Being Silent

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and the prayers.

Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this were unprofitable for you.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

After these things he departed from Athens, and came to Corinth. — read the full passage →

But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Now when he was risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.

I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet

Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints.

For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day or a new moon or a sabbath day:

Now this Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia and answereth to the Jerusalem that now is: for she is in bondage with her children.

Upon the first day of the week let each one of you lay by him in store, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come.

let the women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as also saith the law. — read the full passage →

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonoreth her head; for it is one and the same thing as if she were shaven. — read the full passage →

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth. — read the full passage →

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will he hardeneth.

For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.

For I could wish that I myself were anathema from Christ for my brethren’s sake, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. — read the full passage →

And in like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity: for we know not how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered; — read the full passage →

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

What then? shall we sin, because we are not under law, but under grace? God forbid.

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not reckon sin.

saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, And whose sins are covered.

Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works,

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight; for through the law cometh the knowledge of sin.

as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one;

Much every way: first of all, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God.

What advantage then hath the Jew? or what is the profit of circumcision?

because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened. — read the full passage →

Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: — read the full passage →

Now there were at Antioch, in the church that wasthere, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. — read the full passage →

And Joseph sent, and called to him Jacob his father, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, — read the full passage →

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and soul: and not oneof themsaid that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

And as they spake unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, — read the full passage →

And when he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. — read the full passage →

The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and to teach, — read the full passage →

After these things Jesus manifested himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and he manifestedhimselfon this wise. — read the full passage →

And when the voice came, Jesus was found alone. And they held their peace, and told no man in those days any of the things which they had seen. — read the full passage →