These people were more receptive than those in Thessalonica. They were very willing to receive the message, and every day they carefully examined the Scriptures to see if those things were so.

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was deeply disturbed to see the city full of idols.

So Paul stood up in front of the Areopagus and said, "Men of Athens, I see that you are very religious in every way.

After these things had happened, Paul decided to go through Macedonia and Achaia and then to go on to Jerusalem. "After I have gone there," he told them, "I must also see Rome."

You also see and hear that, not only in Ephesus, but almost all over Asia, this man Paul has won over and taken away a large crowd by telling them that gods made by human hands are not gods at all.

"Now I know that none of you among whom I traveled preaching about the kingdom will ever see my face again.

They were especially sorrowful because of what he had said that they would never see his face again. Then they took him to the ship.

When they heard about it, they praised God and told him, "You see, brother, how many tens of thousands of believers there are among the Jews, and all of them are zealous for the Law.

For they had earlier seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him and assumed that Paul had taken him into the Temple.

"The Lord told me, "Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told everything you are destined to do.' Since I could not see because of the brightness of the light, the men who were with me took me by the hand and led me into Damascus.

came to me. He stood beside me and said, "Brother Saul, receive your sight!' At that moment I could see him.

"Then he said, "The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear his own voice,

because you will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.

Then Festus said, "King Agrippa and all you men who are present with us! You see this man about whom the whole Jewish nation petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that he ought not to live any longer.

"The Lord answered, "I'm Jesus, whom you are persecuting. But get up and stand on your feet, because I've appeared to you for the very purpose of appointing you to be my servant and witness of what you've seen and of what I'll show you.

"Men, I see that during this voyage there will be hardship and a heavy loss not only of the cargo and ship, but also of our lives."

For a number of days neither the sun nor the stars were to be seen, and the storm continued to rage until at last all hope of our being saved vanished.

When day came, they didn't recognize the land, but they could see a bay with a beach on which they planned to run the ship ashore, if possible.

That's why I asked to see you and speak with you, since it is for the hope of Israel that I'm wearing this chain."

So they set a day to meet with Paul and came out in large numbers to see him where he was staying.

He said, "Go to this people and say, "You will listen and listen but never understand, and you will look and look but never see!

For this people's minds have become stupid, and their ears can barely hear, and they have shut their eyes so that they may never see with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn and let me heal them."'

For I am longing to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong,

but I see in my body a different principle waging war with the Law in my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin that exists in my body.

For we were saved with this hope in mind. Now a hope that can be observed is not really hope, for who hopes for what can be seen?

As it is written, "To this day God has put them into deep sleep. Their eyes do not see, and their ears do not hear."

Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, and keep their backs forever bent."

Rather, as it is written, "Those who were never told about him will see, and those who have never heard will understand."

Now that I am on my way to Spain, I hope to see you when I come your way and, after I have enjoyed your company for a while, to be sent on by you.

But as it is written, "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined the things that God has prepared for those who love him."

But you must see to it that this right of yours does not become a stumbling block for those who are weak.

For if anyone with a weak conscience sees you, who know better, eating in an idol's temple, he will be encouraged to eat what has been offered to idols, won't he?

I am free, am I not? I am an apostle, am I not? I have seen Jesus our Lord, haven't I? You are the result of my work in the Lord, aren't you?

If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap material benefits from you?

No one should seek his own welfare, but rather his neighbor's.

On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are in fact indispensable,

Now we see only an indistinct image in a mirror, but then we will be face to face. Now what I know is incomplete, but then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known.

and he was seen by Cephas, and then by the Twelve.

After that, he was seen by more than 500 brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died.

Next he was seen by James, then by all the apostles,

and finally he was seen by me, as though I were born abnormally late.

You fool! The seed you plant does not come to life unless it dies,

But God gives the plant the form he wants it to have, and to each kind of seed its own form.

If Timothy comes, see to it that he does not have anything to be afraid of while he is with you, for he is doing the Lord's work as I am.

I had also written to you to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in every way.

because we do not look for things that can be seen but for things that cannot be seen. For things that can be seen are temporary, but things that cannot be seen are eternal.

as unknown and yet well-known, as dying and yet as you see very much alive, as punished and yet not killed,

If I made you sad with my letter, I do not regret it, although I did regret it then. I see that the letter caused you sorrow, though only for a while.

See what great earnestness godly sorrow has produced in you! How ready you are to clear yourselves, how indignant, how alarmed, how full of longing and enthusiasm, how eager to seek justice! In every way you have demonstrated that you are innocent in this matter.

Now he who supplies seed to the farmer and bread to eat will also supply you with seed and multiply it and enlarge the harvest that results from your righteousness.

However, if I did want to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be telling the truth. But I am not going to do it in order to keep anyone from thinking more of me than what he sees and hears about me.

Keep examining yourselves to see whether you are continuing in the faith. Test yourselves! You know, don't you, that Jesus the Messiah lives in you? Could it be that you are failing the test?

We pray to God that you will not do anything wrong not to show that we have not failed the test, but so that you may do what is right, even if we seem to have failed.

nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before me. Instead, I went away to Arabia and then came back to Damascus.

But I did not see any other apostle except James, the Lord's brother.

You see, then, that those who have faith are Abraham's real descendants.

and help everyone see how this secret that has been at work was hidden for ages by God, who created all things.

The only thing that matters is that you continue to live as good citizens in a manner worthy of the gospel of the Messiah. Then, whether I come to see you or whether I stay away, I may hear all about you that you are standing firm in one spirit, struggling with one mind for the faith of the gospel,

Therefore, I hope to send him as soon as I see how things are going to turn out for me.

Likewise, keep practicing these things: what you have learned, received, heard, and seen in me. Then the God of peace will be with you.

It is not that I am looking for a gift. No, I want to see that you receive the fruit that increases to your benefit.

For I want you to know how much I struggle for you, for those in Laodicea, and for all who have never seen me face to face.

For although I am physically absent, I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see how stable you are and how firm your faith in the Messiah is.

See to it that no one enslaves you through philosophy and empty deceit according to human tradition, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to the Messiah,

Let no one who delights in humility and the worship of angels cheat you out of the prize by rejoicing about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up for no reason by his carnal mind.

Tell Archippus, "See that you complete the ministry you have received from the Lord."

We did not seek praise from people from you or from anyone else

Brothers, although we have been separated from you for a little while in person but not in heart we eagerly desire to see you again face to face.

But Timothy has just now returned from visiting you and has told us the good news about your faith and love. He also told us that you always have fond memories of us and want to see us, just as we want to see you.

We pray very hard night and day that we may see you again face to face, so that we may equip you with whatever is lacking in your faith.

Think on these things. Devote your life to them so that everyone can see your progress.

He alone has endless life and lives in inaccessible light. No one has ever seen him, nor can anyone see him. Honor and eternal power belong to him! Amen.

recalling your tears and longing to see you so that I can be filled with joy.

Do all you can to send Zenas the expert in the Law and Apollos on their way, and see that they have everything they need.

Now when God put everything under him, he left nothing outside his control. However, at the present time we do not yet see everything put under him. But we do see someone who was made a little lower than the angels. He is Jesus, who is crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might experience death for everyone.

even though they had seen my actions for 40 years. That is why I was indignant with that generation and said, "They are always going astray in their hearts, and they have not known my ways.'

See to it, my brothers, that no evil, unbelieving heart is found in any of you, as shown by your turning away from the living God.

So we see that they were unable to enter because of their unbelief.

They serve in a sanctuary that is a copy, a shadow of the heavenly one. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tent: "See to it that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain."

Then I said, "See, I have come to do your will, O God' In the volume of the scroll this is written about me."

Then he says, "See, I have come to do your will." He takes away the first in order to establish the second.

not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another even more as you see the day of the Lord coming nearer.

Now faith is the assurance that what we hope for will come about and the certainty that what we cannot see exists.

By faith we understand that time was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are invisible.

By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, reverently prepared an ark to save his family, and by faith he condemned the world and inherited the righteousness that comes by faith.

Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up and causes you trouble, or many of you will become defiled.

See to it that you do not ignore the one who is speaking. For if the hearers did not escape when they ignored the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we turn away from the one who is from heaven!

You should know that our brother Timothy has been set free. If he comes soon, he will be with me when I see you.

You see that his faith worked together with what he did, and by his actions his faith was made complete.

And a harvest of righteousness is grown from the seed of peace planted by peacemakers.

So be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious crop from his land, being patient with it until it receives the fall and the spring rains.

We consider those who endured to be blessed. You have heard about Job's endurance and have seen the purpose of the Lord that the Lord is compassionate and merciful.

Though you have not seen him, you love him. And even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,

For you have been born again, not by a seed that perishes but by one that cannot perish by the living and everlasting word of God.

Continue to live such upright lives among the gentiles that, when they slander you as practicers of evil, they may see your good actions and glorify God when he visits them.

when they see your pure and reverent lives.

"For the person who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

He must turn away from evil and do good. He must seek peace and pursue it.

And I will make every effort to see that you will always remember these things after I am gone.