At that time they made an idol in the form of a calf, brought a sacrifice to the idol, and began rejoicing in the works of their hands.

About noon the next day, while they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.

At that hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds; then he and all his family were baptized right away.

Since I could not see because of the brilliance of that light, I came to Damascus led by the hand of those who were with me.

Now in the region around that place were fields belonging to the chief official of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and entertained us hospitably as guests for three days.

I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean in itself; still, it is unclean to the one who considers it unclean.

For if your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy by your food someone for whom Christ died.

These things happened to them as examples and were written for our instruction, on whom the ends of the ages have come.

But if someone says to you, “This is from a sacrifice,” do not eat, because of the one who told you and because of conscience –

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.

For I do not say this so there would be relief for others and suffering for you, but as a matter of equality.

May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus.

But they will not go much further, for their foolishness will be obvious to everyone, just like it was with Jannes and Jambres.

For we had good news proclaimed to us just as they did. But the message they heard did them no good, since they did not join in with those who heard it in faith.

Thus we must make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.

For we did not follow cleverly concocted fables when we made known to you the power and return of our Lord Jesus Christ; no, we were eyewitnesses of his grandeur.

We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians.

On that day, many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons and do many powerful deeds?’

The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because it had been founded on rock.

The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed; it was utterly destroyed!”