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Hebrews 12:3

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So keep your mind on Jesus, who put up with many insults from sinners. Then you won't get discouraged and give up.

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Don't give up and be helpless in times of trouble.

The LORD God gives me the right words to encourage the weary. Each morning he awakens me eager to learn his teaching;

But the Son of Man goes around eating and drinking, and you say, "That man eats and drinks too much! He is even a friend of tax collectors and sinners." Yet Wisdom is shown to be right by what it does.

When the Pharisees heard this, they said, "He forces out demons by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons!"

"Why don't your disciples obey what our ancestors taught us to do? They don't even wash their hands before they eat."

Jesus had gone into the temple and was teaching when the chief priests and the leaders of the people came up to him. They asked, "What right do you have to do these things? Who gave you this authority?"

So they looked for a way to arrest Jesus. But they were afraid to, because the people thought he was a prophet.

The Pharisees got together and planned how they could trick Jesus into saying something wrong.

One Sabbath, Jesus was having dinner in the home of an important Pharisee, and everyone was carefully watching Jesus.

So the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of Moses started grumbling, "This man is friendly with sinners. He even eats with them."

The Pharisees really loved money. So when they heard what Jesus said, they made fun of him.

Then he blessed them and told Mary, "This child of yours will cause many people in Israel to fall and others to stand. The child will be like a warning sign. Many people will reject him,

The Pharisees and the experts began arguing, "Jesus must think he is God! Only God can forgive sins."

Many of them said, "He has a demon in him! He is crazy! Why listen to him?"

As soon as Jesus said this, one of the temple police hit him and said, "That's no way to talk to the high priest!"

They started making a lot of trouble for Jesus because he did things like this on the Sabbath.

The crowds even got into an argument about him. Some were saying, "Jesus is a good man," while others were saying, "He is lying to everyone."

The Pharisees objected, "You are the only one speaking for yourself, and what you say isn't true!"

Then the people said, "Now we are sure that you have a demon. Abraham is dead, and so are the prophets. How can you say that no one who obeys your words will ever die?

The people picked up stones to kill Jesus, but he hid and left the temple.

When the Pharisees heard Jesus say this, they asked, "Are we blind?"

My dear friends, stand firm and don't be shaken. Always keep busy working for the Lord. You know that everything you do for him is worthwhile.

God has been kind enough to trust us with this work. That's why we never give up.

We never give up. Our bodies are gradually dying, but we ourselves are being made stronger each day.

Don't get tired of helping others. You will be rewarded when the time is right, if you don't give up.

and say, "Soldiers of Israel, listen to me! Today when you go into battle, don't be afraid of the enemy, and when you see them, don't panic.

Dear friends, you must never become tired of doing right.

We must keep our eyes on Jesus, who leads us and makes our faith complete. He endured the shame of being nailed to a cross, because he knew that later on he would be glad he did. Now he is seated at the right side of God's throne!

But you have forgotten that the Scriptures say to God's children, "When the Lord punishes you, don't make light of it, and when he corrects you, don't be discouraged.

My friends, God has chosen you to be his holy people. So think about Jesus, the one we call our apostle and high priest!

Although he was abused, he never tried to get even. And when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he had faith in God, who judges fairly.

You have endured and gone through hard times because of me, and you have not given up.

You also must obey the LORD--you must worship him with all your heart and remember the great things he has done for you.




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