Luke 1:3

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

There are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they would all be written, I suppose that even the world itself wouldn’t have room for the books that would be written.

I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways,” says Yahweh.

The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

You asked, ‘Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?’ therefore I have uttered that which I didn’t understand, things too wonderful for me, which I didn’t know.

My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure.

You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.

How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is their sum!

“Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lie, and have not remembered me, nor laid it to your heart? Haven’t I held my peace for a long time, and you don’t fear me?

But he said, “I am not crazy, most excellent Festus, but boldly declare words of truth and reasonableness.

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

Do you know the workings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?

to him who alone does great wonders; for his loving kindness endures forever:

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”

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.

Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.

He asked them to provide animals, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.

“Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.

Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the lawyer of this world? Hasn’t God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

But you know the proof of him, that as a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Good News.

If you instruct the brothers of these things, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which you have followed.

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

He spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs numbered one thousand five.

who does great things that can’t be fathomed, marvelous things without number;

Therefore men revere him. He doesn’t regard any who are wise of heart.”

But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don’t delay, my God.

How great are your works, Yahweh! Your thoughts are very deep.

This knowledge is beyond me. It’s lofty. I can’t attain it.

He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.

Yahweh, you are my God. I will exalt you! I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago, in complete faithfulness and truth.

but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.

But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,

we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.

Now I mean this, that each one of you says, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” and, “I follow Christ.”

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.

Was anyone called having been circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Has anyone been called in uncircumcision? Let him not be circumcised.

I give a judgment in this: for this is expedient for you who were the first to start a year ago, not only to do, but also to be willing.

to whom we gave no place in the way of subjection, not for an hour, that the truth of the Good News might continue with you.

who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.

The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same things to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.

For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,

Therefore I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed.

Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you,

My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

Now I beg you, dear lady, not as though I wrote to you a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM,” and he said, “You shall tell the children of Israel this: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ”

What one nation in the earth is like your people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem to himself for a people, and to make himself a name, and to do great things for you, and awesome things for your land, before your people, whom you redeemed to yourself out of Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

He does great things past finding out; yes, marvelous things without number.

Will you speak unrighteously for God, and talk deceitfully for him?

Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?”

Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom, you have made them all. The earth is full of your riches.

Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.

The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

“I have been silent a long time. I have been quiet and restrained myself. Now I will cry out like a travailing woman. I will both gasp and pant.

Yahweh has sworn by the pride of Jacob, “Surely I will never forget any of their works.

the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.

Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

We are his witnesses of these things; and so also is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.”

The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,

Who then is Apollos, and who is Paul, but servants through whom you believed, and each as the Lord gave to him?

For we know in part and we prophesy in part;

Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but he is patient with us, not wishing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

But to you I say, to the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as don’t have this teaching, who don’t know what some call ‘the deep things of Satan,’ to you I say, I am not putting any other burden on you.

For truly my words are not false. One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.

You have done these things, and I kept silent. You thought that I was just like you. I will rebuke you, and accuse you in front of your eyes.

Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,

Therefore my judgment is that we don’t trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,

it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:

For you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble;

But she is happier if she stays as she is, in my judgment, and I think that I also have God’s Spirit.

Now concerning Apollos, the brother, I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers; and it was not at all his desire to come now; but he will come when he has an opportunity.

But you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness,

The elder, to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those who know the truth,

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.