saying: “Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches – to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

After they had proclaimed the good news in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch.

nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before me, but right away I departed to Arabia, and then returned to Damascus.

and they went on to another village.

This will be a time for you to serve as witnesses.

And many believed in Jesus there.

So indeed it was credited to Abraham as righteousness.

Consequently, just as condemnation for all people came through one transgression, so too through the one righteous act came righteousness leading to life for all people.

And David says, “Let their table become a snare and trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them;

by holding on to the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.

Now I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus.

Show hospitality to one another without complaining.

After getting into a boat he crossed to the other side and came to his own town.

And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Then they went to Capernaum. When the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.

So they came to the other side of the lake, to the region of the Gerasenes.

Jesus sent him home, saying, “Do not even go into the village.”

He went into all the region around the Jordan River, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

Just as you sent me into the world, so I sent them into the world.

Peter looked directly at him (as did John) and said, “Look at us!”