O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would have none of it!

When one of those at the meal with Jesus heard this, he said to him, "Blessed is everyone who will feast in the kingdom of God!"

At the time for the banquet he sent his slave to tell those who had been invited, 'Come, because everything is now ready.'

For I tell you, not one of those individuals who were invited will taste my banquet!'"

Besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us, so that those who want to cross over from here to you cannot do so, and no one can cross from there to us.'

Now people were even bringing their babies to him for him to touch. But when the disciples saw it, they began to scold those who brought them.

Those who heard this said, "Then who can be saved?"

And those who were in front scolded him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted even more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

So those who were sent ahead found it exactly as he had told them.

Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling things there,

He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others." When the people heard this, they said, "May this never happen!"

But those who are regarded as worthy to share in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.

Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. Those who are inside the city must depart. Those who are out in the country must not enter it,

Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people.

So Jesus said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them are called 'benefactors.'

When those who were around him saw what was about to happen, they said, "Lord, should we use our swords?"

And all those who knew Jesus stood at a distance, and the women who had followed him from Galilee saw these things.

Then some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see him."

So they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. They found the eleven and those with them gathered together

But to all who have received him -- those who believe in his name -- he has given the right to become God's children

Then they said to him, "Who are you? Tell us so that we can give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

He found in the temple courts those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting at tables.

To those who sold the doves he said, "Take these things away from here! Do not make my Father's house a marketplace!"

I tell you the solemn truth, a time is coming -- and is now here -- when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed the bread to those who were seated. He then did the same with the fish, as much as they wanted.

But there are some of you who do not believe." (For Jesus had already known from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.)

(Now he said this about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were going to receive, for the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.)

And the one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, because I always do those things that please him."

Then Jesus said to those Judeans who had believed him, "If you continue to follow my teaching, you are really my disciples

Jesus said,] "For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may gain their sight, and the ones who see may become blind."

If those people to whom the word of God came were called 'gods' (and the scripture cannot be broken),

So they prepared a dinner for Jesus there. Martha was serving, and Lazarus was among those present at the table with him.

Now some Greeks were among those who had gone up to worship at the feast.

(Now none of those present at the table understood why Jesus said this to Judas.

I am praying on behalf of them. I am not praying on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those you have given me, because they belong to you.

"I am not praying only on their behalf, but also on behalf of those who believe in me through their testimony,

"Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they can see my glory that you gave me because you loved me before the creation of the world.

He said this to fulfill the word he had spoken, "I have not lost a single one of those whom you gave me."

Why do you ask me? Ask those who heard what I said. They know what I said."

In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty people) and said,

"Brothers, the scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through David concerning Judas -- who became the guide for those who arrested Jesus --

Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.

So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand people were added.

praising God and having the good will of all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number every day those who were being saved.

And a man lame from birth was being carried up, who was placed at the temple gate called "the Beautiful Gate" every day so he could beg for money from those going into the temple courts.

And all the prophets, from Samuel and those who followed him, have spoken about and announced these days.

But many of those who had listened to the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.

The group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but everything was held in common.

For there was no one needy among them, because those who were owners of land or houses were selling them and bringing the proceeds from the sales

Peter then told her, "Why have you agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out!"

A crowd of people from the towns around Jerusalem also came together, bringing the sick and those troubled by unclean spirits. They were all being healed.

Now the high priest rose up, and all those with him (that is, the religious party of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.

When they heard this, they entered the temple courts at daybreak and began teaching. Now when the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they summoned the Sanhedrin -- that is, the whole high council of the Israelites -- and sent to the jail to have the apostles brought before them.

And we are witnesses of these events, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him."

Now in those days, when the disciples were growing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews against the native Hebraic Jews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They killed those who foretold long ago the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become!

Now those who had been forced to scatter went around proclaiming the good news of the word.

All who heard him were amazed and were saying, "Is this not the man who in Jerusalem was ravaging those who call on this name, and who had come here to bring them as prisoners to the chief priests?"

All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

When the angel who had spoken to him departed, Cornelius called two of his personal servants and a devout soldier from among those who served him,

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the message.

Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message to no one but Jews.

So Peter was kept in prison, but those in the church were earnestly praying to God for him.

Brothers, descendants of Abraham's family, and those Gentiles among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.

and for many days he appeared to those who had accompanied him from Galilee to Jerusalem. These are now his witnesses to the people.

"Therefore I conclude that we should not cause extra difficulty for those among the Gentiles who are turning to God,

For Moses has had those who proclaim him in every town from ancient times, because he is read aloud in the synagogues every Sabbath."

After they had spent some time there, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.

Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was Greek.

Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him, along with all those who were in his house.

At daybreak the magistrates sent their police officers, saying, "Release those men."

These Jews were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they eagerly received the message, examining the scriptures carefully every day to see if these things were so.

Those who accompanied Paul escorted him as far as Athens, and after receiving an order for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they left.

So he was addressing the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles in the synagogue, and in the marketplace every day those who happened to be there.

When Apollos wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he assisted greatly those who had believed by grace,

But some itinerant Jewish exorcists tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were possessed by evil spirits, saying, "I sternly warn you by Jesus whom Paul preaches."

Many of those who had believed came forward, confessing and making their deeds known.

Large numbers of those who had practiced magic collected their books and burned them up in the presence of everyone. When the value of the books was added up, it was found to total fifty thousand silver coins.

After he had gone through those regions and spoken many words of encouragement to the believers there, he came to Greece,

And now I entrust you to God and to the message of his grace. This message is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

You yourselves know that these hands of mine provided for my needs and the needs of those who were with me.

Those who were with me saw the light, but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me.

Since I could not see because of the brilliance of that light, I came to Damascus led by the hand of those who were with me.

I replied, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those in the various synagogues who believed in you.

And when the blood of your witness Stephen was shed, I myself was standing nearby, approving, and guarding the cloaks of those who were killing him.'

Then those who were about to interrogate him stayed away from him, and the commanding officer was frightened when he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had had him tied up.

At that the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.

Those standing near him said, "Do you dare insult God's high priest?"

about noon along the road, Your Majesty, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining everywhere around me and those traveling with me.

to open their eyes so that they turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

but I declared to those in Damascus first, and then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds consistent with repentance.

Paul replied, "I pray to God that whether in a short or a long time not only you but also all those who are listening to me today could become such as I am, except for these chains."

So the king got up, and with him the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them,

But the centurion, wanting to save Paul's life, prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,

To all those loved by God in Rome, called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Although they fully know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them.

Now we know that God's judgment is in accordance with truth against those who practice such things.

And do you think, whoever you are, when you judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself, that you will escape God's judgment?

eternal life to those who by perseverance in good works seek glory and honor and immortality,

but wrath and anger to those who live in selfish ambition and do not obey the truth but follow unrighteousness.