and for many days he appeared to those who had accompanied him from Galilee to Jerusalem. These are now his witnesses to the people.

If then Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaint against someone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another there.

As you can verify for yourself, not more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

For whenever the Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature the things required by the law, these who do not have the law are a law to themselves.

who are Israelites. To them belong the adoption as sons, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except by God’s appointment, and the authorities that exist have been instituted by God.

For they were pleased to do this, and indeed they are indebted to the Jerusalem saints. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they are obligated also to minister to them in material things.

The one who plants and the one who waters work as one, but each will receive his reward according to his work.

So then, tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is not for unbelievers but for believers.

Are they servants of Christ? (I am talking like I am out of my mind!) I am even more so: with much greater labors, with far more imprisonments, with more severe beatings, facing death many times.

not that there really is another gospel, but there are some who are disturbing you and wanting to distort the gospel of Christ.

These things may be treated as an allegory, for these women represent two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai bearing children for slavery; this is Hagar.

Those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will prevent the name of God and Christian teaching from being discredited.

For some of these insinuate themselves into households and captivate weak women who are overwhelmed with sins and led along by various passions.

But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, by being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

For this is the love of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments do not weigh us down,

These people are grumblers and fault-finders who go wherever their desires lead them, and they give bombastic speeches, enchanting folks for their own gain.

But you have a few individuals in Sardis who have not stained their clothes, and they will walk with me dressed in white, because they are worthy.

Then one of the elders asked me, “These dressed in long white robes – who are they and where have they come from?”

(This requires a mind that has wisdom.) The seven heads are seven mountains the woman sits on. They are also seven kings: