Acts 16:2

Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men which fear God: men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

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

having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and, I am persuaded, in you also.

This saying is faithful, and concerning these things I desire that you affirm confidently, so that those who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men;

These all, having had testimony given to them through their faith, didn’t receive the promise,

Whoever doesn’t receive you, nor hear your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet.

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.

After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return now and visit our brothers in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”

A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us. The Lord opened her heart to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.

Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.

Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them;”

Whoever will not receive you nor hear you, as you depart from there, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony against them. Assuredly, I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!”

But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said to them, “Allow the little children to come to me! Don’t forbid them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.

Turning to the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, and you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head.

As many as don’t receive you, when you depart from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.”

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;

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which when translated, means Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did.

In Iconium, they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.

There they preached the Good News.

But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.

When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!”

One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,

Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

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

You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

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.

You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

and they may recover themselves out of the devil’s snare, having been taken captive by him to his will.

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Now let a little water be fetched, wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.

For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.”

Take wise men of understanding who are respected among your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.”

Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who shall hear all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”

She arose, and bowed herself with her face to the earth, and said, “Behold, your servant is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.”

I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were counted faithful, and their business was to distribute to their brothers.

Yahweh’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh’s covenant is sure, making wise the simple.

I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.

He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

The words of king Lemuel; the revelation which his mother taught him.

She looks well to the ways of her household, and doesn’t eat the bread of idleness.

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

But Jesus answered them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

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

Standing behind at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

“No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, that those who come in may see the light.

Beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures.

Then he poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.

Stephen, full of faith and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.

All the prophets testify about him, that through his name everyone who believes in him will receive remission of sins.”

But they, passing on from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia. They went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sat down.

When they had fulfilled all things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.

But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their borders.

they became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region.

contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.

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For what do I have to do with also judging those who are outside? Don’t you judge those who are within?

Give no occasion for stumbling, whether to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the assembly of God;

Follow after love and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

but with good works, which is appropriate for women professing godliness.

But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation, a snare, and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.

But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

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.

In all things be showing yourself an example of good works. In your teaching, be showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.

Now who will harm you if you become imitators of that which is good?

Therefore select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

whom they set before the apostles. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.

When they had preached the Good News to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

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.

They went out of the prison, and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, then departed.

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

Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.

being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.

In the same way also there are good works that are obvious, and those that are otherwise can’t be hidden.

persecutions, and sufferings: those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. The Lord delivered me out of them all.

From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.

For by this, the elders obtained testimony.