and I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Paraclete, that he may dwell with you forever;

Every branch in me that bears no fruit, he takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

Now are you pure, through the word which I have spoken to you.

Abide in me, and I will abide in you. As the branch can not bear fruit of itself, unless it abide in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in me.

I am the vine, you are the branches. He that abides in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; for apart from me you can do nothing.

In this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit; and in this you will be my disciples.

I have yet many things to say to you; but you can not bear them now.

I pray for them; I pray not for the world, but for them whom thou hast given me; for they are thine.

I do not pray thee to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the Evil One.

I pray, not for these only, but for those also who shall believe on me through their word;

But you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be witnesses for me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the most distant part of the earth.

And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

And also on my servants and on my handmaids, I will pour out of my Spirit in those days, and they shall prophesy.

But when Peter saw it, he answered the people: Men of Israel, why are you astonished at this? or, why do you look so earnestly on us, as if by our own power or godliness we had caused this man to walk?

And when they had made them stand in the midst, they asked: By what power, or by what name have you done this?

And with great power did the apostles bear testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on them all.

And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people.

For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them, and many paralytics and lame per sons were cured.

to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying: This man is the great power of God.

Repent, there fore, of this your wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the purpose of your heart may be forgiven you.

But Simon answered and said: Pray you both to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken come upon me.

And the eunuch answered Philip, and said: I pray you, of whom speaks the prophet this? Of himself, or of some other man?

But the Lord said to him: Go; for he is a vessel chosen by me to bear my name before nations and kings, and the sons of Israel.

And on the morrow, as they were going on their journey, and were drawing near to the city, Peter went up on the house top to pray, about the sixth hour.

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit, and with power; who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed by the devil; for God was with him.

To him all the prophets bear testimony, that whoever believes on him shall receive remission of sins through his name.

And having gone through the island as far as Paphos, they found a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Bar-jesus;

Now, therefore, why do you put God to the proof, by placing a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers, nor we ourselves, were able to bear?

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night to Berea; and when they had come, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.

But when the Jews of Thessalonica learned that the word of God was preached by Paul in Berea also, they came thither, and excited the multitude.

But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallic said to the Jews: If it were a matter of in justice, or of wicked mischief, Jews, I would, with reason, bear with you:

And Sopater of Berea, and Aristarchus and Secundus of Thessalonica, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy and Tychicus and Trophimus, who were Asiatics, accompanied him to Asia.

But I esteem this a matter of no importance, nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry that I have received from the Lord Jesus, to bear full testimony to the gospel of the grace of God.

And Paul replied: I could pray to God, that not only you, but also all that hear me to day, were both almost and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

And the ship being caught and unable to bear up against the wind, we committed it to the gale, and were driven along.

And as the sailors were attempting to flee from the ship, and were letting down the boat into the sea, under the pretext that they were about to let down anchors from the prow,

Wherefore, I exhort you to take food; for this will pro mote your safety. For not a hair shall fall from the head of any of you.

And falling into a place where two cur rents met, they ran the ship aground, and the prow stuck fast, and remained immovable; but the stern was broken by the violence of the waves.

but declared to be the Son of God with power, according to his holy spiritual nature, by his resurrection from the dead,

For I am not ashamed of the Gospel: for it is the power of God in order to salvation, to every one that believes, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

(for, since the creation of the world, his attributes, which are invisible, are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, both his eternal power and divinity,) that they may be without excuse;

knowing this, that our former man has been crucified with him, in order that the sinful body may be deprived of its power, so that we should no longer serve sin:

In like manner, also, the Spirit helps our infirmities; for we know not what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit itself intercedes for us, with groanings unutterable.

For the scripture says to Pharaoh: For this very purpose have I raised you up, that I may show in you my power, and that my name may be published in all the earth.

Has not the potter power over the clay, to make from the same mass one vessel for honor, and another for dishonor?

What, then, if God, intending to show his wrath, and to make his power known, yet, in much long-suffering bore with the vessels of wrath fitted for destruction:

boast not against the branches; but if you boast, boast not that you bear the root, but that the root bears you.

in hope, be joyful; in affliction, be patient; in prayer, be per severing;

If possible, as far as may be in your power, be at peace with all men.

But we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of those who are not strong, and not to please ourselves.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in the hope, by the power of the Holy Spirit. PAET IV. Conclusion.

by the power of signs and wonders by the power of the Holy Spirit. So that from Jerusalem, and round about as far as Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of the Christ;

For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make a contribution for the poor saints who are in Jerusalem:

For Christ sent me not to immerse, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of speech, lest the cross of the Christ should be deprived of its power.

For the preaching of the cross is to those who perish, foolishness; but to us who are saved, it is the power of God.

but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ, the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

and my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

that your faith might not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

I fed you with milk, not with meat; for you were not then able to bear it; indeed, not even now are you able;

but I will come to you quickly, if the Lord will; and I will know, not the speech of those who have become arrogant, but the power.

For the kingdom of God is not in speech, but in power.

in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you and my spirit have come together, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,

and God has raised, up the Lord, and will also raise us up by his power.

The wife has not power over her own body, but the husband; likewise, also, the husband has not power over his own body, but the wife.

No trial has come upon you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tried more than you are able to bear; but he will, with the trial, make a way to escape, so that you be able to bear up under it.

Judge in yourselves, whether it is becoming that a woman pray to God unvailed.

And though I give all my goods to feed the poor, and though I deliver up my body to be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing.

For which reason, let him that speaks in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.

For if I pray in an unknown tongue, the spirit which I have prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

What, then, is it? I will pray with the spirit which is given to me, and I will pray with my understanding also. I will sing with the spirit that is given to me, and I will sing with my understanding also.

Then comes the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down every principality and authority and power:

it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power:

And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

And when I come, whatever per sons you approve, I will send with letters to carry your favor to Jerusalem.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be God's and not our own.

by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing all things.

for I testify that according to their power, and beyond their power, they gave voluntarily,

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet, for your sakes, he became poor, that you, through his poverty, might become rich.

as it is written: He has scattered abroad; he has given to the poor; his righteousness remains forever.

I wish you could bear with me a little in my folly; but yet bear with me:

For if he that comes should preach another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or, if you receive another Spirit, which you did not receive, or another gospel, which you have not accepted, you would well bear with him.

I say again, let no one think that I am without understanding; but if so, even as one without understanding bear with me, that I also may boast a little.

For it is a pleasure to you to bear with men of no understanding, since you yourselves are wise.

For you bear it, if one enslave you, if one devour you, if one take from you, if one exalt himself, if one smite you on the face,

and he said to me: My grace is sufficient for you; for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly, therefore, will I boast in my infirmities, that the power of the Christ may abide upon me.

for though he was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.

Yet I pray to God that you may do no evil; not that we may appear as having proof, but that you may do what is good, though we be as without proof.

For we rejoice when we are weak, and you are strong. And we pray also for this your perfection.

requesting only that we would remember the poor, which same thing I have been diligent in doing.

For it is written: Rejoice you barren, that do not bear: break forth and cry aloud, you that travail not: for many more are the children of the deserted, than of her that had the husband of the deserted.

I have confidence in you through the Lord, that you will cultivate no other disposition: but he that troubles you, who ever he may be, shall bear his condemnation.

Bear with the weaknesses of one another, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

for each one shall bear his own burden.

Henceforward let no one give me trouble: for I bear in my body the wounds which I received on account of the Lord Jesus.

and what is the exceeding greatness of his power to ward us who believe in accordance with the energy of his mighty power,

high above every principality and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come;

in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is actively at work in the sons of disobedience:

of which I was made a minister according to the gift of the grace of God which was given to me, in proportion to the energy of his power:

Now to him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think according to his power which works in us,