Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, You are Simon the son of Jonah: you shall be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.

And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship; that we should go unto the Gentiles, and they unto the circumcision.

Upon

Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation: he that believes shall not be in haste.

According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise master builder, I have laid the foundation, and another builds thereon. But let every man take heed how he builds thereupon.

Now therefore you are no more strangers and sojourners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

I will

And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up in his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:

For we are laborers together with God: you are God's field, you are God's building.

For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, because he who has built the house has more honor than the house.

My

And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto you as a heathen man and a tax collector.

Praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as were being saved.

And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

(For if a man knows not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

Shall not

[A song of ascents.] They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abides forever.

No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, says the LORD.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifies.

Therefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:

And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom of this world has become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign forever and ever.

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

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And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you: your throne shall be established forever.

And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

But the word of God grew and multiplied.

For no other foundation can a man lay than what is laid, which is Jesus Christ.