(Now Jesus said this to test him, for he knew what he was going to do.)

The disciples began to look at one another, worried and perplexed to know which of them he was talking about.

Therefore repent and turn back so that your sins may be wiped out,

Now when they heard this, they became furious and wanted to execute them.

we have unanimously decided to choose men to send to you along with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,

Therefore, although God has overlooked such times of ignorance, he now commands all people everywhere to repent,

When his accusers stood up, they did not charge him with any of the evil deeds I had suspected.

“While doing this very thing, as I was going to Damascus with authority and complete power from the chief priests,

But if I do what I don’t want, I agree that the law is good.

So, I find the law that when I want to do good, evil is present with me.

I am telling the truth in Christ (I am not lying!), for my conscience assures me in the Holy Spirit –

Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil, cling to what is good.

So let the one who thinks he is standing be careful that he does not fall.

The first man is from the earth, made of dust; the second man is from heaven.

And with this confidence I intended to come to you first so that you would get a second opportunity to see us,

I am not saying this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love by comparison with the eagerness of others.

You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous on every occasion, which is producing through us thanksgiving to God,

They requested only that we remember the poor, the very thing I also was eager to do.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

He did this when he revealed to us the secret of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,