Job 5:12-13
5:12 He frustrates the plans of the crafty
so that their hands cannot accomplish
what they had planned!
5:13 He catches the wise in their own craftiness,
and the counsel of the cunning is brought to a quick end.
Acts 8:9-12
8:9 Now in that city was a man named Simon, who had been practicing magic and amazing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great.
8:10 All the people, from the least to the greatest, paid close attention to him, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called ‘Great.’”
8:11 And they paid close attention to him because he had amazed them for a long time with his magic.
8:12 But when they believed Philip as he was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they began to be baptized, both men and women.
Acts 13:8-12
13:8 But the magician Elymas
(for that is the way his name is translated)
opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul
away from the faith.
13:9 But Saul (also known as Paul),
filled with the Holy Spirit,
stared straight
at him
13:10 and said, “You who are full of all deceit and all wrongdoing,
you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness – will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?
13:11 Now
look, the hand of the Lord is against
you, and you will be blind, unable to see the sun for a time!” Immediately mistiness
and darkness came over
him, and he went around seeking people
to lead him by the hand.
13:12 Then when the proconsul
saw what had happened, he believed,
because he was greatly astounded
at the teaching about
the Lord.
Acts 13:2
13:2 While they were serving
the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart
for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
Acts 2:8
2:8 And how is it that each one of us hears them
in our own native language?
Acts 2:2
2:2 Suddenly
a sound
like a violent wind blowing
came from heaven
and filled the entire house where they were sitting.
Acts 3:8-9
3:8 He
jumped up,
stood and began walking around, and he entered the temple courts
with them, walking and leaping and praising God.
3:9 All
the people saw him walking and praising God,