I tell you the solemn truth, the person who believes in me will perform the miraculous deeds that I am doing, and will perform greater deeds than these, because I am going to the Father.

If then I am in the wrong and have done anything that deserves death, I am not trying to escape dying, but if not one of their charges against me is true, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”

But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing these things so that something will be done for me. In fact, it would be better for me to die than – no one will deprive me of my reason for boasting!

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been in vain. In fact, I worked harder than all of them – yet not I, but the grace of God with me.

And what mutual agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said, “I will live in them and will walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.”

Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me until that day.

For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my son! Today I have fathered you”? And in another place he says, “I will be his father and he will be my son.”

But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith without works and I will show you faith by my works.

Listen! I am standing at the door and knocking! If anyone hears my voice and opens the door I will come into his home and share a meal with him, and he with me.

So then, don’t worry saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’

Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!’

“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.

Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will mislead many.

If this matter is heard before the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”

He replied, “Let us go elsewhere, into the surrounding villages, so that I can preach there too. For that is what I came out here to do.”

He swore to her, “Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”

Peter began to speak to him, “Look, we have left everything to follow you!”

Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and they will mislead many.

That is why I did not presume to come to you. Instead, say the word, and my servant must be healed.