9Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.Log in to add notes
10Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.Log in to add notes
11I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.Log in to add notes
12I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, that I am God.Log in to add notes
13Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?Log in to add notes
14Thus saith the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.Log in to add notes
1But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them.Log in to add notes
2In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure is taken for misery,Log in to add notes
3And their going from us to be utter destruction: but they are in peace.Log in to add notes
4For though they be punished in the sight of men, yet is their hope full of immortality.Log in to add notes
5And having been a little chastised, they shall be greatly rewarded: for God proved them, and found them worthy for himself.Log in to add notes
6As gold in the furnace hath he tried them, and received them as a burnt offering.Log in to add notes
7And in the time of their visitation they shall shine, and run to and fro like sparks among the stubble.Log in to add notes
8They shall judge the nations, and have dominion over the people, and their Lord shall reign for ever.Log in to add notes
9They that put their trust in him shall understand the truth: and such as be faithful in love shall abide with him: for grace and mercy is to his saints, and he hath care for his elect.Log in to add notes
7But though the righteous be prevented with death, yet shall he be in rest.Log in to add notes
8For honourable age is not that which standeth in length of time, nor that is measured by number of years.Log in to add notes
9But wisdom is the gray hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age.Log in to add notes
10He pleased God, and was beloved of him: so that living among sinners he was translated.Log in to add notes
11Yea speedily was he taken away, lest that wickedness should alter his understanding, or deceit beguile his soul.Log in to add notes
12For the bewitching of naughtiness doth obscure things that are honest; and the wandering of concupiscence doth undermine the simple mind.Log in to add notes
13He, being made perfect in a short time, fulfilled a long time:Log in to add notes
14For his soul pleased the Lord: therefore hasted he to take him away from among the wicked.Log in to add notes
15This the people saw, and understood it not, neither laid they up this in their minds, That his grace and mercy is with his saints, and that he hath respect unto his chosen.Log in to add notes
2For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.Log in to add notes
3Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.Log in to add notes
4And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.Log in to add notes
5But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.Log in to add notes
6Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?Log in to add notes
7But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.Log in to add notes
8Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:Log in to add notes
9But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.Log in to add notes
10And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.Log in to add notes
11And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:Log in to add notes
12For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.Log in to add notes
21Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?Log in to add notes
22And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.Log in to add notes
23Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.Log in to add notes
24And the morrow after they entered into Cesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.Log in to add notes
25And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.Log in to add notes
26But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.Log in to add notes
27And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.Log in to add notes
28And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.Log in to add notes
29Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?Log in to add notes
30And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,Log in to add notes
31And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.Log in to add notes
32Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.Log in to add notes
33Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.Log in to add notes
1Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.Log in to add notes
2And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.Log in to add notes
3And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)Log in to add notes
4And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.Log in to add notes
5Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.Log in to add notes
6And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.Log in to add notes
7And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.Log in to add notes
8And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.Log in to add notes
9And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.Log in to add notes
10When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.Log in to add notes
11And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.Log in to add notes
1After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.Log in to add notes
2Now the Jews’ feast of tabernacles was at hand.Log in to add notes
3His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.Log in to add notes
4For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.Log in to add notes
5For neither did his brethren believe in him.Log in to add notes
6Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.Log in to add notes
7The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.Log in to add notes
8Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come.Log in to add notes
9When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee.Log in to add notes
10But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.Log in to add notes
11Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?Log in to add notes
12And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.Log in to add notes
13Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.Log in to add notes
15:17These things I command you, that ye love one another.Log in to add notes
15:18If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.Log in to add notes
15:19If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.Log in to add notes
15:20Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.Log in to add notes
15:21But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.Log in to add notes
15:22If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.Log in to add notes
15:23He that hateth me hateth my Father also.Log in to add notes
15:24If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.Log in to add notes
15:25But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.Log in to add notes
15:26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:Log in to add notes
15:27And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.Log in to add notes
16:1These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.Log in to add notes
16:2They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.Log in to add notes