Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. At the last it bites like a serpent, and s...tings like an adder. Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind utter perverse things. You will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, like one who lies on the top of a mast. "They struck me," you will say, "but I was not hurt; they beat me, but I did not feel it. When shall I awake? I will seek another drink."LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
He humbled you by letting you hunger, then by feeding you with manna, with which neither you nor your ancestors were acquainted, i...n order to make you understand that one does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
And when your children ask you, 'What do you mean by this observance?' you shall say, 'It is the passover sacrifice to the LORD, f...or he passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt, when he struck down the Egyptians but spared our houses.'LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
But when he came to himself he said, 'How many of my father's hired hands have bread enough and to spare, but here I am dying of h...unger! I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired hands." 'LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, b...ut not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our bodies.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.... Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor ma...n named Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man's table; even the dogs would come and lick his sores. The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »