And, Peter, said unto her - Why was it agreed by you to put to the proof the Spirit of the Lord? Lo! the feet of them that have buried thy husband, are at the door, and they shall bear thee forth.

Saul became more and more vigorous. He put the Jewish residents in Damascus to confusion by his proof that Jesus was the Christ;

For he will tell you truths, which will prove the means of Salvation to you and all your household.'

And as a proof that he has raised him from the dead, never to return to decay, he has said this: I will give you the holiness of David that fails not.

Take care, therefore, that what is said in the prophets does not prove true of you:

Now, therefore, why do you put God to the proof, by placing a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers, nor we ourselves, were able to bear?

explaining and quoting passages to prove that the messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead, and that "the Jesus I proclaim to you is the messiah."

because he has set a day in which he is going to judge the habitable earth in righteousness by the man whom he has appointed, giving the proof of it to all in having raised him from among the dead.

But so that I do not weary you further, I beg you to grant us, by your kindness, a brief hearing.

Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.

And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.

“So, King Agrippa, I did not prove disobedient to the heavenly vision,

Agrippa answered, "In brief, you are doing your best to persuade me to become a Christian."

Paul answered, "In brief or at length, I would to God that not only you but all my hearers today were what I am -- excepting these chains!"