So they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but let us draw for it to see who gets it." This was to fulfill the Scripture which says, "They divided my clothes among them, and for my clothing they cast lots." Now this was what the soldiers did.

If you get forgiveness for people's sins, they are forgiven them; if you let people's sins fasten upon them, they will remain fastened upon them."

For in the Book of Psalms it is written: 'Let his estate be desolate, and let no one live on it,' and 'Let someone else take his position.'

Then Peter stood with the Eleven around him, and raising his voice he addressed them, "Men of Judea and all you residents of Jerusalem, let me explain this to you, and give close attention to my words.

For you will not forsake my soul to Hades. Nor will you let your Holy One experience decay.

"Therefore, let all the descendants of Israel understand beyond a doubt that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ."

Peter said to them, "You must repent -- and, as an expression of it, let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ -- that you may have your sins forgiven; and then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

But to keep it from spreading farther among the people, let us severely threaten them not to say anything at all to anyone else about this person."

But in the night the angel of the Lord threw open the jail doors and let them out, and said to them,

So in the present case, I warn you, stay away from these men, let them alone. For, if this program or movement has its origin in men, it will go to pieces,

but his disciples took him one night and let him down through the city wall, by lowering him in a hamper-basket.

So after fasting and praying, they laid their hands upon them and let them go.

Because in another psalm he says, 'You will not let your Holy One experience decay.'

In ages past He let all the heathen go on in their own ways;

Some days after this Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we preached the Lord's message, to see how they are."

When day broke, the chiefs of the police court sent policemen with the message to let the men go.

The jailer reported this message to Paul, saying, "The chiefs of the police court have sent orders to let you go. So now you may come out and go in peace."

But Paul said to them, "They beat us in public and that without a trial, and put us in jail although we are Roman citizens! Let them come here themselves and take us out!"

Paul wanted to go into the assembly and address the people, but the disciples would not let him.

So then, if Demetrius and his fellow-workmen have a charge against anybody, there are the courts and the judges; let them go to law.

Paul answered, "I am a Jew from Tarsus, in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. Please let me speak to the people."

Or let these men themselves tell what wrong they found in me when I appeared before the council --

He ordered the captain to keep Paul in custody but to let him have freedom and not to prevent his friends from showing him kindness.

The ship was snatched along by it and since she could not face the wind, we gave up and let her drive.

After hoisting it on board, they used ropes to brace the ship, and since they were afraid of being stranded on the Syrtis quicksands, they lowered the sail and let her drift.

Then the soldiers cut the ropes that held the boat and let it drift away.

When the natives saw the reptile hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "Beyond a doubt this man is a murderer, for though he has been rescued from the sea, justice will not let him live."

But we think it fitting to let you tell us what your views are, for as to this sect it is known by all of us that it is everywhere denounced."

Not at all. Let God prove true, though every man be false! As the Scripture says, "That you may prove yourself upright in words you speak, and win your case when you go into court."

Why should we not say, as people abusively say of us, and charge us with actually saying, "Let us do evil that good may come from it"? Their condemnation is just.

Since we have been given right standing with God through faith, then let us continue enjoying peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

by whom we have an introduction through faith into this state of God's favor, in which we safely stand; and let us continue exulting in the hope of enjoying the glorious presence of God.

And not only that, but this too: let us continue exulting in our sufferings, for we know that suffering produces endurance,

For nature did not of its own accord give up to failure; it was for the sake of Him who let it thus be given up, in the hope

And David said: "Let their food become a snare and a trap to them, their pitfall and retribution;

Let their eyes be darkened, so they cannot see, and forever bend their backs beneath the load."

As we have gifts that differ in accordance with the favor God has shown us, if it is that of preaching, let it be done in proportion to our faith;

The night has almost passed; the day is at hand. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.

Let us live becomingly for people who are in the light of day, not in carousing and drunkenness, nor in sexual immorality and licentiousness, nor in quarreling and jealousy.

One man rates one day above another, another rates them all alike. Let every man be fully convinced in his own mind.

Then let us stop criticizing one another; instead, do this, determine to stop putting stumbling blocks or hindrances in your brother's way.

So let us keep on pursuing the things that make for peace and our mutual upbuilding.

And again: "All you heathen peoples, praise the Lord, yea, let all peoples sing His praise."

so that, as the Scripture says, "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."

Let no one deceive himself. If any one of you supposes that he is wise in this world's wisdom, as compared with the rest of you, to become really wise he must become a fool.

So let no one boast in men. For everything belongs to you --

So let us keep our feast, not with old yeast nor with the yeast of vice and wickedness, but with the bread of purity and truth without the yeast.

But if they do not practice self-control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to be burning in the fire of passion.

But if the unbelieving consort actually leaves, let the separation stand. In such cases the Christian husband or wife is not morally bound; God has called us to live in peace.

Now if a father thinks that he is not doing the proper thing regarding his single daughter, if she is past the bloom of her youth, and she ought to do so, let him do what she desires; he commits no sin. Let the daughter and her suitor marry.

Let us stop practicing immorality, as some of them did, and on one day twenty-three thousand fell dead.

Let us stop trying the Lord's patience, as some of them did, and for it were destroyed by the snakes.

No temptation has taken hold of you but what is common to human nature. And God is to be trusted not to let you be tempted beyond your strength, but when temptation comes, to make a way out of it, so that you can bear up under it.

For if a woman will not wear a veil, let her have her hair cut off too. Now if it is a dishonor for a woman to have her hair cut off, or her head shaved, let her wear a veil.

If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that your meetings may not bring on you judgment. I will settle in detail the matters that remain, when I come.

If anybody speaks in ecstasy, there must be only two, or three at most, and let one speak at a time, and someone explain what he says.

But if there is no one to explain it, let him keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and God alone.

Let two or three prophets speak, and the rest consider carefully what is said;

and if anything is revealed to another who is seated, let the speaker stop.

If anyone claims to have the prophetic spirit, or any other spiritual gift, let him recognize that what I now am writing is the Lord's command.

If anyone ignores it, let him ignore it.

Now let me remind you, brothers, of the essence of the good news which I proclaimed to you, which you accepted, on which you now are standing,

If from merely human motives I have fought wild beasts here in Ephesus, what profit will it be to me? If the dead are never raised at all, "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we shall be dead."

and as we have reflected the likeness of him who was made of dust, let us also reflect the likeness of the Man from heaven.

Let me tell you a secret. We shall not all fall asleep, but we shall all be changed,

let everything be done in love.

For God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in my heart, to give me the light of the knowledge of God's glory, reflected on the face of Christ.

So, since we have such promises as these, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles our bodies and spirits, and in reverence to God carry on our consecration to completeness.

You look at me and measure me by outward appearances. If anyone is confident in himself that he belongs to Christ, let him have another thought about himself, that just as he belongs to Christ, so do I.

Did I do wrong in taking a lowly place to let you have an exalted one, in that I preached the good news about God to you without accepting any pay?

Let me say again that no one must think that I am a fool, but if you do, please treat me like a fool and let me do a little boasting too, as other fools do.

But let it be granted, you say, that I never received from you financial support, yet, you say, by being a trickster I cheated you by my cunning.

Here is what I am saying to you: If you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ can do you no good.

I again insist that if any man lets himself be circumcised, he is under obligation to obey the whole law.

For you, brothers, were called to freedom; only you must not let your freedom be an excuse for the gratification of your lower nature, but in love be slaves to one another.

If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk where the Spirit leads.

Let us stop being ambitious for honors, so challenging one another, envying one another.

Let us stop getting tired of doing good, for at the proper time we shall reap if we do not give up.

So then whenever we have an opportunity, let us practice doing good to everybody, but especially to the members of the family of faith.

These men who are trying to force you to let yourselves be circumcised simply want to make a fine outward show, only to keep you from being persecuted for the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Indeed, the very men who let themselves be circumcised do not themselves observe the law. But they simply want you to let yourselves be circumcised, so that they can boast of you as members of their party.

Let nobody trouble me after this, for I carry on my body the scars that mark me as Jesus' slave.

If you do get angry, you must stop sinning in your anger. Do not ever let the sun go down on your anger;

that is the very reason I am sending him, to let you know how I am and to cheer your hearts.

So let us all who are mature have this attitude. If you have a different attitude, God will make it clear to you.

Let your forbearing spirit be known to everybody. The Lord is near.

Let the peace that Christ can give keep on acting as umpire in your hearts, for you were called to this state as members of one body. And practice being thankful.

Let the message of Christ continue to live in you in all its wealth of wisdom; keep on teaching it to one another and training one another in it with thankfulness, in your hearts singing praise to God with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs.

And whatever you say or do, let it all be done with reference to the Lord Jesus, and through Him continue to give thanks to God the Father.

Always let your conversation be seasoned with salt, that is, with winsomeness, so that you may know how to make a fitting answer to everyone.

So let us stop sleeping as others do, but let us stay awake and keep sober.

but let us who belong to the day keep sober, clothed with faith and love for a coat of mail and with the hope of salvation for a helmet.

This is a proof of God's righteous judgment, His aim being to let you show yourselves worthy of His kingdom, for which you are suffering; since,

not to let your minds be easily unsettled or even be excited, whether by some message by the Spirit or by some saying or letter that is claimed as coming from me, saying that the day of the Lord is already here.

Do not let anybody at all deceive you about this, because that cannot take place until the great revolt occurs and the representative of lawlessness is uncovered, the one who is doomed to destruction,

But make it your habit to let worldly and old women's stories alone. Continue training yourself for the religious life.

Let no one think little of you because you are young, but always set an example for believers, in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity.

If a Christian woman has widowed relatives, she should help them, and let the church be free from the burden, so that it can help the widows who are really dependent.

let your message be wholesome and unobjectionable, so that our opponent may be put to shame at having nothing evil to say about us.

You must continue teaching this, and continue exhorting and reproving people, with full authority. Let no one belittle you.