"Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but fear rather him who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

Behold my servant whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom my soul delights; I will breathe my spirit upon him, and he shall announce justice to the Gentiles.

Some fell on rocky ground where there was not much earth. Now because it had no depth of soil, it sprang up at once;

But some fell on good soil, and bore a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

"But the seed sown in good soil is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit, and makes now an hundredfold, now sixty, now thirty."

What will it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

"If you want to be perfect," said Jesus, "go, sell your property, give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."

Jesus answered, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

"You blind guides! who strain out the gnat and swallow the camel!

"So you bear witness against yourselves, that you are the descendants of those who slew the prophets!

and he said to them. "My soul is an anguish, even unto death! Stay here, and keep watch with me."

some other seed fell on stony soil, where it had not much earth; and it sprang up quickly because it had no depth of soil,

But some seed fell into good soil and yielded a crop that sprang up and increased, yielding thirty, sixty, or a hundredfold.

But those, on the other hand, who were sown on that good soil, are those who listen to the Word, and welcome it, and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, or a hundredfold."

It is like a mustard-seed, which, when sown in the soil, is the smallest seed in the world;

Are your minds so slow to comprehend? You have eyes, do you not see? You have ears, do you not hear?

Jesus loved him as he looked at him, and said: "One thing you lack. Go, sell all you have and give to the poor; and you shall have wealth in heaven; and come, follow me."

and thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength.'"

and he said to them. "My soul is full of anguish, even unto death; wait here, and keep watch."

And Mary said: "My soul doth magnify the Lord,

Yea, and a sword shall pierce through your own soul also, that the thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed."

"But he who listens but does not do, is like a man who built a house upon the soil, without foundations, against which the torrent burst, and at once it fell in, and the ruin of that house was great."

"But some fell on good soil, and grew up, and brought forth fruit, a hundredfold." When he said this, he called out, "Whoever has ears to hear with, let him listen."

"And that in the good soil is those who have listened to the message and, in an honest and good heart, hold fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.

So they set sail. While they were sailing he fell asleep. And there fell on the lake a squall of wind, so that the boat began to fill, and they to be in deadly peril.

"You must love the Lord your God," he answered, with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself."

"'And I will say to my soul, "'Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years! Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.'

"But God said to him. 'Foolish man! This very night your soul is wanted! And these things you have prepared, whose shall they be?

"Sell what you have and give alms. Provide yourselves with purses which do not grow old, a treasure inexhaustible in the heavens, where no thief draws near, nor does moth destroy.

And receiving this reply, Jesus said to him. "One thing you are still lacking. Sell all that you have and give it to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven. Then come and follow me."

"'Howbeit these enemies of mine who were not willing for me to become their King, bring them here, and slay them in my presence.'"

Then he said to them. "But now let him who has a purse take it, and he who has a wallet, let him the do the same. And he who has no sword, let him sell his cloak and buy one.

"O foolish men," said Jesus, "slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

His disciples recalled that it is written, The zeal of thine house will devour me.

Whoever does receive it has set his seal that God is true.

"Labor not for food which perishes, but for the food that endures eternal life??hat which the Son of man will give you; for on the Father??od??as set his seal."

Now is my soul disquieted. What shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? Nay, for this very cause I am come to this hour.

"For thou wilt not leave my soul in Hades, Nor give up thy Holy One to see corruption.

And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were wrought by the apostles.

They would sell their lands and other property, and distribute the proceeds among all, just as any one from time had need.

"and it shall be that every soul who will not listen to that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.

Now the multitude of the believers was of one heart and one soul, nor did any one of them say that any of his possessions was his own; but they had all things common.

Nor was there any one of them in want, for all who owned houses or lands would sell them and bring the price of the things that were sold, and lay it at the apostles' feet;

"We must obey God rather than man. The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus, whom you slew by hanging him on a tree.

dragged him outside the city, and stoned him, the witnesses throwing off their outer garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

With these words he fell asleep. And Saul fully approved of his murder. On this very day there broke out a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostle were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

But Saul was laying waste the church. He was wont to enter into every house, and to drag off men and women, and to commit them to prison.

Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats of murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

He fell to the ground, and heard a voice which said to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"

And Saul got up from the ground, but although his eyes were open, he continued to perceive nothing; so they took him by the hand and led him into Damascus.

And the Lord said to him. "Arise, go into the street named 'Straight,' and make inquiries in the house of Judas for a man of Tarsus, one Saul.

And so Ananias went and entered into the house, and laying his hands on him, said, "Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, who appeared to you on your journey, has sent me that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

But Saul gained more and more influence, and kept putting the Jews who lived in Damascus to confusion by his proof that Jesus was the Christ.

And when many days were fulfilled the Jews made a plot to kill Saul;

but information of their plot was given Saul, and although they kept watch day and night on the gates, in order to make away with him,

But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and told them how Saul had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him; and also how he had preached the Name of the Lord Jesus boldly at Damascus.

Henceforth Saul was one of them, going in and out of the city, and speaking fearlessly in the Name of the Lord.

He beheld the sky opened, and a vessel descending like an enormous sail let down to earth by four corners.

This happened three times; and immediately the sail was drawn up into the sky.

"I was in the city of Joppa, praying, and while in a trance I saw a vision; a certain vessel descending, what seemed to be an enormous sail let down to me,

Then Barnabas visited Tarsus, to try to find Saul,

This they did, forwarding their contributions to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

suddenly an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. Striking Peter on the side, he woke him saying, "Rise up quickly." At once the chains dropped from his hands.

and after discharging their mission, Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, bringing with them John, surnamed Mark.

Now there were in the church in Antioch prophets and teachers; Barnabas and Symeon, surnamed "the Black," Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, the foster-brother of Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul.

And as they were worshiping the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said to them, "Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."

who belonged to the suite of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. He summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.

So Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, gazed steadily at him, and said:

From Paphos Paul and his party set sail for Perga in Pamphylia; but John Mark left them and went back to Jerusalem.

"Then they asked for a king, and he gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a Benjamite for forty years.

Then the whole assembly remained silent, and listened to Barnabas and Saul as they told the signs and wonders which God had wrought among the Gentiles through them.

So we set sail from Troas and ran a straight course to Samothrace. The next day we arrived in Neapolis,

Then, setting sail from Ephesus, he landed at Caesarea; he went up to Jerusalem and saluted the church, and came down to Antioch.

He had been instructed in the ways of the Lord, and being full of zeal, he used to speak and to teach accurately the facts about Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.

Just as he was about to set sail for Syria, the Jews laid a plot against him, and he determined to return through Macedonia.

but we ourselves set sail from Philippi, after the days of unleavened bread, and joined them five days later at Troas. There we remained for a week.

The rest of us going before to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul on board there; for so he had appointed, because he intended to go by land.

For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, so as not to spend time in Asia, for he was hurrying to get to Jerusalem, if it were possible, by the day of Pentecost.

When at least we had torn ourselves away, and had set sail, we ran a straight course to Cos, and next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

And when we had found a ship bound for Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail.

"I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, "'Saul! Saul! why are you persecuting me?'

"came to me, and standing by me, said to me, "'Brother Saul, receive your sight' "In that very hour I regained my sight and looked up at him.

"We all fell to the ground; and I heard a voice saying to me in Hebrew. "'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goad.'

When it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they proceeded to hand over Paul and a few other prisoners to the custody of Julius, a centurion of the Imperial Regiment.

We embarked in a ship of Adramyttium which was about to sail to the ports of the province of Asia, and put to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, accompanied us.

When for a long time they had been without food, Paul stood among them and said: "Men, you ought to have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, and so have spared yourselves this injury and loss.

But they kept expecting him to swell up or fall down dead suddenly. But after waiting a long time, and seeing no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said over and over that he was a god.

These loaded us with many honors and, when at last we set sail, they put on board such things as we needed.

Three months passed before we set sail an Alexandrian ship which had wintered in the island. Its name was "The Twin Brothers."

Anguish and calamity will be upon every soul of man who practices evil, upon the Jew first, and also upon the Gentile;

and he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the faith-righteousness which he had while he was in uncircumcision; in order that he might be the father of all who believe, even though they are uncircumcised; so that righteousness might be imputed to them.

For sin, when it had gained a vantage-ground through the commandment, beguiled me, and through it slew me.

For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, only it is a zeal without knowledge.

Even if I am not an apostle to others, to you at least I am; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

Eat anything that is for sale in the markets, asking no questions for conscience sake;

And though I sell all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it avails me nothing.

He has also set his seal upon me, and given me the pledge of his Spirit in my heart.

But for my part I call God to witness, as my soul shall answer for it, that it was to spare you that I came not to Corinth

and not alone by his coming, but also by the comfort you had been to him. For he told me of your eager longing, of your penitence, and of your zeal on my behalf, so that I was happier still.

Now then, as you excel in everything, in faith and utterance and knowledge and all zeal and in your love to me, see to it that you excel in this grace also.