Acts 11:4

By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.

All the multitude kept silence, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul reporting what signs and wonders God had done among the nations through them.

for a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.

But he said, “I am not crazy, most excellent Festus, but boldly declare words of truth and reasonableness.

Now when I came to Troas for the Good News of Christ, and when a door was opened to me in the Lord,

praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds,

They, being sent on their way by the assembly, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles. They caused great joy to all the brothers.

When he had greeted them, he reported one by one the things which God had worked among the Gentiles through his ministry.

“Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.

“I know your works (behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one can shut), that you have a little power, and kept my word, and didn’t deny my name.

God has delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb! What was I able to do in comparison with you?” Then their anger was abated toward him when he had said that.

They replied, “If you will be a servant to this people today, and will serve them, and answer them with good words, then they will be your servants forever.”

They spoke to him, saying, “If you are kind to these people, please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported everything that God had done with them.

we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.

“Be it known therefore to you, that the salvation of God is sent to the nations, and they will listen.”

In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, you being gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus;

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!”

For I will not dare to speak of any things except those which Christ worked through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

For first of all, when you come together in the assembly, I hear that divisions exist among you, and I partly believe it.

And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.

Abram said to Lot, “Please, let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen; for we are relatives.

But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your hand. Do to her whatever is good in your eyes.” Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.

Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, how Yahweh had brought Israel out of Egypt.

Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered, and spoke to the heads of the thousands of Israel,

When Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation, even the heads of the thousands of Israel that were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spoke, it pleased them well.

The people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far from it! As Yahweh lives, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he has worked with God today!” So the people rescued Jonathan, that he didn’t die.

Jehozadak went into captivity, when Yahweh carried Judah and Jerusalem away by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

You have done these things, and I kept silent. You thought that I was just like you. I will rebuke you, and accuse you in front of your eyes.

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.

He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.

An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.

Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

If she is a wall, we will build on her a turret of silver. If she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.

I will give her vineyards from there, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope; and she will respond there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times.

I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven,

“Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him. He will proclaim justice to the nations.

Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,

They therefore were asking him, “How were your eyes opened?”

“Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God to you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him among you, even as you yourselves know,

For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”

He supposed that his brothers understood that God, by his hand, was giving them deliverance; but they didn’t understand.

As he talked with him, he went in and found many gathered together.

Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

When they had arrived, and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.

He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

Therefore my judgment is that we don’t trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,

They wrote these things by their hand: “The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.

it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:

Now I don’t desire to have you unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you, and was hindered so far, that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.

For you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble;

I planted. Apollos watered. But God gave the increase.

But she is happier if she stays as she is, in my judgment, and I think that I also have God’s Spirit.

If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won’t they say that you are crazy?

But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was given to me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

Now concerning Apollos, the brother, I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers; and it was not at all his desire to come now; but he will come when he has an opportunity.

having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.

But you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness,

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. Always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear,

The elder, to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those who know the truth,

Many, Yahweh, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are toward us. They can’t be declared back to you. If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be counted.