To this day I have had the help of God in standing, as I now do, to testify alike to low and high, never uttering a single syllable beyond what the prophets and Moses predicted was to take place.

when he said, Go and tell this people, 'You will hear and hear but never understand, you will see and see but never perceive.'

Never! Let God be true to his word, though every man be perfidious ??as it is written, That thou mayest be vindicated in thy pleadings, and triumph in thy trial.

Never! In that case, how could he judge the world?

His faith never quailed, even when he noted the utter impotence of his own body (for he was about a hundred years old) or the impotence of Sara's womb;

endurance produces character, and character produces hope ??5 a hope which never disappoints us, since God's love floods our hearts through the holy Spirit which has been given to us.

Sin was indeed in the world before the Law, but sin is never counted in the absence of law.

Never! How can we live in sin any longer, when we died to sin?

for we know that Christ never dies after his resurrection from the dead ??death has no more hold over him;

What follows, then? Are we 'to sin, because we live under grace, not under law'? Never!

What follows, then? That 'the Law is equivalent to sin'? Never! Why, had it not been for the Law, I would never have known what sin meant! Thus I would never have known what it is to covet, unless the Law had said, You must not covet.

Then did what was meant for my good prove fatal to me? Never! It was sin; sin resulted in death for me by making use of this good thing. This was how sin was to be revealed in its true nature; it was to use the command to become sinful in the extreme.

Then are we to infer that there is injustice in God? Never!

What are we to conclude, then? That Gentiles who never aimed at righteousness have attained righteousness, that is, righteousness by faith;

And why? Simply because Israel has relied not on faith but on what they could do. They have stumbled over the stone that makes men stumble ??33 as it is written, Here I lay a stone in Sion that will make men stumble, even a rock to trip them up; but he who believes in Him will never be disappointed.

But how are they to invoke One in whom they do not believe? And how are they to believe in One of whom they have never heard? And how are they ever to hear, without a preacher?

But, I ask, "Have they never heard?" Indeed they have. Their voice carried over all the earth, and their words to the end of the world.

And then Isaiah dares to say, I have been found by those who never sought me, I have shown myself to those who never inquired of me.

Then, I ask, has God repudiated his People? Never! Why, I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin!

Now I ask, have they stumbled to their ruin? Never! The truth is, that by their lapse salvation has passed to the Gentiles, so as to make them jealous.

For God never goes back upon his gifts and call.

never let your zeal flag; maintain the spiritual glow; serve the Lord;

Keep in harmony with one another; instead of being ambitious, associate with humble folk; never be self-conceited.

Never pay back evil for evil to anyone; aim to be above reproach in the eyes of all;

Never revenge yourselves, beloved, but let the Wrath of God have its way; for it is written, Vengeance is mine, I will exact a requital ??the Lord has said it. No,

Love never wrongs a neighbour; that is why love is the fulfilment of the law.

No, put on the character of the Lord Jesus Christ, and never think how to gratify the cravings of the flesh.

So let us stop criticizing one another; rather make up your mind never to put any stumbling-block or hindrance in your brother's way.

but that (as it is written) They should see who never had learned about him, and they who had never heard of him should understand.

None of the Powers of this world understands it (if they had, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory).

No, as it is written, what no eye has ever seen, what no ear has ever heard, what never entered the mind of man, God has prepared all that for those who love him.

Do you not know your bodies are members of Christ? Am I to take Christ's members and devote them to a harlot? Never!

You were a slave when you were called? Never mind. Of course, if you do find it possible to get free, you had better avail yourself of the opportunity.

Are you tied to a wife? Never try to untie the knot. Are you free? Never try to get married.

Therefore if food is any hindrance to my brother's welfare, sooner than injure him I will never eat flesh as long as I live, never!

No temptation has waylaid you that is beyond man's power; trust God, he will never let you be tempted beyond what you can stand, but when temptation comes, he will provide the way out of it, so that you can bear up under it.

is never rude, never selfish, never irritated, never resentful;

love is never glad when others go wrong, love is gladdened by goodness,

Love never disappears. As for prophesying, it will be superseded; as for 'tongues,' they will cease; as for knowledge, it will be superseded.

Besides, we are detected bearing false witness to God by affirming of him that he raised Christ ??whom he did not raise, if after all dead men never rise.

For if dead men never rise, Christ did not rise either;

Foolish man! What you sow never comes to life unless it dies.

Well then, my beloved brothers, hold your ground, immovable; abound in work for the Lord at all times, for you may be sure that in the Lord your labour is never thrown away.

Hence, as I hold this ministry by God's mercy to me, I never lose heart in it;

Hence I never lose heart; though my outward man decays, my inner man is renewed day after day.

the pain God is allowed to guide ends in a saving repentance never to be regretted, whereas the world's pain ends in death.

and so my boasting never goes beyond the limit ??it is determined by the limits of the sphere marked out for me by God. That sphere stretches to include yourselves;

I am no speaker, perhaps, but knowledge I do possess; I never failed to make myself intelligible to you.

For I am afraid I may perhaps come and find you are not what I could wish, while you may find I am not what you could wish; I am afraid of finding quarrels, jealousy, temper, rivalry, slanders, gossiping, arrogance, and disorder ??21 afraid that when I come back to you, my God may humiliate me before you, and I may have to mourn for many who sinned some time ago and yet have never repented of the impurity, the sexual vice, and the sensuality which they have practised.

If it is discovered that in our quest for justification in Christ we are 'sinners' as well as the Gentiles, does that make Christ an agent of sin? Never!

Then the Law is contrary to God's Promises? Never! Had there been any law which had the power of producing life, righteousness would really have been due to law,

I mean, lead the life of the Spirit; then you will never satisfy the passions of the flesh.

envy, [murder], drinking bouts, revelry, and the like; I tell you beforehand as I have told you already, that people who indulge in such practices will never inherit the Realm of God.

Never let us grow tired of doing what is right, for if we do not faint we shall reap our harvest at the opportune season.

I never cease to give thanks for you, when I mention you in my prayers.

Be angry but do not sin; never let the sun set upon your exasperation,

Never let any sexual vice or impurity or lust be so much as mentioned by you ??that is the proper course for saints to take;

in order to have the church as his very own, standing before him in all her glory, with never a spot or wrinkle or any such flaw, but consecrated and unblemished.

The outcome of all this, I know, will be my release, as you continue to pray for me, and as I am provided with the Spirit of Jesus Christ ??20 my eager desire and hope being that I may never feel ashamed but that now as ever I may do honour to Christ in my own person by fearless courage. Whether that means life or death, no matter!

Never be scared for a second by your opponents; your fearlessness is a clear omen of ruin for them and of your own salvation ??at the hands of God.

never acting for private ends or from vanity, but humbly considering each other the better man,

Never be anxious, but always make your requests known to God in prayer and supplication with thanksgiving;

It was a great joy to me in the Lord that your care for me could revive again; for what you lacked was never the care but the chance of showing it.

Hence, from the day we heard of it, we have never ceased to pray for you, asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and insight,

Striving? Yes, I want you to understand my deep concern for you and for those at Laodicea, for all who have never seen my face.

for the word of the Lord has resounded from you not only through Macedonia and Achaia ??no, your faith in God has reached every place. We never need to speak about it.

We never resorted to flattery (you know that), nor to any pretext for self-seeking (God is witness to that);

we never sought honour from men, from you or from anybody else, though as apostles of Christ we had the power of claiming to be men of weight;

We beseech you, brothers, keep a check upon loafers, encourage the faint-hearted, sustain weak souls, never lose your temper with anyone;

never give up prayer,

never quench the fire of the Spirit,

never disdain prophetic revelations

As for yourselves, brothers, never grow tired of doing what is right.

Never censure an older man harshly; appeal to him as a father. Treat younger men like brothers,

Never let any charge be brought against a presbyter, unless it is certified by two or three witnesses.

Never be in a hurry to ordain a presbyter; do not make yourself responsible for the sins of another man ??keep your own life pure.

Never forget "Jesus Christ risen from the dead, descended from David" ??that is my gospel,

who are always curious to learn and never able to attain the knowledge of the Truth.

I adjure you to preach the word; keep at it in season and out of season, refuting, checking, and exhorting men; never lose patience with them, and never give up your teaching,

serving in hope of the life eternal which God, who never lies, promised ages ago ??3 he gave effect to his word in due time by a proclamation with which I have been entrusted by command of God our Saviour: ??4 to Titus my lawful son in a faith we hold in common; grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

thou wilt roll them up like a mantle and they win be changed, but thou art the same, and thy years will never fail.'

so I swore in my anger, 'they shall never enter my Rest.'

And to whom did he swear that they would never enter his Rest? To whom but those who disobeyed?

For we do enter the Rest by our faith: according to his word, As I swore in my anger, they shall never enter my Rest ??although his works were all over by the foundation of the world.

And again in this passage, they shall never enter my Rest.

for it is evident that our Lord sprang from Judah, and Moses never mentioned priesthood in connexion with that tribe.

A will only holds in cases of death; it is never valid so long as the testator is alive.

For as the Law has a mere shadow of the bliss that is to be, instead of representing the reality of that bliss, it never can perfect those who draw near with the same annual sacrifices that are perpetually offered.

Again, while every priest stands daily at his service, offering the same sacrifices repeatedly, sacrifices which never can take sins away ??12 He offered a single sacrifice for sins and then seated himself for all time at the right hand of God,

It was by faith that Enoch was taken to heaven, so that he never died (he was not overtaken by death, for God had taken him away). For before he was taken to heaven, his record was that he had satisfied God;

It was by faith that he left Egypt, not from any fear of the king's wrath; like one who saw the King Invisible, he never flinched.

And have you forgotten the word of appeal that reasons with you as sons? ??My son, never make light of the Lord's discipline, never faint under his reproofs;

Never forget to be hospitable, for by hospitality some have entertained angels unawares.

Keep your life free from the love of money; be content with what you have, for He has said, Never will I fail you, never will I forsake you.

Never let yourselves be carried away with a variety of novel doctrines; for the right thing is to have one's heart strengthened by grace, not by the eating of food ??that has never been any use to those who have had recourse to it.

only, let your endurance be a finished product, so that you may be finished and complete, with never a defect.

Only, let him ask in faith, with never a doubt; for the doubtful man is like surge of the sea whirled and swayed by the wind;

Above all, my brothers, never swear an oath, either by heaven or by earth or by anything else; let your "yes" be a plain "yes," your "no" a plain "no," lest you incur judgment.

You never knew him, but you love him; for the moment you do not see him, but you believe in him, and you will thrill with an unspeakable and glorious joy

For thus it stands in the scripture: Here I lay a Stone in Sion, a choice, a precious cornerstone: he who believes in him will never be disappointed.