But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” ... 2Corinthians 12:9. (ESV)
Matthew 19:9 9 And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”
no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dear brother. He is very dear to me but even dearer to...
See Jeremiah 31:31-34 and Luke 22:14-23. This is language first used in Jeremiah's promise of rescue and renewal of the exiled people of God...