Sentences with phrase «taken by a brother»

The Sadducees who came to him in the temple tried to refute the belief by an argument based on the law of levirate marriage (Deut 25:5 - 6), by which, if a man died and left no son, his wife was taken by his brother, and their first son was legally reckoned as the son of the deceased.

But the loan was taken by his brother before our wedding.

You know you won't get taken by a brother.

Not exact matches

Your best move, say the Ackerly brothers, is to take every sensible precaution but, by installing their software, you have the Steve Martin option when the worst happens.

Indeed, the parents of Martin Richard, the 8 - year - old killed by Tsarnaev and his brother, wrote an op - ed in the Boston Globe asking the federal government to take the death penalty off the table.

The brothers responded by taking close to $ 30,000 they had set aside to do their first - ever advertising and using it to establish a charitable program for September 11 families.

So the collection of 1920s - era classic — pin - collar shirts, Ivy League bow ties and collegiate cardigans — was really inspired by an inspired take on Brooks Brothers itself.

Zachary Cruz, brother of Parkland school shooter Nickolas Cruz, is being harassed by law enforcement — accused of terrorizing the community, arrested for a trivial infraction, held in jail after posting bond, and all but forced to take a conviction to avoid being unfairly jailed, according to his new lawyers.

Buffett and Berkshire bagged those gains by taking major stakes in large and stable businesses such as The Washington Post Co. (NYSE: WPO), Salomon Brothers and Coca - Cola (NYSE: KO).

The policy actions taken by central banks in the wake of the Lehman Brothers collapse were very unorthodox.

Buffett was not apologizing on behalf of actions taken by himself, but those taken by members of investment bank Salomon Brothers, a New York - based firm that had been caught rigging Treasury bids.

«My elder brother was taken away by these thugs without any reasoning and then they came back and started beating up my nephew, and they used stakes and violently beat him up,» Chen told the House Foreign Affairs Committee from his hospital room.

A friend of mine who was taken from her family by the Scoop testifies about sisters and brothers she's never met, a mother who fell apart in their absence (who wouldn't?)

Freedom to eat meat sacrificed to idols was limited only by the demands of love: «Take care lest this liberty of yours somehow become a stumbling block to the weak, lest your eating offend any brothers for whom Christ died.»

The promise of founding a great nation might have seemed odd to a childless man, and so Abram maximized his prospects by taking not only his barren wife Sarai but also his nephew Lot, the son of his deceased brother Haran, whom Abram had in effect adopted.

19 of the 41 fatalities took place on Staten Island (including two young brothers, ripped from their mother's arms by the waves.)

I tolerated it for a year and could no longer handle it and demanded he «take back» at least my brother and preferably my sister who was 17 by then.

When Jacob returns to Canaan after an absence of twenty years and is met on his way by a forgiving Esau, Jacob agrees to take up his residence beside his brother in the south of the land, in Seir.

The first, ascribed to Peter, exists in part in a papyrus fragment which describes the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus and breaks off when the author says, «But I, Simon Peter, and Andrew my brother, took our nets and went away to the sea, and with us there was Levi, son of Alphaeus, whom the Lord...» This gospel was known to and criticized by Serapion, bishop of Antioch, about 190.

Although the «two by two» ought not to be taken so literally as home visitation evangelism has often done, it seems symbolic of the fact that any Christian is always a representative, always more than himself, and always checked up on by his brother.

The Koran (and yes the Old Testament encourage evangelism by violence) thus we have relatively same Islamics trying to force Islamic government (and likewise Zionists taking land because it was in David's kingdom; therefore they do not have to pay for it or consider their brother semitics).

Abram was told by God to take nothing from his father's house, but he brought his half sister and her brother with him.

Why did we take the privilege of sacrificing him as an offering or were we repeating the crime of the Sons of Adam when Cain killed his brother in jealousy about some sacrifice offerings that were made and was accepted by God for Cain's brother but not to Cain him self?

Brother you are taking these rats by your peace and forgiveness.

Tommy God has already forgiven you for your sin the moment you asked Jesus into your life and confessed him as Lord.From that point he paid for your sin in full past present future.It is not sin that stops us from being with the Lord so you are saved.The problem you are experiencing is the battle for your life in the here and now satan is out to destroy you and he knows our weaknesses.If you are honest there were already issues in your life that you struggled with and never got the victory over.So where do you go from here as i found myself in the same situation i was a christian but walking according to the flesh.God does nt change his mind he always loves us but because of our choices we distance ourselves from God.The issue is that we like sin thats our wicked hearts and to be fair we cant change our nature only Christ can do that our old nature must be crucified with Christ.The stumbling block is our pride we have to admit that we cant do it For me that was terribly difficult i was so independent thinking i could do anything but the truth was a made a real mess of things.I sense you are at a crossroads and are feeling desperate and confused.So as a brother in the Lord you need to confess your sin to God and tell him that you are weak -LCB- we all are -RCB- and that you cant do it in your strength -LCB- None of us can -RCB- but ask him to send the holy spirit to help you deal with the temptations and the sin that you struggle with and he will help you to change your life he will empower you as he did me.Rather than look at who you are look to Christ and walk in him and he will make you a new man and sin will not have dominion over you.Jesus came to set us free from bondage.Having once been a slave to sin i know what it is like to have been set free by the power of God and that is what Christ is offering you today.All it takes is a desire to change or repent and admit we cant do it and trust him to give you the strength to walk in him regards brentnz

Thank you brother for your comforting words and I should admit I was not taking a good care of my health lately nor was really enjoying my life, living in a boring routine that which God had wanted me to change by putting me through such experience to compel me to make some changes to my routine life which I appreciate so much to be given a second chance... So Eid Mubarak brother although being late but better than never...!

From the moment Levin saw his beloved brother dying and for the first time looked at the problems of life and death in the light of what he called the new convictions that between the ages of twenty and thirty - four had imperceptibly taken the place of the beliefs of his childhood and youth, he was horrified not so much by death as by a life without the slightest knowledge of where it came from, what it was for, and why, and what it was.

On the death of Pandu, Dhrita - rashtra, the blind king, took his brother's five sons into his own home to rear, and they were trained in the manly arts along with his own sons, by Drona.

Yes... this is the severist most ignorant form of human brotherhood... but Bill Nye, is taking the first step towards his goal, and the goal of many athiest activist... take the rights away from God believers... because... a hundred reasons... children will be hurt, holds back our country yada yada... be careful who you get suckered in by as you travel these few years we are given on this earth... allow your brother to be your brother... allow him to chose for his life and family... never cross the line of «knowing better.»

Such I take to be the true motivation for Christian concern about social, economic, political, national, and international problems; for example — that the path of life trodden by those who are brothers of God - made - man must be made a fit path for those who are God's brothers as well as God's sons.

You are not under arrest for nobody has the right to falsely imprison you, but rather take your opportunity to tell your brothers and sisters under law of deception that you you only live according to the law of YWHY and forgive him for you were once lost and bound by the deception of Satan and his help is greatly appreciated if he can contribute to the waking up of those that have been asleep there whole life by showing love and truth in his name.

In 2 Samuel 13, upon learning that his sister Tamar had been raped by her brother Amnon, Absalom stated, Keep silent my sister, he is your brother, do not take this matter to heart.

If the man is unwilling to take his brother's wife, she shall go to the elders at the town gate and say «My husband's brother refuses to perpetuate his brother's name in Israel; he will not do his duty by me.»

She appears in this first Gospel to be embarrassed by Jesus, to think him «beside himself» and Mark says that she went with Jesus» four brothers, James, Joses, Judas and Simon, and his two sisters to «take Jesus away» [see Mark 3 and 6].

The words «the brother of James» were probably added to his name by some later copier of his letter who took the writer to be the Judas or Jude mentioned in Mark 6:3 and Matt.

So to the Exchange, and thence home to dinner with my brother, and in the afternoon to Westminster hall, and there found Mrs. Lane, and by agreement we met at the Parliament stairs (in my way down to the boat who should meet us but my lady Jemimah, who saw me lead her but said nothing to me of her, though I ought to speak to her to see whether she would take notice of it or no) and off to Stangate and so to the King's Head at Lambeth marsh, and had variety of meats and drinks, but I did so towse her and handled her, but could get nothing more from her though I was very near it; but as wanton and bucksome as she is she dares not adventure upon the business, in which I very much commend and like her.

Staid pretty late, and so over with her by water, and being in a great sweat with my towsing of her durst not go home by water, but took coach, and at home my brother and I fell upon Des Cartes, and I perceive he has studied him well, and I can not find but he has minded his book, and do love it.

After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

For there are many doubtful matters which a man can not resolve or find the answer to by himself, and so he takes his brother aside and tells him his trouble... We must have many absolutions, so that we may strengthen our timid consciences and despairing hearts against the devil and against God... I will not let private confession be taken from me.

The Sadducees said that seven brothers died childless, and the first one's wife was taken in turn by all of them.

«Her husband's brother shall have intercourse with her; he shall take her in marriage and do his duty by her as her husband's brother.

These flashbacks take on new significance when, a few minutes later, we see the adult Michael promising a camping trip to his brother «G.O.B.» (George Oscar Bluth II, who had similarly been disappointed by George Sr.)-- only to break that promise later in the episode in order to camp with his own son, George Michael, instead.

The custom recounted in the performance of levirate marriage in Ruth 4:8 (by which the brother or the next closest male kin takes the wife of the deceased relative) is, we should judge, considerably earlier than Deuteronomy.

The scene saw gay vicar Billy Mayhew, played by Daniel Brocklebank, taking heroin in a church alongside his brother Lee, played by Richard Crehan.

People don't ever want to understand this, even our lost brothers and sisters who commit sin by suicide bombing and committing acts of terror and taking innocent lives do not realize these things.

They took the eighteen brothers, and sisters who had chosen for their part to confess God and inherit eternal life by becoming his sons and daughters, they bound their hands and feet, they attached them to posts surrounded with mats and they put them with the other prisoners.

Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

In the summertime, Carolina would take me and my brother to the pool club by our house, and amongst a sea of one - piece bathing suits, mothers wading with their children, kids running wild, there was Carolina styling an itsy - bitsy black bikini.

«My mother would get up at 2 o'clock in the morning, take my two brothers in her arms, go to [her] converted storefront, and make corn and flour tortillas by herself,» Ramona Banuelos says.

«My brother Harry also pitched in by taking care of the accounting.