So they spent ¹  considerable ²  time with the disciples.

Therefore I tell you, her sins, which were many, are forgiven, thus she loved much; ¹  but the one who is forgiven little loves little.”

This brings you great joy, ¹  although you may have to suffer ²  for a short time in various trials.

as it is written: “The one who gathered ¹  much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.” ² 

Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother in their ¹  boat mending nets.

For “physical exercise ¹  has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.”

You ¹  do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? ²  For you are a puff of smoke ³  that appears for a short time and then vanishes.

And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ ¹  will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. ² 

He said to them, “Come with me privately to an isolated place and rest a while” (for many were coming and going, and there was no time to eat).

He got into ¹  one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then ²  Jesus ³  sat down ⁴  and taught the crowds from the boat.

Therefore you heavens rejoice, and all who reside in them! But ¹  woe to the earth and the sea because the devil has come down to you! He ²  is filled with terrible anger, for he knows that he only has a little time!”

five have fallen; one is, ¹  and the other has not yet come, but whenever he does come, he must remain for only a brief time.