This went on for two years, so that all who lived in the province of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.

But when they recognized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” for about two hours.

especially saddened by what he had said, that they were not going to see him again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.

He immediately took soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When they saw the commanding officer and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

I replied, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those in the various synagogues who believed in you.

When I was informed there would be a plot against this man, I sent him to you at once, also ordering his accusers to state their charges against him before you.

other than this one thing I shouted out while I stood before them: ‘I am on trial before you today concerning the resurrection of the dead.’”

When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a violent storm continued to batter us, we finally abandoned all hope of being saved.

When Paul had gathered a bundle of brushwood and was putting it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.

and I always ask in my prayers, if perhaps now at last I may succeed in visiting you according to the will of God.

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who suppress the truth by their unrighteousness,

But to the one who does not work, but believes in the one who declares the ungodly righteous, his faith is credited as righteousness.

Against hope Abraham believed in hope with the result that he became the father of many nations according to the pronouncement, “so will your descendants be.”

but also for our sake, to whom it will be credited, those who believe in the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.

through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of God’s glory.

Or do you not know, brothers and sisters (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law is lord over a person as long as he lives?

To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, by human descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever! Amen.

just as it is written, “Look, I am laying in Zion a stone that will cause people to stumble and a rock that will make them fall, yet the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.”

Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Seeing that I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,

For even Christ did not please himself, but just as it is written, “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”