Peter reached over and helped her get up. Then he called all the believers, including the widows, and presented her alive to them.

Some devout men buried Stephen, mourning for him with loud cries.

"Women of Israel, mourn for Saul! He clothed you in rich scarlet dresses and adorned you with jewels and gold.

Good people will be remembered as a blessing, but the wicked will soon be forgotten.

Our friends, we want you to know the truth about those who have died, so that you will not be sad, as are those who have no hope.

In Joppa there was a woman named Tabitha, who was a believer. (Her name in Greek is Dorcas, meaning "a deer.") She spent all her time doing good and helping the poor.

I have shown you in all things that by working hard in this way we must help the weak, remembering the words that the Lord Jesus himself said, 'There is more happiness in giving than in receiving.' "

When I found someone in need, too poor to buy clothes,

I would give him clothing made of wool that had come from my own flock of sheep. Then he would praise me with all his heart.

Charm is deceptive and beauty disappears, but a woman who honors the LORD should be praised.

Give her credit for all she does. She deserves the respect of everyone.

naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of me, in prison and you visited me.'

When did we ever see you a stranger and welcome you in our homes, or naked and clothe you?

You will always have poor people with you, but you will not always have me.

She did what she could; she poured perfume on my body to prepare it ahead of time for burial.

You will always have poor people with you, but you will not always have me."

If you are eager to give, God will accept your gift on the basis of what you have to give, not on what you don't have.

If you used to rob, you must stop robbing and start working, in order to earn an honest living for yourself and to be able to help the poor.

For we remember before our God and Father how you put your faith into practice, how your love made you work so hard, and how your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ is firm.

Suppose there are brothers or sisters who need clothes and don't have enough to eat.

So it is with faith: if it is alone and includes no actions, then it is dead.

My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.

Work hard at whatever you do, because there will be no action, no thought, no knowledge, no wisdom in the world of the dead---and that is where you are going.

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!"

Then he said to them, "These are the very things I told you about while I was still with you: everything written about me in the Law of Moses, the writings of the prophets, and the Psalms had to come true."

While I was with them, I kept them safe by the power of your name, the name you gave me. I protected them, and not one of them was lost, except the man who was bound to be lost---so that the scripture might come true.