Acts 8:35

“You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me.

Now therefore let the fear of Yahweh be on you. Take heed and do it; for there is no iniquity with Yahweh our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.”

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,

For Yahweh your God, he is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the awesome, who doesn’t respect persons or take bribes.

For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote about me.

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

For there is no partiality with God.

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.

But far be it from me to boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

But he who does wrong will receive again for the wrong that he has done, and there is no partiality.

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.

But from those who were reputed to be important—whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God doesn’t show partiality to man—they, I say, who were respected imparted nothing to me,

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.

You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.

But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.

If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man’s work, pass the time of your living as foreigners here in reverent fear,

and, “a stumbling stone and a rock of offense.” For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.

Yahweh your God will raise up to you a prophet from among you, of your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him.

He doesn’t respect the persons of princes, nor respect the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

If I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

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

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

Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, “We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

Sanctify them in your truth. Your word is truth.

Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

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

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, “We want to hear you again concerning this.”

But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

for he powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor.

But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling block of the cross has been removed.

In him you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation—in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality. You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

Yahweh, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says: “I am Yahweh your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way that you should go.

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

He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

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

They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter whom you teach, for you aren’t partial to anyone.

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.

John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone who doesn’t follow us casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow us.”

and Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, “Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.

But if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

They asked him, “Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.

being upset because they taught the people and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

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.

explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.”

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

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

But this I confess to you, that after the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets;

Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would happen,

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.

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.

For we don’t preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake,

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

where there can’t be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, or free person; but Christ is all, and in all.

God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways,

haven’t you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth.

Then I said, “Behold, I have come. It is written about me in the book in the scroll.

I gave my back to those who beat me, and my cheeks to those who plucked off the hair. I didn’t hide my face from shame and spitting.

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.

You will give truth to Jacob, and mercy to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.

But Jesus held his peace. The high priest answered him, “I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.”

and crying out with a loud voice, he said, “What have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, don’t torment me.”

But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed God’s word in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John as their attendant.

Paul, as was his custom, went in to them, and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

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

and that he may send Christ Jesus, who was ordained for you before,

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

Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

Peter opened his mouth and said, “Truly I perceive that God doesn’t show favoritism;

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.

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, “What does this babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign deities,” because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”

but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks,

For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.

Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians. Our heart is enlarged.

if indeed you heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:

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

Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.