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Strong's Number G3844 matches the Greek παρά (para),
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Page 3 / 4 (Act 10:6–1Th 4:1)
They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man, who has a good reputation with the whole Jewish nation, was divinely directed by a holy angel to call you to his house and to hear a message from you.”
“Therefore send someone to Joppa and invite Simon here, who is also named Peter. He is lodging in Simon the tanner’s house by the sea.’[fn]
On the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate by the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and spoke to the women gathered there.
and since they were of the same occupation, tentmakers by trade, he stayed with them and worked.
“This man,” they said, “is persuading people to worship God in ways contrary to the law.”
“But I consider my life of no value to myself; my purpose is to finish my course[fn] and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.
When we completed our voyage[fn] from Tyre, we reached Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and sisters and stayed with them for a day.
The next day we left and came to Caesarea, where we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven, and stayed with him.
Some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us and brought us to Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we were to stay.
He continued, “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strictness of our ancestral law. I was zealous for God, just as all of you are today.
“as both the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify about me. After I received letters from them to the brothers, I traveled to Damascus to arrest those who were there and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
“By examining him yourself you will be able to discern the truth about these charges we are bringing against him.”
“I actually did this in Jerusalem, and I locked up many of the saints in prison, since I had received authority for that from the chief priests. When they were put to death, I was in agreement against them.
There we found brothers and sisters and were invited to stay a week with them. And so we came to Rome.
“But we want to hear what your views are, since we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”
They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served what has been created instead of the Creator, who is praised forever. Amen.
For the hearers of the law are not righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified.[fn]
He believed, hoping against hope, so that he became the father of many nations according to what had been spoken: So will your descendants be.
For if you were cut off from your native wild olive tree and against nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these — the natural branches — be grafted into their own olive tree?
I don’t want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you will not be conceited: A partial hardening has come upon Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think. Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one.
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud; instead, associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation.
One person judges one day to be more important than another day. Someone else judges every day to be the same. Let each one be fully convinced in his own mind.
Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned. Avoid them,
For no one can lay any foundation other than what has been laid down. That foundation is Jesus Christ.
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, since it is written, He catches the wise in their craftiness;
Brothers and sisters, each person is to remain with God in the situation in which he was called.
If the foot should say, “Because I’m not a hand, I don’t belong to the body,” it is not for that reason any less a part of the body.
And if the ear should say, “Because I’m not an eye, I don’t belong to the body,” it is not for that reason any less a part of the body.
On the first day of the week, each of you is to set something aside and save in keeping with how he is prospering, so that no collections will need to be made when I come.
Now when I planned this, was I of two minds? Or what I plan, do I plan in a purely human[fn] way so that I say “Yes, yes” and “No, no” at the same time?
I can testify that, according to their ability and even beyond their ability, of their own accord,
But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, a curse be on him![fn]
As we have said before, I now say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, a curse be on him!
For I did not receive it from a human source and I was not taught it, but it came by a revelation of Jesus Christ.
Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because the righteous will live by faith.
knowing that whatever good each one does, slave or free, he will receive this back from the Lord.
And masters, treat your slaves the same way, without threatening them, because you know that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.
But I have received everything in full, and I have an abundance. I am fully supplied,[fn] having received from Epaphroditus what you provided — a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.
After this letter has been read at your gathering, have it read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
This is why we constantly thank God, because when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you welcomed it not as a human message, but as it truly is, the word of God, which also works effectively in you who believe.
3. Act 10:6–1Th 4:1
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