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

And he took him to Jesus. Looking at him fixedly Jesus said, You are Simon, the son of John; your name will be Cephas (which is to say, Peter).

When they saw the grace which was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who had the name of being pillars, gave to me and Barnabas their right hands as friends so that we might go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision;

Upon

For this cause says the Lord God, See, I am placing in Zion as a base, a stone, a tested stone, an angle-stone which is certain and of great value: and he who has faith will not give way.

In the measure of the grace given to me, I, as a wise master-builder, have put the base in position, and another goes on building on it. But let every man take care what he puts on it.

So then you are no longer as those who have no part or place in the kingdom of God, but you are numbered among the saints, and of the family of God,

And the wall of the town had twelve bases, and on them the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

I will

And say to him, These are the words of the Lord of armies: See, the man whose name is the Branch, under whom there will be fertile growth.

For we are workers with God: you are God's planting, God's building.

And it was right for this man to have more honour than Moses, even as the builder of a house has more honour than the house.

My

And if he will not give ear to them, let it come to the hearing of the church: and if he will not give ear to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax-farmer.

Giving praise to God, and having the approval of all the people; and every day the number of those who had salvation was increased by the Lord.

And Saul gave approval to his death. Now at that time a violent attack was started against the church in Jerusalem; and all but the Apostles went away into all parts of Judaea and Samaria.

So that now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavens might be made clear through the church the wide-shining wisdom of God,

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

And he is the head of the body, the church: the starting point of all things, the first to come again from the dead; so that in all things he might have the chief place.

(For if a man has not the art of ruling his house, how will he take care of the church of God?)

Shall not

Those whose hope is in the Lord are like the mountain of Zion, which may not be moved, but keeps its place for ever.

No instrument of war which is formed against you will be of any use; and every tongue which says evil against you will be judged false. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness comes from me, says the Lord.

My sheep give ear to my voice, and I have knowledge of them, and they come after me:

Who will say anything against the saints of God? It is God who makes us clear from evil;

If then, we have a kingdom which will never be moved, let us have grace, so that we may give God such worship as is pleasing to him with fear and respect:

And at the sounding of the seventh angel there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he will have rule for ever and ever.

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

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And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned.

And he said, The Lord is my Rock, my walled town, and my saviour, even mine;

But the word of the Lord went on increasing.

For there is no other base for the building but that which has been put down, which is Jesus Christ.