Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.

But now {they that are} younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock. {younger...: Heb. of fewer days than I}

Which in time past {were} not a people, but {are} now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

{This is} a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.

So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.