So they rejoiced that the waves became quiet, and he led them to their desired haven.

Then he blessed them, and they became numerous; he multiplied their cattle.

But they became few in number, and humiliated by continued oppression, agony, and sorrow.

Judah became his sanctuary and Israel his place of dominion.

So I became great, greater than anyone who had lived before me in Jerusalem. Throughout all of this, I remained wise.

Whenever I wanted something I had seen, I never refused that desire. Instead, I enjoyed everything I did, and this became the reward in what I had undertaken.

I was a wall and my breasts were like towers. Then I became like one who finds peace in his eyes.

"We've heard about Moab's pride so very proud he became! his arrogance, his pride, and his insolence; therefore he is alone.

and were on mighty waters. Her revenue was the grain of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile; and she became the marketplace of nations.

During that time, Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. Then Amoz's son Isaiah the prophet came to him and told him, "This is what the LORD says: "Put your house in order, because you are going to die. You won't recover.'"

For he said, "Surely they are my people, children who won't act falsely." And so he became their savior.

Yet they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit; so he changed and became their enemy, and he himself fought against them.

Israel was consecrated to the LORD, she was the first fruits of his produce. All who devoured her became guilty and disaster came on them," declares the LORD.'"

This is what the LORD says: "What did your ancestors find wrong with me that they left me, and pursued worthless things, and so they became worthless?

By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine became so severe that there was no food for the people of the land.

Jerusalem sinned greatly, and she became unclean. All who honored her now despise her, because they saw her naked. She herself groans and turns her face away.

It flourished and became a low, spreading vine. Its branches turned toward him, and its roots spread under him to become a vine that put out shoots and spread out its branches.

He prowled around among the lions, became a strong, young lion, and learned to become a hunter-prowler to eat human beings.

They stripped her naked, took away her sons and daughters, and executed her with a sword. She became an object of ridicule among other nations when they punished her."

"She became even more sexually immoral when she saw the images of the Chaldean men who had been carved in red on their walls.

"Nevertheless, she became even more sexually immoral, even reminiscing about when she was young, when she kept on practicing sexual immorality in the land of Egypt.

Tell the Ammonites: "Listen to a message from the Lord GOD! This is what the Lord GOD says: "Because you have said, "Aha!' about my sanctuary when it was desecrated, about the land of Israel when it became desolate, and about the households of Judah when they went into exile,

Just as you rejoiced when Israel's inheritance became desolate, I'm going to do the same thing to you. Mount Seir, you and Edom all of you will become a desolate wasteland.' Then they will learn that I am the LORD."

Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were broken in pieces together and became like chaff from a summer threshing floor that the breeze carries away without leaving a trace. Then the rock that struck the statue grew into a huge mountain and filled the entire earth.

The tree grew large, became strong, and its top reached the sky. It could be seen to the ends of the earth.

Belteshazzar responded, "Your majesty, if only the dream were about your enemies and its meaning about those who oppose you! The tree that you saw, which grew large and strong until its top reached the sky and became visible to the whole earth

So King Belshazzar became even more frightened, and his facial expression showed it. His officials also were thrown into confusion.

But when he became arrogant and his spirit hardened, he was removed from his royal throne and his glory was taken away from him.

"As he approached where I was standing, I became terrified and fell on my face. But he told me, "Son of man, understand that the vision pertains to the time of the end.'

and I was left alone to observe this magnificent vision. Nevertheless, no strength remained in me my face lost its color, and I became weak.

"I found Israel, as one finds grapes in the wilderness; Your ancestors seemed to me like the fruit gleaned from a fig tree's first harvest. When they went to Baal-peor, they devoted themselves to that filth, and they became loathsome, like what they loved.

As their pastures flourished, all their desires were met. As they were satiated, they became arrogant and therefore ignored me.

At this point the mariners became terrified, and each man cried out to his gods. They began to throw the cargo into the sea in order to lighten the vessel. But Jonah had gone down into the vessel's hold, had lain down, and was fast asleep.

When the sun rose, God prepared a harsh east wind. The sun beat down on Jonah's head, he became faint, and he begged to die. "It is better for me to die than to live!" he said.

So I became shepherd of the flock marked for slaughter, paying attention to the oppressed of the flock. I took two staffs naming one "Pleasant" and the other one "Union" - and then I pastured the flock.

After fasting for 40 days and 40 nights, he finally became hungry.

When the crowds saw this, they became frightened and glorified God for giving such authority to humans.

At that time, Jesus walked through the grain fields on a Sabbath. His disciples became hungry and began picking heads of grain to eat.

Then he told the man, "Hold out your hand." He held it out and it became normal, as healthy as his other hand.

When Jesus became aware of this, he left that place. Many crowds followed him, and he healed all of them,

His appearance was changed in front of them, his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light.

When the ten heard this, they became furious with the two brothers.

But when the high priests and the scribes saw the amazing things that he had done and the children shouting in the Temple, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they became furious

In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, he became hungry.

Then the king became outraged. He sent his troops, and they destroyed those murderers and burned their city.

Since the groom was late, all of them became sleepy and lay down.

But when the disciples saw this, they became irritated and said, "Why this waste?

Trembling from fear, even the guards themselves became catatonic.

Immediately Jesus became aware that power had gone out of him. So he turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"

and his clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone on earth could bleach them.

When Jesus saw this, he became furious and told them, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom of God belongs to people like these.

The next day, as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus became hungry.

After this, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and remained in seclusion for five months. She said,

where he was being tempted by the Devil for 40 days. During that time he ate nothing at all, and when they were over he became hungry.

All the people in the synagogue became furious when they heard this.

Jesus answered them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions became hungry?

Judas (the son of James), and Judas Iscariot (who became a traitor).

But while he was saying this, a cloud appeared and surrounded them, and they became terrified as they were being overshadowed by the cloud.

because just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

It is like a mustard seed that someone took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches."

"So the servant went back and reported all this to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and told his servant, "Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring back the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.'

"Then the older son became angry and wouldn't go into the house. So his father came out and began to plead with him.

But when the official heard this he became sad, because he was very rich.

So they couldn't catch him before the people in what he said. Amazed at his answer, they became silent.

In his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat became like large drops of blood falling on the ground.

So Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day. Before this they had been enemies.

It was already about noon, and the whole land became dark until three in the afternoon

The Word became flesh and lived among us. We gazed on his glory, the kind of glory that belongs to the Father's unique Son, who is full of grace and truth.

The man immediately became well, and he picked up his mat and started walking. Now that day was a Sabbath.

After they had rowed about 25 or 30 stadia, they saw Jesus walking on the sea toward their boat. They became terrified.

Mary took a litron of very expensive perfume made of pure nard and anointed Jesus' feet. She wiped his feet with her hair, and the house became filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

While I was with them, I protected them by the authority that you gave me. I guarded them, and not one of them became lost except the one who was destined for destruction, so that the Scripture might be fulfilled.

When Pilate heard this, he became even more afraid.

This became known to all the residents of Jerusalem, so that this field is called in their language Hakeldama, that is, "The Field of Blood".)

Then Peter took hold of his right hand and began to help him up. Immediately his feet and ankles became strong,

When the Council heard this, they became furious and wanted to kill them.

So the word of God continued to spread, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem continued to grow rapidly. Even a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.

"Joseph's brothers became jealous of him and sold Joseph as a slave in Egypt. However, God was with him

Eventually, a different king who had not known Joseph became ruler of Egypt.

So Moses learned all the wisdom of the Egyptians and became a great man, both in words and in deeds.

"I am the God of your ancestors the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses became terrified and didn't dare to look.

While they were listening to these things, they became more and more furious and began to grind their teeth at him.

Even Simon believed, and after he was baptized he became devoted to Philip. He was amazed to see the signs and great miracles that were happening.

but their plot became known to him. They were even watching the gates day and night to murder him,

What happened became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

He became very hungry and wanted to eat, and while the food was being prepared, he fell into a trance

She kept doing this for many days until Paul became annoyed, turned to her and told the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus the Messiah to come out of her!" And it came out that very moment.

The guards reported these words to the magistrates, and they became afraid when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.

But the Jewish leaders became jealous, and they took some contemptible characters who used to hang out in the public square, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. They attacked Jason's home and searched it for Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the people.

Some men joined him and became believers. With them were Dionysius, who was a member of the Areopagus, a woman named Damaris, and some others along with them.

But when some people became stubborn, refused to believe, and slandered the Way in front of the people, Paul left them, taking his disciples away with him, and held daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

When this became known to everyone living in Ephesus, Jews and Greeks alike, they all became terrified, and the name of the Lord Jesus began to be held in high honor.

Many who became believers kept coming to confess and talk about what they had been doing.

When they heard this, they became furious and began to shout, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

When they heard him speaking to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet, and he continued:

As Paul talked about righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became afraid and said, "For the present you may go. When I get a chance, I will send for you again."

Though claiming to be wise, they became fools

nor did he doubt God's promise out of a lack of faith. Instead, his faith became stronger and he gave glory to God,

But thank God that, though you were once slaves of sin, you became obedient from your hearts to that form of teaching with which you were entrusted!

Not only that, but Rebecca became pregnant by our ancestor Isaac.