Acts 15:35

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

until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,

Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

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.

Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.

Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,

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.

Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one despise you.

but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called “today”, lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

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.

But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning God’s Kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

But the Lord said to him, “Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.

how I didn’t shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house,

“Now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I went about preaching God’s Kingdom, will see my face no more.

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

Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

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

Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.

For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

For this I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

As they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they compelled him to go with them, that he might carry his cross.

Joses, who by the apostles was also called Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of Encouragement), a Levite, a man of Cyprus by race,

But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.

But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord Jesus.

who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.

From there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled.

I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit

We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown, yet a wisdom not of this world nor of the rulers of this world who are coming to nothing.

To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.

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

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear. So I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.

As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.

For Ezra had set his heart to seek Yahweh’s law, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.

In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don’t withhold your hand; for you don’t know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.

From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day, these twenty-three years, Yahweh’s word has come to me, and I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking; but you have not listened.

“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you.”

Therefore behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

Soon afterwards, he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good news of God’s Kingdom. With him were the twelve,

“The lord said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

I in them, and you in me, that they may be perfected into one; that the world may know that you sent me and loved them, even as you loved me.

All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

Every day, in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and preaching Jesus, the Christ.

These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch;

Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.

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.

Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

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.

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.

Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers with many words and strengthened them.

On the first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and continued his speech until midnight.

Therefore watch, remembering that for a period of three years I didn’t cease to admonish everyone night and day with tears.

Having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard, and set sail.

delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you,

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,

having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us: if prophecy, let’s prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

or service, let’s give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;

rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

But he who is spiritual discerns all things, and he himself is judged by no one.

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus Christ, our Lord? Aren’t you my work in the Lord?

Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

We exhort you, brothers: Admonish the disorderly; encourage the faint-hearted; support the weak; be patient toward all.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope;

in which I suffer hardship to the point of chains as a criminal. But God’s word isn’t chained.

If anyone therefore purges himself from these, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, and suitable for the master’s use, prepared for every good work.

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

Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you,

Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.

Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

They stayed there with the disciples for a long time.

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,

When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.

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

Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my relatives.

and when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, those who were reputed to be pillars, gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision.

All the saints greet you, especially those who are of Caesar’s household.

We proclaim him, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;

to which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I am telling the truth in Christ, not lying—a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

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