But, as he has no root, he stands for only a short time; and, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the Message, he falls away at once.

On noticing this, Jesus said: "Why are you talking among yourselves about your being short of bread, O men of little faith?

But, as they have no root, they stand only for a short time; and so, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the Message, they fall away at once.

They began talking to one another about their being short of bread.

And, noticing this, Jesus said to them: "Why are you talking about your being short of bread? Do not you yet see or understand? Are your minds still so slow or comprehension?

He tried to see what Jesus was like; but, being short, he was unable to do so because of the crowd.

And, when the wine ran short, his mother said to him: "They have no wine left."

For all have sinned, and all fall short of God's glorious ideal,

For Scripture says-'I will bring the philosophy of the philosophers to nought, and the shrewdness of the shrewd I will make of no account.'

What I mean, Brothers, is this-The time is short. Meanwhile, let those who have wives live as if they had none,

In short, the one who consents to his daughter's marriage is doing right, and yet the other will be doing better.

Indeed, if a woman does not keep her head covered, she may as well cut her hair short. But, since to cut her hair short, or shave it off, marks her as one of the shameless women, let her keep her head covered.

As for ourselves, Brothers, our having been bereaved of you even for a short time--though in body only, and not in spirit--made us all the more eager to see your faces again; and the longing to do so was strong upon us.

He preferred sharing the hardships of God's People to enjoying the short-lived pleasures of sin.

Our fathers disciplined us for only a short time and as seemed best to them; but God disciplines us for our true good, to enable us to share his holiness.