The voice said, "I'm Jesus, whom you are persecuting. Now get up, go into the city, and you will be told what you are to do."

because we are in danger of being charged with rioting today, and there is no good reason we can give to justify this commotion."

For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him. Instead, their thoughts turned to worthless things, and their senseless hearts were darkened.

Although they know God's just requirement that those who practice such things deserve to die they not only do these things but even applaud others who practice them.

For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased to save those who believe through the nonsense of our preaching.

But now God has arranged the parts, every one of them, in the body according to his plan.

Come back to your senses as you should, and stop sinning! For some of you I say this to your shame don't fully know God.

However, in the past, when you did not know God, you were slaves to things that are not really gods at all.

But now that you know God, or rather have been known by God, how can you turn back again to those powerless and bankrupt basic principles? Why do you want to become their slaves all over again?

not with passion and lust like the gentiles who do not know God.

in blazing fire. He will take revenge on those who do not know God and on those who refuse to obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

They claim to know God, but they deny him by their actions. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified to do anything good.

Dear friends, we are now God's children, but what we will be like has not been revealed yet. We know that when the Messiah is revealed, we will be like him, because we will see him as he is.

The person who does not love does not know God, because God is love.