And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.

And every one who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand;

And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

"Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased! I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.

But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

So was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world."

Nevertheless, so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you open its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that and give it to them for me and you."

Truly, I say to you, all this will come upon this generation.

But he answered them, "You see all these things, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another, that will not be thrown down."

Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, 'Lord, lord, open to us!'

And immediately coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened and the Spirit descending upon him like a dove.

For he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed upon him to touch him.

They went away and found a colt tied at the door outside in the open street, and they untied it.

And Jesus said to him, "Do you see all these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another, that will not be thrown down."

And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.

Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

and the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased."

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,

Then he came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And he said, "Young man, I say to you, arise."

And Jesus said, "Who touched me?" When all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the multitudes surround you and press upon you!"

And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, "Teacher, I beg you to look upon my son, for he is my only child.

But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

and be like men who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding feast, so that they may open to him immediately when he comes and knocks.

When once the owner of the house has risen up and shut the door, you will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, open for us.' He will answer you, 'I do not know where you come from.'

And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy upon me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in agony in this flame.'

For he will be delivered to the Gentiles, and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.

For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, and surround you and hem you in on every side,

and dash you to the ground, you and your children within you, and they will not leave one stone upon another in you; because you did not know the time of your visitation."

but they could not find anything they could do, for all the people hung upon his words.

"As for these things which you see, the days will come when there shall not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down."

Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! For there will be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people.

For it will come upon all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.

And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you; but stay in the city, until you are clothed with power from on high."

And from his fullness have we all received, grace upon grace.

And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man."

Then they said to him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"

Others said, "These are not the sayings of one who has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"

Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it, as it is written,

Then Jesus, knowing all that was to come upon him, went forward and said to them, "Whom do you seek?"

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the ends of the earth."

(Now this man bought a field with the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out.

'And in the last days it shall be, God says, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;

And now, Lord, look upon their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,

And with great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.

When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and died. And great fear came upon all who heard of it.

And great fear came upon the whole church, and upon all who heard of these things.

saying, "We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name, and yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring this man's blood upon us."

But they cried out with a loud voice, and covered their ears and rushed together upon him with.

For he had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

And Simon answered, "Pray for me to the Lord, so that nothing of what you have said may come upon me."

Now the passage of Scripture which he was reading was this: "He was led as a sheep to slaughter; and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he does not open his mouth.

When she recognized Peter's voice, in her joy she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing in front of the gate.

On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and made an address to them.

When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet, named Bar-Jesus,

Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time." And immediately a mist and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

Therefore take care, so that what is said in the prophets may not come upon you:

Now therefore why do you test God by putting upon the neck of the disciples a yoke which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these essentials:

When she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay." And she prevailed upon us.

And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to guard them securely.

When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

But while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack upon Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,

But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were a matter of wrong or of vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you;

And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.

This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived in Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all and the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified.

If then Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another.

serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials which came upon me through the plots of the Jews;

When the seven days were almost over, the Jews from Asia, upon seeing him in the temple, stirred up all the crowd and laid hands on him,

This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them, when I came upon them with the troops and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman citizen.

to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

When we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia.

Or do you presume upon the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience? Do you not know that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?

"Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to practice deceit." "The poison of asps is under their lips."

Is this blessedness only upon the circumcised, or also upon the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham as righteousness.

So it depends not upon man's will or exertion, but upon God's mercy.

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and bestows his riches on all who call upon him.

For God has bound all men over to disobedience, that he may have mercy upon all.

This I say for your own benefit, not to put a restraint upon you, but to promote what is good and to secure undivided devotion to the Lord.

Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written down for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

For you put up with anyone if he makes slaves of you, or preys upon you, or takes advantage of you, or exalts himself, or strikes you in the face.

Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, a night and a day I have spent in the open sea.

Peace and mercy be upon all who walk by this rule, upon the Israel of God.

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.

Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

And pray for us as well, that God may open a door to us for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains,

hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved; with the result that they always fill up the measure of their sins. But wrath has come upon them at last.

While people are saying, "Peace and safety," then destruction will come upon them suddenly as labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape.

For this reason God sends upon them a strong delusion so that they will believe what is false,

namely, if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, and his children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild or rebellious.

whom he poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

And there is no creature hidden from his sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

And no one takes the honor upon himself, but he is called by God, just as Aaron was.

and then have fallen away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put him to an open shame.

For land which drinks the rain that often falls upon it, and brings forth vegetation useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without uncertainty or hypocrisy.

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you.