But the Jews were jealous, and taking some wicked men from the market place, they formed a mob and set the city in an uproar; they attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the people.

Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.

When it was day, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

There were more than forty who formed this plot.

But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is formed say to him who formed it, "Why have you made me like this?"

For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through perseverance and the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.

For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it;

My children, with whom I am again in labor until Christ is formed in you

You were taught, with regard to your former manner of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful lusts;

the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, but thinking to cause me distress in my imprisonment.

For Adam was formed first, then Eve.

On the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness

The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office;

But remember the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings,

As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance,

For in this way in former times the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, and were submissive to their own husbands;

They deliberately ignore this fact, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and by means of water,

he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away."