Acts 9 Cross References - CAB

¹ Then Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest ² and requested from him letters of authority to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he should find any who were of the Way, both men or women, he might bring them, having been bound, to Jerusalem. ³ And as he was going, it came about that he drew near to Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. ⁴ And falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?" ⁵ And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" And the Lord said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. ⁶ "But stand up and enter into the city, and it will be spoken to you what you must do." ⁷ And the men who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one. ⁸ And Saul arose from the ground, and although his eyes were open, he saw no one; and leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus. ⁹ And he was three days not seeing, and neither ate nor drank. ¹⁰ Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias." And he said, "Behold I am here, Lord." ¹¹ And the Lord said to him, "Arise and go to the street called Straight, and seek out in the house of Judas, a man named Saul, of Tarsus; for behold, he is praying. ¹² And he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him, in order that he might see again." ¹³ But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how many wicked things he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem; ¹⁴ and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who are calling on Your name." ¹⁵ But the Lord said to him, "Go your way, for he is a chosen vessel to Me to bear My name before Gentiles and kings, and the sons of Israel. ¹⁶ For I will show him all the things that he must suffer for My name's sake." ¹⁷ And Ananias departed and entered the house; and putting his hands on him, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord has sent me, the One who appeared to you in the way which you were coming, so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit." ¹⁸ And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he saw again; and arising, he was baptized, ¹⁹ and when he received food, he was strengthened. Now Saul was with the disciples in Damascus three days. ²⁰ And immediately in the synagogues he was proclaiming Christ, that He is the Son of God. ²¹ And all those who heard were astounded, and were saying, "Is this not the one who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and has come here for that purpose, so that he might take them having been bound, to the chief priests?" ²² But Saul all the more was growing strong, and was confounding the Jews who were dwelling in Damascus, proving that this Jesus is the Christ. ²³ Now when many days were fulfilled, the Jews plotted to kill him. ²⁴ But their plot became known to Saul. And they closely watched the city gates both day and night, in order that they might kill him. ²⁵ But the disciples, taking him by night, they let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket. ²⁶ Now when Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; but they all were afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple. ²⁷ But Barnabas, taking hold of him, brought him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the way, and that He had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he spoke boldly in the name of Jesus. ²⁸ So he was entering with them into Jerusalem, ²⁹ and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and he was speaking and disputing with the Greek-speaking Jews, but they were attempting to kill him. ³⁰ But the brothers, learning about it, brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus. ³¹ Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified, and going in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, were multiplying. ³² Now it came to pass, as Peter went through all parts of the country, that he went down to the saints who were dwelling in Lydda. ³³ And he found there a certain man named Aeneas, who had been confined to a bed for eight years, who was paralyzed. ³⁴ And Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals you. Arise and make your bed." Then he arose immediately. ³⁵ And all who were dwelling at Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord. ³⁶ Now in Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which being translated is called Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charitable giving which she was doing. ³⁷ But it came about in those days that she took sick and died; and they washed her, and put her in an upper room. ³⁸ Now since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, having heard that Peter was in Joppa, sent to him, urging him not to delay in coming to them. ³⁹ And arising, Peter went with them. When he arrived, they took him into the upper room, and all the widows stood beside him weeping, showing him tunics and cloaks which Dorcas was making, while being with them. ⁴⁰ But Peter, having put them all outside, knelt down and prayed. And turning to the body he said, "Tabitha, arise." And she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up. ⁴¹ And giving to her his hand, he raised her up; and when he called the saints and the widows, he presented her living. ⁴² And it became known throughout all of Joppa, and many believed on the Lord. ⁴³ And it came about that he stayed many days in Joppa with one Simon, a tanner.

^{9 (3:10)} And the Lord God called Adam and said to him, Adam, where are you?

⁸ And the Angel of the Lord said to her, Hagar, Sarai's maid, from where do you come, and where are you going? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.

¹¹ And they struck the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, and they were wearied with seeking the door.

¹ And it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, Abraham, Abraham; and he said, Behold! I am here.

¹¹ But the Angel of the Lord called to him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham. And he said, Behold, I am here.

¹¹ And the Angel of God said to me in a dream, Jacob; and I said, What is it?

⁴ And Joseph said to his brothers, Draw near to me; and they drew near; and he said, I am your brother Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt.

²⁶ And they reported to him, saying, Your son Joseph is living, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt; and Jacob was amazed, for he did not believe them.

²⁴ But their bow and arrows were mightily consumed, and the sinews of their arms were slackened by the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob; this is he that strengthened Israel from the God of your father;

⁴ And when the Lord saw that he drew near to see, the Lord called him out of the bush, saying, Moses, Moses. And he said, What is it?

¹¹ And the Lord said to Moses, Who has given a mouth to man, and who has made the very hard of hearing, and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? Have not I, God? ¹² And now go, and I will open your mouth, and will instruct you in what you shall say. ¹³ And Moses said, O Lord, I pray, appoint another able person whom You shall send.

¹³ And Moses said, O Lord, I pray, appoint another able person whom You shall send. ¹⁴ And the Lord was greatly angered against Moses, and said, Lo! Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he will surely speak to you. And behold, he will come forth to meet you, and beholding you, he will rejoice within himself.

¹⁴ And the Lord was greatly angered against Moses, and said, Lo! Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he will surely speak to you. And behold, he will come forth to meet you, and beholding you, he will rejoice within himself. ¹⁵ And you shall speak to him; and you shall put My words into his mouth, and I will open your mouth and his mouth, and I will instruct you in what you shall do. ¹⁶ And he shall speak for you to the people, and he shall be your mouth, and you shall be for him in things pertaining to God. ¹⁷ And this rod that was turned into a serpent you shall take in your hand, with which you shall work miracles. ¹⁸ And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said, I will go and return to my brothers in Egypt, and will see if they are yet living. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in health. And in those days after some time, the king of Egypt died. ¹⁹ And the Lord said to Moses in Midian, Go, depart into Egypt, for all that sought your life are dead.

⁶ And He said to them, Hear My words: If there should be a prophet among you of the Lord, I will be made known to him in a vision, and in sleep will I speak to him.

⁴⁵ Depart out of the midst of this congregation, and I will consume them at once. And they fell upon their faces.

²³ For there is no divination in Jacob, nor enchantment in Israel; in season it shall be told to Jacob and Israel what God shall perform.

¹⁶ Let the Lord God of spirits and of all flesh look out for a man over this congregation, ¹⁷ who shall go out before them, and who shall come in before them, and who shall lead them out, and who shall bring them in; so the congregation of the Lord shall not be as sheep without a shepherd.

²⁹ And there you shall seek the Lord your God, and you shall find Him whenever you shall seek Him with all your heart, and with all your soul in your affliction. ³⁰ And all these things shall come upon you in the last days, and you shall turn to the Lord your God, and shall hearken to His voice.

¹⁰ And you shall cross over the Jordan, and shall dwell in the land, which the Lord our God takes as an inheritance for you; and He shall give you rest from all your enemies round about, and you shall dwell safely.

¹⁵ So Jacob ate and was filled, and the beloved one kicked; he grew fat, he became thick and broad: then he forsook the God that made him, and departed from God his Savior.

¹⁵ And she let them down by the window,

¹ And when Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai, and had destroyed it, as he did to Jericho and its king, even so they did to Ai and its king, and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had gone over to Joshua and Israel; ² then they were greatly terrified by them, for the king knew that Gibeon was a great city, as one of the chief cities, and all its men were mighty. ³ So Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, and to Piram king of Jarmuth, and to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying, ⁴ Come up here to me, and help me, and let us take Gibeon; for the Gibeonites have gone over to Joshua and to the children of Israel. ⁵ And the five kings of the Jebusites went up, the king of Jerusalem, and the king of Hebron, and the king of Jarmuth, and the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, they and all their people; and encamped around Gibeon, and besieged it. ⁶ And the inhabitants of Gibeon sent to Joshua into the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not your hands from your servants: come up quickly to us, and help us, and rescue us; for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the hill country are gathered together against us.

⁴⁶ And westward of Hieracon the border was near to Joppa.

⁴⁴ And the Lord gave them rest round about, as He swore to their fathers; not one of all their enemies maintained his ground against them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hands.

³⁰ So Moab was humbled in that day under the hand of Israel, and the land had rest eighty years; and Ehud judged them till he died.

² And it was reported to the Gazites, saying, Sampson has come here. And they surrounded him and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and they were quiet all the night, saying, Let us wait till the dawn appear, and we will kill him. ³ And Sampson slept till midnight, and rose up at midnight, and took hold of the doors of the gate of the city with the two posts, and lifted them up with the bar, and laid them on his shoulders, and he went up to the top of the mountain that is before Hebron, and laid them there.

⁴ And the Lord called, Samuel, Samuel; and he said, Behold, here am I.

⁴ And the Lord called, Samuel, Samuel; and he said, Behold, here am I. ⁵ And he ran to Eli and said, Here am I, for you called me. And he said, I did not call you; return, go to sleep. And he returned and went to sleep. ⁶ And the Lord called again, Samuel, Samuel; and he went to Eli the second time, and said, Behold here am I, for you called me. And he said, I did not call you; return, go to sleep. ⁷ And this was before Samuel knew the Lord, and before the word of the Lord was revealed to him. ⁸ And the Lord called Samuel again for the third time; and he arose and went to Eli, and said, Behold, I am here, for you called me. And Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child. ⁹ And he said, Return, child, go to sleep; and it shall come to pass if He shall call you, that you shall say, Speak, for Your servant hears. And Samuel went and lay down in his place. ¹⁰ And the Lord came, and stood, and called him as before. And Samuel said, Speak, for Your servant hears.

¹⁰ And he came there to the hill, and behold, a band of prophets was opposite him. And the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied in the midst of them. ¹¹ And all that had known him before came, and saw, and behold, he was in the midst of the prophets. And the people said, everyone to his neighbor, What is this that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets? ¹² And one of them answered and said, And who is his father? And therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

² And Samuel said, How can I go? If Saul hears of it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take a heifer in your hand, and you shall say, I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.

¹¹ And it came to pass in that night, that Saul sent messengers to the house of David to watch him, in order to kill him in the morning. And Michal, David's wife, told him, saying, Unless you save your life this night, tomorrow you shall be slain. ¹² So Michal let David down by the window, and he departed, and fled, and escaped.

⁵ And Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, and he was alarmed, and his heart was greatly dismayed.

¹² And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and he ate, and his spirit was restored in him; for he had not eaten bread, and had not drunk water three days and three nights.

²⁴ Daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you with scarlet together with your adorning, who added golden ornaments to your apparel.

² And before, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the Lord said to you, You shall feed My people Israel, and you shall be for a leader to My people Israel.

²⁶ But if He should say thus, I have no pleasure in you; behold, here I am, let Him do to me according to that which is good in His sight.

⁷ And now, O Lord my God, You have appointed Your servant in the place of David my father; and I am a little child, and know not my going out and my coming in.

¹⁹ And Elijah said to the woman, Give me your son. And he took him out of her bosom, and took him up to the chamber in which he himself lodged, and laid him on the bed. ²⁰ And Elijah cried aloud and said, Alas, O Lord, the witness of the widow with whom I sojourn, You have brought tragedy for her in slaying her son. ²¹ And he breathed on the child three times, and called on the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, let the soul of this child return to him, I pray. ²² And it was so, and the child cried out, ²³ and he brought him down from the upper chamber into the house, and gave him to his mother. And Elijah said, See, your son lives.

²³ and he brought him down from the upper chamber into the house, and gave him to his mother. And Elijah said, See, your son lives.

⁹ And Obadiah said, What sin have I committed, that you give your servant into the hand of Ahab to slay me? ¹⁰ As the Lord your God lives, there is not a nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent to seek you; and if they said, He is not here, then has he set fire to the kingdom and its territories, because he has not found you. ¹¹ And now you say, Go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah is here. ¹² And it shall come to pass when I shall have departed from you, that the Spirit of the Lord shall carry you to a land which I know not, and I shall go in to tell the matter to Ahab, and he will not find you, and he will slay me; yet your servant fears the Lord from his youth. ¹³ Has it not been told to you my lord, what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the Lord, how that I hid a hundred men of the prophets of the Lord, by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water? ¹⁴ And now you say to me, Go, say to your master, Behold, Elijah is here; and he shall slay me.

²⁸ And she said, Did I ask a son of my lord? For did I not say, Do not deal deceitfully with me? ²⁹ And Elisha said to Gehazi, Gird up your loins, and take my staff in your hand, and go: if you meet any man, you shall not greet him, and if a man greet you, you shall not answer him; and you shall lay my staff on the child's face. ³⁰ And the mother of the child said, As the Lord lives and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. And Elisha arose, and went after her.

³² And Elisha went into the house, and behold, the dead child was laid upon his bed. ³³ And Elisha went into the house, and shut the door upon themselves, the two, and prayed to the Lord. ³⁴ And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands, and bowed himself upon him, and the flesh of the child grew warm. ³⁵ And he returned, and walked up and down in the house. And he went up, and bowed himself on the child seven times, and the child opened his eyes. ³⁶ And Elisha cried out to Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her, and she came in to him. And Elisha said, Take your son.

¹⁷ And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, open the eyes of the servant, I pray, and let him see. And the Lord opened his eyes, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses, and there were chariots of fire round about Elisha. ¹⁸ And they came down to him; and he prayed to the Lord, and said, Strike this people, I pray, with blindness. And He struck them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha. ¹⁹ And Elisha said to them, This is not the city, and this is not the way: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek. And he led them away to Samaria. ²⁰ And it came to pass when they entered into Samaria, that Elisha said, O Lord, open their eyes, and let them see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw; and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

¹⁶ They dwelt in Gilead, in Bashan, and in their villages, and in all the country round about Sharon to the border.

⁹ Behold, a son shall be born to you, he shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days.

¹⁸ Is not the Lord with you? And He has given you rest round about, for He has given into your hands the inhabitants of the land; and the land is subdued before the Lord, and before His people.

²⁹ And over the oxen that fed in Sharon was Satrai the Sharonite; and over the oxen in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai.

¹⁶ And we will cut timber out of Lebanon according to all your needs, and we will bring it on rafts to the Sea of Joppa, and you shall bring it to Jerusalem.

¹² And when he was afflicted, he sought the face of the Lord his God, and was greatly humbled before the face of the God of his fathers; ¹³ and he prayed to Him. And He hearkened to him, and listened to his cry, and brought him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom. And Manasseh knew that the Lord, He is God.

¹⁸ And the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer to God, and the words of the seers that spoke to him in the name of the God of Israel, ¹⁹ behold, they are in the account of his prayer. And God hearkened to him. And all his sins, and his backslidings, and the spots on which he built the high places, and set there groves and graven images, before he repented, behold, they are written in the books of the seers.

⁷ And they gave money to the stone masons and carpenters, and food and drink, and oil, to the Sidonians, and Tyrians, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant of Cyrus king of the Persians to them.

⁹ And I said, The thing which you do is not good; you will not so walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the Gentiles our enemies.

¹⁵ But as for the former acts of extortion in which those who were before me oppressed them, they even took of them their last money, forty shekels for bread and wine; and the very outcasts of them exercised authority over the people; but I did not so, because of the fear of God.

⁸ And he spoke to King Artaxerxes, saying, There is a nation scattered among the nations in all your kingdom, and their laws differ from those of all the other nations; and they disobey the laws of the king. Therefore it is not fitting for the king to let them alone. ⁹ If it seems good to the king, let him make a decree to destroy them, and I will remit into the king's treasury ten thousand talents of silver. ¹⁰ And the king took off his ring, and gave it into the hands of Haman, to seal the decrees against the Jews. ¹¹ And the king said to Haman, Keep the silver, and treat the nation as you will. ¹² So the king's recorders were called in the first month, on the thirteenth day, and they wrote as Haman commanded to the captains and governors in every province, from India even to Ethiopia, to a hundred and twenty-seven provinces, and to the rulers of the nations according to their many languages, in the name of King Artaxerxes. ¹³ And the message was sent by posts throughout the kingdom of Artaxerxes, to utterly destroy the race of the Jews on the first day of the twelfth month, which is Adar, and to plunder their goods. And the following is the copy of the letter: The great King Artaxerxes writes thus to the rulers and inferior governors of a hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India even to Ethiopia, who hold authority under him. Ruling over many nations, and having obtained dominion over the whole world, I was minded, (not elated by the confidence of power but ever conducting myself with great moderation and with gentleness) to make the lives of my subjects continually tranquil, desiring both to maintain the kingdom quite and orderly to its utmost limits, and to restore the peace desired by all men. But when I had inquired of my counselors how this should be brought to pass, Haman, who excels in sound judgment among us, and has been manifestly well inclined without wavering and with unshaken fidelity, and has obtained the second post in the kingdom, informed us that a certain ill-disposed people is mixed up with all the tribes throughout the world, opposed in their laws to every other nation, and continually neglecting the commands of the kings, so that the united government blamelessly administered by us is not quietly established. Having then conceived that this nation alone of all others is continually set in opposition to every man, introducing as a change a foreign code of laws, and injuriously plotting to accomplish the worst of evils against our interests, and against the happy establishment of the monarchy; we have accordingly appointed those who are signified to you in the letters written by Haman, who is set over the public affairs and is our second governor, to utterly destroy them all with their wives and children by the swords of the enemies, without pitying or sparing any, on the fourteenth day of the twelfth month (which is Adar) of the present year; that the people aforetime and now ill-disposed to us having been violently consigned to death in one day, may hereafter secure to us continually a well- constituted and quiet state of affairs.

¹⁶ Go and assemble the Jews that are in Susa, and fast for me, and eat not and drink not for three days, night and day. And I also and my maidens will fast, and then I will go in to the king contrary to the law, even if I must die.

¹⁶ And the Jews had light and gladness, ¹⁷ in every city and province wherever the ordinance was published: wherever the proclamation took place, the Jews had joy and gladness, feasting and mirth. And many of the Gentiles were circumcised, and became Jews, for fear of the Jews.

⁴ For He is wise in mind, and mighty, and great: who has hardened himself against Him and endured?

⁹ But let the faithful hold on his own way, and let him that is pure of hands take courage.

²⁸ And He said to man, Behold, godliness is wisdom: and to abstain from evil is understanding.

¹³ Let the blessing of the perishing one come upon me; yea, the mouth of the widow has blessed me.

¹⁹ And if I too overlooked the naked as he was perishing, and did not clothe him; ²⁰ and if the poor did not bless me, and their shoulders were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs;

¹⁸ He spares also his soul from death, and does not allow him to fall in war. ¹⁹ And again, He chastens him with sickness on his bed, and the multitude of his bones are pained. ²⁰ And he shall not be able to take any food, though his soul shall desire meat; ²¹ until his flesh shall be consumed, and he shall show his bones bare. ²² His soul also draws near to death, and his life is in Hades. ²³ Though there should be a thousand messengers of death, not one of them shall wound him: if he should purpose in his heart to turn to the Lord, and declare to man his fault, and show his folly; ²⁴ He will support him, that he should not perish, and will restore his body as fresh plaster upon a wall; and He will fill his bones with marrow. ²⁵ And He will make his flesh tender as that of a babe, and He will restore him among men in his full strength. ²⁶ And he shall pray to the Lord, and his prayer shall be accepted by Him; he shall enter with a cheerful countenance, with a full expression of praise: for He will render to men their due. ²⁷ Even then a man shall blame himself, saying, What kind of things have I done? And He has not punished me according to the full amount of my sins. ²⁸ Deliver my soul, that it may not go to destruction, and my life shall see the light.

^{9 (40:4)} Have you an arm like the Lord's? Or can you thunder with a voice like His? ^{10 (40:5)} Assume now a lofty bearing and power; and clothe yourself with glory and honor.

⁷ declaring the ordinance of the Lord: the Lord has said to Me, You are My Son, today I have begotten You.

¹² Accept correction, lest at any time the Lord be angry, and you should perish from the righteous way. Whenever His wrath shall be suddenly kindled, blessed are all they that trust in Him.

³ On behalf of the saints that are in His land, He has magnified all His pleasure in them.

¹¹ For they intended evil against You; they imagined a device which they shall by no means be able to perform.

²⁷ All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before Him.

⁸ Good and upright is the Lord; therefore will He instruct sinners in the way. ⁹ The meek will He guide in judgment; the meek will He teach His ways.

¹² Who is the man that fears the Lord? He shall instruct him in the way which he has chosen.

¹² Deliver me not over to the desire of them that afflict me; for unjust witnesses have risen up against me, and injustice has lied within herself.

³ Because I kept silence, my bones waxed old, from my crying all the day. ⁴ For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; I became thoroughly miserable while a thorn was fastened in me. Pause. ⁵ I acknowledged my sin, and hid not my iniquity; I said, I will confess my iniquity to the Lord; and You forgave the ungodliness of my heart. Pause. ⁶ Therefore shall every holy one pray to You in a fit time; only in the deluge of many waters they shall not come near to Him.

³² The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him. ³³ But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn him when he is judged.

¹ For the end, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the Lord; and He attended to me, and hearkened to my supplication. ² And He brought me up out of a pit of misery, and from miry clay; and He set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps.

¹⁵ And call upon Me in the day of affliction; and I shall deliver you, and you shall glorify Me. Pause.

⁷ I have become as it were a wonder to many, but You are my strong helper.

² How long will you judge unrighteously, and accept the persons of sinners? Pause. ³ Judge the orphan and poor; do justice to the low and needy. ⁴ Rescue the needy, and deliver the poor out of the hand of the sinner.

⁷ They shall go from strength to strength; the God of gods shall be seen in Zion.

¹¹ Guide me, O Lord, in Your way, and I will walk in Your truth; let my heart rejoice, that I may fear Your name.

¹² Blessed is the man whom You shall chasten, O Lord, and shall teach him out of Your law; ¹³ to give him rest from evil days, until the pit is dug for the wicked.

² who cover Yourself with light as with a garment; spreading out the heaven as a curtain.

³ With You is dominion in the day of Your power, in the splendors of Your saints; I have begotten You from the womb before the morning.

¹⁰ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and all that act accordingly have a good understanding; His praise endures forever and ever.

⁸ The Lord shall keep your coming in, and your going out, from this time forth and forever.

¹ A Song of Degrees. Out of the depths have I cried to You, O Lord. ² O Lord, hearken to my voice; let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. ³ If You, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

⁹ He will relieve the orphan and widow: but will utterly remove the way of sinners.

⁷ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and there is good understanding to all that practice it: and godliness toward God is the beginning of discernment; but the ungodly will nullify wisdom and instruction.

⁸ that He may guard the righteous ways: and He will preserve the way of them that fear Him.

¹⁹ Let your loving deer and your graceful colt company with you, and let her be considered your own, and be with you at all times, for ravished with her love you shall be greatly increased.

¹³ The fear of the Lord hates unrighteousness, insolence, pride, and the ways of wicked men; and I hate the perverse ways of bad men.

⁷ The memory of the just is praised, but the name of the ungodly man is extinguished.

²⁶ In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence, and he leaves his children a support. ²⁷ The commandment of the Lord is a fountain of life, and it causes men to turn aside from the snare of death.

⁸ The sacrifices of the ungodly are an abomination to the Lord, but the prayers of them that walk honestly are acceptable to Him.

⁶ (TEXT OMITTED) ^{7 (16:5A)} The beginning of a good way is to do justly, and it is more acceptable with God than to offer sacrifices.

¹⁷ Let not your heart envy sinners, but be in the fear of the Lord all the day.

³⁰ Charms are false, and woman's beauty is vain: for it is a wise woman that is blessed, and let her praise the fear the Lord. ³¹ Give her of the fruit of her lips; and let her husband be praised in the gates.

⁷ Go, eat your bread with mirth, and drink your wine with a joyful heart; for now God has favorably accepted your works.

¹⁰ Whatsoever your hand shall find to do, do with all your might; for there is no work nor device nor knowledge nor wisdom in Hades, where you are going.

⁹ My kinsman is like a gazelle or a young hart on the mountains of Bethel: behold, he is behind our wall, looking through the windows, peeping through the lattices.

⁵ I have charged you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the powers and by the virtues of the field, that you rouse not nor awake my love, until he please.

¹⁴ Make haste, my kinsman, and be like a doe or a fawn on the mountains of spices.

⁸ And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go to this people? And I said, behold, I am here, send me. And He said, Go, and say to this people,

¹⁸ Behold I and the children which God has given me; and they shall be for signs and wonders in the house of Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells in Mount Zion.

² and the Spirit of God shall rest upon Him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and godliness shall fill Him; ³ the spirit of the fear of God. He shall not judge according to appearance, nor reprove according to report;

¹⁰ And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, and He that shall arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him shall the Gentiles trust, and His rest shall be glorious.

⁶ Turn, you children of Israel, who devise a deep and sinful counsel.

¹ Woe to those that afflict you; but no one makes you miserable; and he that deals treacherously with you does not deal treacherously; those that deal treacherously shall be taken and given up, and like a moth on a garment, so shall they be spoiled.

⁶ They shall be delivered up to the law; our salvation is our treasure; there is wisdom and knowledge and godliness toward the Lord; these are the treasures of righteousness.

⁹ The land mourns; Lebanon is ashamed; Sharon has become a marsh; Galilee shall be laid bare, and Carmel.

² And the desert places of the Jordan shall blossom and rejoice; the glory of Lebanon has been given to it, and the honor of Carmel; and my people shall see the glory of the Lord, and the majesty of God.

²⁹ He gives strength to the hungry, and sorrow to them that are not suffering.

⁹ What excellent thing have I prepared as clay of the potter? Will the plowman plow the earth all day? Shall the clay say to the potter, What are you doing that you do not work, nor have hands? Shall the thing formed answer Him that formed it?

⁶ Seek the Lord, and when you find Him, call upon Him; and when He draws near to you, ⁷ let the ungodly leave his ways, and the transgressor his counsels; and let him return to the Lord, and he shall find mercy; for He shall abundantly pardon your sins.

¹⁸ I have seen his ways, and healed him, and comforted him, and given him true comfort;

⁹ out of all their affliction; not an ambassador, nor a messenger, but He Himself saved them, because He loved them and spared them; He Himself redeemed them, and took them up, and lifted them up all the days of old.

¹⁰ And there shall be in the forest folds of flocks, and the valley of Achor shall be for a resting place of herds for My people, who have sought Me.

² For all these things are Mine, says the Lord; and to whom will I have respect, but to the humble and meek, and the man that trembles at My words?

⁸ Who has heard such a thing? And who has seen after this manner? Has the earth travailed in one day? Or has even a nation been born at once, that Zion has travailed, and brought forth her children?

⁵ Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; and before you came forth from the womb, I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.

⁷ And the Lord said to me, Say not, I am a child; for you shall go to all to whomsoever I shall send you, and according to all the words that I shall command you, you shall speak.

⁹ Then I said, I will by no means name the name of the Lord, and I will no longer speak in His name. But it was a burning fire flaming in my bones, and I am utterly weakened on all sides, and cannot bear up. ¹⁰ For I have heard the reproach of many gathering round, saying, Conspire, and let us conspire together against him, even all his friends. Watch his intentions, if perhaps he shall be deceived, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall be avenged on him.

¹² And pray to Me, and I will hearken to you; and you shall earnestly seek Me, and you shall find Me; ¹³ for you shall seek Me with your whole heart.

¹⁸ I have heard the sound of Ephraim lamenting, and saying, You have chastened me, and I was chastened; I as a calf was not willingly taught: turn me, and I shall turn; for You are the Lord my God. ¹⁹ For after my captivity I repented, and after I knew, I groaned for the day of shame, and showed You that I bore reproach from my youth. ²⁰ Ephraim is a beloved son, a pleasing child to Me: for because My words are in him, I will surely remember him. Therefore I made haste to help him. I will surely have mercy upon him, says the Lord.

⁴⁰ ( { π}) NUN. Our way has been searched out and examined, and we will turn to the Lord.

¹⁴ And the Spirit lifted me, and took me up, and I went in the impulse of my spirit; and the hand of the Lord was mighty upon me.

⁶ And I passed by to you, and saw you polluted in your blood; and I said to you, Let there be life out of your blood; ⁷ increase; I have made you as the springing grass of the field. So you increased and grew, and entered into great cities: your breasts were set, and your hair grew, whereas you were naked and bare. ⁸ And I passed by you and saw you, and behold, it was your time and a time of resting; and I spread My wings over you, and covered your shame, and swore an oath to you; and I entered into covenant with you, says the Lord, and you became Mine.

¹⁹ Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a night vision; and Daniel blessed the God of heaven, and said,

⁷ And I, Daniel alone saw the vision: and the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great amazement fell upon them, and they fled in fear.

⁶ You therefore shall return to your God. Keep mercy and judgment, and draw near to your God continually.

² Take with you words, and turn to the Lord your God. Speak to Him, that you may not receive the reward of unrighteousness, but that you may receive good things; and we will render in return the fruit of our lips.

¹³ and tear your hearts, and not your garments, and turn to the Lord your God: for He is merciful and compassionate, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy, and relenting of evil.

² Rise, and go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach in it; for the cry of its wickedness has come up before Me. ³ But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. And he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish: and he paid his fare, and went up into it, to sail with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.

³ But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. And he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish: and he paid his fare, and went up into it, to sail with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.

^{1 (2:2)} And Jonah prayed to the Lord his God out of the belly of the whale, ^{2 (2:3)} and said, I cried in my affliction to the Lord my God, and He hearkened unto me, even to my cry out of the belly of hell: You heard my voice. ^{3 (2:4)} For You have cast me into the depths of the heart of the sea, and the floods compassed me: all Your billows and Your waves have passed upon me. ^{4 (2:5)} And I said, I am cast out of Your presence: shall I indeed look again toward Your holy temple?

¹ And the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, ² Rise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach in it according to the former preaching which I spoke to you of.

⁶ And the word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from off his throne, and took off his robe, and put on sackcloth, and sat on ashes. ⁷ And proclamation was made, and it was commanded in Nineveh by the king and by his great men, saying, Let not men, or cattle, or oxen, or sheep, taste any thing, nor feed, nor drink water. ⁸ So men and cattle were clothed with sackcloth, and cried earnestly to God; and they turned everyone from their evil way, and from the iniquity that was in their hands, saying,

¹⁶ I watched, and my belly trembled at the sound of the prayer of my lips, and trembling entered into my bones, and my frame was troubled within me; I will rest in the day of affliction, from going up to the people of my sojourning.

⁸ For thus says the Lord Almighty; After the glory has he sent Me to the nations that spoiled you: for he that touches you is as one that touches the apple of His eye.

^{8 (3:9)} Hear now, Joshua the high priest, you and your neighbors that are sitting before you — for they are diviners; for behold, I bring forth My servant the Branch.

²⁰ Thus says the Lord Almighty; Yet shall many peoples come, and the inhabitants of many cities;

¹⁰ And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and compassion: and they shall look upon Me, because they have mocked Me, and they shall make lamentation for Him, as for a beloved friend, and they shall grieve intensely, as for a firstborn son.

³ And approaching Him, the tempter said, "If You are the Son of God, speak so that these stones may become bread."

¹¹ "Blessed are you whenever they revile you, and they persecute you, and they say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.

⁷ "Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you. ⁸ For everyone that asks receives, and he that seeks finds, and to him that knocks, it shall be opened.

³ And reaching out His hand, Jesus touched him, saying, "I am willing; be cleansed." Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

⁶ But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins"--then He said to the paralytic, "Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house."

²⁵ But when the crowd had been put out, He went in and grasped her hand, and the little girl arose.

²⁸ And when He came into the house, the blind men approached Him, and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to Him, "Yes, Lord." ²⁹ Then He touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith, let it be unto you." ³⁰ And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, "See that you let no one know."

¹⁶ "Behold, I am sending you forth like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be as wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

¹⁶ "Behold, I am sending you forth like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be as wise as serpents and innocent as doves. ¹⁷ But beware of men, for they will hand you over to councils and they will flog you in their synagogues.

¹⁷ But beware of men, for they will hand you over to councils and they will flog you in their synagogues. ¹⁸ And you will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the nations.

¹⁸ And you will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the nations.

¹⁸ And you will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the nations. ¹⁹ But whenever they hand you over, do not worry how or what you should speak. For it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak;

¹⁹ But whenever they hand you over, do not worry how or what you should speak. For it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak; ²⁰ for you are not the ones speaking, but the Spirit of your Father who is speaking in you. ²¹ Now brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents, and put them to death.

²¹ Now brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents, and put them to death. ²² And you will be hated by all people for My name's sake. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.

²² And you will be hated by all people for My name's sake. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. ²³ But whenever they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For assuredly I say to you, by no means will you have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

²³ But whenever they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For assuredly I say to you, by no means will you have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

²³ But whenever they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For assuredly I say to you, by no means will you have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes. ²⁴ A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. ²⁵ It is enough for a disciple that he become like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more will they call his household members!

⁵⁴ And coming into His hometown, He began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, "Where did this Man get this wisdom and the miracles? ⁵⁵ Is this not the carpenter's son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Jude?

¹³ When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He was questioning His disciples, saying, "Who do men pronounce Me, the Son of Man, to be?"

¹⁷ Then Jesus answered and said, "O unfaithful and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me."

¹³ Then little children were brought to Him, that He might put His hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked them.

³⁰ But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

⁹ Then they will hand you over to tribulation and they will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations, on account of My name. ¹⁰ And then many will fall away, and they will betray one another, and they will hate one another.

⁴⁰ Then two will be in the field: one will be taken, and one will be left. ⁴¹ Two will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken, and one will be left.

³⁶ I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.' ³⁷ "Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? ³⁸ When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? ³⁹ Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' ⁴⁰ "And the King will answer and say to them, 'Assuredly I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers, you did it to Me.'

⁴⁵ "Then He will answer them, saying, 'Assuredly I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, neither did you do it to Me.' ⁴⁶ "And these shall go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

¹¹ For you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always.

⁶³ But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, "I adjure You by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God!" ⁶⁴ Jesus said to him, "You said it. Nevertheless, I say to you, from now on, you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven." ⁶⁵ Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, "He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Look, now you have heard His blasphemy! ⁶⁶ What do you think?" They answered and said, "He is deserving of death."

⁴³ He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He'll have Him; for He said, 'I am the Son of God.' "

⁵² and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had passed away were raised;

⁵⁴ So when the centurion and those with him guarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they were greatly afraid, saying, "Truly this was the Son of God!"

³¹ So He came and He raised her up, grasping her hand; and immediately the fever left her. And she began to serve them.

³ And they came to Him, bringing a paralytic being carried by four men. ⁴ And not being able to get near Him because of the crowd, they removed the tiles from the roof where He was, and having dug through they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying. ⁵ And Jesus, seeing their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Child, your sins have been forgiven you." ⁶ And some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts, ⁷ Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?" ⁸ And immediately, when Jesus recognized in His spirit that they were reasoning thus among themselves, He said to them, "Why are you reasoning these things in your hearts? ⁹ Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins have been forgiven,' or to say, 'Arise, take up your bed and walk'? ¹⁰ But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins"--He said to the paralytic, ¹¹ "I say to you, arise, and take up your pallet, and go to your house."

¹⁵ Then they came to Jesus, and observed him who had been demon-possessed and had the legion, sitting and having been clothed and being of sound mind, and they were afraid. ¹⁶ And those who saw it related to them how it happened to him who had been demon-possessed, and about the pigs. ¹⁷ Then they began to implore Him to go away from their region. ¹⁸ And when He got into the boat, he who had been demon-possessed implored Him that he might be with Him. ¹⁹ But Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, "Go home to your own family, and report to them all the things that the Lord has done for you, and how He had compassion on you." ²⁰ And he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis all the things Jesus did for him; and all were marveling.

²³ and was imploring Him many times, saying, "My little daughter is near death, please come and lay Your hands on her, so that she may be healed, and live."

²⁵ Now a certain woman, suffering from a flow of blood twelve years,

⁴⁰ And they were ridiculing Him. But after He sent out all present, He took along the father and the mother of the child, and those with Him, and He went in where the child was lying. ⁴¹ And having grasped the hand of the child, He said to her, "Talitha, koumi," which means, "Little girl, I say to you, arise." ⁴² And immediately the little girl arose and was walking about, for she was twelve years old. And they were overcome with great amazement.

⁵ and He could do no miracle there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.

²¹ So He asked his father, "How long a time has it been that it has happened like this to him?" And he said, "From childhood.

²⁵ When Jesus saw that a crowd was running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, "Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more!"

⁸ This woman did what she could; she undertook beforehand to anoint My body for burial.

¹⁵ "Then he will show you a large upper room, furnished and ready; there prepare for us."

¹⁶ And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God. ¹⁷ And he himself will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."

⁷⁶ "And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,

¹¹ For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

¹⁰ So the people were asking him, saying, "What shall we do then?"

¹² And when He came near the gate of the city, that behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And many people from the city was with her.

¹⁵ So he who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He gave him to his mother.

⁵⁴ But He sent them all outside, and having grasped her hand, He called, saying, "Child, arise."

⁴¹ And Jesus answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.

⁹ "So I say to you, ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you. ¹⁰ For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

¹⁶ So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, lo, these eighteen years, should she not be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?"

³⁰ But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with prostitutes, you slaughtered the fatted calf for him.'

³² But it was necessary to be merry and to rejoice, because your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.' "

⁷ And God, shall He not execute justice for His own elect, who cry out day and night to Him, and yet He is patient with them? ⁸ I tell you that He will execute justice for them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?" ⁹ Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised the others: ¹⁰ Two men went up to the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. ¹¹ The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank You that I am not like other men--swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. ¹² I fast twice a week, I tithe on all things, as many as I acquire.' ¹³ And the tax collector, standing far away, would not so much as lift his eyes towards heaven, but beat on his chest, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!' ¹⁴ I say to you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted."

¹⁵ for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict nor to withstand.

⁴¹ And He was withdrawn from them about a stone's throw, and He knelt down and prayed,

⁴² Then he said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when You come in Your kingdom." ⁴³ And Jesus said to him, "Assuredly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise."

⁴⁴ Then He said to them, "These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me."

⁴⁴ Then He said to them, "These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me." ⁴⁵ And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.

⁴⁹ Nathanael answered and said to Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"

¹¹ This beginning of the signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.

¹⁰ Jesus answered and said to her, "If you had known the gift of God, and who it is that says to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given to you living water."

⁵ Now there was certain man there who had an ailment for thirty-eight years.

¹ And passing by, He saw a man blind from birth.

⁸ Therefore the neighbors and those who previously saw him, that he was blind, were saying, "Is not this he who sat and begged?" ⁹ Some said, "This is he." Others said, "He looks like him." He kept saying, "I am he."

²¹ but how he now sees we do not know, or who opened his eyes we do not know. He is of age; ask him. He will speak for himself."

⁹ I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out, and will find pasture.

³ Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, "Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick." ⁴ And when Jesus heard, He said, "This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it."

⁴ And when Jesus heard, He said, "This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it."

³⁶ Then the Jews said, "Look how He loved him!" ³⁷ But some of them said, "Could not this Man, who opened the eyes of the blind, have done something to keep this one from dying?"

⁴³ And having said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth!" ⁴⁴ And the one having died came out, bound hands and feet with grave clothes, and his face was wrapped in a handkerchief. Jesus said to them, "Loose him, and let him go." ⁴⁵ Therefore many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and seeing the things which Jesus had done, believed in Him.

⁸ For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always."

¹¹ because on account of him many of the Jews were going away, and were believing in Jesus.

²⁹ Therefore the crowd which was standing and heard were saying that it had thundered. Others were saying, "An angel has spoken to Him."

⁴⁴ Then Jesus cried out and said, "He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me.

¹⁶ And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, so that He may abide with you forever, ¹⁷ the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, because He abides with you and shall be in you. ¹⁸ I will not leave you orphans; I am coming to you.

⁵ I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; because apart from Me you can do nothing.

⁸ By this My Father is glorified, that you may bear much fruit; and you will become My disciples.

¹⁶ You did not choose Me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, so that whatever you may ask the Father in My name He may give to you.

²⁰ Remember the word which I said to you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.

¹ "These things I have spoken to you, so that you should not be made to stumble. ² They will excommunicate you; but a time is coming when everyone who kills you will think that he is offering God a service. ³ And these things they will do to you because they did not know the Father nor Me. ⁴ But these things I have spoken to you, so that when the time comes, you may remember them, that I told you. But these things I did not say to you from the beginning, because I was with you.

¹² When I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You have given Me I guarded; and not one of them is lost except the son of perdition, so that the Scripture might be fulfilled.

⁶ Therefore when He said to them, "I AM," they stepped back and fell to the ground.

⁷ The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to our law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God."

¹⁶ Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to Him, "Rabboni!" (which means, Teacher).

²⁸ And Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!"

³¹ but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.

¹⁵ So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I care for You." He said to him, "Feed My lambs."

⁸ But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

¹³ And when they had entered, they went up into the upper room where they were staying; both Peter and James and John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

²¹ "Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us in every time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

⁴ And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in different languages, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

⁶ And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because they were hearing each one speaking in his own language.

¹² So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, "What might this mean?"

¹⁷ "And it shall be in the last days", says God, "that I will pour from My Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy; and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;"

²¹ And it shall be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."

³⁷ Now having heard this, they were cut to the heart, and they said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Men and brothers, what shall we do?" ³⁸ Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

⁴¹ Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added.

² And a man lame from his mother's womb was being carried, whom they would lay each day at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple;

⁶ But Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have, but that which I do have, I give to you: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, rise and walk." ⁷ And taking hold of him by his right hand, he raised him; and immediately his feet and ankles were strengthened.

¹⁰ Then they recognized that this was the one sitting for the alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with astonishment and amazement because of that which had happened to him.

¹² So when Peter saw this, he replied to the people: "Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him to walk?

¹⁶ And on the basis of faith in His name, this one whom you observe and know, was made strong by His name. And the faith, which is by Him, has given to him this wholeness before you all.

⁴ However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

¹⁰ let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by this name this man stands here before you whole.

¹³ Now when they observed the boldness of Peter and John, and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.

²² For the man was over forty, on whom had come about this sign of healing. ²³ And being released, they came to their own, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

²⁹ Now, Lord, look upon their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word,

³¹ And when they had prayed, the place where they were gathered was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

³⁶ And Joses, who was also named Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated Son of Encouragement), a Levite, a Cyprian by nation,

¹⁰ Then immediately she fell down beside his feet and died. And the young men came in and found her dead, and carrying her out, buried her with her husband.

¹² Now by the hands of the apostles, many signs and wonders took place among the people. And they were all with one mind in Solomon's Porch. ¹³ But none of the rest dared join them, but the people were magnifying them. ¹⁴ And more than ever, believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,

³⁹ but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it--lest you even be found to fight against God."

¹ Now in those days, as the disciples were increasing in number, there arose a complaint from the Greek speaking Jews against the Aramaic speaking Jews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution.

⁶ whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them. ⁷ And the word of God was growing, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was being multiplied exceedingly, and a great many of the priests were obeying the faith.

⁹ But there arose some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, both of the Cyrenians and the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, debating with Stephen.

⁹ But there arose some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, both of the Cyrenians and the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, debating with Stephen. ¹⁰ And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

¹⁹ This king took advantage of our race, and oppressed our fathers, to make their babies exposed, in order that they might not preserve their lives.

⁵⁸ and casting him outside the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes beside the feet of a young man named Saul. ⁵⁹ And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." ⁶⁰ Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not charge them with this sin." And having said this, he fell asleep."

¹ Now Saul was agreeing with them in his murder. And in that day there arose a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they all were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. ² And godly men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him. ³ But Saul was doing injury to the church, going in from house to house, and dragging away both men and women, and committing them to prison.

¹⁴ Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John,

¹⁷ Then they laid hands upon them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

²² Repent therefore from this your wickedness, and make petition to God, if perhaps the intent of your heart will be forgiven you.

²⁵ Then solemnly bearing witness to and speaking the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans. ²⁶ Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, "Get up and go toward the south on the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is desolate.

³⁶ Now as they were going down the road, they came upon some water. And the eunuch said, "Behold, here is water: what prevents me from being baptized?"

⁴⁰ But Philip was found at Azotus. And going through, he preached the gospel to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.

¹ Then Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

¹ Then Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest ² and requested from him letters of authority to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he should find any who were of the Way, both men or women, he might bring them, having been bound, to Jerusalem.

² and requested from him letters of authority to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he should find any who were of the Way, both men or women, he might bring them, having been bound, to Jerusalem. ³ And as he was going, it came about that he drew near to Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven.

³ And as he was going, it came about that he drew near to Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. ⁴ And falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"

⁴ And falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?" ⁵ And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" And the Lord said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

⁵ And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" And the Lord said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. ⁶ "But stand up and enter into the city, and it will be spoken to you what you must do."

⁸ And Saul arose from the ground, and although his eyes were open, he saw no one; and leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus. ⁹ And he was three days not seeing, and neither ate nor drank. ¹⁰ Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias." And he said, "Behold I am here, Lord."

¹⁰ Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias." And he said, "Behold I am here, Lord." ¹¹ And the Lord said to him, "Arise and go to the street called Straight, and seek out in the house of Judas, a man named Saul, of Tarsus; for behold, he is praying.

¹¹ And the Lord said to him, "Arise and go to the street called Straight, and seek out in the house of Judas, a man named Saul, of Tarsus; for behold, he is praying.

¹¹ And the Lord said to him, "Arise and go to the street called Straight, and seek out in the house of Judas, a man named Saul, of Tarsus; for behold, he is praying.

¹¹ And the Lord said to him, "Arise and go to the street called Straight, and seek out in the house of Judas, a man named Saul, of Tarsus; for behold, he is praying. ¹² And he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him, in order that he might see again."

¹² And he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him, in order that he might see again."

¹² And he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him, in order that he might see again." ¹³ But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how many wicked things he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem;

¹³ But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how many wicked things he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem;

¹³ But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how many wicked things he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem;

¹³ But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how many wicked things he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem; ¹⁴ and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who are calling on Your name."

¹⁴ and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who are calling on Your name."

¹⁴ and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who are calling on Your name."

¹⁴ and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who are calling on Your name." ¹⁵ But the Lord said to him, "Go your way, for he is a chosen vessel to Me to bear My name before Gentiles and kings, and the sons of Israel.

¹⁵ But the Lord said to him, "Go your way, for he is a chosen vessel to Me to bear My name before Gentiles and kings, and the sons of Israel.

¹⁵ But the Lord said to him, "Go your way, for he is a chosen vessel to Me to bear My name before Gentiles and kings, and the sons of Israel. ¹⁶ For I will show him all the things that he must suffer for My name's sake."

¹⁶ For I will show him all the things that he must suffer for My name's sake."

¹⁶ For I will show him all the things that he must suffer for My name's sake." ¹⁷ And Ananias departed and entered the house; and putting his hands on him, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord has sent me, the One who appeared to you in the way which you were coming, so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

¹⁷ And Ananias departed and entered the house; and putting his hands on him, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord has sent me, the One who appeared to you in the way which you were coming, so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

¹⁷ And Ananias departed and entered the house; and putting his hands on him, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord has sent me, the One who appeared to you in the way which you were coming, so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit." ¹⁸ And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he saw again; and arising, he was baptized,

¹⁸ And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he saw again; and arising, he was baptized,

¹⁸ And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he saw again; and arising, he was baptized, ¹⁹ and when he received food, he was strengthened. Now Saul was with the disciples in Damascus three days.

¹⁹ and when he received food, he was strengthened. Now Saul was with the disciples in Damascus three days. ²⁰ And immediately in the synagogues he was proclaiming Christ, that He is the Son of God.

²⁰ And immediately in the synagogues he was proclaiming Christ, that He is the Son of God.

²⁰ And immediately in the synagogues he was proclaiming Christ, that He is the Son of God. ²¹ And all those who heard were astounded, and were saying, "Is this not the one who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and has come here for that purpose, so that he might take them having been bound, to the chief priests?"

²¹ And all those who heard were astounded, and were saying, "Is this not the one who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and has come here for that purpose, so that he might take them having been bound, to the chief priests?"

²¹ And all those who heard were astounded, and were saying, "Is this not the one who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and has come here for that purpose, so that he might take them having been bound, to the chief priests?"

²¹ And all those who heard were astounded, and were saying, "Is this not the one who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and has come here for that purpose, so that he might take them having been bound, to the chief priests?" ²² But Saul all the more was growing strong, and was confounding the Jews who were dwelling in Damascus, proving that this Jesus is the Christ.

²² But Saul all the more was growing strong, and was confounding the Jews who were dwelling in Damascus, proving that this Jesus is the Christ.

²² But Saul all the more was growing strong, and was confounding the Jews who were dwelling in Damascus, proving that this Jesus is the Christ. ²³ Now when many days were fulfilled, the Jews plotted to kill him. ²⁴ But their plot became known to Saul. And they closely watched the city gates both day and night, in order that they might kill him. ²⁵ But the disciples, taking him by night, they let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.

²⁷ But Barnabas, taking hold of him, brought him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the way, and that He had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he spoke boldly in the name of Jesus.

²⁷ But Barnabas, taking hold of him, brought him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the way, and that He had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he spoke boldly in the name of Jesus. ²⁸ So he was entering with them into Jerusalem, ²⁹ and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and he was speaking and disputing with the Greek-speaking Jews, but they were attempting to kill him. ³⁰ But the brothers, learning about it, brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.

³⁰ But the brothers, learning about it, brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.

³² Now it came to pass, as Peter went through all parts of the country, that he went down to the saints who were dwelling in Lydda.

³⁵ And all who were dwelling at Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord. ³⁶ Now in Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which being translated is called Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charitable giving which she was doing.

³⁶ Now in Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which being translated is called Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charitable giving which she was doing. ³⁷ But it came about in those days that she took sick and died; and they washed her, and put her in an upper room.

³⁹ And arising, Peter went with them. When he arrived, they took him into the upper room, and all the widows stood beside him weeping, showing him tunics and cloaks which Dorcas was making, while being with them.

⁴¹ And giving to her his hand, he raised her up; and when he called the saints and the widows, he presented her living. ⁴² And it became known throughout all of Joppa, and many believed on the Lord.

³ About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming to him and saying to him, "Cornelius!" ⁴ And looking intently at him and becoming fearful he said, "What is it, lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God. ⁵ Now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter.

⁵ Now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter. ⁶ He is staying as a guest with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is beside the sea."

⁶ He is staying as a guest with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is beside the sea."

¹⁷ Now as Peter was very perplexed within himself as to what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men who had been sent from Cornelius, having found by inquiry the house of Simon, stood at the gateway. ¹⁸ And they called and asked whether Simon, whose surname was Peter, was lodging there. ¹⁹ Now while Peter pondered about the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, men are seeking you. ²⁰ Arise therefore, go down and go with them, with no wavering; for I have sent them."

²² And they said, "Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and fearing God, having a good reputation among all the nation of the Jews, was given a revelation by a holy angel to send for you to his house, and to hear words from you."

³¹ and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your alms are remembered before God. ³² Send therefore to Joppa and summon Simon, whose surname is Peter. He is staying as a guest in the house of Simon, a tanner, beside the sea. Who arriving, will speak to you.'

³⁶ The word which God sent to the sons of Israel, preaching the good news of peace through Jesus Christ--He being Lord of all--

¹³ And he related to us how he had seen the angel in his house, standing and saying to him, 'Send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter,

¹³ And he related to us how he had seen the angel in his house, standing and saying to him, 'Send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter, ¹⁴ 'who will speak words to you by which you and all your household shall be saved.'

²⁰ But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, entering into Antioch spoke to the Greek speaking Jews, preaching the good news of the Lord Jesus. ²¹ And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed, and turned to the Lord. ²² And the word about them was heard in the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent forth Barnabas to go as far as Antioch;

²⁵ And Barnabas went forth to Tarsus to seek out Saul, ²⁶ and having found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came about that for a whole year they assembled with the church and instructed many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

²⁴ But the word of God increased and multiplied. ²⁵ And Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, having fulfilled their ministry, taking along with them John also, whose surname was Mark.

² Now as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work which I have called them." ³ Then, fasting and praying, and laying their hands on them, they sent them away.

⁵ And arriving in Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. They also had John as their assistant.

¹¹ And now behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a season." And immediately a mistiness and darkness fell upon him, and going about, he sought someone to lead him by the hand. ¹² Then when the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, being amazed at the teaching of the Lord. ¹³ Now Paul and his companions put to sea from Paphos, and came to Perga of Pamphylia; But John deserted them and returned to Jerusalem. ¹⁴ But they went from Perga, and arrived in Antioch of Pisidia, and entering into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, they sat down.

¹⁴ But they went from Perga, and arrived in Antioch of Pisidia, and entering into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, they sat down. ¹⁵ Now after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent to them, saying, "Men and brothers, if there is by you a word of encouragement for the people, speak."

³⁷ but He whom God raised up did not see corruption. ³⁸ Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through this Man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

⁵⁰ But the Jews incited the devout and prominent women and the leading men of the city, and raised up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and cast them out from their borders.

⁵² And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

² But the disbelieving Jews aroused and embittered the souls of the Gentiles against the brothers.

⁵ And when an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and the Jews, together with their rulers, to mistreat and to stone them, ⁶ they became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and to the surrounding region.

⁸ And a certain man in Lystra, powerless in his feet, was sitting, lame from his mother's womb, who had never walked.

¹⁹ But there arrived from Antioch and Iconium Jews, and having persuaded the crowds and having stoned Paul, they dragged him outside the city, supposing him to have died.

² Therefore when there arose a serious dissension and debate with Paul and Barnabus, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem concerning this issue.

¹⁹ Therefore I judge that we must not cause trouble for those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles;

²⁵ it seemed best to us, having come to be of the same mind, to send men being chosen to you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, ²⁶ men having given over their lives for the sake of the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

³⁵ But Paul and Barnabas spent time in Antioch, teaching and preaching the good news of the word of the Lord, with many others also. ³⁶ Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us return now and visit our brothers in each city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing." ³⁷ But Barnabas desired to take along with them John called Mark. ³⁸ But Paul considered it fitting not to take along with them the one who withdrew from them in Pamphylia, and who had not gone together with them to the work. ³⁹ Therefore a sharp disagreement arose so that they were separated from one another. And Barnabas, taking along Mark, sailed to Cyprus.

⁵ Therefore the churches were strengthened in the faith, and were growing in number each day.

¹⁸ And this she did for many days. But Paul, being greatly annoyed and turning around, said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And he came out in that very hour.

²⁹ And asking for a light he rushed in, and coming trembling, he fell before Paul and Silas, ³⁰ and he brought them forth outside and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"

³ interpreting and pointing out that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer, and to arise from the dead, and saying that "This is the Christ, Jesus, whom I proclaim to you."

¹⁰ Then the brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away during the night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.

¹⁰ Then the brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away during the night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. ¹¹ And these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, who received the word with all readiness, each day examining the Scriptures to see whether these things might be so. ¹² Therefore many of them believed, and not a few of the prominent Greek women and men. ¹³ But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul in Berea, they came there also, agitating the crowds. ¹⁴ Then immediately the brothers sent Paul away, to go toward the sea; but both Silas and Timothy remained there. ¹⁵ And those conducting Paul brought him to Athens; and receiving a command for Silas and Timothy, that as quickly as possible they should come to him, they departed.

¹⁵ And those conducting Paul brought him to Athens; and receiving a command for Silas and Timothy, that as quickly as possible they should come to him, they departed.

¹⁷ Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and with the Gentile worshippers, and in the marketplace daily with those coming by.

⁵ Now when both Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, solemnly bearing witness to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

¹⁹ And he arrived in Ephesus, and he left those two there; but he, having entered into the synagogue, reasoned with the Jews.

²⁵ This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things about the Lord, although he knew only the baptism of John.

²⁷ And when he desired to go across to Achaia, having urged him on, the brothers wrote to the disciples there to receive him; and when he arrived, he assisted greatly with those who had believed through grace; ²⁸ for he was powerfully refuting the Jews publicly, demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah.

⁶ And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

⁸ And he entered into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, debating and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. ⁹ But when some became hardened and disbelieving, speaking evil against the Way before the multitude, he withdrew from them and separated the disciples, each day debating in the school of a certain Tyrannus. ¹⁰ Now this took place for two years, so that all who were dwelling in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

¹⁷ Now this became known to all both Jews and Greeks who were dwelling in Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all, and they were praising the name of the Lord Jesus. ¹⁸ And many of those who had believed were coming, confessing and disclosing their deeds.

²⁰ Thus the word of the Lord was growing powerfully and prevailed.

²³ Now there arose during that time a serious disturbance concerning the Way.

³ and spent three months there. And as a plot by the Jews developed against him, as he was to put to sea for Syria, a decision came about to return through Macedonia.

⁸ And there were a considerable number of lamps in the upper room where we were assembled.

¹² And they brought the boy living, and they were encouraged greatly.

¹⁹ serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears and trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews;

²² And now behold, I, having been bound in the spirit, am going to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there, ²³ except that the Holy Spirit in every city is solemnly bearing witness, saying that bonds and tribulations are waiting for me.

³⁵ By all things I have shown you, that thus laboring it is necessary to help those being weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' " ³⁶ And having said these things, he knelt down, together with them all, and prayed.

⁴ And having discovered disciples, we stayed there seven days. They said to Paul through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem. ⁵ But when it came about that we had completed the days there, having gone out we departed, all of them accompanying us, together with their wives and children, until we were outside the city. And having bowed our knees on the shore, we prayed.

¹¹ And coming to us and taking Paul's belt, and binding his feet and hands, he said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit, ' The man whose belt this is, the Jews will bind in this way in Jerusalem, and they will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.' "

¹⁹ And having greeted them, he reported one by one those things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry. ²⁰ And hearing this, they were glorifying the Lord, saying to him, "You see, brother, how many myriads of Jews there are having believed, and they are all zealous for the law;

³⁹ But Paul said, "I am a Jew from Tarsus of Cilicia, a citizen of no obscure city; and I request of you, permit me to speak to the people."

³ "I am indeed a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but having been brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been educated according to the exactness of the law of our forefathers, being zealous for God just as you all are today.

³ "I am indeed a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but having been brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been educated according to the exactness of the law of our forefathers, being zealous for God just as you all are today. ⁴ I, who persecuted this Way to death, binding and handing over to prisons both men and women,

⁴ I, who persecuted this Way to death, binding and handing over to prisons both men and women, ⁵ as also the high priest testifies of me, along with the council of the elders, from whom I also received letters to the brothers, and went to Damascus in order to bring those who were there, having been bound, to Jerusalem, that they might be punished. ⁶ Now it happened, as I was going and approaching Damascus, about midday, suddenly from heaven a great light shone about me. ⁷ And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?' ⁸ "So I answered, 'Who are You, Lord?' And He said to me, 'I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.' ⁹ "And those who were with me observed the light and became terrified, but they did not hear the voice of the One speaking to me. ¹⁰ So I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' And the Lord said to me, 'Arise and go into Damascus, and it will be told to you about all the things which it has been appointed for you to do.' ¹¹ "And since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, being led by the hand by those who were with me, I came into Damascus. ¹² And Ananias, a certain devout man according to the law, being testified of by all the Jews dwelling in Damascus,

¹² And Ananias, a certain devout man according to the law, being testified of by all the Jews dwelling in Damascus, ¹³ came to me and he stood and said to me, 'Brother Saul, see again.' And I, in that very hour, looked up at him. ¹⁴ And he said, 'The God of our fathers has chosen you to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and hear the voice from His mouth.

¹⁶ And now, what are you going to do? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.' ¹⁷ "And it happened to me, having returned to Jerusalem and praying in the temple, that I came to be in a trance ¹⁸ and saw Him saying to me, 'Hurry and go out quickly from Jerusalem, for they will not receive your witness about Me.' ¹⁹ "And I said, 'Lord, they know that in every synagogue I was imprisoning and beating those believing on You. ²⁰ And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I myself was standing by consenting to his murder, and guarding the clothes of those murdering him.' ²¹ "Then He said to me, 'Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.' "

²¹ "Then He said to me, 'Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.' " ²² Now they were listening to him until this statement, and they lifted their voice saying, "Take away such a man from the earth, for it is not fitting for him to live!" ²³ And as they were crying out and throwing off their clothes, and throwing dust in the air,

¹² Now when it was day, some of the Jews joined in a conspiracy and bound themselves by a curse, saying neither would they eat nor drink until they would kill Paul. ¹³ And there were over four hundred who had made this plot; ¹⁴ who came to the chief priests and to the elders and said, "We have bound ourselves by oath with a curse to taste nothing until we kill Paul. ¹⁵ Now you, therefore, together with the council, suggest to the commander that he be brought down to you tomorrow, as though you are going to determine more accurately the things concerning him; but we, before he comes near, are prepared to kill him." ¹⁶ But when Paul's sister's son heard about the ambush, he came and entered into the barracks, and told this to Paul. ¹⁷ And Paul, summoning one of the centurions and said, "Lead this young man away to the commander, for he has something to tell him." ¹⁸ Therefore taking him along, he brought him to the commander and said, "The prisoner Paul, having summoned me, asked me to bring this young man to you, for he has something to say to you." ¹⁹ And the commander, taking him by his hand, withdrew to a private place and inquired, "What is it that you have to tell me?" ²⁰ And he said, "The Jews have agreed to ask that tomorrow you bring Paul down to the Sanhedrin, as though they are going to learn something more accurate concerning him. ²¹ Therefore you must not be persuaded by them; for more than four hundred of them are lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves by a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they kill him; and now they are prepared, waiting for the promise from you."

³⁰ And when it became known to me that a plot against the man by the Jews was about to happen, I sent him at once to you, and also commanded the accusers to state the charges against him before you. Farewell.

¹⁴ But I confess this to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing in all things which are written throughout the Law and in the Prophets,

²² And when he heard these things, Felix adjourned them, knowing more accurately the things concerning the Way, and said, "When Lysias the commander comes down, I will decide your case."

²⁵ And as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment which is going to be, Felix became afraid and answered, "Go away for now; but when I have opportunity I will summon you." ²⁶ Meanwhile he also hoped that money would be given him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore sending for him more often, he was conversing with him.

³ asking for favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem--while planning an ambush to kill him along the way.

¹¹ For if I am doing wrong, and have done anything worthy of death, I am not trying to escape a death sentence; but if there is nothing in these things of which these people are accusing me, no one is able to deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar."

²² Then Agrippa said to Festus, "I also was wishing to hear the man myself." "Tomorrow," he said, "you shall hear him."

⁹ Therefore I thought in myself that it was necessary to do many hostile things against the name of Jesus the Nazarene;

⁹ Therefore I thought in myself that it was necessary to do many hostile things against the name of Jesus the Nazarene; ¹⁰ which also I did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I shut up in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were being put to death, I cast my vote against them.

¹⁰ which also I did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I shut up in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were being put to death, I cast my vote against them. ¹¹ And I punished them often in all the synagogues, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even as far as to foreign cities. ¹² "In which pursuits also, as I traveled to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,

¹² "In which pursuits also, as I traveled to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests, ¹³ at midday, O king, along the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me.

¹³ at midday, O king, along the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me. ¹⁴ And when we all had fallen down to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me and saying in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'

¹⁴ And when we all had fallen down to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me and saying in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.' ¹⁵ "So I said, 'Who are You, Lord?' And He said, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

¹⁵ "So I said, 'Who are You, Lord?' And He said, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. ¹⁶ But arise and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you, to appoint you a minister and a witness both of the things which you have seen, and of the things which I will yet reveal to you, ¹⁷ delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you, ¹⁸ to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the authority of Satan to God, in order for them to receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.' ¹⁹ "Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, ²⁰ but to those first in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, proclaiming that they must repent and turn to God, and do works worthy of repentance.

²⁰ but to those first in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, proclaiming that they must repent and turn to God, and do works worthy of repentance.

³² Then Agrippa said to Festus, "This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar."

²⁴ saying, 'Do not be afraid, Paul; for it is necessary for you to stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you all those sailing with you.'

³³ And until the time was about to be day, Paul was urging them all to receive their share of food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day you continue waiting without eating, having taken nothing. ³⁴ Therefore I urge you to take food, for this is for your deliverance; for not a hair from your head shall fall." ³⁵ And having said these things and having taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and having broken it, he began to eat. ³⁶ And they all became cheerful and also took food themselves.

¹⁷ And it came to pass after three days that Paul called together those who were prominent among the Jews; and when they had come together, he said to them: "Men, brothers, though I have done nothing against the people or the customs of our forefathers, yet I was handed over as a prisoner from Jerusalem, into the hands of the Romans,

¹⁷ And it came to pass after three days that Paul called together those who were prominent among the Jews; and when they had come together, he said to them: "Men, brothers, though I have done nothing against the people or the customs of our forefathers, yet I was handed over as a prisoner from Jerusalem, into the hands of the Romans, ¹⁸ who, when they had examined me, were wanting to release me because there was no cause for my case. ¹⁹ But when the Jews spoke in opposition, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything of which to accuse my nation. ²⁰ Therefore for this reason I have requested you, to see and to speak to you, for because of the hope of Israel I am wearing this chain." ²¹ Then they said to him, "We neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor have any of the brothers who arrived report or speak anything evil about you. ²² But we request to hear from you the things which you think; for concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against." ²³ And having appointed for him a day, many came to him at his house, to whom he was explaining and solemnly testifying to the kingdom of God, and persuading them of the things concerning Jesus from both the Law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning till evening.

⁴ who was declared Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection of the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, ⁵ through whom we received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations for His name,

⁷ To all those who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹³ Now I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, that often I planned to come to you (and I was hindered until now), that I might have some fruit among you also, just as among the other Gentiles. ¹⁴ I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to unwise. ¹⁵ So, as much as is in me, I am eager to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also.

⁵ And hope does not put to shame, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

²⁰ But the law came in alongside, so that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace superabounded,

⁹ For I was alive apart from the law once, but when the commandment came, sin revived, but I died.

¹⁵ For He says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion." ¹⁶ So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God who shows mercy. ¹⁷ For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "For this very thing I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be proclaimed in all the earth." ¹⁸ So then He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens. ¹⁹ You will say to me then, "Why does He still find fault? For who has ever resisted His will?" ²⁰ But indeed, O man, who are you to be answering back against God? Surely the thing formed will not say to him who formed it, "Why did you made me like this?" ²¹ Or does not the potter have authority over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and the other for dishonor? ²² But what if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make known His power, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath having been prepared for destruction, ²³ and so that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory, ²⁴ even us whom He called, not only of the Jews, but also of the Gentiles?

³ For they, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

¹² For there is no difference between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord of all is rich to all who call upon Him. ¹³ For "whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD shall be saved." ¹⁴ How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear apart from a preacher?

²⁰ But Isaiah is very bold and says: "I was found by those who did not seek Me; I was made manifest to those who did not ask for Me."

¹³ For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am indeed an apostle to the Gentiles, I glorify my ministry,

²² Behold then the kindness and severity of God: upon those that fell, severity; but upon you, kindness, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also shall be cut off.

¹⁷ For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

¹⁹ Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another.

⁷ Therefore receive one another, just as also Christ received you, to the glory of God.

¹³ Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

¹⁵ And I write more boldly to you brothers, in part, as reminding you, because of the grace having been given to me by God, ¹⁶ that I should be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God as a priest, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁷ Therefore I have something to boast of in Christ Jesus in the things pertaining to God. ¹⁸ For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ did not work out through me, in word and deed, for the obedience of the Gentiles-- ¹⁹ in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. ²⁰ And so eagerly striving to evangelize not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon the foundation of another, ²¹ but as it is written: "To whom He was not announced, they shall see; and those who have not heard shall understand."

²⁵ But now I am traveling to Jerusalem ministering to the saints. ²⁶ For Macedonia and Achaia thought it good to make some contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

³¹ that I may be delivered from those in Judea who do not believe, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

² so that you may receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and you may stand by her in whatever thing she may need from you; for indeed she has proved to be a helper of many and of myself also.

¹⁵ Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.

² to the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all those who in every place are calling on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

²⁷ But God chose the foolish things of the world in order that He might humiliate the wise, and God chose the weak things of the world in order that He might humiliate the mighty.

⁹ For we are coworkers with God; you are God's field, you are God's building. ¹⁰ According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise architect I have laid the foundation, but another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. ¹¹ For no other foundation can anyone lay, other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. ¹² Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, ¹³ each one's work shall be made manifest; for the Day shall reveal it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall test each one's work, as to what sort it is. ¹⁴ If anyone's work which he has built remains, he shall receive a reward. ¹⁵ If anyone's work is burned up, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved, but so as through fire.

⁷ For who makes you differ from another? And what do you have that you did not receive? And if you did indeed receive what you have, why do you boast as though you did not receive it?

⁹ For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men appointed to death; for we became a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men. ¹⁰ We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are despised! ¹¹ Even unto this present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are naked, and beaten, and homeless. ¹² And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; ¹³ being defamed, we encourage; we have become as the sweepings of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.

⁶ Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to forego working?

²² Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

¹² For just as the body is one and has many parts, but all the parts of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.

⁴ He who speaks in an unknown tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church. ⁵ Now I wish you all spoke in tongues, but even more that you should prophesy; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may receive edification.

¹² So also you, since you are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the edification of the church.

²⁶ What is it then, brothers? Whenever you come together, each of you has a song, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.

⁸ And last of all, as of one born out of due time, He appeared to me also. ⁹ For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. ¹⁰ But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than them all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

⁴⁷ The first man was from earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven.

¹⁴ But their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is removed in Christ.

¹⁶ But whenever one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

⁶ Because it is God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

⁴ but in everything commending ourselves as ministers of God: in much endurance, in tribulations, in hardships, in distresses,

¹ Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

¹² For if there is first a readiness, it is acceptable according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have.

⁸ For even if I should boast somewhat more concerning our authority, which the Lord gave us for edification and not for your destruction, I will not be ashamed,

²³ Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am even more: in labors far more, in beatings immeasurably, in imprisonments far more, in deaths often. ²⁴ By the Jews five times I received forty stripes minus one. ²⁵ Three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I have spent in the depth of the sea. ²⁶ In journeys often, in dangers of rivers, in dangers of robbers, in dangers from my own race, in dangers from the Gentiles, in dangers in the city, in dangers in the wilderness, in dangers in the sea, in dangers among false brothers;

²⁶ In journeys often, in dangers of rivers, in dangers of robbers, in dangers from my own race, in dangers from the Gentiles, in dangers in the city, in dangers in the wilderness, in dangers in the sea, in dangers among false brothers; ²⁷ in labor and hardship, in sleepless nights often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness--

³² In Damascus the governor, under Aretas the king, was guarding the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desiring to arrest me; ³³ but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and escaped from his hands.

⁹ And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may rest upon me. ¹⁰ Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in calamities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For whenever I am weak, then I am strong.

¹⁹ Again, do you think that we are defending ourselves to you? We speak before God in Christ. But we do all things, beloved, for your edification.

¹⁰ Because of this I write these things being absent, in order that when I am present I may not deal sharply with you, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for edification and not for destruction.

¹ Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead),

¹³ For you have heard of my former conduct at one time in Judaism, that beyond measure I used to persecute the church of God, and I was devastating it.

¹³ For you have heard of my former conduct at one time in Judaism, that beyond measure I used to persecute the church of God, and I was devastating it. ¹⁴ And I was advancing in Judaism above many my own age, being far more zealous for the traditions of my forefathers. ¹⁵ But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb and called me through His grace,

¹⁵ But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb and called me through His grace, ¹⁶ to reveal His Son in me, so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood,

¹⁶ to reveal His Son in me, so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood, ¹⁷ neither did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.

¹⁷ neither did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.

¹⁷ neither did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.

¹⁷ neither did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus. ¹⁸ Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and I stayed with him fifteen days.

¹⁸ Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and I stayed with him fifteen days.

¹⁸ Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and I stayed with him fifteen days.

¹⁸ Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and I stayed with him fifteen days. ¹⁹ But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the brother of the Lord.

¹⁹ But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the brother of the Lord. ²⁰ Now, what I write to you, behold, before God, I do not lie. ²¹ Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

²¹ Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. ²² And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which are in Christ. ²³ But they heard only, "He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith which at one time he was devastating." ²⁴ And they glorified God in me.

⁴ and that was because of false brothers secretly brought in (who slipped in to spy out our freedom which we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might reduce us to slavery),

⁷ but on the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel for the uncircumcised, just as Peter with the gospel for the circumcised, ⁸ (for He who worked with Peter in the apostleship to the circumcised, worked also with me in that for the Gentiles), ⁹ and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace which was given to me, they gave me and Barnabas their right hands of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised;

⁹ and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace which was given to me, they gave me and Barnabas their right hands of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised;

¹³ And the rest of the Jews joined him in hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.

²⁰ I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me.

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness, self-control--against such things there is no law.

¹ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus:

¹³ in whom also you, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, ¹⁴ who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the possession, to the praise of His glory.

¹⁰ For we are His handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

⁷ of which I became a minister according to the free gift of the grace of God which was given to me according to the working of His power. ⁸ To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

¹² for the perfecting of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ,

¹⁶ from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the working of the measure of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the edification of itself in love.

²⁸ Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working that which is good with his hands, in order that he may have something to share with him who has need. ²⁹ Let no corrupt word proceed from your mouth, but only what is good for edification, that it may give grace to them that hear.

²¹ subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of God.

³⁰ For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones.

¹⁸ through every prayer and petition, praying in every season in the Spirit, being watchful to this same thing with all perseverance and petition concerning all the saints-- ¹⁹ and for me, that utterance may be given unto me, in the opening of my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,

¹⁹ and for me, that utterance may be given unto me, in the opening of my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, ²⁰ for the sake of which I serve as an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I must speak.

¹ Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, together with the overseers and ministers:

¹¹ having been filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

¹ Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and acts of compassion,

¹² So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

⁶ with respect to zeal, persecuting the church; with respect to righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

¹³ I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

¹⁰ that you should walk worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit and increasing in the full knowledge of God;

²⁵ of which I became a minister according to the stewardship of God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, ²⁶ the mystery which has been hidden from the ages and from generations, but now was revealed to His saints. ²⁷ To whom God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the nations, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory; ²⁸ whom we proclaim, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus; ²⁹ for which I also labor, striving according to His working which is working in me with power.

³ constantly remembering your work of faith, labor of love, and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,

⁹ For they themselves report about us what kind of entrance we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, ¹⁰ and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, Jesus, who delivers us from the coming wrath.

¹⁵ who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God and are against all men, ¹⁶ forbidding us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved, so as always to fill up the measure of their sins; but the wrath of God has come upon them to the uttermost.

³ that no one should be disturbed by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we are appointed unto this.

¹⁰ For indeed you do so toward all the brothers in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you increase more and more,

¹³ Now we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, concerning those who have died, lest you be sorrowful as those who have no hope.

¹¹ Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.

¹⁰ whenever He comes, in that Day, to be glorified among His saints and to be marveled among all those having believed, because our testimony among you was believed.

¹⁶ Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and a good hope by grace, ¹⁷ comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.

⁴ nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith.

¹³ I, who was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I was shown mercy because, being ignorant, I did it in unbelief,

¹³ I, who was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I was shown mercy because, being ignorant, I did it in unbelief, ¹⁴ and the grace of our Lord superabounded with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁴ and the grace of our Lord superabounded with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ Faithful is this word, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am first.

¹⁵ Faithful is this word, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am first. ¹⁶ However, because of this I was shown mercy, so that in me first Jesus Christ might show forth all longsuffering, as a pattern for those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.

⁷ for which I was appointed a herald and apostle--I speak the truth in Christ, I do not lie--a teacher of Gentiles in faith and truth.

⁹ Likewise also that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and discretion, not with braids or gold or pearls or expensive clothing, ¹⁰ but which is fitting for women professing godliness, by means of good works.

¹⁴ Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you through prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.

¹⁰ having a reputation for good works, if she has brought up children, if she has lodged strangers, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, if she has diligently followed every good work.

²² Lay hands on no one hastily, nor share in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.

¹⁶ who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or is able to see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.

⁶ For which cause I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

¹¹ to which I was appointed a herald and apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. ¹² For which cause I also suffer these things; but I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I have been persuaded that He is able to guard that which I have committed to Him until that Day.

⁴ No one serving as a soldier entangles himself in the affairs of civilian life, in order that he may please the one having enlisted him.

⁹ in which I endure hardship unto chains as an evildoer; but the word of God is not chained. ¹⁰ Because of this, I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

²⁰ Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. ²¹ Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, having been consecrated and useful to the Master, having been prepared for every good work. ²² Flee youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

¹¹ persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch, in Iconium, at Lystra--what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me.

¹⁶ At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me. May it not be reckoned to them. ¹⁷ But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fulfilled, and all the Gentiles might hear, and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

⁷ in all respects showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, dignity, incorruptibility,

¹⁴ who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself a people as His own possession, zealous for good works.

⁸ Faithful is this word, and concerning these things I want you to strongly affirm, so that those who have believed in God may take thought to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

¹⁶ no longer as a slave but more than a slave--a beloved brother, especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

⁹ Then there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

² of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

²¹ make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing before Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

²⁷ Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

¹⁵ If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, ¹⁶ and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," but you do not give them the necessary things of the body, what is the benefit? ¹⁷ Thus also that faith, if it does not have works, is dead, being by itself

⁶ But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."

²² Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere love for the brothers, love one another fervently from a pure heart, ²³ having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever.

¹⁴ If you are reviled in the name of Christ, blessed are you, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On the one hand He is blasphemed, but on the other He is glorified.

¹ Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! On account of this the world does not know you, because it did not know Him.

¹⁸ My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

¹⁴ And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. ¹⁵ Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

³ Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you about our common salvation, it became necessary to write to you exhorting you to earnestly contend for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

⁹ Yet Michael the archangel, when taking issue with the devil, was arguing about the body of Moses, dared not to bring a railing accusation, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!"

²⁰ But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,

⁹ I, John, your brother and partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and endurance in Christ Jesus, came to be on the island that is called Patmos on account of the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ "And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write, 'These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass:

¹⁴ These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, and elect, and faithful."

²³ The city had no need of the sun nor of the moon to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.

⁵ And night shall not exist. and there shall not be a need of a lamp and of light, because the Lord God shall illuminate them. And they shall reign forever and ever.