When he came to the steps, Paul had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob,

A man named Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who live there,

When he said this, an argument began between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

He ordered the centurion to guard Paul, but to let him have some freedom, and not to prevent any of his friends from meeting his needs.

So the chief priests and the most prominent men of the Jews brought formal charges against Paul to him.

because you are especially familiar with all the customs and controversial issues of the Jews. Therefore I ask you to listen to me patiently.

I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you

Now the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners so that none of them would escape by swimming away.

But when the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal to Caesar – not that I had some charge to bring against my own people.

But now apart from the law the righteousness of God (which is attested by the law and the prophets) has been disclosed –

Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded! By what principle? Of works? No, but by the principle of faith!

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How timely is the arrival of those who proclaim the good news.”

do not boast over the branches. But if you boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.

But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves.

For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth to confirm the promises made to the fathers,

Greet Herodion, my compatriot. Greet those in the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.

For members of Chloe’s household have made it clear to me, my brothers and sisters, that there are quarrels among you.

And let us not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by snakes.

for God is not characterized by disorder but by peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

But God gives it a body just as he planned, and to each of the seeds a body of its own.