Paul and Silas in Thessalonica1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2 And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3 explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I pr...  Read More

Paul and Silas in Prison16 As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and us, crying out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.” 18 And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and ...  Read More

Timothy Joins Paul and Silas1 Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. 2 He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium. 3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father w...  Read More

The Council's Letter to Gentile Believers22 Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers, 23 with the following letter: “The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Ant...  Read More

The Jerusalem Council1 But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” 2 And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question. 3 So, being sent on t...  Read More

Blessed Are the ForgivenA Maskil of David.1 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,    whose sin is covered.2 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity,    and in whose spirit there is no deceit.3 For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away    through my groaning all day long.4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;    my strength was dried up as by the heat ...  Read More

Answer Me When I CallTo the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.1 Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!    You have given me relief when I was in distress.    Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!2 O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame?    How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah3 But know that the Lord has set apart the godly for ...  Read More

Save Me, O My GodA Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.1 O Lord, how many are my foes!    Many are rising against me;2 many are saying of my soul,    “There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah3 But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,    my glory, and the lifter of my head.4 I cried aloud to the Lord,    and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah5 I lay down and slept;    I woke ...  Read More

The Reign of the Lord's Anointed1 Why do the nations rage    and the peoples plot in vain?2 The kings of the earth set themselves,    and the rulers take counsel together,    against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying,3 “Let us burst their bonds apart   and cast away their cords from us.”4 He who sits in the heavens laughs;    the Lord holds them in derision.5 Then he will speak to them in ...  Read More

The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked1 Blessed is the man    who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,nor stands in the way of sinners,    nor sits in the seat of scoffers;2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord,    and on his law he meditates day and night.3 He is like a tree    planted by streams of waterthat yields its fruit in its season,    and its leaf does not wither.In all that he ...  Read More

21 When they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch, 22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God. 23 And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed...  Read More

Paul and Barnabas at Iconium1 Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed. 2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. 3 So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and won...  Read More