Ephesians 3;1-10 1.  For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—2.  assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,3.  how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly.4.  When you...

Ephesians 2;19-22 19.  So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,20.  built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,21.  in whom the whole structure is joined together and grows...

Ephesians 2; 17&18 17.  And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near;18.  for through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. During Holy Week, days before Jesus offers himself for us on the cross, he said to...

Ephesians 2;13-16 13.  But now in Christ Jesus, you (Gentiles) who were once far off have been brought near IN the blood of Christ.14.  For he is our peace, who has made us both (Jews and Gentiles) one, and has broken down the dividing wall of hostility,15.  by abolishing in his flesh the...

Ephesians 2;11&12 12.  Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called the uncircumcision, by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands—13.  remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants...

Ephesians 2;8-10 8.  For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God—9.  not because of works, lest any man should boast.10.  For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that...

Ephesians 2; 3-7 3.  Among these (the sons of disobedience) we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, following the desires of body and mind, and so we were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.4.  But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the...

Ephesians 2;1&2 1.  And you he made alive, when you were dead through the trespasses and sins 2.  in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience. We were the...

Ephesians 1;20-23 20.  which he accomplished (the greatness of his power in us) in Christ when he raised him from the dead and made him sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,21.  far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named,...

Ephesians 1;16-19 16.  I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,17.  that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, (Jesus Christ)18.  having the eyes of your...

Ephesians 1;15 15.  For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints,16.  I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, Our “faith in the Lord Jesus,”  is Christ’s own faith.  It is a participation in his own...

Ephesians 1;13&14  (reprise, for further consideration) 13.  In him, (Jesus Christ) you also, who have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and have believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,14.  who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to...

Ephesians 1;13&14 13.  In him (Jesus Christ) you also, who have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and have believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,14.  who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory. An...

Ephesians 1;11&12 11.  In him (Jesus Christ), according to the will of him (God the Father) who accomplishes all things according to the council of his will,12.  we who first hoped in Christ have been destined and appointed to live for the praise of his glory. Our old nature, naturally lives for the praise of...

Ephesians 1;9&10 9.  For he has made known to us in all wisdom and insight the mystery of his will, according to his purpose which he set forth in Christ10.  as a plan for the fulness of time,   to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on...

Ephesians 1;5-8 5.  He destined us in love to be his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,6.  to the praise of his glorious grace which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.7.  In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses,...

Ephesians 1;1-4 1.  Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are also faithful in Christ Jesus:2.  Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3.  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed...

Acts 28:23-31 23.  When they had appointed a day for him, they came to him at his lodging in great numbers.  And he expounded the matter to them from morning to till evening, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the law of...

Acts 28;17-22 17.  After three days he called the local leaders of the Jews; and when they had gathered, he said to them, “Brethren, though I had done nothing against the people or the custom’s of our fathers, yet I wars delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.18....

Acts 28;11-16 11.  After three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria, with the Twin Brothers as figurehead.12.  Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there for three days.13.  And from there we made a circuit and arrived at Rhegiun; and after one day a south wind sprang up, and...

Acts 28;7-10 7.  Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us and entertained us hospitably for three days.8.  It happened that the father of Publius lay sick with fever and dysentery; and Paul visited him and prayed, and...

Acts 28;1-6 1.  After we had escaped, we then learned that the island was called Malta.2.  And the natives showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold.3.  Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put them on the fire,...

Acts 27;39-44 39.  Now when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned if possible to bring the ship ashore.40.  So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the...

Acts 27;27- 27.  When the fourteenth night had come, as we were drifting across the sea of Adria, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land.28.  So they sounded and found twenty fathoms; a little farther on they sounded again and found fifteen fathoms.29.  And fearing that we might...

Acts 27;18-26 18.  As we were violently storm tossed, they began to throw the cargo overboard;19.  and the third day they cast out with their own hands the tackle of the ship.20.  And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many a day, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope...

Acts 27;13-17 13.  And when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighted anchor and sailed along Crete, close inshore.14.  But soon a tempestuous wind, called a northeaster, struck down from the land;15.  and when the ship was caught and could not face the wind,...

Acts 27;10-12 Paul advised them,10.  saying, “Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”11.  But the centurion paid more attention to the captain and to the owner of the ship than to what...

Acts 27;6-9 6.  There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and put us on board.7.  We sailed slowly for a number of days, and arrived with difficulty off Cindy’s, and as the wind did not allow us to go on, we sailed under the lee of Crete...

Acts 27;1-5 1.  And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort, named Julius.2.  And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to the ports along the  coast of Asia, we...

Acts 26;24-32 24.  And as he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are mad; your great learning is turning you mad.”25.  But Paul said, “I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking the sober truth.26.  For the king knows about these things,...

Acts 26;19-23 19.  “Wherefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,20.  But declared first to those at Damascus, then at Jerusalem and throughout all the country of a Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God and preform deeds worthy of...