It was this Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

So the sisters sent to him, saying, "Lord, he whom you love is sick."

So, when he heard that he was sick, he stayed two more days in the place where he was.

and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him."

Jesus answered, "This voice has come for your sake, not for mine.

Little children, I shall be with you a little while longer. You will seek me; and as I said to the Jews, 'Where I am going, you cannot come,' so now I say to you.

Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father in me; or else believe me for the sake of the works themselves.

But all this they will do to you for my name's sake, because they do not know him who sent me.

Then Jesus, knowing all that was to come upon him, went forward and said to them, "Whom do you seek?"

Again he asked them, "Whom do you seek?" And they said, "Jesus of Nazareth."

Jesus answered, "I told you that I am he. So, if you seek me, let these men go."

And as they were gazing intently into the sky while he was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them.

They also said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched him go into heaven."

Peter said to her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for such and such a price." And she said, "Yes, that was the price."

so that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and pallets, so that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them.

The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed.

for I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name."

And at that time she fell sick and died; and when they had washed her, they laid her body in an upper room.

so that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by my name,'

There arose such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another, and Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus.

Having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.

that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.

so that handkerchiefs or aprons were even carried from his body to the sick, and diseases left them and the evil spirits went out.

Up to this word they listened to him, and then they raised their voices and said, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! For he ought not to live."

When the accusers stood up, they did not charge him of such crimes as I had expected,

Being at a loss how to investigate such matters, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there stand trial on these matters.

And Paul said, "Whether in a short or a long time, I would to God that not only you but also all who hear me this day might become such as I amexcept for these chains."

It happened that the father of Publius was lying in bed sick with recurrent fever and dysentery; and Paul went in to see him and after he had prayed, he laid his hands on him and healed him.

Through him we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations,

Though they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.

We know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who do such things.

Do you think, O man, that when you judge those who do such things and yet do the same yourself, you will escape the judgment of God?

to those who by patience in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality, he will give eternal life;

But the words, "it was reckoned to him," were written not for his sake alone,

As it is written: "For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered."

For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh.

But Isaiah is very bold and says, "I was found by those who did not seek me; I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me."

"Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life."

As regards the gospel they are enemies of God, for your sake; but as regards election they are beloved for the sake of their forefathers.

Therefore one must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for the sake of conscience.

Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble.

For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth and flattering words they deceive the hearts of the simple.

We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are distinguished, but we are without honor.

But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any one who bears the name of brother if he is an immoral person, or greedy, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindlernot even to eat with such a one.

So if you have disputes about such matters, do you appoint them as judges who are of no account in the church?

And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

But if the unbelieving partner leaves, let him do so; in such a case the brother or sister is not bound. For God has called us to peace.

Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek marriage.

Or is he speaking altogether for our sake? Yes, for our sake it was written, because the plowman ought to plow in hope, and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing the crops.

But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this in the hope that you will do such things for me. I would rather die than have anyone deprive me of my ground for boasting.

I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.

No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man. And God is faithful, who will not let you be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.

Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.

But if anyone says to you, "This has been offered in sacrifice," then do not eat it, both for the sake of the man who informed you and for conscience' sake

That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.

or rude, it does not seek its own, it is not provoked, it keeps no record of wrongs,

If even lifeless things, such as the flute or the harp, do not give a distinction in the notes, how will any one know what is played?

to be subject to such men and to everyone who helps in the work and labors.

For they refreshed my spirit and yours also. Give recognition to such men.

Sufficient for such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by the majority,

Any one whom you forgive, I also forgive. What I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ,

Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God.

Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.

For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.

For we who live are always being given up to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh.

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Let such people realize that what we are in our letters when we are absent, we will be in our actions when we are present.

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

Besides such external things, there is the daily pressure on me of concern for all the churches.

On behalf of such a man I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except of my weaknesses.

That is why, for Christ's sake, I am content in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties; for when I am weak, then I am strong.

Here for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden to you, for I seek not what is yours but you; for children ought not to lay up for their parents, but parents for their children.

They seek you, but for no good purpose; they want to shut you out, so that you may seek them.

But it is always good to seek a good purpose, and not only when I am present with you.

envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

Brethren, even if anyone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted.

For this reason I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles

Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building others up according to the need of the moment, that it may impart grace to those who hear.

that he might present the church to himself in all her glory, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and blameless.

but to remain on in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.

For to you it has been granted for the sake of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for his sake,

For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus.

But whatever was gain to me, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ.

More than that, I count everything to be loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ

Not that I seek the gift itself, but I seek for the profit which increases to your account.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share for the sake of his body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions.

If with Christ you died to the elementary principles of the world, why, as if you still belonged to it, do you submit to regulations such as,

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

for our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.

nor did we seek glory from men, either from you or from others, though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ.

For what thanksgiving can we render to God for you in return for all the joy which we feel for your sake before our God,

See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all.

We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to make ourselves an example for you to follow.

Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to work in quiet fashion and earn their own bread to eat.

No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.

Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

holding a form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid such people.

persecutions, and sufferings, such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, yet the Lord rescued me from them all.