"And I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him."

No one could answer him a word, nor did any one dare from that day to ask him another question.

"Why is this waste? This perfume could have been sold for a good sum, and the money given to the poor."

"But if I did, how could the Scriptures be fulfilled that say that thus it must happen?"

But he went out and began to tell every one and to publish it broadcast, so that Jesus could no longer enter any town openly; but he had to remain outside in lonely places, and people kept coming to him from every quarter.

When they could not get him near to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof under which he stood, and after making an opening, they let down the cot on which the paralytic was lying.

Then he went into a house, but again such a multitude assembled that they could not get their food.

Not even with a chain could any man bind him, for he had been bound with fetters and chains again and again, and had snapped the chains, and broken the fetters; and there was no one strong enough to master him.

but she could not, for Herod was afraid of John because he knew that he was a just and holy man. So he kept him safe. When he listened to John he was much exercised, yet he found pleasure in listening to him.

Then he said to them, "Come apart, yourselves, to a quiet spot, and rest a while." For there were many coming and going, and they could not get time even to eat.

After he rose and left that place, he went away into the region of Tyre and Sidon. Here he went into a house and wished no one to know it but he could not be hid.

Here in their presence he was transfigured; and his clothes also became glistering with a radiant whiteness, such as no bleaching on earth could give.

and wherever it seizes him it dashes him down; he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and is wasting away. I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not."

When Jesus had gone into the house, his disciples asked him in private, "Why could not we cast it out?"

and seeing a fig tree in the distance full of leaves, he came to see if he could find anything on it, and found on it nothing but leaves (for it was not the time of figs).

for they have all put in what they could spare out of their surplus, but she, out of her penury, has put in all that she possessed, her whole living."

That perfume could have been sold for more than one hundred and fifty dollars, and given to the poor."

She has done what she could. she has before time anointed my body for my burial.

Then he came and found them asleep, and he said to Peter. "Are you sleeping, Simon? Could you not keep watch one hour?

And when he came out he could not speak to them, and then they knew that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He kept making signs to them and remained dumb.

Mary was greatly agitated at his word, and was revolving in her mind what this salutation could mean.

And behold there came men carrying a paralytic on a bed; and they tried to bring him and lay him before Jesus, but they could not because of the crowd.

He did so; and his hand was restored. But they were filled with fury, and they began to talk over together what they could do to Jesus.

"He is like a man who is building a house who digged and went deep and laid a foundation upon rock. And, when a flood came, the torrent dashed against that house, but could not move, because it had been founded upon rock.

There came to him his mother and his brothers, and they could not reach him because of the crowd.

"I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not."

a woman was present who had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years. she was bent double, and could not lift herself up at all.

They could not answer this.

"'This fellow began to build and could not finish.'

And he kept trying to see what sort of a man Jesus was; but he could not see because he was short.

But they could not find how to do it, for the people all hung upon him, listening to him.

So they could not lay hold of his sayings before the people; and marveling at his answer, they held their peace.

And they began to question among themselves which of them it could be who was going to do such a thing.

And there arose also a dispute among them as to which of them could be considered the greatest,

(This they said to tempt him, so that they could bring a charge against him.)

"If this man had not come of God he could have done nothing."

"Could not this man, who has opened the eyes of the blind man, have prevented this man also from dying?"

This was why they could not believe, because Isaiah said again.

And he said to them, "Cast your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find." So they cast it, and now they could not haul it in for the multitude of fishes.

But there are also many other things which Jesus did; if every one of them were to be recorded in detail I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would have to be written.

"While it remained unsold, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was not the price at your own disposal? How could you conceive this act in your heart? You have not lied unto men, but unto God."

"Then there came a famine over the whole of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress, so that our ancestors could not find food.

and begged of him letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any that were of the Way, either men or women, he could bind them and bring them to Jerusalem.

"So if God gave them the same gift as he gave to us, when we first believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could withstand God?"

When morning came there was no small stir among the soldiers as to what could possibly have become of Peter.

Then Herod had search made for him, and could not find him. After sharply questioning the guards, he ordered them off to execution. He then went down from Judea to Caesarea, where he stayed for some time.

"and that by him every one that believes is justified from all things from which you could never be justified by the law of Moses.

Some among the crowd kept shouting one thing, some another; and when the tribune could not learn the facts because of the uproar, he ordered Paul into the barracks.

When he came in, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him and brought a number of serious charges against him, which they could not prove.

But when Paul appealed to have his case reviewed for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered him to be detained until I could send him up to Caesar."

"I could not find that he had done anything for which he ought to die; but as he himself has appealed to the Emperor, I have determined to send him.

and as the harbor was ill adapted for winter quarters, the majority advised putting out to sea from thence, to see whether they could get to Phoenix and winter there, a harbor on the coast of Crete facing northeast and southeast.

when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and let her drive.

When it was day they tried in vain to recognize the land, but they spied an inlet with a sandy beach, and they began conferring to see whether they could drive the ship into it.

But the centurion kept them from their purpose, because he wished to save Paul. He gave orders that those who could swim should first jump overboard and get to land;

Be it far from us; for in that case how could God judge the world?

For God has done what the Law could not do, weakened as it was by flesh. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and on account of sin, he condemned sin in the flesh;

As for me, brothers, I could not talk to you as spiritual men, but as to creatures of flesh, mere babes in Christ.

Though I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

I could get no peace of mind because I failed to find Titus, my brother. So I bade them good-bye and started off for Macedonia.

If, however, the administration of death, written with letters and engraved on stones, began in glory, so that the children of Israel could not gaze steadily on the face of Moses, because of the glory of his face?? glory even then fading??8 how much more shall the ministry of the Spirit abide in glory?

Would that you could put up with a little "folly" from me! Nay, do bear with me.

I mean to say that the testament which God has already ratified could not be annulled by the Law which came four hundred and thirty years later, so as to make the Promise void.

Is the Law then opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not; for if a law had been given which could make alive, then righteousness would actually have come from law;

Why then did you account yourselves so happy? (For I bear you witness that if you could you would have torn out your own eyes and given them to me.)

How I wish I could be with you now, that I might change my tone; for I am perplexed about you.

And so, when I could no longer bear it, I made up my mind to be left behind at Athens, all alone.

So, when I could no longer endure it, I sent to find out about your faith, fearing that the tempter had tempted you and that my labor had been in vain.

I could wish to retain him at my side, so that he might minister to me in your stead, in my bonds for the gospel.

For when God make the promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself, saying.

For they could not endure that which was enjoined, Even if a wild beast touches the mountain it shall be stoned to death;

After this I looked, and behold a great multitude, whom no man could number, out of every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands;

The sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory and majesty of God; and no one could enter the sanctuary until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.