Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.
And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:
And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:
And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.
Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.
Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;
Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.
Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.
Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;
This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.