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

He brought him to Jesus. Looking at him, Jesus said, "You are Simon the son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which is interpreted "Peter").

and [when] James and Cephas and John--those thought to be pillars--acknowledged the grace given to me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right [hand] of fellowship, in order that we [should go] to the Gentiles and they to the circumcision.

Upon

Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this: "Look! I [am] laying a stone in Zion, a {tested} stone, a precious cornerstone, a founded foundation: 'The one who trusts will not {panic}.'

According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building upon [it]. But each one must direct his attention to how he is building upon [it].

Consequently, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens of the saints and members of the household of God,

And the wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them [are] twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

I will

And say to him, 'Thus says Yahweh of hosts: "Look, [here is] a man whose name [is] Branch, and from his place he will sprout, and he will build the temple of Yahweh.

For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building.

For this one is considered worthy of greater glory than Moses, inasmuch as the one who builds it has greater honor than the house.

My

And if he refuses to listen to them, tell [it] to the church. But if he refuses to listen to the church also, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.

praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding every day to the total [of] those who were being saved.

And Saul was agreeing with his murder. Now there happened on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

in order that the many-sided wisdom of God might be made known now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly [places] through the church,

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

and he himself is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself may become first in everything,

(but if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),

Shall not

Those who trust in Yahweh [are] like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, [but] abides forever.

Every weapon formed against you shall not succeed, and you shall declare guilty every tongue [that] rises against you for judgment. This [is] the inheritance of the servants of Yahweh, and their {legal right} from me," {declares} Yahweh.

My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

Who will bring charges against God's elect? God [is] the one who justifies.

Therefore, [since we] are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be thankful, through which let us serve God acceptably, with awe and reverence.

And the seventh angel blew the trumpet, and there was a loud voice in heaven saying, "The kingdom of the world has become [the kingdom] of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign {forever and ever}."

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea did not exist [any] longer.

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Your house and your kingdom shall endure forever before you; your throne shall be established forever." '"

And he said: "Yahweh [is] my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.

But the word of God kept on increasing and multiplying.

For no one is able to lay another foundation than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.