Acts 20:38

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

You said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will see my face no more.’

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.

After they had spent some time there, they were sent back with greetings from the brothers to the apostles.

When he had spoken these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood near him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,

They said, “The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ We just answered his questions. Is there any way we could know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down?’ ”

He said, “Good. I will make a treaty with you, but one thing I require of you. That is, you will not see my face unless you first bring Michal, Saul’s daughter, when you come to see my face.”

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.

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

whenever I travel to Spain, I will come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may enjoy your company for a while.

For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me.

For I testify about him that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.

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

Send Zenas, the lawyer, and Apollos on their journey speedily, that nothing may be lacking for them.

but if you don’t send him, we won’t go down, for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’ ”

At the evening offering I arose up from my humiliation, even with my garment and my robe torn; and I fell on my knees, and spread out my hands to Yahweh my God;

I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.

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.

This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

Many more believed because of his word.

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

He kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, “Lord, don’t hold this sin against them!” When he had said this, he fell asleep.

Peter sent them all out, and knelt down and prayed. Turning to the body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

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.

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.

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

When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for the ship was there to unload her cargo.

Now I beg you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me,

Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear, for he does the work of the Lord, as I also do.

But if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I don’t know what I will choose.

Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,

They have testified about your love before the assembly. You will do well to send them forward on their journey in a way worthy of God,

saying, “What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”

The men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom. Abraham went with them to see them on their way.

Yahweh went his way, as soon as he had finished communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.

Jacob said, “Please, no, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand, because I have seen your face, as one sees the face of God, and you were pleased with me.

By this you shall be tested. By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go out from here, unless your youngest brother comes here.

Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’

He said to them, “I am one hundred twenty years old today. I can no more go out and come in. Yahweh has said to me, ‘You shall not go over this Jordan.’

There was not a word of all that Moses commanded which Joshua didn’t read before all the assembly of Israel, with the women, the little ones, and the foreigners who were among them.

If it seems evil to you to serve Yahweh, choose today whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh.”

It was so, that when Solomon had finished praying all this prayer and supplication to Yahweh, he arose from before Yahweh’s altar, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread out toward heaven.

(for Solomon had made a bronze platform, five cubits long, and five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and had set it in the middle of the court; and he stood on it, and knelt down on his knees before all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven)

All Judah stood before Yahweh, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.

They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women and the children also rejoiced; so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even far away.

Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners will be converted to you.

They will still produce fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and green,

Oh come, let’s worship and bow down. Let’s kneel before Yahweh, our Maker,

Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.

When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.

Those who ate were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

A leper came to him, begging him, kneeling down to him, and saying to him, “If you want to, you can make me clean.”

When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’

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

He commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay some days.

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.

Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can’t be saved.”

Then the contention grew so sharp that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus,

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.

But those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens. Receiving a commandment to Silas and Timothy that they should come to him very quickly, they departed.

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

When those days were over, we departed and went on our journey. They all, with wives and children, brought us on our way until we were out of the city. Kneeling down on the beach, we prayed.

On the next day, we who were Paul’s companions departed, and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

Some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us, bringing one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we would stay.

but now, no longer having any place in these regions, and having these many years a longing to come to you,

Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives and my fellow prisoners, who are notable among the apostles, who were also in Christ before me.

But with you it may be that I will stay, or even winter, that you may send me on my journey wherever I go.

Therefore let no one despise him. But set him forward on his journey in peace, that he may come to me; for I expect him with the brothers.

and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and to be sent forward by you on my journey to Judea.

I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that when you see him again, you may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.

For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

But I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.

When I send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, be diligent to come to me to Nicopolis, for I have determined to winter there.

yet for love’s sake I rather beg, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

knowing that the putting off of my tent comes swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.