The king told him, "Well done, good servant! Because you have been trustworthy in a very small thing, take charge of ten cities.'

So they asked him, "Well then, are you Elijah?" John said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No."

In the Temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, as well as moneychangers sitting at their tables.

Jacob's Well was also there, and Jesus, tired out by the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon.

The woman told him, "Sir, you don't have a bucket, and the well is deep. Where are you going to get this living water?

You're not greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it, along with his sons and his flocks, are you?"

But whoever drinks the water that I will give him will never become thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become a well of water for him, springing up to eternal life."

When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he asked him, "Do you want to get well?"

The man immediately became well, and he picked up his mat and started walking. Now that day was a Sabbath.

But he answered them, "The man who made me well told me, "Pick up your mat and walk.'"

Later on, Jesus found him in the Temple and told him, "Look! You have become well. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you."

The man went off and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had made him well.

But there are some among you who don't believe..." - because Jesus knew from the beginning those who weren't believing, as well as the one who would betray him.

If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the Law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because I made a man perfectly well on the Sabbath?

So the disciples told him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will get well."

Simon Peter told him, "Lord, not just my feet, but my hands and my head as well!"

Jesus' disciples said, "Well, now you're speaking plainly and not using figurative language.

When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, one for each soldier, and took his cloak as well. The cloak was seamless, woven in one piece from the top down.

For this promise belongs to you and your children, as well as to all those who are distant, whom the Lord our God may call to himself."

"How could you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord?" Peter asked her. "Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and these men will carry you outside as well."

But some men who belonged to the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), as well as some Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from Cilicia and Asia, stood up and began to debate with Stephen.

to keep away from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from anything strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you avoid these things, you will do well. Goodbye."

So he began holding discussions in the synagogue with the Jews and other worshipers, as well as every day in the public square with anyone who happened to be there.

Meanwhile, a Jew named Apollos arrived in Ephesus. He was a native of Alexandria, an eloquent man, and well versed in the Scriptures.

He called a meeting of these men and others who were engaged in similar trades and said, "Men, you well know that we get a good income from this business.

Felix was rather well informed about the Way, and so he adjourned the trial with the comment, "When Tribune Lysias arrives, I'll decide your case."

But Paul said, "I am standing before the emperor's judgment seat where I ought to be tried. I haven't done anything wrong to the Jewish leaders, as you know very well.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is God's power for the salvation of everyone who believes, of the Jew first and of the Greek as well.

There will be suffering and anguish for every human being who practices doing evil, for Jews first and for Greeks as well.

But there will be glory, honor, and peace for everyone who practices doing good, initially for Jews but also for Greeks as well,

including us, whom he also called, not only from the Jews but from the gentiles as well?

It is because of God that you are in union with the Messiah Jesus, who for us has become wisdom from God, as well as our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.

Now the one who makes us and you as well secure in union with the Messiah and has anointed us is God,

as unknown and yet well-known, as dying and yet as you see very much alive, as punished and yet not killed,

I encouraged Titus to visit you, and I sent along with him the brother you know so well. Titus didn't take advantage of you, did he? We conducted ourselves with the same spirit, didn't we? We took the very same steps, didn't we?

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.

For you know very well that no immoral or impure person, or anyone who is greedy (that is, an idolater), has an inheritance in the kingdom of the Messiah and of God.

""so that it may go well for you, and that you may have a long life on the earth."

You know very well that we treated each of you the way a father treats his children.

for you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

He must manage his own family well and have children who are submissive and respectful in every way.

He must be well thought of by outsiders, so he doesn't fall into disgrace and the trap set for him by the Devil.

Ministers must be husbands of one wife and must manage their children and their families well.

Those ministers who serve well gain an excellent reputation for themselves and will have great assurance by their faith in the Messiah Jesus.

She must be well known for her good actions as a woman who has raised children, welcomed strangers, washed the saints' feet, helped the suffering, and devoted herself to doing good in every way.

Elders who handle their duties well should be considered worthy of double compensation, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

With God as my witness, as well as the Messiah Jesus and the chosen angels, I solemnly call on you to carry out these instructions without prejudice, doing nothing on the basis of partiality.

May the Lord grant that he finds mercy on the day he comes again. You know very well how much he assisted me in Ephesus.

What you have heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will be able to teach others as well.

When you come, bring the coat I left with Carpus in Troas, as well as the scrolls and especially the parchments.

because we have had the good news told to us as well as to them. But the message they heard did not help them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened to it.

For that reason he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as for those of the people.

Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

Continue to remember those in prison as if you were in prison with them, as well as those who are mistreated, since they also are only mortal.

Now if we put bits into horses' mouths to make them obey us, we can guide their whole bodies as well.

Therefore we regard the message of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp that is shining in a gloomy place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

Dear friend, I pray that you are doing well in every way and that you are healthy, just as your soul is healthy.

They have testified before the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.