Whether it is for punishment for his land, or whether it is for mercy, he causes it to find its mark.

So now, it is not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me an adviser to Pharaoh, lord over all his household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

There is nothing better for people than to eat and drink, and to find enjoyment in their work. I also perceived that this ability to find enjoyment comes from God.

for the Lord determined to make them obstinate so they would attack Israel. He wanted Israel to annihilate them without mercy, as he had instructed Moses.

Now his father and mother did not realize this was the Lord's doing, because he was looking for an opportunity to stir up trouble with the Philistines (for at that time the Philistines were ruling Israel).

Yes, you are the one who brought me out from the womb and made me feel secure on my mother's breasts.

Be sure of this! The Lord who commands armies has decreed: The nations' efforts will go up in smoke; their exhausting work will be for nothing.

Peter said to him, "If they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away!"

Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the one who consumes me will live because of me.

For just as woman came from man, so man comes through woman. But all things come from God.

And all these things are from God who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation.