Great fear gripped the whole church and all who heard about these things.

Yet they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

When the brothers found out about this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.

All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.

So after they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them, they went to Iconium.

The brothers sent Paul and Silas off to Berea at once, during the night. When they arrived, they went to the Jewish synagogue.

that is, that we may be mutually comforted by one another’s faith, both yours and mine.

Now we know that God’s judgment is in accordance with truth against those who practice such things.

For Moses writes about the righteousness that is by the law: “The one who does these things will live by them.”

Just as you were formerly disobedient to God, but have now received mercy due to their disobedience,

For I decided to be concerned about nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

For just as woman came from man, so man comes through woman. But all things come from God.

Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Instead, be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.

For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.

For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.

For I testify, they gave according to their means and beyond their means. They did so voluntarily,

What I am saying with this boastful confidence I do not say the way the Lord would. Instead it is, as it were, foolishness.

(for he who empowered Peter for his apostleship to the circumcised also empowered me for my apostleship to the Gentiles)

My children – I am again undergoing birth pains until Christ is formed in you!