After they had assembled with the elders and formed a plan, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

I wrote the former account, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach

But the Jews became jealous, and gathering together some worthless men from the rabble in the marketplace, they formed a mob and set the city in an uproar. They attacked Jason's house, trying to find Paul and Silas to bring them out to the assembly.

When morning came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.

There were more than forty of them who formed this conspiracy.

For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.

But this knowledge is not shared by all. And some, by being accustomed to idols in former times, eat this food as an idol sacrifice, and their conscience, because it is weak, is defiled.

to the latter an odor from death to death, but to the former a fragrance from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?

For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I was savagely persecuting the church of God and trying to destroy it.

My children -- I am again undergoing birth pains until Christ is formed in you!

Now this secret was not disclosed to people in former generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,

You were taught with reference to your former way of life to lay aside the old man who is being corrupted in accordance with deceitful desires,

The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, because they think they can cause trouble for me in my imprisonment.

For Adam was formed first and then Eve.

and so incur judgment for breaking their former pledge.

On the one hand a former command is set aside because it is weak and useless,

But remember the former days when you endured a harsh conflict of suffering after you were enlightened.

For they deliberately suppress this fact, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago and an earth was formed out of water and by means of water.

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will not exist any more -- or mourning, or crying, or pain, for the former things have ceased to exist."