we pull down every proud obstacle that is raised against the knowledge of God; we take every thought captive and make it obey Christ.

You tolerate anyone who orders you around or takes advantage of you or traps you or looks down on you or slaps you in the face.

be sure that you do not become proud and forget the LORD your God who rescued you from Egypt, where you were slaves.

This will keep him from thinking that he is better than other Israelites and from disobeying the LORD's commands in any way. Then he will reign for many years, and his descendants will rule Israel for many generations.

But when King Uzziah became strong, he grew arrogant, and that led to his downfall. He defied the LORD his God by going into the Temple to burn incense on the altar of incense.

But Hezekiah was too proud to show gratitude for what the LORD had done for him, and Judah and Jerusalem suffered for it.

Finally, however, Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem humbled themselves, and so the LORD did not punish the people until after Hezekiah's death.

and even when the Babylonian ambassadors came to inquire about the unusual event that had happened in the land, God let Hezekiah go his own way only in order to test his character.

But because he became proud, stubborn, and cruel, he was removed from his royal throne and lost his place of honor.

He must be mature in the faith, so that he will not swell up with pride and be condemned, as the Devil was.

When the man saw that he was not winning the struggle, he hit Jacob on the hip, and it was thrown out of joint.

The sun rose as Jacob was leaving Peniel, and he was limping because of his hip.

So I tell you now that I will not drive these people out as you advance. They will be your enemies, and you will be trapped by the worship of their gods."

The LORD said, "None of the surrounding nations that treated Israel with scorn will ever again be like thorns and briers to hurt Israel. And they will know that I am the Sovereign LORD."

You remember why I preached the gospel to you the first time; it was because I was sick.

Then Satan left the LORD's presence and made sores break out all over Job's body.

Now here is this descendant of Abraham whom Satan has kept in bonds for eighteen years; should she not be released on the Sabbath?"

you are to hand this man over to Satan for his body to be destroyed, so that his spirit may be saved in the Day of the Lord.

Then they spat in his face and beat him; and those who slapped him

To this very moment we go hungry and thirsty; we are clothed in rags; we are beaten; we wander from place to place;