Galatians 1:17

But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.

but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus:

whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.

But rise up and enter into the city, then you will be told what you must do.”

I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.’

that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:

This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage,

but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;

Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus,

Who is like you, Yahweh, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

He said, “Yahweh came from Sinai, and rose from Seir to them. He shone from Mount Paran. He came from the ten thousands of holy ones. At his right hand was a fiery law for them.

The mountains quaked Yahweh’s presence, even Sinai at the presence of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

The earth trembled. The sky also poured down rain at the presence of the God of Sinai— at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her! How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not!

He appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them out to preach,

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, like a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you refused!

and will dash you and your children within you to the ground. They will not leave in you one stone on another, because you didn’t know the time of your visitation.”

who also said, “You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky, will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky.”

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

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

For to this end Christ died, rose, and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages.

Paul, an apostle—not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—

So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.

These things contain an allegory, for these are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to bondage, which is Hagar.

For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to the Jerusalem that exists now, for she is in bondage with her children.

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

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

For you have not come to a mountain that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and to blackness, darkness, storm,

who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope might be in God.

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood—

and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.

“To the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: “The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life says these things:

Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.

Joseph said to him, “This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days.

On the fourth day, they got up early in the morning, and he rose up to depart. The young lady’s father said to his son-in-law, “Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward you shall go your way.”

They gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins. When he had eaten, his spirit came again to him; for he had eaten no bread, and drank no water for three days and three nights.

in addition to that which the traders brought, and the traffic of the merchants, and of all the kings of the mixed people, and of the governors of the country.

Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and silver for tribute. The Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand seven hundred rams, and seven thousand seven hundred male goats.

Many, Yahweh, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are toward us. They can’t be declared back to you. If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be counted.

God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.

I will remember Yah’s deeds; for I will remember your wonders of old.

Sing to Yahweh a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.

Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!

Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!

Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!

He has caused his wonderful works to be remembered. Yahweh is gracious and merciful.

Let me understand the teaching of your precepts! Then I will meditate on your wondrous works.

Go your way—eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.

The burden on Arabia. In the forest in Arabia you will lodge, you caravans of Dedanites.

This also comes out from Yahweh of Armies, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.

and all the kings of Arabia, all the kings of the mixed people who dwell in the wilderness;

“ ‘ “Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar were the merchants of your hand; in lambs, rams, and goats. In these, they were your merchants.

As they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had blessed, he broke it, and gave to them, and said, “Take, eat. This is my body.”

John answered, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.

Jesus therefore answered them, “Most certainly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. For whatever things he does, these the Son also does likewise.

I and the Father are one.”

Jesus therefore said to them again, “Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.”

until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.

Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them.

and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.

“When forty years were fulfilled, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.

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.

He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus.

When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

He was with them entering into Jerusalem,

For they heard them speaking in other languages and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

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.

“When I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,

When we had sailed slowly many days, and had come with difficulty opposite Cnidus, the wind not allowing us further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.

Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking southwest and northwest.

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?

and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.

For I received from the Lord that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread.

For even if I boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down, I will not be ashamed,

For you bear with a man if he brings you into bondage, if he devours you, if he takes you captive, if he exalts himself, or if he strikes you on the face.

But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man.

For I didn’t receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.

Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days.

Then after a period of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me.

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

I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you,

One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.”

Pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.

Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!”