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He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
'Well, honest friend,' said I, 'thou hast a sure Comforter, if thou hast brought thyself to be resigned to the will of God; He is dealing with us all in judgement.' 'Oh, sir!' says he, 'it is infinite mercy if any of us are spared, and who am I to repine!' 'Sayest thou so?' said I, 'and how much less is my faith than thine?' And here my heart smote me, suggesting how much better this poor man's foundation was on which he stayed in the danger than mine; that he had nowhere to fly; that he had a family to bind him to attendance, which I had not; and mine was mere presumption, his a true dependence and a courage resting on God; and yet that he used all possible caution for his safety.
They came to a place called "Golgotha," that is to say, "The place of a skull." They gave him sour wine to drink mixed with gall.
The foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.
Our socalled will power becomes practically nonexistent.
Therefore, no society of men and women ever had a more urgent needfor continuous effectiveness and permanent unity.
A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
You have also committed sexual immorality with the Egyptians, your neighbors, great of flesh; and have multiplied your prostitution, to provoke me to anger.
By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things; but the unfaithful crave violence.
For who will have pity on you, Jerusalem? or who will bemoan you? or who will turn aside to ask of your welfare? You have rejected me, says Yahweh, you have gone backward: therefore have I stretched out my hand against you, and destroyed you; I am weary with repenting.
When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, "Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defense, seeing that you can recognize that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem.
He may either plunge into a frantic attempt to get on his feet in business, or he may be so enthralled by his new life that he talks or thinks of little else.
I was intolerant of people who drank, particularly those who drank to an extent that interfered with their on-the-job performance.
He may either plunge into a frantic attempt to get on his feet in business, or he may be so enthralled by his new life that he talks or thinks of little else.
There was no conscious premeditation at all.
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