⁶ And blessed is ^[a]any person who ^(A)does not ^[b]take offense at Me.”

¹² Then the disciples came and *said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were ^[a]offended when they heard this statement?”

^14 (A)Bless those who persecute ^[a]you; bless and do not curse.

²² strengthening the souls of ^(A)the disciples, encouraging them to continue in ^(B)the faith, and saying, “^(C)It is through many tribulations that we must enter the kingdom of God.”

⁸ And being found in appearance as a man, ^(A)He humbled Himself by becoming ^(B)obedient to the point of death: ^(C)death ^[a]on a cross. ^9 (D)For this reason also God ^(E)highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him ^(F)the name which is above every name,