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“‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”
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But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
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And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
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And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”
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Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
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And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon.”
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Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed instantly.
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But Jesus, aware of this, said, “O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread?
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And Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.”
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Lament over Jerusalem
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!
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And he answered them, “O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.”
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Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
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And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!”
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But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”
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Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.”
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But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!
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O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!
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And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
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O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me.
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The Promise of the Holy Spirit
In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach,
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But God turned away and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: “‘Did you bring to me slain beasts and sacrifices, during the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
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But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, I would have reason to accept your complaint.
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to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly worship night and day. And for this hope I am accused by Jews, O king!
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At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, that shone around me and those who journeyed with me.
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“Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
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God's Righteous Judgment
Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things.
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Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God?
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But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, “Why have you made me like this?”
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And again it is said, “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.”
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“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”
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By Faith, or by Works of the Law?
O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified.
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For it is written, “Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and cry aloud, you who are not in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more than those of the one who has a husband.”
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for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
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Fight the Good Fight of Faith
But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
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O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,”
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But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.
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Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will, O God, as it is written of me in the scroll of the book.’”
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They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”
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Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!”
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And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations!
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Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.”
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And I heard the angel in charge of the waters say, “Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was, for you brought these judgments.
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Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, for God has given judgment for you against her!”