Reference: Luke, The Gospel According to
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In the preface to his Gospel Luke refers to "many" who before him had written accounts of what the "eye witnesses" and "ministers of the word" transmitted. This implies the "many" were not themselves eye witnesses or ministers of the word. Matthew's and Mark's Gospels therefore are not referred to in the term "many." But as the phrase "they delivered them to us" (paredosan) includes both written and oral transmission (2Th 2:15) Luke's words do not oppose, as Alford thinks, but favor the opinion that those two Gospels were among the sources of Luke's information, especially as Matthew was an "eye-witness," and Mark a "minister of the word." Luke himself applies" minister" (Ac 13:5, hufretees) to John Mark. Luke differs from the "many" in that his work is: (1) "in order," (2) with a" perfect understanding of all things from the first" (pareekoloutheekoti anoothen akriboos, "having traced all things accurately from the remote beginning.")
Luke begins with earlier facts of John the Baptist's and of our Lord's history than Matthew and Mark, he writes methodically and in more chronological Order. Ancient testimony assures us that Paul's teaching formed the substratum of Luke's Gospel (the Muratorian Fragment; Irenaeus, Haer. iii. 1,14; Tertullian, Marcion iv. 2; Origen, Eusebius, H. E. vi. 25; Jerome, Vir. Illustr. 7). Compare as to the special revelation to Paul 1Co 11:23; 15:3; Ga 1:1,11-12. Paul was an "eye-witness" (1Co 9:1; Ac 22:14-15); his expression "according to my gospel" implies the independency of his witness; he quotes words of Christ revealed to him, and not found in the four Gospels (Ac 20:35). Thus, besides Matthew and Mark, to whose Gospels the "many" as well as Luke had access, Paul is the chief "eye witness" to whom Luke refers in the preface. Luke and Paul alone record Jesus' appearing to Peter first of the apostles (Lu 24:34; 1Co 15:5).
Luke's account of the Lord's Supper, making an interval between His giving the bread and the cup to the disciples, accords most with Paul's in 1Co 11:23, which that apostle says he received directly from the Lord Jesus. Luke (Lu 22:43) records the appearance of an angel unto Jesus during His agony; as no one else is mentioned as having seen the vision, (indeed the disciples were sleeping for sorrow), it must have been especially revealed by the Lord after His resurrection. Who so likely a person to have communicated it to Luke as Paul, who "received the gospel, not of man but by the revelation of Jesus Christ"? The selection of gospel materials in Luke, exhibiting forgiveness for the vilest, grace, and justification, is such as accords with Paul's large views as to the Gentiles and free justification by faith (Lu 18:14).
The allusion in 2Co 8:18, "the brother whose praise is in the Gospel throughout all the churches," may be to Luke. The subscription of this epistle is "written from Philippi by Titus and Luke." Possibly during Paul's three months' sojourn there (Ac 20:3) Luke was sent to Corinth, and it is to his evangelistic labours the reference is. As being chosen of the churches of Macedonia to be their "messenger," traveling with Paul, the "brother" meant must have been one of those mentioned in Ac 20:4-6 as accompanying Paul into Asia with the alms. Now all the rest sailed away, leaving Paul to follow alone with Luke. Luke either by his written Gospel or by his evangelistic labours was one "whose praise in the Gospel was throughout the churches." Luke must be the "brother" meant. Paul in 1Ti 5:18 seems directly to quote and canonize the Gospel according to Luke (Lu 10:7), "the labourer is worthy of his hire" (as both passages ought to be translated, not "reward," the word being the same, misthou); compare also Lu 24:26-27,46 with 1Co 15:3.
Alford rejects ancient testimony that Paul's teaching constitutes the substance of Luke's Gospel, on the grounds that the evangelist asserts that his Gospel is drawn from those who "from the beginning" were eye witnesses of Christ's ministry, among whom Paul cannot be reckoned. But Luke's drawing information from persons who had been with the Lord from the begining is quite consistent with Paul's revelations (Eph 3:3; 1Co 9:1; 11:23) forming a prominent part of the substance of Luke's Gospel. Paul's words correspond with Luke's (Lu 10:7 with 1Co 10:27; Lu 17:27-29; 21:34-35; with 1Th 5:2-3,6-7). Luke's choice of materials accords with the new light in which "the apostle of the Gentiles" was inspired to set gospel facts, e.g. the parable of the prodigal son, the tracing of Christ's genealogy up to Adam the common parent of Jew and Gentile, not only to Abraham, as Matthew. Also Lu 2:32, "a ... Light to lighten the Gentiles"; Lu 4:25, Christ's reference to Elijah's mission to the Gentile widow of Sarepta; Lu 9:52; 10:30, the good Samaritan; Lu 17:18, the only grateful one of the ten cleansed lepers, a Samaritan; the mission of the seventy, a number typical of the nations, as the twelve represent the twelve tribes of Israel.
Theophilus, to whom he writes, was a Gentile believer, as appears from the geographical and other explanations given of many things, which would have been needless had he been a Jew (Lu 1:26, Nazareth; Lu 4:31, Capernaum; Lu 23:51, Arimathea; Lu 24:13, Emmaus; Ac 1:12, Olivet). In the inscription over the cross the Greek and Latin are put before the Hebrew, in John the Hebrew is first. Matthew refers to Old Testament as what "Moses said," Luke as what "is written." The name Theophilus ("friend of God") is Greek Matthew calls Jerusalem" the holy city" and its temple "the temple of God"; but Mark and Luke omit these titles, doubtless because they were writing to Gentiles, after Jerusalem by continual persecutions of the church had sunk in the esteem of Christians, and when the temple made without hands, "the temple of the Holy Spirit," the church, was fully understood to have superseded the temple of stone.
STYLE. Luke's writing is classical and periodic. The pure Greek of the preface shows that he could have written similarly throughout, but he tied himself to the Hebraistic language of the written records and perhaps also of the received oral tradition which he embodied. In Acts too his style is purer in the latter parts, where he was an eye witness, than in the earlier where he draws from the testimony of others. The sea of Gennesaret is but a "lake" with him, as having seen more of the world than the Galilee fishermen. Peter is often called "Simon," which he never is by Paul, who uses only the apostolic name Peter, a proof that some of Luke's materials were independent of and earlier than Paul. Paul and Luke alone have the expressive word (atenizoo) "stedfastly behold" or "look" (Ac 1:10; 14:9; 3:4; 2Co 3:7,13).
Awkward phrases in Matthew and Mark are so evidently corrected in Luke as to leave no doubt he had their Gospels before him. Compare the Greek in Mr 12:38 with Lu 20:46, where filounton is substituted for thelonton; Lu 7:8, where the insertion of "set" removes the harshness of Mt 8:9, "a man under authority." He substitutes the Greek foros ("tribute") in Lu 20:22 for the Latin census, which Matthew (Mt 22:17) as a taxgatherer for, and Mark (Mr 12:14) writing to, Romans, use. He omits Hosanna, Eli Eli lama sabacthani, Rabbi, Golgotha (for which he substitutes the Greek kranios, "calvary:' or "place of a skull".)
The phrases (parakoloutheoo, katecheoo, pleroforeo) "having perfect understanding," "instructed" (catechetically and orally), "most surely believed" (Lu 1:1-14) are all used similarly by Paul (1Ti 4:6; Ro 2:18; 2Ti 4:17). "Lawyers" six times stand instead of "scribes"; epistatees, "master," instead of rabbi six times, as more plain to Gentiles. "Grace" "favour" is never used by Matthew and Mark, thrice by John, but frequently in Luke. "To evangelize" or "preach the gospel" is frequent in Luke, once in Matthew, not at all in Mark and John. The style of Acts is less Hebraic than that of Luke's Gospel, because for the latter he used more of Hebraic materials and retained their language.
CANONICITY. The oldest reliable testimony to the Gospel according to Luke is Marcion, whose Gospel so called (A.D. 130) is Luke's, abridged and mutilated
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For I also am a man under power, having soldiers under me: and I say to this, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does.
And it was when Jesus finished these words he removed from Galilee, and came from the bounds of Judea beyond Jordan; And many crowds followed him; and he cured them there.
Therefore say to us, What seems to thee Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
And he said, To what should we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable should we hold it forth?
And having risen from thence, he comes into the bounds of Judea, through the other side of Jordan: and crowds came together again to him; and, as he was accustomed, again he taught them.
And they having come, say to him, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and thou carest not for any one: for thou lookest not to the face of men, but in truth thou teachest the way of God: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or no?
And he said to them in his teaching, Look from the scribes, wishing to walk in robes, and greetings in market-places,
Since many have undertaken to arrange the narration concerning things rendered perfectly certain among us,
Since many have undertaken to arrange the narration concerning things rendered perfectly certain among us, As they delivered to us, who from the beginning being eyewitnesses, and servants of the word;
As they delivered to us, who from the beginning being eyewitnesses, and servants of the word; It seemed fitting to me also, having comprehended all things thoroughly from above, to write to thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
It seemed fitting to me also, having comprehended all things thoroughly from above, to write to thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, That thou mightest know the certainty of the words concerning which thou hast been instructed.
That thou mightest know the certainty of the words concerning which thou hast been instructed.
That thou mightest know the certainty of the words concerning which thou hast been instructed. There was in the days of Herod, king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the daily order of Abia: and his wife the daughter of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth. read more. And they were both just before God, going faultless in all the commands and precepts of the Lord. And no child was to them, as Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days. And it was in his being priest, in the arranging of the daily order before God, According to the custom of the priesthood, he drew lots to burn incense, having entered into the temple of the Lord. And all the multitude of people were praying without at the hour of incense. And a messenger of the Lord was seen to him, standing from the right of the altar of fumigation. And Zacharias having seen, was troubled, and fear fell upon him. And the messenger said to him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy supplication has been heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. And joy shall be to thee, and gladness: and many shall rejoice at his birth.
And in the sixth month the messenger Gabriel was sent by God into a city of Galilee, to which the name Nazareth,
And it was in those days an order came out from Caesar Angustus, for the whole habitable globe to be enrolled. (This enrolling was first, Cyrenius being leader of Syria.) read more. And all went to be enrolled, each in his own city.
A light for the revelation of the nations, and the glory of thy people Israel.
Now in the fifteenth year of the supremacy of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being leader of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother being tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
Now in the fifteenth year of the supremacy of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being leader of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother being tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, Upon Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests, the word of And was upon John, son of Zacharias in the desert.
Upon Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests, the word of And was upon John, son of Zacharias in the desert. And he came into all the country round about Jordan, proclaiming the immersion of repentance for remission of sins; read more. As it has been written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, A voice of him crying in the desert, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his footpaths straight. Every ravine shall be filled up, and every mount and hill shall be lowered; and the crooked shall be into straightness, and the rough into smooth ways. And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. Then said he to the crowds coming out to he immersed by him, Generation of vipers, who indicated to you to flee from the anger about to come Do ye therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to, say in yourselves, We have a father A braham : for I say to you, That God is able to raise children to Abraham of these stones. And also the axe is already laid at the root of the trees: therefore every tree not making good fruit is cut down, and cast into fire.
And it was in all the people having been immersed, and Jesus having been immersed, and praying, heaven was opened,
And I tell you of a truth, many widows were in the days of Elias in Israel, When heaven was shut up three years and six months, when a great famine Was upon all the land;
And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and he was teaching them on the sabbaths.
And demons came out of many, crying, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And answering he suffered them not to speak, for they knew him to be Christ.
And it was in his being in one of the cities, and behold a man full of leprosy: and having seen Jesus, having fallen upon the face, supplicated him, saying, Lord, if thou wouldst, thou canst cleanse me.
And he was retreating into the deserts, and praying. And it was in one of the days, and he was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting, who were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was for healing them.
And it was in those days, he went out to the mount to pray, and he was passing the whole night in prayer to God.
For I also am a man set under authority, having soldiers under myself, and I say to this, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes: and to my servant, Do this, and he does.
And it was in his being alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom do the crowds say me to be?
And it was in his being alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom do the crowds say me to be?
And it was in his being alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom do the crowds say me to be? And they having answered, said, John the Immerser; and others, Elias; and others, that a certain prophet of the ancients has risen up.
And they having answered, said, John the Immerser; and others, Elias; and others, that a certain prophet of the ancients has risen up. And he said to them, And whom say ye me to be? And Peter having answered said, The Christ of God.
And he said to them, And whom say ye me to be? And Peter having answered said, The Christ of God. And he having censured them, enjoined them to tell this to no one;
And he having censured them, enjoined them to tell this to no one; Saying, That the Son of man must suffer many things, and be disapproved of by the more ancient and the chief priests and the scribes, and be slain, and be raised up the third day.
Saying, That the Son of man must suffer many things, and be disapproved of by the more ancient and the chief priests and the scribes, and be slain, and be raised up the third day. And he said to all, If any one wish to come after me, let him deny himself, and lift up his cross daily and let him follow me.
And he said to all, If any one wish to come after me, let him deny himself, and lift up his cross daily and let him follow me. For whoever would wish to save his soul shall lose it: and whoever should lose his soul for my sake, the same shall save it.
For whoever would wish to save his soul shall lose it: and whoever should lose his soul for my sake, the same shall save it. For what is a man profited, having gained the whole world, and having lost himself, or having been damaged?
For what is a man profited, having gained the whole world, and having lost himself, or having been damaged? For whoever should be ashamed of me and my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he should come in the glory of himself, and of the Father, and of the holy messengers.
For whoever should be ashamed of me and my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he should come in the glory of himself, and of the Father, and of the holy messengers. And I say to you truly, certain are standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they should see the kingdom Of God.
And I say to you truly, certain are standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they should see the kingdom Of God. And it was after these words about eight days, and having taken Peter and John and James, he went up into the mount to pray.
And it was after these words about eight days, and having taken Peter and John and James, he went up into the mount to pray.
And it was after these words about eight days, and having taken Peter and John and James, he went up into the mount to pray. And it was in his praying, the look of his face was another, and his clothing white, shooting forth lightning.
And it was in his praying, the look of his face was another, and his clothing white, shooting forth lightning.
And it was in his praying, the look of his face was another, and his clothing white, shooting forth lightning. And, behold, two men were speaking with him, which were Moses and Elias:
And, behold, two men were speaking with him, which were Moses and Elias: Who, having been seen in glory spake of his exit which he was about to complete in Jerusalem.
Who, having been seen in glory spake of his exit which he was about to complete in Jerusalem. And Peter and they with him were heavy with sleep: and having waked, they saw his glory, and two men standing with him.
And Peter and they with him were heavy with sleep: and having waked, they saw his glory, and two men standing with him. And it was in their having withdrawn from him, Peter said to Jesus, Ruler, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he says.
And it was in their having withdrawn from him, Peter said to Jesus, Ruler, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he says. And he saying these things, there was a cloud, and it overshadowed them: and they were afraid in their going into the cloud.
And he saying these things, there was a cloud, and it overshadowed them: and they were afraid in their going into the cloud. And there was a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly beloved Son: hear him.
And there was a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly beloved Son: hear him. And in there having been a voice, Jesus was found alone. And they were silent, and announced nothing to any one in those days, of what they had seen.
And in there having been a voice, Jesus was found alone. And they were silent, and announced nothing to any one in those days, of what they had seen. And it was in the day following, they having come down from the mountain, there met him a great crowd.
And it was in the day following, they having come down from the mountain, there met him a great crowd. And, behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, Teacher, I implore thee look upon my son: for he is my only born.
And, behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, Teacher, I implore thee look upon my son: for he is my only born. And, behold, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he cries out; and it tears him with foam, and with difficulty withdraws from him, bruising him.
And, behold, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he cries out; and it tears him with foam, and with difficulty withdraws from him, bruising him. And I implored thy disciples that they cast it out; and they could not.
And I implored thy disciples that they cast it out; and they could not. And Jesus having answered said, O faithless and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you, and endure you I Bring hither thy son.
And Jesus having answered said, O faithless and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you, and endure you I Bring hither thy son. And he yet coming near, the demon rent him, and tare him. And Jesus censured the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and gave him back to his father.
And he yet coming near, the demon rent him, and tare him. And Jesus censured the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and gave him back to his father. And all were struck with amazement at the majesty of God. And all wondering at all which he did, Jesus said to his disciples,
And all were struck with amazement at the majesty of God. And all wondering at all which he did, Jesus said to his disciples, Put ye these words into your ears: for the Son of man is about to be delivered up into the bands of men.
Put ye these words into your ears: for the Son of man is about to be delivered up into the bands of men. And they knew not this word, and it was hid from them, lest they should understand it: and they feared to ask him concerning this word.
And they knew not this word, and it was hid from them, lest they should understand it: and they feared to ask him concerning this word. And there came up a conference among them, thus, which of them should be the greatest.
And there came up a conference among them, thus, which of them should be the greatest. And Jesus, having seen the reflection of their heart, having taken up a child, set it by himself,
And Jesus, having seen the reflection of their heart, having taken up a child, set it by himself, And he said to them, Whoever should receive this child in my name receives me: and whoever should receive me, receives him having sent me: for he being less among you all, the same shall be great.
And he said to them, Whoever should receive this child in my name receives me: and whoever should receive me, receives him having sent me: for he being less among you all, the same shall be great. And John having answered said, Ruler, we saw a certain one casting out demons in thy name; and we hindered him, because he follows not with us.
And John having answered said, Ruler, we saw a certain one casting out demons in thy name; and we hindered him, because he follows not with us. And Jesus said, Hinder him not: for who is not against us is for us.
And Jesus said, Hinder him not: for who is not against us is for us. And it was in the days of his acceptation being completed, and he fixed his face to go into Jerusalem.
And it was in the days of his acceptation being completed, and he fixed his face to go into Jerusalem. And he sent messengers before his face: and having gone, they came into a town of Samaritans, in order to prepare for him.
And remain in the same house, eating and drinking the things of them: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
And remain in the same house, eating and drinking the things of them: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
And Jesus having replied said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers : and having stripped him, and laid on blows, they departed, leaving him half dead.
And it was in his being in a certain place praying, when he ceased, a certain of his disciples said to him Lord, teach us to pray, as John also -taught his disciples.
And he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is rendered desolate; and a house against a house falls.
And he said, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I liken it?
And he said to the disciples, It is impossible there come not causes of offence: and woe, through whom they come!
And it was in his going to Jerusalem, and he came through the land of Samaria and Galilee.
They were not found returning to give glory to God, except this of another race.
They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, till the day which Noe came into the ark, and the overflow came, and destroyed all. And likewise as it was in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; read more. And the day which Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from heaven, and destroyed all.
I say to you, this one went down to his house justified rather than that one: for every one lifting up himself shall be humbled; and he humbling himself shall be lifted up. And they also brought babes to him, that he might touch them: and the disciples having seen, censured them.
And he already drawing near to the descent of the mount of Olives, all the multitude of the disciples, rejoicing, began to praise God with a great voice for all the powers which they saw;
And as he drew near, having seen the city, he wept over it,
And if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded John to be a prophet.
Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not
Hold from the scribes, wishing to walk about in robes, and loving greetings in the markets, and precedencies in assemblies, and the first places at tables at suppers;
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all they opposed to you shall not be able to contradict nor withstand.
And attend to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be loaded with dizziness, caused by excess, and drunkenness, and cares of life, and that day come upon you unexpectedly. For as a snare shall it come upon all remaining upon the face of all, the earth.
And I have supplicated for thee that thy faith fail not: and thou, when having turned back, confirm thy brethren.
And he was removed from them about a stone's cast, and having placed the knees, he prayed, Saying, Father, If thou art willing, turn aside this cup from me: but not my will, but thine, be done. read more. And a messenger was seen to him from heaven, strengthening him. And being in a violent struggle, he prayed more intently: and his sweat was as clots of blood coming down upon the earth. And having risen from prayer, having come to his disciples, he found them sleeping from grief; And he said to them, Why sleep ye? having risen, pray that ye might not enter into temptation.
And Jesus having cried with a great voice, said, Father, into thy hands will I commit my spirit: and having said these, he expired.
(The same was not set together in the counsel and deed of them;) from Arimathea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.
And, behold, two of them were going in the same day to a town being about sixty stadia from Jerusalem, the name of which Emmaus.
And not finding his body, they came, saying also to have seen a vision of messengers, who say he is living.
Must not Christ suffer these things, and enter into his glory? And having begun from Moses and from all the prophets, he explained clearly to them in all the writings concerning himself.
Saying, That truly the Lord was risen, and was seen to Simon.
And he said to them, That so has it been written, and so was it necessary for Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
And they were always in the temple, praising and extolling God. Amen.
Jesus then walked no more with freedom of speech among the Jews; but departed thence to the country near the desert, to a city called Ephraim, and there he tarried with his disciples.
Truly the first word had I made of all things, O Theophilus, of which Jesus began to do and also to teach,
And as they were looking intently to heaven, he going, behold, two men were standing before them in white raiment;
Then returned they to Jerusalem from the mount called Olive, which is near Jerusalem, having the way of a sabbath.
And Peter, having looked intently upon him with John, said, Look upon us.
Jesus from Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and power; who passed through doing good, and healing all oppressed by the devil; for God was with him.
And being in Salamis, they announced the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John a servant.
He having heard Paul speaking, who having looked intently upon him, and seen that he has faith to be cured,
And a vision was seen to Paul by night; A certain man, a Macedonian, was standing, beseeching him, and saying, Having passed to Macedonia, help us. And when he saw the vision, we quickly sought to come out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord called us to announce good news to them.
And having made three months; an insidious plot having been for him by the Jews, being about to sail to Syria, there was a purpose to return through Macedonia. And there agreed with him as far as Asia Sopater a Berean; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus: and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus. read more. These having come before awaited us in Troas. And we sailed forth after the days of unleavened from Philippi, and came to them in Troas up to five days; where we tarried seven days.
I shewed you all things, that so being wearied ye must support the weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that himself said, It is happy to give rather than receive.
And he said, The God of our fathers took thee in hand, to know his will, and to see the Just, and hear the voice from his mouth. For thou shalt be a witness for him to all men of what thou hast seen and hast heard.
And Paul remained two whole years in his own wages, and received all going to him, Proclaiming the kingdom of God, and teaching things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with all freedom of speech, unimpeded.
And knowest the will, and triest things differing, being sounded out of the law;
Am I not sent? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are ye not my work in the Lord
And if any one of the unbelieving call you, and ye wish to go; every thing set before you, eat, interrogating nothing through consciousness.
For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, That the Lord Jesus, in the night which he was delivered up, took bread:
For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, That the Lord Jesus, in the night which he was delivered up, took bread:
For I delivered to you among the first, what I also received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the writings;
For I delivered to you among the first, what I also received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the writings;
And we sent with him the brother whose approbation in the good news through all the churches;
Paul, sent, (not from men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, having raised him from the dead;)
But I make known to you, brethren, the good news announced by me that it is not according to man. For I neither received it from man, neither was I taught, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
And ye know that through weakness of the flesh I announced the good news to you before.
That by revelation he made Known to me the mystery; (as I before wrote briefly,
(Bearing one another, propitiating one another, if any have a complaint against any: as also Christ propitiated for you, so also ye.)
For ye yourselves know accurately that the day of the Lord, as a thief in the night, so comes. For when they say, Peace and security; then sudden ruin is upon them, as anguish in her with child; and they may not escape.
Therefore let us not sleep, as also the rest; but let us watch and be sober. For they sleeping sleep in the night; and they drunken are drunken in the night.
Therefore, brethren, stand, and hold firmly the doctrines which ye were taught, whether by the word, or by our epistle.
These having laid down to the brethren, thou shalt be a good servant of Jesus Christ, brought up in the words of faith and good doctrine, which thou bast closely followed.
For the writing says, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox grinding. And, The laborer worthy of his hire.
And I shall also be earnest for you always to have, after my exit, this putting in mind to be done.