Acts 13:43

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

And religious

Acts 2:10

Acts 6:5

Followed

Acts 17:34

Acts 19:9

The grace

General references

Numbers 29:25

Luke 12:52

Bible References

And religious

In Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and those who have come from Rome, Jews by birth and others who have become Jews,

And this saying was pleasing to all of them: and they made selection of Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas of Antioch, who had become a Jew:

Followed

But some men gave him their support: among whom was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

But because some of the people were hard-hearted and would not give hearing, saying evil words about the Way before the people, he went away from them, and kept the disciples separate, reasoning every day in the school of Tyrannus.

The grace

So they kept there for a long time, taking heart in the Lord, who gave witness to the word of his grace by causing signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

And they may have righteousness put to their credit, freely, by his grace, through the salvation which is in Christ Jesus:

Through whom, in the same way, we have been able by faith to come to this grace in which we now are; and let us have joy in hope of the glory of God.

But if it is of grace, then it is no longer of works: or grace would not be grace.

You are cut off from Christ, you who would have righteousness by the law; you are turned away from grace.

Because by grace you have salvation through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is given by God:

For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men,

Do not be turned away by different strange teachings, because it is good for your hearts to be made strong by grace, and not by meats, which were of no profit to those who took so much trouble over them.

I have sent you this short letter by Silvanus, a true brother, in my opinion; comforting you and witnessing that this is the true grace of God; keep to it.

General references

And one he-goat for a sin-offering; in addition to the regular burned offering, and its meal offering, and its drink offering.

For from this time, a family of five in one house will be on opposite sides, three against two and two against three.