Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, spoke a long time with them, giving them courage and strength.

He went through those regions and encouraged the people with many messages. Then he came to Achaia,

A young man named Eutychus was sitting in the window, and as Paul kept on talking, Eutychus got sleepier and sleepier, until he finally went sound asleep and fell from the third story to the ground. When they picked him up, he was dead.

Then he went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. After talking with them for a long time, even until sunrise, Paul left.

So they set a date with Paul, and a large number of them came that day to the place where Paul was staying. From morning till night he explained to them his message about the Kingdom of God, and he tried to convince them about Jesus by quoting from the Law of Moses and the writings of the prophets.

Now, there are many other things that Jesus did. If they were all written down one by one, I suppose that the whole world could not hold the books that would be written.

And he commanded us to preach the gospel to the people and to testify that he is the one whom God has appointed judge of the living and the dead.

To Jews and Gentiles alike I gave solemn warning that they should turn from their sins to God and believe in our Lord Jesus.

But I reckon my own life to be worth nothing to me; I only want to complete my mission and finish the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do, which is to declare the Good News about the grace of God.

Once more I warn any man who allows himself to be circumcised that he is obliged to obey the whole Law.

In the Lord's name, then, I warn you: do not continue to live like the heathen, whose thoughts are worthless

You know that we treated each one of you just as parents treat their own children.

I write you this brief letter with the help of Silas, whom I regard as a faithful Christian. I want to encourage you and give my testimony that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.

Moses said to the people, "This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things and that it is not by my own choice that I have done them.

But if the LORD does something unheard of, and the earth opens up and swallows them with all they own, so that they go down alive to the world of the dead, you will know that these men have rejected the LORD."

and swallowed them and their families, together with all of Korah's followers and their possessions.

All the people of Israel who were there fled when they heard their cry. They shouted, "Run! The earth might swallow us too!"

Leave the company of ignorant people, and live. Follow the way of knowledge."

Be on watch and pray always that you will have the strength to go safely through all those things that will happen and to stand before the Son of Man."

Here we are, then, speaking for Christ, as though God himself were making his appeal through us. We plead on Christ's behalf: let God change you from enemies into his friends!

And so the Lord says, "You must leave them and separate yourselves from them. Have nothing to do with what is unclean, and I will accept you.

Watch yourself and watch your teaching. Keep on doing these things, because if you do, you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

My friends, be careful that none of you have a heart so evil and unbelieving that you will turn away from the living God.

Instead, in order that none of you be deceived by sin and become stubborn, you must help one another every day, as long as the word "Today" in the scripture applies to us.

Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners! Purify your hearts, you hypocrites!

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

You say, 'I am rich and well off; I have all I need.' But you do not know how miserable and pitiful you are! You are poor, naked, and blind.

I rebuke and punish all whom I love. Be in earnest, then, and turn from your sins.

Then I heard another voice from heaven, saying, "Come out, my people! Come out from her! You must not take part in her sins; you must not share in her punishment!

For her sins are piled up as high as heaven, and God remembers her wicked ways.

When John saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to him to be baptized, he said to them, "You snakes---who told you that you could escape from the punishment God is about to send?

And don't think you can escape punishment by saying that Abraham is your ancestor. I tell you that God can take these rocks and make descendants for Abraham!

You snakes---how can you say good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

How evil and godless are the people of this day! You ask me for a miracle? No! The only miracle you will be given is the miracle of Jonah." So he left them and went away.

Jesus answered, "How unbelieving and wrong you people are! How long must I stay with you? How long do I have to put up with you? Bring the boy here to me!"

You snakes and children of snakes! How do you expect to escape from being condemned to hell?

If you are ashamed of me and of my teaching in this godless and wicked day, then the Son of Man will be ashamed of you when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."