Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you traverse sea and land to make a single proselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves.
Acts 13:43 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) And when the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when the congregation of the synagogue dispersed, many of the Jews and the devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked to them and urged them to continue [to trust themselves to and to stand fast] in the grace (the unmerited favor and blessing) of God. American Standard Version (1901) Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God. Common English Bible When the people in the synagogue were dismissed, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism accompanied Paul and Barnabas, who urged them to remain faithful to the message of God’s grace. Catholic Public Domain Version And when the synagogue had been dismissed, many among the Jews and the new worshipers were following Paul and Barnabas. And they, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when the synagogue was broken up, many of the Jews, and of the strangers who served God, followed Paul and Barnabas: who speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. |
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you traverse sea and land to make a single proselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves.
When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad; and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose;
But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, and stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.
strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to give heed to what was said by Paul.
So he argued in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the market place every day with those who chanced to be there.
But some men joined him and believed, among them Dionysius the Are-opagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.
And some of them were persuaded, and joined Paul and Silas; as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women.
And he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God; his house was next door to the synagogue.
Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
When they had appointed a day for him, they came to him at his lodging in great numbers. And he expounded the matter to them from morning till evening, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the law of Moses and from the prophets.
And what they said pleased the whole multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch.
But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.
they are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus,
Through him we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in our hope of sharing the glory of God.
so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men; but what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience.
Working together with him, then, we entreat you not to accept the grace of God in vain.
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand fast therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace.
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God—
Therefore, my brethren, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.
provided that you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which has been preached to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
Him we proclaim, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man mature in Christ.
See to it that no one fail to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” spring up and cause trouble, and by it the many become defiled;
Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings; for it is well that the heart be strengthened by grace, not by foods, which have not benefited their adherents.
By Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written briefly to you, exhorting and declaring that this is the true grace of God; stand fast in it.
Therefore, beloved, since you wait for these, be zealous to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace.
And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming.
Any one who goes ahead and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God; he who abides in the doctrine has both the Father and the Son.