And being come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and the apostles, and elders; and they declared all things which God had done with them.

For Moses hath of old time them that preach him in every city, being read in the synagogues every sabbath-day.

It seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send to you chosen men,

So being dismissed they came to Antioch, and having assembled the multitude, they delivered the epistle:

And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted and confirmed the brethren with many words.

But Paul having chose Silas, departed, being recommended by the brethren to the grace of God.

And having gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, being forbid by the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,

And this she did for many days. But Paul being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ, to go out of her. And he came out the same hour.

being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city, And teach customs, which it is not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive, neither to observe.

God who made the world and all things therein, being the Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands.

For in him we live and move, and have our being; as certain likewise of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think the Godhead is like gold or silver, or stone, graven by art and contrivance of man.

This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of Jesus, knowing only the baptism of John.

And when he was desirous to go over to Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him; who being come thither, greatly helped through grace them that had believed.

And some also of the principal officers of Asia, being his friends, sent to him and desired, that he would not venture himself into the theatre.

And indeed we are in danger to be questioned for sedition, concerning this day; there being no cause, whereby we can account for this concourse.

And having abode there three months, an ambush being laid for him by the Jews, as he was about to sail into Syria, he determined to return by Macedonia.

And on the first day of the week, when we were met together to break bread, Paul being to depart on the morrow, preached to them, and continued his discourse till midnight.

And a certain young man, named Eutychus, sitting in a window, fell into a deep sleep: and as Paul still continued his discourse, being overpowered with sleep, he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.

But we going before into the ship, sailed to Assos, where we were to take up Paul; for so he had appointed, being himself to go on foot.

And now behold, being bound by the Spirit, I go to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:

And when he had given him leave, Paul standing on the stairs, waved his hand to the people: and a great silence being made, he spake to them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,

And as I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand by them that were with me, I came into Damascus.

And being informed, that he was of Cilicia, I will give thee, said he, a thorough hearing, when thy accusers also are come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's palace.

And he being called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing we enjoy great peace through thee, and that very worthy deeds are done to this nation by thy prudence always, and in all places, We accept it, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.

And as he reasoned concerning justice, temperance, and the judgment to come, Felix being terrified, answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

And frequently punishing them in all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

That the Christ having suffered, and being the first who rose from the dead, should shew light to the people and to the Gentiles.

And going aboard a ship of Adramyttium, that was to sail by the coasts of Asia, we set sail, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

And the ship being caught, and not able to bear up against the wind, we let her drive.

And as neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was then taken away.

But the centurion, being desirous to save Paul, hindered them from their purpose, and commanded those that could swim, throwing themselves into the sea, first to get away to land,

And being escaped, we then knew, that the island was called Melita.

For those things of him which are invisible, both his eternal power and Godhead, are clearly seen from the creation of the world, being understood by the things which are made, so that they are without excuse:

and gloriest in God, And knowest his will, and discernest the things that differ, being instructed out of the law:

But the righteousness of God without the law is now manifested, being attested by the law and the prophets,

And not being weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, being about an hundred years old, nor the deadness of Sarah's womb.

And being fully assured, that what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Much more then being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more being reconciled, we shall be saved through his life.

Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead, dieth no more; death no more hath dominion over him.

Being then set free from sin, ye are become the servants of righteousness.

But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

But now we are freed from the law, that whereby we were held being dead, so that we serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

our father Isaac, The children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil (that the purpose of God according to election might stand not of works, but of him that called,) It was said to her, The elder shall serve the younger.

What if God, being willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, yet endured with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted for destruction?

For they being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.

And if some of the branches were broken off, and thou being a wild olive wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the good olive,

So we being many are one body in Christ, and every one members of each other.

And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye likewise are full of goodness, being filled with all knowledge, and able to admonish one another.

That I should be the servant of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministring the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles may be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and off-scouring of all things to this day.

And thus I ordain in all the churches. Is any one called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any one called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.

Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou canst be made free, use it rather.

For he that is called by the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman; and in like manner, he that is called being free, is the servant of Christ.

But there is not in all men this knowledge; for some do even until now, with consciousness of the idol, eat it as sacrificed to the idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

To them that are without the law, as without the law, (being not without the law to God, but under the law to Christ) that I might gain them that are without the law.

For we, being many, are one bread, and one body; for we are all partakers of the one bread.

A man indeed ought not to have his head covered, being the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of the man.

And I wrote thus to you, that I might not when I come have grief from those for whom I ought to rejoice; being persuaded concerning you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

If being clothed, we shall not be found naked.

For we who are in this tabernacle groan, being burdened; not that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that what is mortal may be swallowed up of life.

For he accepted indeed the exhortation, but being more forward, he went to you of his own accord.

Being inriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which worketh by us thanksgiving to God.

Now I Paul myself, who when present am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you, intreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ,

And being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, now your obedience is fulfilled.

For the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied my want; and I have in all things kept myself from being burdensom, and will keep myself.

For ye, being wise, suffer fools willingly. For ye suffer, if a man inslave you,

In Damascus the governor under king Aretas, kept the city of the Damascenes with a guard, being determined to apprehend me.

But be it so: I did not burden you: but being crafty, I caught you with guile.

Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use severity, according to the power which the Lord hath given me, for edification, and not for destruction.

And I profited in the Jewish religion above many of my years among my countrymen, being more abundantly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

being a Greek, compelled to be circumcised, Because of false brethren introduced unawares, who came in privily, to spy out our liberty which we have through Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

But when I saw, that they walked not uprightly, according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, If thou being a Jew, livest after the manner of the Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to judaize?

Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: (for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

But faith being come, we are no longer under a school-master.

But now having known God, or rather being known of God, how turn ye back to the weak and beggarly elements, to which ye desire to be in bondage again?

In him through whom we also have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him that worketh all things after the counsel of his own will,

The eyes of your understanding being inlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh (who were called the uncircumcision, by that which is called the circumcision made with hands in the flesh) Were at that time without Christ,

being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise; having no hope, and without God in the world.

Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone, On whom all the building fitly framed together,

That being rooted and grounded in love,

Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, by the ignorance that is in them, through the hardness of their hearts:

Who being past feeling, have given themselves up to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

Being persuaded of this very thing, that he who hath begun a good work in you, will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ,

Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Christ Jesus, to the glory and praise of God.

And being persuaded of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all, for your furtherance and joy of faith:

that ye think the same thing, having the same love, being of one soul, of one mind.

Who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God;

Yet emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men.

And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross.

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable to his death:

That ye may walk worthy of the Lord, unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

That their hearts may be comforted, being knit together in love, even unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, unto the acknowledgment of the mystery of God,

And not holding the head, from which all the body being nourished and knit together, by the joints and ligaments, increaseth with the increase of God.

But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time, in presence, not in heart, laboured with great desire the more abundantly to see your face.

For we hear there are some among you who walk disorderly, doing nothing, but being busy-bodies.