On the way they met a man named Simon, who was coming into the city from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus' cross. (Simon was from Cyrene and was the father of Alexander and Rufus.)

And Jesus concluded, "So those who are last will be first, and those who are first will be last."

You did not choose me; I chose you and appointed you to go and bear much fruit, the kind of fruit that endures. And so the Father will give you whatever you ask of him in my name.

Even before the world was made, God had already chosen us to be his through our union with Christ, so that we would be holy and without fault before him. Because of his love

We must thank God at all times for you, friends, you whom the Lord loves. For God chose you as the first to be saved by the Spirit's power to make you his holy people and by your faith in the truth.

From the Elder--- To the dear Lady and to her children, whom I truly love. And I am not the only one, but all who know the truth love you,

Then he pointed to his disciples and said, "Look! Here are my mother and my brothers!

Whoever does what my Father in heaven wants is my brother, my sister, and my mother."

Whoever does what God wants is my brother, my sister, my mother."

Then he said to the disciple, "She is your mother." From that time the disciple took her to live in his home.

the older women as mothers, and the younger women as sisters, with all purity.