he said, "Go away, for the girl is not dead but asleep." And they began making fun of him.

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.

and they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'"

I tell you, from now on I will not drink of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom."

And they began making fun of him. But he put them all outside and he took the child's father and mother and his own companions and went into the room where the child was.

They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine the commandments of men.'

I tell you the truth, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God."

And they began making fun of him, because they knew that she was dead.

Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish the tower, all who see it will begin to make fun of him.

"There was a rich man who dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.

For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."

"I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener.

Remain in me, and I will remain in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me.

"I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me -- and I in him -- bears much fruit, because apart from me you can accomplish nothing.

for it is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be in fear, for it does not bear the sword in vain. It is God's servant to administer retribution on the wrongdoer.

and by which you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message I preached to you -- unless you believed in vain.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been in vain. In fact, I worked harder than all of them -- yet not I, but the grace of God with me.

So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Now because we are fellow workers, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

I went there because of a revelation and presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I did so only in a private meeting with the influential people, to make sure that I was not running -- or had not run -- in vain.

I fear for you that my work for you may have been in vain.

by holding on to the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.

For if someone comes into your assembly wearing a gold ring and fine clothing, and a poor person enters in filthy clothes,

Can a fig tree produce olives, my brothers and sisters, or a vine produce figs? Neither can a salt water spring produce fresh water.

Let your beauty not be external -- the braiding of hair and wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes --

Another angel, who was in charge of the fire, came from the altar and called in a loud voice to the angel who had the sharp sickle, "Use your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes off the vine of the earth, because its grapes are now ripe."

cargo such as gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all sorts of things made of citron wood, all sorts of objects made of ivory, all sorts of things made of expensive wood, bronze, iron and marble,

saying, "Woe, woe, O great city -- dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet clothing, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls --

She was permitted to be dressed in bright, clean, fine linen" (for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints).

The armies that are in heaven, dressed in white, clean, fine linen, were following him on white horses.