so that all will honor the Son in the same way as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.

"I have no demon," Jesus answered. "I honor my Father, but you dishonor me.

You will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time will come when those who kill you will think that by doing this they are serving God.

Joshua said to him, "My son, tell the truth here before the LORD, the God of Israel, and confess. Tell me now what you have done. Don't try to hide it from me."

You must make these models of the tumors and of the mice that are ravaging your country, and you must give honor to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will stop punishing you, your gods, and your land.

So prepare a new wagon and two cows that have never been yoked; hitch them to the wagon and drive their calves back to the barn.

Then watch it go; if it goes toward the town of Beth Shemesh, this means that it is the God of the Israelites who has sent this terrible disaster on us. But if it doesn't, then we will know that he did not send the plague; it was only a matter of chance."

Let the giving of thanks be your sacrifice to God, and give the Almighty all that you promised.

Call to me when trouble comes; I will save you, and you will praise me."

Listen to what the LORD says, you that fear him and obey him: "Because you are faithful to me, some of your own people hate you and will have nothing to do with you. They mock you and say, 'Let the LORD show his greatness and save you, so that we may see you rejoice.' But they themselves will be disgraced!

I can assure you that they are deeply devoted to God; but their devotion is not based on true knowledge.

For Christ has brought the Law to an end, so that everyone who believes is put right with God.

Some of the Pharisees said, "The man who did this cannot be from God, for he does not obey the Sabbath law." Others, however, said, "How could a man who is a sinner perform such miracles as these?" And there was a division among them.

Which one of you can prove that I am guilty of sin? If I tell the truth, then why do you not believe me?

I cannot talk with you much longer, because the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me,

Their answer was, "We would not have brought him to you if he had not committed a crime."

When the chief priests and the Temple guards saw him, they shouted, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "You take him, then, and crucify him. I find no reason to condemn him."

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What the Law could not do, because human nature was weak, God did. He condemned sin in human nature by sending his own Son, who came with a nature like our sinful nature, to do away with sin.

Christ was without sin, but for our sake God made him share our sin in order that in union with him we might share the righteousness of God.

When the Pharisee saw this, he said to himself, "If this man really were a prophet, he would know who this woman is who is touching him; he would know what kind of sinful life she lives!"

the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law started grumbling, "This man welcomes outcasts and even eats with them!"

All the people who saw it started grumbling, "This man has gone as a guest to the home of a sinner!"