And He said, Let Me go, for the dawn has risen. But he said, I will not let You go unless You bless me!

Take fast hold of instruction, do not let her go; keep her, for she is your life.

Scarcely had I passed by them, when I found him whom my soul loves. I took hold of him and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the room of her who conceived me.

O the Hope of Israel, its Savior in time of trouble, why should You be like a sojourner in the land, and like a traveler who turns aside to lodge for the night?

Now the man from whom the demons had departed begged Him that he might be with Him. But Jesus sent him away, saying,

And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His Word.

But they constrained Him, saying, Stay with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And He went in to stay with them.

And when she and her household were immersed, she begged us, saying, If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay. So she persuaded us.

And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.

But when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner.

And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham;

We then, as workers together with Him, also beseech you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

For He says: In an acceptable time I have heard you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you. Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.