified in feeling thus about you all; because you have a warm place in my heart--you who all, both in my imprisonment and in the work of defending and establishing the Good News, shared my privilege with me.

Let all of us, then, whose faith is mature, think thus. Then, if on any matter you think otherwise, God will make that also plain to you.

For they would prevent us from speaking to the Gentiles with a view to their Salvation, and thus are always 'filling up the measure of their iniquity.' But the Wrath of God has come upon them to the full!

Those who speak thus show plainly that they are seeking their fatherland.

For thus you will be given a triumphant admission into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

In writing thus to you, I have in mind those who are trying to mislead you.

Dear friends, since God loved us thus, we, surely, ought to love one another.