But God's free gift is not like Adam's offense. For if many people died as the result of one man's offense, how much more have God's grace and the free gift given through the kindness of one man, Jesus the Messiah, been showered on many people!

Brothers, think about your own calling. Not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.

They also kept driving out many demons and anointing with oil many who were sick, and healing them.

Jesus ordered the people not to tell anyone, but the more he kept ordering them, the more they kept spreading the news.

Many will come in my name and say, "I AM,' and they will deceive many people.

At that time Jesus had healed many people of diseases, plagues, and evil spirits, and had given sight to many who were blind.

because life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

"Then he came to his senses and said, "How many of my father's hired men have more food than they can eat, and here I am starving to death!

And many more believed because of what he said.

However, many in the crowd believed in him. They kept saying, "When the Messiah comes, he won't do more signs than this man has done, will he?"

While they were listening to these things, they became more and more furious and began to grind their teeth at him.

Unclean spirits screamed with a loud voice as they came out of the many people they had possessed, and many paralyzed and lame people were healed.

But Saul grew more and more persuasive, and continued to confound the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that this man was the Messiah.

"Since I know that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I am pleased to present my defense. You can verify for yourself that I went up to worship in Jerusalem no more than twelve days ago.