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Acts · read by John Piper
107 verses, in order. Only the verses John read aloud are shown.
Acts 1
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In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,Read from ESV · The Ascent of Joy
Acts 2
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When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.Read from NASB1995 · Be Filled With the Spirit
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And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.Read from ESV · Be Filled With the Spirit
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Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: "Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words.Read from ESV · I Will Pour Out My Spirit
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These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day!Read from NKJV · I Will Pour Out My Spirit
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'In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.Read from ESV · I Will Pour Out My Spirit
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I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.Read from ESV · I Will Pour Out My Spirit
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Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.Read from ESV · Did You Kill the Lord of Glory?
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He was delivered up by God's set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.Read from ESV · Jesus Is Precious Because His Biblical Portrait Is True, Part 1
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But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its clutches.Read from ESV · Did You Kill the Lord of Glory?
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David says about Him: 'I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.Read from ESV · Did You Kill the Lord of Glory?
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Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope,Read from ESV · Did You Kill the Lord of Glory?
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Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.Read from ESV · The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good
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But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.Read from ESV · Did You Kill the Lord of Glory?
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Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.Read from ESV · The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good
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Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.Read from NKJV · Did You Kill the Lord of Glory?
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For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at My right handRead from ESV · Did You Kill the Lord of Glory?
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Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!"Read from NASB1995 · The Goodness and the Groaning of Growth
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When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"Read from ESV · The Goodness and the Groaning of Growth
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Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.Read from ESV · The Goodness and the Groaning of Growth
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This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself."Read from ESV · The Goodness and the Groaning of Growth
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With many other words he testified, and he urged them, "Be saved from this corrupt generation."Read from ESV · The Goodness and the Groaning of Growth
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Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.Read from ESV · The Goodness and the Groaning of Growth
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A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.Read from ESV · The Goodness and the Groaning of Growth
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All the believers were together and had everything in common.Read from ESV · The Fear of God and Freedom From Goods
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Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.Read from ESV · The Goodness and the Groaning of Growth
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With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,Read from ESV · The Goodness and the Groaning of Growth
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praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.Read from ESV · The Goodness and the Groaning of Growth
Acts 3
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One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.Read from ESV · Jesus' Name Made This Man Strong
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When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.Read from NKJV · Jesus' Name Made This Man Strong
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So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.Read from ESV · Jesus' Name Made This Man Strong
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Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man's feet and ankles were made strong.Read from ESV · Jesus' Name Made This Man Strong
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When all the people saw him walking and praising God,Read from ESV · Jesus' Name Made This Man Strong
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While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon's Colonnade.Read from ESV · Jesus' Name Made This Man Strong
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And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: "Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?Read from ESV · Jesus' Name Made This Man Strong
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You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.Read from ESV · Jesus' Name Made This Man Strong
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You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.Read from ESV · Jesus Is Precious Because His Biblical Portrait Is True, Part 1
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By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know has been made strong. It is Jesus' name and the faith that comes through Him that has given him this complete healing in your presence.Read from ESV · Jesus' Name Made This Man Strong
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Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,Read from ESV · The Triumph of the Gospel in the New Heavens and the New Earth (Video)
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that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.Read from ESV · The Triumph of the Gospel in the New Heavens and the New Earth (Video)
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Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.Read from ESV · The Triumph of the Gospel in the New Heavens and the New Earth (Video)
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Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.'Read from ESV · God Sent His Servant to Bless You
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When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways."Read from ESV · God Sent His Servant to Bless You
Acts 4
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Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."Read from ESV · Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ for the Sake of Making Him Known
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For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard."Read from ESV · Joy and Rejoicing Under Persecution by the State
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In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.Read from ESV · The Supremacy of Christ in an Age of Terror
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They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.Read from ESV · The Supremacy of Christ in an Age of Terror
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And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,Read from ESV · Let the Nations Be Glad - Part 2
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as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus."Read from ESV · By Signs and Wonders Where Christ Has Not Been Named
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After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.Read from ESV · Pray Like This Hallowed Be Your Name
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There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,Read from ESV · Lavish Giving, Loving Guests, Living Christ
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and lay them at the apostles' feet for distribution to anyone as he had need.Read from ESV · Lavish Giving, Loving Guests, Living Christ
Acts 5
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The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.Read from ESV · Jesus Is Precious Because His Biblical Portrait Is True, Part 1
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God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.Read from ESV · Jesus Is Precious Because His Biblical Portrait Is True, Part 1
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The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.Read from ESV · Counting It All Joy
Acts 6
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Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will appoint this responsibility to themRead from ESV · The Goodness and the Groaning of Growth
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and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."Read from ESV · The Goodness and the Groaning of Growth
Acts 7
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While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."Read from ESV · The Greatest Prayer in All the World
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Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." And when he had said this, he fell asleep.Read from ESV · The Greatest Prayer in All the World
Acts 9
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Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.Read from NASB1995 · Biblical Eldership - Lesson 1
Acts 11
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As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning.Read from ESV · Be Filled With the Spirit
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Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.Read from ESV · The Legacy of Antioch
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But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.Read from ESV · The Legacy of Antioch
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The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.Read from ESV · The Legacy of Antioch
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When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.Read from ESV · The Legacy of Antioch
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When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.Read from ESV · The Legacy of Antioch
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Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.Read from ESV · The Legacy of Antioch
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and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.Read from ESV · The Legacy of Antioch
Acts 13
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Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.Read from NASB1995 · (Education for Exultation) Set Apart Rick, Randy, and the Rest for the Work
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While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."Read from NASB1995 · (Education for Exultation) Set Apart Rick, Randy, and the Rest for the Work
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And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.Read from NASB1995 · (Education for Exultation) Set Apart Rick, Randy, and the Rest for the Work
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So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.Read from ESV · Prayer, Fasting and the Course of History
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When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.Read from NASB1995 · (Education for Exultation) Set Apart Rick, Randy, and the Rest for the Work
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After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: "Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak."Read from NASB1995 · The Supremacy and Sweetness of God： Community Worship Service
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The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.Read from ESV · The Supremacy of God in Preaching
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When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.Read from KJV · The Supremacy of God in Preaching
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But God raised Him from the dead,Read from ESV · Jesus Is Precious Because His Biblical Portrait Is True, Part 1
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Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.Read from ESV · Repentance, Forgiveness, and the Gift of the Spirit
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When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.Read from ESV · Let the Nations Be Glad - Part 2
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And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.Read from ESV · Be Filled With the Spirit
Acts 14
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So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.Read from ESV · By Signs and Wonders Where Christ Has Not Been Named
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In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.Read from NASB1995 · Suffering for the Sake of the Body - Lesson 3
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Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness."Read from ESV · God Works for Those Who Wait for Him (Video)
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They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,Read from NASB1995 · Let the Nations Be Glad - Part 2
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Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.Read from NASB1995 · Biblical Eldership - Lesson 3
Acts 15
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And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.Read from NASB1995 · Biblical Eldership - Lesson 3
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The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.Read from ESV · By Signs and Wonders Where Christ Has Not Been Named
Acts 16
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Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.Read from ESV · Honoring the Biblical Calling of Motherhood, a Tribute to Ruth Piper
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Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.Read from ESV · By Signs and Wonders Where Christ Has Not Been Named
Acts 17
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Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.Read from ESV · The Supremacy of Christ and Joy in a Postmodern World
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For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead."Read from ESV · Let the Nations Be Glad - Part 1
Acts 19
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So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.Read from ESV · Let the Nations Be Glad - Part 2
Acts 20
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From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.Read from NASB1995 · Biblical Eldership - Lesson 3
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I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,Read from ESV · Repentance, Forgiveness, and the Gift of the Spirit
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testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.Read from NASB1995 · Repentance, Forgiveness, and the Gift of the Spirit
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But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God's grace.Read from ESV · Leadership for a Greater Consensus
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Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.Read from ESV · Leadership for a Greater Consensus
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Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.Read from ESV · Leadership for a Greater Consensus
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For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.Read from ESV · At the Price of God's Own Blood
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Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.Read from ESV · Encouraging Each Other at the End of the Age
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I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.Read from ESV · Leadership for a Greater Consensus
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Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.Read from ESV · Leadership for a Greater Consensus
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Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.Read from ESV · Leadership for a Greater Consensus
Acts 26
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Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?Read from ESV · The Explosive Power of the Resurrection — Now
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to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.'Read from ESV · Sailing to the Nations to Finish the Task