But when a stronger man than he attacks and defeats him, the stronger man strips off that man's armor in which he trusted and then divides his plunder.

The Pharisee was surprised to see that he didn't first wash before the meal.

Meanwhile, the people had gathered by the thousands and were trampling on one another. Jesus began to speak first to his disciples. "Watch out for the yeast that is, the hypocrisy of the Pharisees!

Now if that's the way God clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and thrown into an oven tomorrow, how much more will he clothe you you who have little faith?

"I've come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already ablaze!

"Watch yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.

Then Jesus told the disciples, "The time will come during which you will long to see one of these days when the Son of Man is with you, but you will not see it.

Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was near.

Then the day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread came, on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed.

Then he took a loaf of bread, gave thanks, broke it in pieces, and handed it to them, saying, "This is my body, which is given for you. Keep on doing this in memory of me."

He did the same with the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant sealed by my blood, which is being poured out for you.

Then they began to discuss among themselves which one of them was going to do this.

Now an argument sprang up among them as to which one of them was to be regarded as the greatest.

Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid it in a tomb cut in the rock, in which no one had yet been laid.

But when Jesus turned around and saw them following, he asked them, "What are you looking for?" They asked him, "Rabbi," (which is translated "Teacher"), "where are you staying?"

The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and say to him, "We have found the Anointed One!" (which is translated "Messiah").

He led Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him intently and said, "You are Simon, John's son. You will be called Cephas!" (which is translated "Peter").

So they were glad to take him on board, and immediately the boat reached the land toward which they were going.

Do not work for food that perishes but for food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set his seal on him."

and told him, "Go and wash in the pool of Siloam" (which is translated "Sent One"). So he went off, washed, and came back seeing.

He said, "The man named Jesus made some mud, spread it on my eyes, and told me, "Go to Siloam and wash.' So off I went and washed, and I received my sight."

Jesus replied to them, "I've shown you many good actions from my Father. For which of them are you going to stone me?"

Then he poured some water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to dry them with the towel that was tied around his waist.

Then he came to Simon Peter, who asked him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?"

Peter told him, "You must never wash my feet!" Jesus answered him, "Unless I wash you, you cannot be involved with me."

Jesus told him, "Whoever has bathed is entirely clean. He doesn't need to wash himself further, except for his feet. And you men are clean, though not all of you."

So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you must also wash one another's feet.

Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am and to see my glory, which you gave me because you loved me before the creation of the world.

After Jesus had said all of this, he went with his disciples across the Kidron valley to a place where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered.

When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat in a place called The Pavement, which in Hebrew is called Gabbatha.

Carrying the cross all by himself, he went out to what is called The Place of a Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.

A garden was located in the place where he was crucified, and in that garden was a new tomb in which no one had yet been placed.

Jesus told her, "Mary!" She turned around and told him in Hebrew, "Rabbouni!" (which means "Teacher").

While he was meeting with them, he ordered them, "Don't leave Jerusalem. Instead, wait for what the Father has promised, about which you heard me speak,

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away.

"Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through the voice of David about Judas, who was the guide for those who arrested Jesus,

Then they prayed, "Lord, you know the hearts of all people. Show us which one of these two men you have chosen

to serve in this office of apostle, from which Judas left to go to his own place."

He must remain in heaven until the time of universal restitution, which God announced long ago through the voice of his holy prophets.

He is "the stone that was rejected by you builders, which has become the cornerstone.'

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

But they could neither refute the wisdom nor withstand the Spirit by which he kept speaking.

""Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house can you build for me,' declares the Lord, "or what place is there in which I can rest?

Which of the prophets did your ancestors fail to persecute? They killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One, and now you have become his betrayers and murderers.

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was known for her good actions and acts of charity that she was always doing.

While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set Barnabas and Saul apart for me to do the work for which I called them."

The priest of the temple of Zeus, which was just outside the city, brought bulls and garlands to the gates. He and the crowds wanted to offer sacrifices.

From one man he made every nation of humanity to live all over the earth, fixing the seasons of the year and the national boundaries within which they live,

While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jewish leaders gathered together, attacked Paul, and brought him before the judge's seat.

When Apollos wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers wrote to the disciples there, urging them to welcome him. On his arrival he greatly helped those who, through God's grace, had believed.

After these things had happened, Paul decided to go through Macedonia and Achaia and then to go on to Jerusalem. "After I have gone there," he told them, "I must also see Rome."

Pay attention to yourselves and to the entire flock over which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers to be shepherds of God's church, which he acquired with his own blood.

"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 reading the letter, the governor asked which province Paul was from. On learning that he was from Cilicia,

By examining him for yourself, you will be able to find out from him everything of which we accuse him."

However, I admit to you that in accordance with the Way, which they call a heresy, I worship the God of our ancestors and believe in everything written in the Law and the Prophets.

Paul replied, "Whether quickly or not, I wish to God that not only you but everyone listening to me today would become what I am except for these chains!"

When day came, they didn't recognize the land, but they could see a bay with a beach on which they planned to run the ship ashore, if possible.

which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures

They show that what the Law requires is written in their hearts, a fact to which their own consciences testify, and their thoughts will either accuse or excuse them

His faith did not weaken when he thought about his own body (which was already as good as dead now that he was about a hundred years old) or about Sarah's inability to have children,

Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace by which we have been established, and we boast because of our hope in God's glory.

Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?

But thank God that, though you were once slaves of sin, you became obedient from your hearts to that form of teaching with which you were entrusted!

for I could wish that I myself were condemned and cut off from the Messiah for the sake of my brothers, my own people,

As it is written, "Look! I am placing a stone in Zion over which people will stumble a large rock that will make them fall and the one who believes in him will never be ashamed."

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

Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and sinful enticements that oppose the teaching you have learned. Stay away from them,

Instead, we speak about God's wisdom in a hidden secret, which God destined before the world began for our glory.

You already have all you want! You have already become rich! You have become kings without us! I wish you really were kings so that we could be kings with you!

Which do you prefer? Should I come to you with a stick, or with love and a gentle spirit?

Nevertheless, everyone should live the life that the Lord gave him and to which God called him. This is my rule in all the churches.

Everyone should stay in the same condition in which he was called.

Brothers, everyone should stay in the same condition in which he was called by God.

Therefore, whoever thinks he is standing securely should watch out so he doesn't fall.

If an unbeliever invites you to his house and you wish to go, eat whatever is set before you, raising no question on the grounds of conscience.

and every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, which is the same as having her head shaved.

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

You have homes in which to eat and drink, don't you? Or do you despise God's church and humiliate those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I will not praise you for this!

Now I wish that all of you could speak in foreign languages, but especially that you could prophesy. The person who prophesies is more important than the person who speaks in a foreign language, unless he interprets it so that the church may be built up.

Now I'm making known to you, brothers, the gospel that I proclaimed to you, which you accepted, on which you have taken your stand,

and by which you are also being saved if you hold firmly to the message I proclaimed to you unless, of course, your faith was worthless.

Now I urge you, brothers for you know that the members of the family of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to serving the saints

From: Paul, an apostle of the Messiah Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother. To: God's church in Corinth, and to all the holy people throughout Achaia.

who has also qualified us to be ministers of a new covenant, which is not written but spiritual, because the written text brings death, but the Spirit gives life.

In fact, that which once had glory lost its glory, because the other glory surpassed it.

For if that which fades away came through glory, how much more does that which is permanent have glory?

For I know how willing you are, and I boast about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been ready since last year, and your enthusiasm has stimulated most of them.

So if I boast a little too much about our authority, which the Lord gave us to build you up and not to tear you down, I will not be ashamed of it.

I wish you would tolerate a little of my foolishness. Yes, please tolerate me!

As surely as the truth of the Messiah is in me, my boasting will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.

Indeed, I wish I were with you right now so that I could change the tone of my voice, because I am completely baffled by you!

I wish that those who are upsetting you would castrate themselves!

Brothers, if a person is caught doing something wrong, those of you who are spiritual should restore that person gently. Watch out for yourself so that you are not tempted as well.

But may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world!

which he brought about in the Messiah when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realm.

which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills everything in every way.

and reconciling both groups to God in one body through the cross, on which he eliminated the hostility.

which in previous generations was not made known to human beings as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God's holy apostles and prophets. This is that secret:

So then, I ask you not to become discouraged because of my troubles on your behalf, which work toward your glory.