Acts 8:19

to God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.

Then he said, “I have sinned; yet please honor me now before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and come back with me, that I may worship Yahweh your God.”

Herod said, “I beheaded John, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” He sought to see him.

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

but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.

For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed, when he comes in his glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels.

Now the natural man doesn’t receive the things of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to him, and he can’t know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

They resisted Uzziah the king, and said to him, “It isn’t for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to Yahweh, but for the priests the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed. It will not be for your honor from Yahweh God.”

He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.

At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,

Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”

King Herod heard this, for his name had become known, and he said, “John the Baptizer has risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.”

He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,

For this cause they couldn’t believe, for Isaiah said again,

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.”

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

nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.

always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ—

They said, “Come, let’s build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top reaches to the sky, and let’s make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad on the surface of the whole earth.”

You shall present the Levites before Yahweh. The children of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites,

and that he has brought you near, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you? Do you seek the priesthood also?

Balak said to Balaam, “Didn’t I earnestly send for you to summon you? Why didn’t you come to me? Am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?”

Yahweh said to Moses, “Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him.

“Therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘I said indeed that your house and the house of your father should walk before me forever.’ But now Yahweh says, ‘Far be it from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me will be cursed.

When they had gone over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you.” Elisha said, “Please let a double portion of your spirit be on me.”

But Naaman was angry, and went away, and said, “Behold, I thought, ‘He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of Yahweh his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leper.’

Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, “Please tell me all the great things that Elisha has done.”

But Yahweh said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart;

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. All those who do his work have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!

It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.

Since you have been precious and honored in my sight, and I have loved you, therefore I will give people in your place, and nations instead of your life.

They don’t know, neither do they consider: for he has shut their eyes, that they can’t see; and their hearts, that they can’t understand.

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Then may you also do good, who are accustomed to do evil.

Therefore when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.

But they do all their works to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad, enlarge the fringes of their garments,

and love the place of honor at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,

But they were silent, for they had disputed with one another on the way about who was the greatest.

In his teaching he said to them, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces,

He said to them, “Doubtless you will tell me this parable, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.’ ”

An argument arose among them about which of them was the greatest.

and said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great.”

Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues, and the greetings in the marketplaces.

He was trying to see who Jesus was, and couldn’t because of the crowd, because he was short.

“He said to him, ‘Well done, you good servant! Because you were found faithful with very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’

Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him. He hoped to see some miracle done by him.

This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

For everyone who does evil hates the light, and doesn’t come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.

Yet you will not come to me, that you may have life.

I don’t receive glory from men.

But I know you, that you don’t have God’s love in yourselves.

How can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and you don’t seek the glory that comes from the only God?

No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day.

I know that you are Abraham’s offspring, yet you seek to kill me, because my word finds no place in you.

Why don’t you understand my speech? Because you can’t hear my word.

for they loved men’s praise more than God’s praise.

This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.

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

Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,

Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

But after some days, Felix came with Drusilla, his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.

For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end that you may be established;

to those who by perseverance in well-doing seek for glory, honor, and incorruptibility, eternal life;

But glory, honor, and peace go to every man who does good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor preferring one another;

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

For it isn’t he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

for he who worked through Peter in the apostleship with the circumcised also worked through me with the Gentiles—

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

Don’t neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the elders.

Lay hands hastily on no one. Don’t be a participant in other people’s sins. Keep yourself pure.

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.

Beware, brothers, lest perhaps there might be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God;

My brothers, don’t hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory with partiality.

having eyes full of adultery, and who can’t cease from sin; enticing unsettled souls; having a heart trained in greed; children of cursing;

I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn’t accept what we say.

“Whoever receives one such little child in my name, receives me, and whoever receives me, doesn’t receive me, but him who sent me.”

We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.