In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,
‘You will keep on hearing, but will not understand;
You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;

Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.”

in case he should come suddenly and find you asleep.

Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away under guard.”

And turning His gaze toward His disciples, He began to say, “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

You gave Me no kiss; but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet.

While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was preceding them; and he approached Jesus to kiss Him.

But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

For in this case the saying is true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’

But Peter, along with John, fixed his gaze on him and said, “Look at us!”

But when Peter saw this, he replied to the people, “Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this, or why do you gaze at us, as if by our own power or piety we had made him walk?

So in the present case, I say to you, stay away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or action is of men, it will be overthrown;

And fixing their gaze on him, all who were sitting in the Council saw his face like the face of an angel.

For in the case of many who had unclean spirits, they were coming out of them shouting with a loud voice; and many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.

But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip saying, “Get up and go south to the road that descends from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a desert road.)

And fixing his gaze on him and being much alarmed, he said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and alms have ascended as a memorial before God.

and when I had fixed my gaze on it and was observing it I saw the four-footed animals of the earth and the wild beasts and the crawling creatures and the birds of the air.

But Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fixed his gaze on him,

This man was listening to Paul as he spoke, who, when he had fixed his gaze on him and had seen that he had faith to be made well,

The city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.

And he was accompanied by Sopater of Berea, the son of Pyrrhus, and by Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.

Now therefore, you and the Council notify the commander to bring him down to you, as though you were going to determine his case by a more thorough investigation; and we for our part are ready to slay him before he comes near the place.”

But Felix, having a more exact knowledge about the Way, put them off, saying, “When Lysias the commander comes down, I will decide your case.”

While they were spending many days there, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a man who was left as a prisoner by Felix;

Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.

Gaius, host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer greets you, and Quartus, the brother.

I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,

In this case, moreover, it is required of stewards that one be found trustworthy.

Does any one of you, when he has a case against his neighbor, dare to go to law before the unrighteous and not before the saints?

But I have used none of these things. And I am not writing these things so that it will be done so in my case; for it would be better for me to die than have any man make my boast an empty one.

All the brethren greet you. Greet one another with a holy kiss.

For indeed what had glory, in this case has no glory because of the glory that surpasses it.

in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

But I have sent the brethren, in order that our boasting about you may not be made empty in this case, so that, as I was saying, you may be prepared;

Greet one another with a holy kiss.

Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss.

but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.

For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit,

In this case mortal men receive tithes, but in that case one receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives on.

Greet one another with a kiss of love.Peace be to you all who are in Christ.

The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.