Thursday, January 20, 1983

1And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,Log in to add notes

2He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.Log in to add notes

3And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism.Log in to add notes

4Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.Log in to add notes

5When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.Log in to add notes

6And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.Log in to add notes

7And all the men were about twelve.Log in to add notes

8And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.Log in to add notes

1:5For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:Log in to add notes

1:6If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.Log in to add notes

1:7For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;Log in to add notes

1:8But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;Log in to add notes

1:9Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.Log in to add notes

1:10For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:Log in to add notes

1:11Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.Log in to add notes

1:12One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.Log in to add notes

1:13This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;Log in to add notes

1:14Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.Log in to add notes

1:15Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.Log in to add notes

1:16They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.Log in to add notes

2:1But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:Log in to add notes

29The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.Log in to add notes

30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.Log in to add notes

31And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.Log in to add notes

32And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.Log in to add notes

33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.Log in to add notes

34And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.Log in to add notes

9Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.Log in to add notes

10And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.Log in to add notes

11And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.Log in to add notes

12And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.Log in to add notes

13Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.Log in to add notes

14But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.Log in to add notes

15So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?Log in to add notes

16He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.Log in to add notes

17And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?Log in to add notes

18Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.Log in to add notes