But He sighed in spirit and said, "Why do the people of these times ask for a spectacular sign? I solemnly say, no sign at all will be given them."

Listen! I have given you power to tread on snakes and scorpions, and to trample on all the power of the enemy, and nothing at all will ever harm you.

Then He said to them, "Which of you, if his son or ox falls into a well, will not at once pull him out on the Sabbath?"

because they overflow with every sort of evil-doing, wickedness, greed, and malice; they are full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, ill-will;

Since He did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, will He not with Him graciously give us everything else?

They will perish, but you always remain; they all will grow old like a coat,

And each one teach his brother, saying, "Know the Lord," For all will know me, from the lowest to the highest.

And God, the giver of every spiritual blessing, who through your union with Christ has called you to His eternal glory, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself make you perfect, firm, and strong,

So if you have not proved dependable in handling your ill-gotten riches, who will trust you with the true riches?

Because he saw one of them being mistreated, he defended and avenged the man who was suffering ill-treatment by striking down the Egyptian.

Just at that time it happened that she had been taken ill and had died. They washed her body and laid her out in a room upstairs.

and the parts of it we deem devoid of honor we dress with special honor, and our ill-shaped parts receive more careful attention,

For you, brothers, followed the example of God's churches in Judea that are in union with Christ Jesus, for you too have suffered the same sort of ill-treatment at the hands of your fellow-countrymen as they did at the hands of the Jews,

Continue to remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them, and those who are being ill-treated, since you, too, are liable to similar physical punishment.

As an example of ill-treatment and patience, brothers, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord.

Is any one of you suffering ill-treatment? He should keep on praying. Is anyone in a happy mood? He should keep on singing praise to God.