Acts 13:48

Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed, “Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,

This is what Yahweh who made you, and formed you from the womb, who will help you says: “Don’t be afraid, Jacob my servant; and you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,

He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.

The Lord Yahweh, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says, “I will yet gather others to him, in addition to his own who are gathered.”

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

For you were going astray like sheep; but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

Jesus answered, “You would have no power at all against me, unless it were given to you from above. Therefore he who delivered me to you has greater sin.”

preaching God’s Kingdom, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.

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.

Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

I will set up one shepherd over them, and he will feed them, even my servant David. He will feed them, and he will be their shepherd.

But after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee.”

Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.

But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.

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

of which I was made a servant according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power.

that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without defect.

For it is God who works in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him,

for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.

For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.

Brothers, pray for us.

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

But as for me, in the abundance of your loving kindness I will come into your house. I will bow toward your holy temple in reverence of you.

Hear the voice of my petitions, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.

By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

Go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead, and behold, he goes before you into Galilee; there you will see him.’ Behold, I have told you.”

Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Go tell my brothers that they should go into Galilee, and there they will see me.”

But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

None of the rest dared to join them, however the people honored them.

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.

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

So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.

Greet the assembly that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first fruits of Achaia to Christ.

(I also baptized the household of Stephanas; besides them, I don’t know whether I baptized any other.)

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth,

who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in this last age for your sake,

“ ‘Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am Yahweh your God.

I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I don’t forget your commandments.

Indeed, he says, “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel. I will also give you as a light to the nations, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.”

For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

I have other sheep, which are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice. They will become one flock with one shepherd.

and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.

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?”

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.”

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

Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily service.

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.

He entered into the synagogue and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning God’s Kingdom.

For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, because it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn’t obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.

For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.

He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it.

To this end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith with power,

As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms.

All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been killed.

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love,

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and the army went with him, whose hearts God had touched.

I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your Name for your loving kindness and for your truth; for you have exalted your Name and your Word above all.

It will happen that he who is left in Zion and he who remains in Jerusalem shall be called holy, even everyone who is written among the living in Jerusalem,

But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had sent them.

For I also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

I revealed your name to the people whom you have given me out of the world. They were yours, and you have given them to me. They have kept your word.

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.

But certain men joined with him and believed, among whom also was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

But we, going ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there; for he had so arranged, intending himself to go by land.

I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.’

When they had appointed him a day, many people came to him at his lodging. He explained to them, testifying about God’s Kingdom, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning until evening.

God didn’t reject his people, which he foreknew. Or don’t you know what the Scripture says about Elijah? How he pleads with God against Israel:

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.

Now I beg you, brothers—you know the house of Stephanas, that it is the first fruits of Achaia, and that they have set themselves to serve the saints—

making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him

and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might

For God didn’t appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

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

praising God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.

There was great joy in that city.

So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.

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 they had read it, they rejoiced over the encouragement.

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also with you,

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