Day after day when I was with you in the temple courts, you did not arrest me. But this is your hour, and that of the power of darkness!”

If I have told you people about earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.

Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the one who consumes me will live because of me.

The one who rejects me and does not accept my words has a judge; the word I have spoken will judge him at the last day.

Then he fell to his knees and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” When he had said this, he died.

There they continued to proclaim the good news.

This became known to all who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks; fear came over them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was praised.

After we located the disciples, we stayed there seven days. They repeatedly told Paul through the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem.

Requesting him to do them a favor against Paul, they urged Festus to summon him to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.

They took soundings and found the water was twenty fathoms deep; when they had sailed a little farther they took soundings again and found it was fifteen fathoms deep.

Is this blessedness then for the circumcision or also for the uncircumcision? For we say, “faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness.”

But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down)

And if it is by grace, it is no longer by works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace.

For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

So for me, it is a minor matter that I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.

and those members we consider less honorable we clothe with greater honor, and our unpresentable members are clothed with dignity,

Otherwise, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, then why are they baptized for them?

just as also you have partly understood us, that we are your source of pride just as you also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in every respect, not only when they are watching – like those who are strictly people-pleasers – but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.