"Can anything good come from Nazareth?" Nathanael asked. "Come and see," answered Philip.

Everyone whom my Father gives me will come to me. I will never turn away anyone who comes to me,

Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, "Lord, how can it be that you will reveal yourself to us and not to the world?"

Jesus answered him, "Those who love me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and my Father and I will come to them and live with them.

I love those who love me; whoever looks for me can find me.

"Come to me, all of you who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest.

For the yoke I will give you is easy, and the load I will put on you is light."

So when the Samaritans came to him, they begged him to stay with them, and Jesus stayed there two days.

For two years Paul lived in a place he rented for himself, and there he welcomed all who came to see him.

He preached about the Kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ, speaking with all boldness and freedom.

Listen! I stand at the door and knock; if any hear my voice and open the door, I will come into their house and eat with them, and they will eat with me.

but they held him back, saying, "Stay with us; the day is almost over and it is getting dark." So he went in to stay with them.