Ruth 1:18
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When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to persuade her.
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As she insisted strongly upon going with her (התאמּץ, to stiffen one's self firmly upon a thing), Naomi gave up persuading her any more to return.
Open source ↗In this epistle the apostle congratulates Gaius upon the prosperity of his soul (Jo3 1:1, Jo3 1:2), upon the fame he had among good Christians (Jo3 1:3, Jo3 1:4), and upon his charity and hospitality to the servants of Christ (Jo3 1:5, Jo3 1:6). He complains of contemptuous treatment by an ambitious Diotrephes (Jo3 1:9, Jo3 1:10), recommends Demetrius (Jo3 1:12), and expresses his hope of visiting Gaius shortly (Jo3 1:13, Jo3 1:14).
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When he would not be dissuaded, we fell silent and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.