When the Gentilesheardthis, they [began] rejoicingand glorifyingthe wordof the Lord;and as manyas had beenappointedto eternallifebelieved.
I will bowdowntowardYour holytempleAnd givethanksto Your namefor Your lovingkindnessand Your truth;For You have magnifiedYour wordaccordingto allYour name.
"Thesewill go awayinto eternalpunishment,but the righteousinto eternallife."
But the elevendisciplesproceededto Galilee,to the mountainwhichJesushad designated.
"For I alsoama manplaced underauthority,with soldiersunderme; and I sayto this one,'Go!'and he goes,and to another,'Come!'and he comes,and to my slave,'Dothis!'and he doesit."
"I haveothersheep,whichare not of thisfold;I mustbringthem also,and they will hearMy voice;and they will becomeoneflock[with] oneshepherd.
and not for the nationonly,but in orderthat He might alsogather togetherinto onethe childrenof Godwho are scattered abroad.
Thenthe proconsulbelievedwhen he sawwhat had happened,being amazedat the teachingof the Lord.
As Paul and Barnabas were goingout, the people kept beggingthat thesethingsmight be spokento them the nextSabbath.
And when Pauland Barnabashadgreatdissensionand debatewith them, [the brethren] determinedthat Pauland Barnabasand someothersof them should goup to Jerusalemto the apostlesand eldersconcerningthisissue.
When they had readit, they rejoicedbecauseof its encouragement.
So then,thosewho had receivedhis wordwere baptized;and that daythere were addedaboutthree thousandsouls.
praisingGodand havingfavorwith allthe people.And the Lordwas addingto their numberday by daythosewho were being saved.
But we, going aheadto the ship,set sailfor Assos,intendingfrom thereto takePaulon board;for sohe had arrangedit, intendinghimselfto go by land.
"And I said,Whatshall I do,Lord?'And the Lordsaidto me, 'Getup and goon into Damascus,and thereyou will be toldof allthat has been appointedfor you to do.'
When they had seta dayfor Paul, they cameto him at his lodgingin large numbers;and he was explainingto them by solemnly testifyingabout the kingdomof Godand trying to persuadethem concerningJesus,from boththe Lawof Mosesand from the Prophets,from morninguntilevening.
Sothere was muchrejoicingin that city.
Whatthen?WhatIsraelis seeking,it has not obtained,but those who were chosenobtainedit, and the restwere hardened;
Everypersonis to be in subjectionto the governingauthorities.For there is noauthorityexceptfrom God,and thosewhich existare establishedby God.
And we knowthat Godcausesall thingsto work togetherfor goodto thosewho loveGod,to thosewho are calledaccordingto [His] purpose.
NowI urgeyou, brethren(you knowthe householdof Stephanas,that they were the first fruitsof Achaia,and that they have devotedthemselvesfor ministryto the saints),
alsowe have obtained an inheritance,having been predestinedaccordingto His purposewho worksall thingsafterthe counselof His will,
and whatis the surpassinggreatnessof His powertowardus who believe.[These are] in accordancewith the workingof the strengthof His might
justas He choseus in Him beforethe foundationof the world,that we would be holyand blamelessbeforeHim. In love
He predestinedus to adoption as sonsthroughJesusChristto Himself,accordingto the kind intentionof His will,
Finally,brethren,prayfor us that the wordof the Lordwill spread rapidlyand be glorified,justas [it did] alsowith you;
