1Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, 2To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, together with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus…

1Later the following events took place: Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, beside the palace of King Ahab of Samaria. 2And Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard, so that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near my house; I will give you a better vineyard for it;…

“The most beautiful act of faith is the one made in darkness, in sacrifice, and with extreme effort.”

“We must be willing to walk the Road to Damascus before we are able to walk the Road to Jerusalem.”

“To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.”

“There’s a world of difference between insisting on someone’s doing something and establishing an atmosphere in which that person can grow into wanting to do it.”

1   Praise the LORD!       Praise, O servants of the LORD;            praise the name of the LORD. 2   Blessed be the name of the LORD            from this time on and forevermore.  3   From the rising of the sun to its setting            the name of the LORD is to be praised.  4   The LORD is high above all nations,            and his…

45Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him. 46But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what he had done. 47So the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the council, and said, “What are we to do? This man is…

34But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, respected by all the people, stood up and ordered the men to be put outside for a short time. 35Then he said to them, “Fellow Israelites, consider carefully what you propose to do to these men. 36For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming…