and he fellto the groundand hearda voicesayingto him, "Saul,Saul,whyare you persecutingMe?"
He said,"Hagar,Sarai'smaid,wherehave you comefrom and whereare you going?"And she said,"I am fleeingfrom the presenceof my mistressSarai."
But the angelof the LORDcalledto him from heavenand said,"Abraham,Abraham!"And he said,"HereI am."
Then the LORDGodcalledto the man,and saidto him, "Whereare you?"
When the LORDsawthat he turnedasideto look,Godcalledto him from the midstof the bushand said,"Moses,Moses!"And he said,"HereI am."
Then I heardthe voiceof the Lord,saying,"Whomshall I send,and whowill gofor Us?" Then I said,"Heream I. Sendme!"
In alltheir afflictionHe was afflicted,And the angelof His presencesavedthem; In His loveand in His mercyHe redeemedthem, And He liftedthem and carriedthem allthe daysof old.
For thussaysthe LORDof hosts,"AftergloryHe has sentme againstthe nationswhich plunderyou, for he who touchesyou, touchesthe appleof His eye.
"Getawayfrom amongthiscongregation,that I may consumethem instantly."Then they fellon their faces.
"The Kingwill answerand sayto them, 'TrulyI sayto you, to the extentthat you didit to oneof thesebrothersof Mine,[even] the least[of them], you didit to Me.'
But the Lordansweredand saidto her, "Martha,Martha,you are worriedand botheredaboutso many things;
SowhenHe saidto them, "I am[He]," they drewbackand fellto the ground.
Jesussaidto her, "Mary!"She turnedand saidto Him in Hebrew,"Rabboni!"(whichmeans,Teacher).
Sowhenthey had finished breakfast,Jesussaidto SimonPeter,"Simon,[son] of John,do you loveMe morethan these?"He saidto Him, "Yes,Lord;You knowthat I loveYou." He saidto him, "TendMy lambs."
And immediatelyshe fellat his feetand breathed her last,and the young mencamein and foundher dead,and they carriedher out and buriedher besideher husband.
And he said,"Whoare You, Lord?"And He [said], "I amJesuswhomyou are persecuting,
Beholdthenthe kindnessand severityof God;to thosewho fell,severity,but to you, God'skindness,ifyou continuein His kindness;otherwiseyou alsowill be cut off.
For evenas the bodyis oneand [yet] hasmanymembers,and allthe membersof the body,though they are many,are onebody,soalsois Christ.
For whoregards you as superior?Whatdo you havethat you did not receive?And ifyou did receiveit, whydo you boastas ifyou had not receivedit?
becausewe are membersof His body.
