Luke 8:20

They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.

But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word.”

Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.”

While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.

For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground. He has no good looks or majesty. When we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever.

Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?

For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven’s sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it.”

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, Peter).

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.”

They said, “Isn’t this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then does he say, ‘I have come down out of heaven?’ ”

with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled; but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Now Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him about her.

He answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”

There were also women watching from afar, among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.

He has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth. He was subject to them, and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

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

He rose up from the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a great fever, and they begged him for her.

and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out;

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?”

He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,

All his acquaintances and the women who followed with him from Galilee stood at a distance, watching these things.

The women, who had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and saw the tomb, and how his body was laid.

Now they were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James. The other women with them told these things to the apostles.

and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

After this, he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they stayed there a few days.

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place.

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,

The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.

By the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. They were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch.

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,

rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

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

Yet I wish that all men were like me. However each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind.

Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving,

Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.

Yahweh, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, says to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to a servant of rulers: “Kings shall see and rise up, princes, and they shall worship, because of Yahweh who is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”

Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, who was also called Thaddaeus;

For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.”

All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”

Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.

Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);

Andrew; Philip; Bartholomew; Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot;

Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judah, and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” They were offended at him.

Pilate, wishing to please the multitude, released Barabbas to them, and handed over Jesus, when he had flogged him, to be crucified.

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.

Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Simon, who was called the Zealot;

Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.”

Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, what has happened that you are about to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?”

When they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were staying; that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place.

But the multitude of the city was divided. Part sided with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

After they were silent, James answered, “Brothers, listen to me.

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

Have we no right to eat and to drink?

Have we no right to take along a wife who is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

But of the other apostles I saw no one except James, the Lord’s brother.

if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings.

coming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.

Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ: