Acts 13:15

Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me.

From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

I don’t speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen. But that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me.’

When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

The disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages;

“You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me.

Ananias departed and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

I thank God that I baptized none of you, except Crispus and Gaius,

which none of the rulers of this world has known. For had they known it, they wouldn’t have crucified the Lord of glory.

So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.

Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know our state and that he may comfort your hearts.

Terah took Abram his son, Lot the son of Haran, his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife. They went from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan. They came to Haran and lived there.

You shall labor six days, and do all your work,

Yahweh’s voice is on the waters. The God of glory thunders, even Yahweh on many waters.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

The multitudes asked him, “What then must we do?”

But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn’t even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’

For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

“Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “You rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

who by the mouth of your servant, David, said, ‘Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?

But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and were determined to kill them.

But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,

For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.

For Moses from generations of old has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”

brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages.

Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Until I come, pay attention to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching.

preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort with all patience and teaching.

For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.

David slept with his fathers, and was buried in David’s city.

After him, Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Beth Zur, made repairs to the place opposite the tombs of David, and to the pool that was made, and to the house of the mighty men.

Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Telassar?

And behold there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?” that they might accuse him.

While he was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

I baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.”

Behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, came; and seeing him, he fell at his feet,

He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

“But Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.’

So the Jews said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath. It is not lawful for you to carry the mat.”

But he said this about the Spirit, which those believing in him were to receive. For the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus wasn’t yet glorified.

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

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

But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

For they heard them speaking in other languages and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.

So then, let’s follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.

Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

I thank my God, I speak with other languages more than you all.

What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, or has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.

Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to share;

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.

Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded.

Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters and to be well-pleasing in all things, not contradicting,

Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession: Jesus,

Therefore, even as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you will hear his voice,

Now consider how great this man was, to whom even Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the best plunder.

But I exhort you, brothers, endure the word of exhortation; for I have written to you in few words.

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

Behold, a man named Jairus came. He was a ruler of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus’ feet, and begged him to come into his house,

For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they didn’t know him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.

God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.

He took the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people, and they said, “We will do all that Yahweh has said, and be obedient.”

when all Israel has come to appear before Yahweh your God in the place which he will choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

They taught in Judah, having the book of Yahweh’s law with them. They went about throughout all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.

He read from it before the wide place that was in front of the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those who could understand. The ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law.

On that day they read in the book of Moses in the hearing of the people; and it was found written in it that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God forever,

The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written,

The ruler of the synagogue, being indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the multitude, “There are six days in which men ought to work. Therefore come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day!”

The law and the prophets were until John. From that time the Good News of God’s Kingdom is preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

“Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus.

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.

“Brothers, I may tell you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

He said, “Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among you that by my mouth the nations should hear the word of the Good News and believe.

Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house. Many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized.

Then all the Greeks seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. Gallio didn’t care about any of these things.

When he had gone through those parts, and had encouraged them with many words, he came into Greece.

“Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you.”

But this I confess to you, that after the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets;

or he who exhorts, to his exhorting; he who gives, let him do it with generosity; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.

But their minds were hardened, for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, because in Christ it passes away.

While he told these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”