"Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and that his tomb is among us to this day.

"The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to everything he tells you. Any person who will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.'

There is no salvation by anyone else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved."

So they ordered them to leave the Council and began to discuss the matter among themselves.

But to keep it from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them never again to speak to anyone in this name."

Now many signs and wonders were being performed by the apostles among the people, who were gathered together in Solomon's Colonnade.

Therefore, brothers, appoint seven men among you who have a good reputation, who are full of the Spirit and wisdom, and we'll put them in charge of this work.

Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.

It was this Moses who told the Israelis, "God will raise up a prophet for you from among your own brothers, just as he did me.'

So he freely circulated among them in Jerusalem, speaking courageously in the name of the Lord.

Now when Peter was going around among all of the disciples, he also visited the saints living in Lydda.

He was a devout man who feared God, as did everyone in his home. He gave many gifts to the poor among the people and always prayed to God.

But among them were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who came to Antioch and began proclaiming the Lord Jesus even to the Hellenistic Jews.

When morning came, there was a great commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

"My brothers, descendants of Abraham's family, and those among you who fear God, it is to us that the message of this salvation has been sent.

After a lengthy debate, Peter stood up and told them, "Brothers, you know that in the early days, God chose me to be the one among you through whom the gentiles would hear the message of the gospel and believe.

The whole crowd was silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul tell about all the signs and wonders that God had done through them among the gentiles.

Simeon has explained how God first showed his concern for the gentiles by taking from among them a people for his name.

Then the apostles, the elders, and the whole church decided to choose some of their men to send with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. These were Judas, who was called Barsabbas, and Silas, who were leaders among the brothers.

So Paul lived there for a year and a half and continued to teach the word of God among the people there.

When they came to him, he told them, "You know how I lived among you the entire time from the first day I set foot in Asia.

"Now I know that none of you among whom I traveled preaching about the kingdom will ever see my face again.

I know that when I'm gone, savage wolves will come among you and not spare the flock.

"I'm now entrusting you to God and to the message of his grace, which is able to build you up and secure for you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.

After greeting them, Paul related one by one the things that God had done among the gentiles through his ministry.

When they heard about it, they praised God and told him, "You see, brother, how many tens of thousands of believers there are among the Jews, and all of them are zealous for the Law.

But they have been told about you that you teach all the Jews living among the gentiles to forsake the Law of Moses, and that you tell them not to circumcise their children or observe the customs.

For we have found this man a perfect pest and an agitator among all Jews throughout the world. He is a ringleader in the sect of the Nazarenes

unless it is for the one thing I shouted as I stood among them: "It is for the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.'"

You will help them understand and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's control to God, so that their sins will be forgiven and they will receive a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood among his shipmates and said, "Men, you should have listened to me and not have sailed from Crete. You would have avoided this hardship and damage.

But now I urge you to have courage, because there will be no loss of life among you, but only loss of the ship.

Through him we received grace and a commission as an apostle to bring about faithful obedience among all the gentiles for the sake of his name.

You, too, are among those who have been called to belong to Jesus the Messiah.

I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now), so that I might reap a harvest among you, just as I have among the rest of the gentiles.

As it is written, "God's name is being blasphemed among the gentiles because of you."

God's righteousness through the faithfulness of Jesus the Messiah for all who believe. For there is no distinction among people,

For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that the Son might be the firstborn among many brothers.

so that the gentiles may glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, "That is why I will praise you among the gentiles; I will sing praises to your name."

because the believers in Macedonia and Achaia have been eager to share their resources with the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

and who risked their necks for my life. I am thankful to them, and so are all the churches among the gentiles.

Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews who are in prison with me and are prominent among the apostles. They belonged to the Messiah before I did.

while our testimony about the Messiah has been confirmed among you.

Brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, I urge all of you to be in agreement and not to have divisions among you, so that you may be perfectly united in your understanding and opinions.

My brothers, some members of Chloe's family have made it clear to me that there are quarrels among you.

However, when we are among mature people, we do speak a message of wisdom, but not the wisdom of this world or of the rulers of this world, who are passing off the scene.

That's because you are still worldly. As long as there is jealousy and quarreling among you, you are worldly and living by human standards, aren't you?

It is actually reported that sexual immorality exists among you, and of a kind that is not found even among the gentiles. A man is actually living with his father's wife!

And you are being arrogant instead of being filled with grief and seeing to it that the man who did this is removed from among you.

I say this to make you feel ashamed. Has it come to this, that there is not one person among you who is wise enough to settle disagreements between brothers?

The very fact that you have lawsuits among yourselves is already a defeat for you. Why not rather just accept the wrong? Why not rather be cheated?

If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap material benefits from you?

For in the first place, I hear that when you gather as a church there are divisions among you, and I partly believe it.

Of course, there must be factions among you to show which of you are genuine!

His secret, inner heart will become known, and so he will bow down to the ground and worship God, declaring, "God is truly among you!"

For God's Son, Jesus the Messiah, who was preached among you by us by me, Silvanus, and Timothy was not "Yes" and "No." But with him it is always "Yes."

To God we are the aroma of the Messiah among those who are being saved and among those who are being lost.

What agreement can a temple of God make with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said: "I will live and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people."

So we urged Titus to finish this work of kindness among you in the same way that he had started it.

We would not dare put ourselves in the same class with, or compare ourselves to, those who recommend themselves. Whenever they measure themselves by their own standards or compare themselves among themselves, they show how foolish they are.

We are not boasting about work done by others that cannot be evaluated. On the contrary, we cherish the hope that your faith may continue to grow and enlarge our sphere of action among you until it overflows.

Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelis? So am I. Are they among Abraham's descendants? So am I.

The signs of an apostle were performed among you with utmost patience signs, wonders, and powerful actions.

since you want proof that the Messiah is speaking through me. He is not weak in dealing with you but is making his power felt among you.

to reveal his Son to me so that I might proclaim him among the gentiles, I did not confer with another human being at any time,

Does God supply you with the Spirit and work miracles among you because you do the actions of the Law or because you believe what you heard?

Then, with the eyes of your hearts enlightened, you will know the confidence that is produced by God having called you, the rich glory that is his inheritance among the saints,

Now to the one who can do infinitely more than all we can ask or imagine according to the power that is working among us

Do not let sexual sin, impurity of any kind, or greed even be mentioned among you, as is proper for saints.

But each individual man among you must love his wife as he loves himself; and may the wife fear her husband.

I am convinced of this, that the one who began a good action among you will bring it to completion by the Day of the Messiah Jesus.

Have the same attitude among yourselves that was also in the Messiah Jesus:

so that you may be blameless and innocent, God's children without any faults among a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world

that has come to you. Just as it is bearing fruit and spreading all over the world, so it has been doing among you from the day you heard it and came to know the grace of God in truth.

to whom God wanted to make known the glorious riches of this secret among the gentiles which is the Messiah in you, our glorious hope.

You used to behave like them as you lived among them.

When this letter has been read among you, have it read also in the church of the Laodiceans, and be sure to read the one from Laodicea.

even though as apostles of the Messiah we might have made such demands. Instead, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother tenderly caring for her own children.

You and God are witnesses of how pure, honest, and blameless our conduct was among you who believe.

Brothers, we ask you to show your appreciation for those who work among you, set an example for you in the Lord, and instruct you.

As a result, we rejoice about you among God's churches about your endurance and faith through all the persecutions and afflictions you are experiencing.

Finally, brothers, pray for us that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly, and that it may be honored the way it is among you.

For you yourselves know what you must do to imitate us. We never lived in idleness among you.

For every high priest selected from among men is appointed to officiate on their behalf in matters relating to God, that is, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.

then you will have made false distinctions among yourselves and will have judged from evil motives, will you not?

The tongue is a fire, a world of evil. Placed among the parts of our bodies, the tongue contaminates the whole body and sets on fire the course of life, and is itself set on fire by hell.

Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his noble conduct that his actions are done humbly and wisely.

Where do those fights and quarrels among you come from? They come from your selfish desires that are at war in your bodies, don't they?

Is anyone among you suffering? He should keep on praying. Is anyone cheerful? He should keep reciting psalms.

Is anyone among you sick? He should call for the elders of the church, and they should pray for him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

Continue to live such upright lives among the gentiles that, when they slander you as practicers of evil, they may see your good actions and glorify God when he visits them.

Dear friends, do not be surprised by the fiery ordeal that is taking place among you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.

Therefore, as a fellow elder, a witness of the Messiah's sufferings, and one who shares in the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:

Be shepherds of God's flock that is among you, watching over it, not because you must but because you want to, and not greedily but eagerly, as God desires.

For if you possess these qualities, and if they continue to increase among you, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in attaining a full knowledge of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah.

Now there were false prophets among the people, just as there also will be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves.

for as long as that righteous man lived among them, day after day he was being tortured in his righteous soul by what he saw and heard in their lawless actions

This is how God's love was revealed among us: God sent his unique Son into the world so that we might live through him.

This is how love has been perfected among us: we will have confidence on the day of judgment because, during our time in this world, we are just like him.

For some people have slipped in among you unnoticed. They were written about long ago as being deserving of this condemnation because they are ungodly. They turn the grace of our God into uncontrollable lust and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus the Messiah.