Everyone in the world wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom.

All the kings of the earth wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom.

Now we make known to you, brothers and sisters, the grace of God given to the churches of Macedonia,

I became a servant of the church according to the stewardship from God – given to me for you – in order to complete the word of God,

According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master-builder I laid a foundation, but someone else builds on it. And each one must be careful how he builds.

She begins her work vigorously, and she strengthens her arms.

My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

From the descendants of this man God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, just as he promised.

From Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God.

When they heard this, they ceased their objections and praised God, saying, “So then, God has granted the repentance that leads to life even to the Gentiles.”

Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things that are freely given to us by God.

I became a servant of this gospel according to the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by the exercise of his power.

“Now you, Ezra, in keeping with the wisdom of your God which you possess, appoint judges and court officials who can arbitrate cases on behalf of all the people who are in Trans-Euphrates who know the laws of your God. Those who do not know this law should be taught.

hereby participate with their colleagues the town leaders and enter into a curse and an oath to adhere to the law of God which was given through Moses the servant of God, and to obey carefully all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, along with his ordinances and his statutes.

For by the grace given to me I say to every one of you not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think, but to think with sober discernment, as God has distributed to each of you a measure of faith.