This man led them out, performing wonders and miraculous signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.

But some people joined him and believed. Among them were Dionysius, who was a member of the Areopagus, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

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.

and the rest were to follow, some on planks and some on pieces of the ship. And in this way all were brought safely to land.

For there is no distinction between the Jew and the Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all, who richly blesses all who call on him.

If the first portion of the dough offered is holy, then the whole batch is holy, and if the root is holy, so too are the branches.

Nevertheless, each one of you must also love his own wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends you greetings, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions; if he comes to you, welcome him).

For how can we thank God enough for you, for all the joy we feel because of you before our God?

No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please the one who recruited him.

For a tent was prepared, the outer one, which contained the lampstand, the table, and the presentation of the loaves; this is called the holy place.

and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but be healed.

So then let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator as they do good.

Resist him, strong in your faith, because you know that your brothers and sisters throughout the world are enduring the same kinds of suffering.

I have not written to you that you do not know the truth, but that you do know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

The total weight of the gold earrings he requested came to seventeen hundred gold shekels. This was in addition to the crescent-shaped ornaments, jewelry, purple clothing worn by the Midianite kings, and the necklaces on the camels.

So the exiles proceeded accordingly. Ezra the priest separated out by name men who were leaders in their family groups. They sat down to consider this matter on the first day of the tenth month,

Then God took note of Rachel. He paid attention to her and enabled her to become pregnant.

It is as if I have been given fertile fields or received a beautiful tract of land.

As for their enemies, they decreased in number and were beaten down, because of painful distress and suffering.