Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife;

And the crowds that gathered about Him were so great that He got into a boat and remained sitting in it, while all the crowd stood on the seashore.

He came back again and found them still sleeping, for their eyes were so heavy they could hardly hold them open.

When He went back again, He found them asleep again, for their eyes were so heavy they could hardly hold them open; and they did not know what answer to make Him.

Because the women were so frightened and were turning their faces to the ground, they said to them, "Why are you looking among the dead for Him who is alive?

and they were so startled and terror-stricken that they were beginning to think that they saw a ghost.

So Simon Peter got into the boat, and pulled the net ashore, full of big fish, a hundred and fifty-three; and though there were so many, the net was not torn.

Take them along with you, purify yourself with them, and bear the expense for them of having their heads shaved. Then everybody will know that none of those things they have been told about you are so, but that you yourself are living as a constant observer of the law.

The next day, because we were so violently beaten by the storm, they began to throw the cargo overboard,

Not at all! If that were so, how could He judge the world?

But if it is by His unmerited favor, it is not at all conditioned on what they have done. If that were so, His favor would not be favor at all.

For even if there are so-called gods in heaven or on earth -- as there are, indeed, a vast number of gods and lords --

Yes, the overscrupulous brother, for whom Christ died, is ruined by your so-called knowledge.

For you who are so wise yourselves are glad to listen to fools!

I am ashamed to say that I was, as it were, so weak in the matter. And yet in whatever respect anyone else is daring to boast -- I am talking like a fool -- I too will dare to boast.

Because we were yearning for you so tenderly, we were willing, not only to share with you God's good news, but to lay down our very lives too for you, all because you were so dearly loved by us.