For the appeal we make does not come from error or impurity or with deceit,

Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David; such is my gospel,

You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.

for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked from brambles.

For indeed he was crucified by reason of weakness, but he lives because of God’s power. For we also are weak in him, but we will live together with him, because of God’s power toward you.

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.

They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their sufferings and because of their sores, but nevertheless they still refused to repent of their deeds.

Then I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’

that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, may serve him without fear,

(Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.)

The one who comes from above is superior to all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is superior to all.

So they left the town and began coming to him.

Jesus replied, “You people are from below; I am from above. You people are from this world; I am not from this world.

Now as Jesus was passing by, he saw a man who had been blind from birth.

But God raised him from the dead,

So Paul left the Areopagus.

We are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners,

For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait expectantly for the hope of righteousness.

This persuasion does not come from the one who calls you!