But Peter said, Ananias, why did Satan fill thy heart that thou shouldst lie to the Holy Spirit, and keep back part of the price of the land?

While it remained, was it not thine own? And after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? Why didst thou conceive this thing in thy heart? Thou didst not lie to men, but to God.

And Peter said to her, Why is it that ye agreed together to try the Spirit of the Lord? Lo! the feet of those who have buried thy husband are at the door, and they will carry thee out.

and said to him, "Go forth from thy country and thy kindred, and come into the land which I will show thee."

saying, "I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob." And Moses trembled and durst not behold.

And the Lord said to him, "Loose the sandals from thy feet; for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee! because thou didst think to obtain the gift of God with money.

Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter; for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if haply the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee.

But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how great evils he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem.

And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.

And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus the Christ healeth thee; arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.

And he, looking steadily at him, and becoming affrighted, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms have come up for a memorial before God.

and said, Cornelius, thy prayer hath been heard, and thine alms have been remembered before God.

who will speak to thee words by which thou shalt be saved, and all thy house.

And the angel said to him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals; and he did so. And he saith to him, Throw thy garment round thee, and follow me.

Wherefore also in another Psalm he saith, "Thou wilt not suffer thy holy one to see corruption:"

said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped up and walked.

And they said, Believe in the Lord Jesus, and thou wilt be saved, and thy household.

And now why dost thou delay? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.

and saw him saying to me, Make haste, and go quickly out of Jerusalem; for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

and when the blood of Stephen, thy witness, was shed, I myself was standing by and consenting, and keeping the garments of those who slew him.

Then said Paul, I knew not, brethren, that he was highpriest; for it is written, "Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people."

he said, I will hear thee fully, when thy accusers also have arrived. And he ordered him to be kept in Herods palace.

And when he had been called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy much peace, and that improvements are in every way and everywhere taking place in this nation through thy foresight,

But not to detain thee too long, I pray thee to hear us, in thy clemency, a few words.

for it is in thy power to ascertain that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

And as he discoursed of righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment to come, Felix became alarmed, and answered, Go thy way for the present; and when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

But arise and stand upon thy feet; for I have appeared to thee for this purpose, to prepare thee as a minister and a witness both of the things which thou sawest, and of those on account of which I will appear to thee;

But according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, thou art treasuring up for thyself wrath against the day of wrath and of the manifestation of the righteous judgment of God,

But if thou art called a Jew, and restest on the Law, and makest thy boast of God,

For circumcision is indeed a benefit to thee, if thou keep the Law; but if thou art a breaker of the Law, thy circumcision hath become uncircumcision.

Far be it! yea, let God be true, and every man a liar; as it is written, "That thou mayst be justified in thy words, and mayst overcome when thou art arraigned."

For he had confident hope in that which was past hope, that he should become a father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, "Thus shall thy offspring be;"

As it is written, "For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we were accounted as sheep for slaughter."

nor because they are descendants of Abraham are they all children; but, "Thy offspring shall be reckoned from Isaac."

But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh thus: Say not in thy heart, "Who shall ascend into heaven?" that is, to bring Christ down.

But what saith it? "The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart;" that is, the word concerning faith, which we preach;

for if thou shalt acknowledge with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

"Lord, they have killed thy prophets, they have dug down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they are seeking my life."

Be it so. It was for their unbelief that they were broken off, and thou standest through thy faith; be not highminded, but fear.

For if thou hast been cut off from an olivetree wild by nature, and hast against thy nature been ingrafted into a good olivetree, how much more shall these, the natural branches, be ingrafted into their own olivestock?

Therefore, "if thy enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink. For in so doing thou wilt heap coals of fire on his head."

For these, "Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet," and every other commandment, are summed up in this precept, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."

But thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? And thou, too, why dost thou despise thy brother? For we shall all stand before the judgmentseat of God.

For if on account of food thy brother is made to mourn, thou art no longer walking according to love. Do not with thy food destroy him for whom Christ died.

It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is put in danger of falling, or is made weak.

and that the gentiles glorified God for his mercy, as it is written, "For this cause I will give praise to thee among the gentiles, and sing to thy name."

For how dost thou know, O wife, but that thou mayst save thy husband? or how dost thou know, O husband, but that thou mayst save thy wife?

For through thy knowledge he that is weak perisheth,the brother for whom Christ died!

Else, if thou bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the place of the unlearned say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, since he understandeth not what thou art saying?

"Where, O death, is thy sting? Where, O death, is thy victory?"

But the promises were made to Abraham and "to his offspring." He doth not say, "and to offsprings," as speaking of many, but, as speaking of one, "and to thy offspring," which is Christ.

For the whole Law is fulfilled in one commandment, even in this "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."

"Honor thy father and mother;" which is the first commandment with a promise;

Let no one despise thy youth, but become an example to the believers, in word, in behavior, in love, in faith, in purity.

Meditate on these things, give thyself wholly to them; that thy progress may be manifest to all.

Give heed to thyself, and to thy teaching; continue in them; for in doing this thou wilt save both thyself and them that hear thee.

No longer drink water only, but use a little wine for thy stomachs sake, and thy frequent infirmities.

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding the profane babblings, and oppositions of the falselycalled knowledge;

longing to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

when I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that it dwelleth in thee also.

But be thou watchful in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fully accomplish thy ministry.

The Lord be with thy spirit. Grace be with you.

and to the beloved Apphia, and to Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:

hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints;

that the fellowship of thy faith may become effectual in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us, for Christ Jesus.

For we have great thankfulness and comfort on account of thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by thee, brother.

Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might minister to me in the bonds of the gospel;

but I chose to do nothing without thy consent, that thy benefit may be not as from necessity, but willingly.

I Paul have written it with my own hand, I will repay it; not to say to thee, that to me thou owest even thy own self besides.

Having confidence in thy obedience I have written to thee, knowing that thou wilt do even more than I say.

but of the Son: "Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; and the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of righteousness.

Thou lovedst righteousness, and hatedst iniquity; therefore God, thy God, anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows."

And: "Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst found the earth, and the heavens are the works of thy hands.

and thou wilt fold them up as a vesture, and they will be changed; but thou art the same, and thy years will not fail."

But to which of the angels hath he ever said: "Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?"

saying, "I will declare thy name to my brethren, in the midst of the congregation will I sing praise to thee."

Then said I, Lo, I have comein the volume of the book it is written of meto do thy will, O God."

then hath he said, "Lo, I have come to do thy will." He setteth aside the first, that he may establish the second.

If indeed ye fulfill the royal law, according to the scripture, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself," ye do well.

But some one will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works; show me thy faith without works, and I will show thee my faith by my works.

One is the Lawgiver and Judge, he who is able to save, and to destroy; but who art thou, that judgest thy neighbor?

Dwell likewise, O husband, with thy wife according to knowledge, as with the weaker vessel, giving her honor as being heir with thee of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

I rejoiced greatly, that I found some of thy children walking in truth, as we received commandment from the Father.

The children of thy elect sister salute thee.

Beloved, in all things I pray that thou mayst prosper and be in health, as thy soul prospereth.

For I rejoiced greatly, when brethren came and bore witness to thy truth, as thou walkest in truth.

who bore witness of thy love before the church; whom if thou send forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, thou wilt do well.

I know thy works, and thy labor, and thy endurance, and that thou canst not bear evil men; and thou didst try those who say they are apostles, and are not, and didst find them liars;

But I have this against thee, that thou hast left thy first love.

Remember therefore whence thou hast fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come to thee, and will remove thy candlestick out of its place, unless thou repent.

I know thy affliction and poverty, (but thou art rich,) and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

I know thy works, and love, and faith, and service, and thy endurance, and that thy last works are more than the first.

But I have this against thee, that thou sufferest thy wife Jezebel, who calleth herself a prophetess, and she teacheth and seduceth my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.

And to the angel of the church in Sardes write: These things saith he who hath the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

Be watchful, and strengthen the remaining things, that were ready to die; for I have not found thy works perfect before my God.

I know thy works; behold, I have set before thee an open door, which no one can shut; for thou hast little power, and yet hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie,behold, I will make them to come and bow down before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

I come quickly; hold fast that which thou hast, that no one may take thy crown.