I tell you, though he will not get up and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as much as he needs.

Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.

Now those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens; and receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they left.

But He gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot of ground, and yet, even though he had no child, he promised that he would give it to him as a possession, and to his descendants after him.

Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.

Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers,

And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you."

and put everything in subjection under his feet." Now in putting everything in subjection to him, he left nothing that is not subject to him. As it is, we do not yet see everything subject to him.

And a servant girl, seeing him as he sat in the firelight, looked at him, and said, "This man also was with him."

and the scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness", and he was called the friend of God.

Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols.

and they recognized him as the one who used to sit at the Beautiful Gate of the temple to beg alms, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

for although they knew God they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus.

No soldier in active service gets entangled in civilian affairs, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.

So if you consider me a partner, welcome him as you would welcome me.

You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?" And they all condemned him as worthy of death.

She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept.

For what does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness."

That is why it was "reckoned to him as righteousness."

Even so Abraham "believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness."