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"Let the children first eat all they want," He said; "it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

Another part drops upon the rock, and after growing up it withers away for want of moisture.

But He was told, "Your mother and brothers are standing on the edge of the crowd, and want to see you."

At last, when he had spent everything, there came a terrible famine throughout that country, and he began to feel the pinch of want.

"But on coming to himself he said, "'How many of my father's hired men have more bread than they want, while I here am dying of hunger!

Do you not say, 'It wants four months yet to the harvest'? But look round, I tell you, and observe these plains-- they are already ripe for the sickle.

Did not Moses give you the Law? And yet not a man of you obeys the Law. Why do you want to kill me?"

You are descendants of Abraham, I know; but you want to kill me, because my teaching gains no ground within you.

"I have told you already," he replied, "and you did not listen to me. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also mean to be disciples of his?"

and gave it to the Apostles, and distribution was made to every one according to his wants.

Looking steadily at him, and being much alarmed, he said, "What do you want, Sir?" "Your prayers and charities," he replied, "have gone up and have been recorded before God.

Not that we want to lord it over you in respect of your faith--we do, however, desire to help your joy--for in the matter of your faith you are standing firm.

And when I was with you and my resources failed, there was no one to whom I became a burden--for the brethren when they came from Macedonia fully supplied my wants--and I kept myself from being in the least a burden to you, and will do so still.

since you want a practical proof of the fact that Christ speaks by my lips--He who is not feeble towards you, but powerful among you.

These men pay court to you, but not with honourable motives. They want to exclude you, so that you may pay court to them.

Tell me--you who want to continue to be subject to Law--will you not listen to the Law?

I know both how to live in humble circumstances and how to live amid abundance. I am fully initiated into all the mysteries both of fulness and of hunger, of abundance and of want.

Not that I crave for gifts from you, but I do want to see abundant fruit bring you honour.

I have enough of everything--and more than enough. My wants are fully satisfied now that I have received from the hands of Epaphroditus the generous gifts which you sent me--they are a fragrant odor, an acceptable sacrifice, truly pleasing to God.

But the younger widows you must not enrol; for as soon as they begin to chafe against the yoke of Christ, they want to marry,

If a believing woman has widows dependent on her, she should relieve their wants, and save the Church from being burdened--so that the Church may relieve the widows who are really in need.

It was my wish to keep him at my side for him to attend to my wants, as your representative, during my imprisonment for the Good News.

They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tried by temptation, they were killed with the sword. They went from place to place in sheepskins or goatskins, enduring want, oppression and cruelty.