And Andrew brought him to Jesus: and Jesus looking at him said, Thou art Simon the son of Jonas, thou shalt be called Cephas; which is interpreted a stone.

and knowing the grace which was given to me; James, and Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars of the church, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go to the gentiles, and they to the circumcision.

Upon

According to the grace of God given to me, as a wise architect I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon: but let every one see to it how he buildeth thereon.

Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the houshold of God;

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

I will

For we are fellow-laborers, the servants of God: and ye are the husbandry of God, ye are the building of God.

For He was accounted worthy of more honor than Moses, as he who hath built it, hath more honor than the house.

My

And if he disregard them, tell it to the church: but if he disregard the church too, let him be unto thee as an heathen and a publican.

praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

And Saul was well pleased with his execution. For at that time there was a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all dispersed through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly regions;

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave up Himself for it:

And He is the head of the body, which is the church: who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in all things He might have the pre-eminence.

(for if any one know not how to govern his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

Shall not

and I know them, and they follow me.

Who shall lay any accusation against the elect of God? will God, who justifieth us?

Wherefore since we receive a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have grace whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and holy fear:

And the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of the world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Anointed, and He shall reign for ever and ever.

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the former heaven and the former earth passed away, and there was no more sea.

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But the word of God grew and was multiplied.

For no one can lay any other foundation, but that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ: and if any build upon this foundation gold,