It is a sure saying. I want you to insist on this, that those who have faith in God must profess honest occupations. Such counsels are right and good for men.

so that instead of being slack you may imitate those who inherit the promises by their stedfast faith.

God is Spirit, and his worshippers must worship him in Spirit and in reality."

Now a worker has his wage counted to him as a due, not as a favour;

They profess to know God, but they deny him by their deeds; they are detestable, disobedient, and useless for good work of any kind.

After a first and a second warning have no more to do with a factious person;

So when he saw the crowds, he went up the hill and sat down; his disciples came up to him

whereas, if it really springs from God, you will be unable to put them down. You may even find yourselves fighting God!"

they must abuse no one, they must not quarrel, but be conciliatory and display perfect gentleness to all men.

For the pure all things are pure, but nothing is pure for the polluted and unbelieving; their very mind and conscience are polluted.

But avoid foolish controversy, and let genealogies and dissensions and strife over the Law alone, for these are fruitless and futile.

And with these words he breathed on them, and added, "Receive the holy Spirit!

Though the people extolled them, not a soul from the outside dared to join them.

When they heard this, they were so furious that they determined to make away with the apostles.

It has been said by one of themselves, by a prophet of their own, that ??"Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons."

which he poured upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Saviour,

So I advise you to-day to leave these men to themselves. Let them alone. If this project or enterprise springs from men, it will collapse;

[Move first half of vs to start of vs 15] Many miracles and wonders were performed among the people by the apostles. Now they all without exception met in the portico of Solomon.