
8:1 And it came about, after a short time, that he went through town and country giving the good news of the kingdom of God, and with him were the twelve,
8:2 And certain women who had been made free from evil spirits and diseases, Mary named Magdalene, from whom seven evil spirits had gone out,

4:1 Then Jesus was sent by the Spirit into the waste land to be tested by the Evil One.
4:2 And after going without food for forty days and forty nights, he was in need of it.
4:3 And the Evil One came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, give the word for these stones to become bread.

4:1 I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,
4:2 With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love;
4:3 Taking care to keep the harmony of the Spirit in the yoke of peace.

2:1 So then, my child, be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus.
2:2 And the things which I have said to you before a number of witnesses, give to those of the faith, so that they may be teachers of others.
2:3 Be ready to do without the comforts of life, as one of the army of Christ Jesus.