And they sent to me four times in this way and I answered them in the same manner.
And I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?”
In the same way Sanballat for the fifth time sent his servant to me with an open letter in his hand.
The simple believes everything, but the prudent looks where he is going.
With much seductive speech she persuades him; with her smooth talk she compels him.
yet because this widow bothers me, I will vindicate her, or she will wear me out by her continual coming.’ ”
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
to them we did not yield submission even for a moment, that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you.
And Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have mocked me, and told me lies; please tell me how you might be bound.”
And Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me wherein your great strength lies, and how you might be bound, that one could subdue you.”