Talált 191 Eredmények: choosing the better part

• For our part, we have been involved in many trials, in misery and wars, for neighboring kings have attacked us. (1 Maccabees 12, 13)

• They also held an assembly to rebuild the city. Part of the wall over a rushing stream had fallen and they built up a new wall they called Chapthenatha. (1 Maccabees 12, 37)

• The king appointed Cendebeus as general and gave him part of the troops and the horsemen. (1 Maccabees 15, 38)

• The High Priest, on his part, feared that the king might suspect the Jews of some foul play against Heliodorus, so he offered a sacrifice for the man's recovery. (2 Maccabees 3, 32)

• that priests no longer showed any interest in serving at the altar. They despised the sanctuary and neglected the sacrifices and as soon as the discus throw began they would run to the stadium to take part in athletic competitions prohibited by the Law. (2 Maccabees 4, 14)

• At the point of death, he cried out, "I would rather die at the hands of men, and wait for the promises of God who will raise us up; you, however, shall have no part in the resurrection of life." (2 Maccabees 7, 14)

• Our brothers suffered a short time for the sake of eternal life and have already entered into the friendship of God. But you, for your part, shall suffer the punishment you deserve for your arrogance. (2 Maccabees 7, 36)

• After the sabbath, they divided part of the booty among those who had been tortured, the widows and the orphans; and they divided the rest among themselves and their men. (2 Maccabees 8, 28)

• Judas positioned armed men in strategic places, in case of sudden treachery on the part of the enemy. But their meeting went well. (2 Maccabees 14, 22)

• But Maccabeus, for his part, felt confident and put his trust in God's help. (2 Maccabees 15, 7)

• Judas and his men, for their part, entered into battle with supplication and prayer. (2 Maccabees 15, 26)

• Let everyone take part in our orgy; let us post everywhere the signs of our joy, for that is our due, the lot assigned to us. (Wisdom of Solomon 2, 9)