Changing Name

For Zion's sake I am not silent, And for Jerusalem's sake I do not rest, Till her righteousness go out as brightness, And her salvation, as a torch that burneth. — read the full passage →

so that if any one <FI>is<Fi> in Christ--<FI> he is<Fi> a new creature; the old things did pass away, lo, become new have the all things.

Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love the world, the love of the Father is not in him,

Not that I did already obtain, or have been already perfected; but I pursue, if also I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by the Christ Jesus;

And in the day of the Pentecost being fulfilled, they were all with one accord at the same place, — read the full passage →

and when God was well pleased--having separated me from the womb of my mother, and having called <FI>me<Fi> through His grace--

In the freedom, then, with which Christ did make you free--stand ye, and be not held fast again by a yoke of servitude;

Remind them to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey rule, unto every good work to be ready,

for neither did I from man receive it, nor was I taught <FI>it<Fi> , but through a revelation of Jesus Christ,

and they said, `Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved--thou and thy house;'

and I knew him not, but, that he might be manifested to Israel, because of this I came with the water baptizing.

for He saith, `In an acceptable time I did hear thee, and in a day of salvation I did help thee, lo, now <FI>is<Fi> a well-accepted time; lo, now, a day of salvation,' --

manifested that ye are a letter of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God, not in the tablets of stone, but in fleshy tablets of the heart,

through which also ye are being saved, in what words I proclaimed good news to you, if ye hold fast, except ye did believe in vain,

He who is regarding the day, to the Lord he doth regard <FI>it<Fi> , and he who is not regarding the day, to the Lord he doth not regard <FI>it<Fi> . He who is eating, to the Lord he doth eat, for he doth give thanks to God; and he who is not eating, to the Lord he doth not eat, and doth give thanks to God.

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God, — read the full passage →

and to him who is working, the reward is not reckoned of grace, but of debt;

And on the first of the week, the disciples having been gathered together to break bread, Paul was discoursing to them, about to depart on the morrow, he was also continuing the discourse till midnight,

And he saith, `Thy name is no more called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast been a prince with God and with men, and dost prevail.'

for God it is who is working in you both to will and to work for His good pleasure.

And it came to pass, in Apollos' being in Corinth, Paul having gone through the upper parts, came to Ephesus, and having found certain disciples, — read the full passage →

he commanded them also to be baptized in the name of the Lord; then they besought him to remain certain days.

and many of those hearing the word did believe, and the number of the men became, as it were, five thousand.

and on the faith of his name, this one whom ye see and have known, his name made strong, even the faith that <FI>is<Fi> through him did give to him this perfect soundness before you all.

bear, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation,

for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.

and to him who is not working, and is believing upon Him who is declaring righteous the impious, his faith is reckoned--to righteousness:

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales, he saw again also presently, and having risen, was baptized,

and having fallen upon the earth, he heard a voice saying to him, `Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?'

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

And I say, so long time as the heir is a babe, he differeth nothing from a servant--being lord of all, — read the full passage →

And I make known to you, brethren, the good news that were proclaimed by me, that it is not according to man,

and such trust we have through the Christ toward God,

and if Christ hath not risen, vain is your faith, ye are yet in your sins;

Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy, — read the full passage →

salute one another in a holy kiss; the assemblies of Christ do salute you.

One doth judge one day above another, and another doth judge every day <FI>alike<Fi> ; let each in his own mind be fully assured.

But what doth it say? `Nigh thee is the saying--in thy mouth, and in thy heart:' that is, the saying of the faith, that we preach;

are ye ignorant that we, as many as were baptized to Christ Jesus, to his death were baptized?

to open their eyes, to turn <FI>them<Fi> from darkness to light, and <FI>from<Fi> the authority of the Adversary unto God, for their receiving forgiveness of sins, and a lot among those having been sanctified, by faith that <FI>is<Fi> toward me.

but rise, and stand upon thy feet, for for this I appeared to thee, to appoint thee an officer and a witness both of the things thou didst see, and of the things <FI>in which<Fi> I will appear to thee,

and now, why tarriest thou? having risen, baptize thyself, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.

and a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, worshipping God, was hearing, whose heart the Lord did open to attend to the things spoken by Paul;

and did put no difference also between us and them, by the faith having purified their hearts;

to this one do all the prophets testify, that through his name every one that is believing in him doth receive remission of sins.'

And there was a certain man in Caesarea, by name Cornelius, a centurion from a band called Italian, — read the full passage →

And he said, `Who art thou, Lord?' and the Lord said, `I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute; hard for thee at the pricks to kick;'

And in the going, he came nigh to Damascus, and suddenly there shone round about him a light from the heaven,

And as they were going on the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch said, `Lo, water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?' — read the full passage →

And being let go, they went unto their own friends, and declared whatever the chief priests and the elders said unto them,

and they laid hands upon them, and did put them in custody unto the morrow, for it was evening already;

reform ye, therefore, and turn back, for your sins being blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

and they were continuing stedfastly in the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of the bread, and the prayers.

then those, indeed, who did gladly receive his word were baptized, and there were added on that day, as it were, three thousand souls,

for to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.'

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

`But this is that which hath been spoken through the prophet Joel:

for they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God.

Still, however, also out of the rulers did many believe in him, but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing, that they might not be put out of the synagogue,

Jesus, therefore, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where was Lazarus, who had died, whom he raised out of the dead; — read the full passage →

no one is able to come unto me, if the Father who sent me may not draw him, and I will raise him up in the last day;

God <FI>is<Fi> a Spirit, and those worshipping Him, in spirit and truth it doth behove to worship.'

The woman saith unto him, `Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come hither to draw.'

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during,

the Spirit where he willeth doth blow, and his voice thou dost hear, but thou hast not known whence he cometh, and whither he goeth; thus is every one who hath been born of the Spirit.'

who--not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but--of God were begotten.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God;

And the multitudes were questioning him, saying, `What, then, shall we do?' — read the full passage →

make, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have a father--Abraham; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham;

and he came to all the region round the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of reformation--to remission of sins,

he who hath believed, and hath been baptized, shall be saved; and he who hath not believed, shall be condemned.

In those days the multitude being very great, and not having what they may eat, Jesus having called near his disciples, saith to them, — read the full passage →