It was he who gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,

But other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.

For there are some eunuchs who were that way from birth, and some who were made eunuchs by others, and some who became eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept this should accept it."

But other seed fell on good soil and produced grain, sprouting and growing; some yielded thirty times as much, some sixty, and some a hundred times."

Then some of the experts in the law along with some Pharisees answered him, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you."

"For this reason I am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town,

But indeed, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last."

But some men from the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, as well as some from Cilicia and the province of Asia, stood up and argued with Stephen.

But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

Also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were asking, "What does this foolish babbler want to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods." (They said this because he was proclaiming the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.)

So then some were shouting one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had met together.

and the rest were to follow, some on planks and some on pieces of the ship. And in this way all were brought safely to land.