Bears Quote by Vincent de Paul

And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;…

— Bible

Jesus ... associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.

— John Ortberg

Before Jesus leads His disciples into suffering, humiliation, disgrace, and disdain, He summons them and shows Himself to them as the Lord in God's…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The Lord confers great honor on his servants when he brings them suffering....

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“how often', he said,'does a man ruin his disciples by remaining always with them.”

— Romain Rolland

“But with all their mocking they had only hardened his resolve. And the odd thing was, they took a perverse pleasure in it, as…

— Brenda Rickman Vantrease

Christ was willing to suffer wrongs and to be despised, and do you dare to complain of anything?.

— Anonymous

And they assign to Him a part of His servants; man, to be sure, is clearly ungrateful.

— Quran

One by one, these disciples would infect the nations with grace. It wasn't a call to take the sword or the throne and force…

— Shane Claiborne

Yea, let them which have been redeemed of the Lord, shew how He hath delivered them from the hand of the oppressor. When they…

— William Bradford

“How foolish it was of Christ to purchase for us at the price of his shed blood the Spirit we did not need, in…

— Martin Luther

“And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary…

— Scotty Smith