I will never give up my claim to be right; my conscience is clear.

When they heard this, they all left, one by one, the older ones first. Jesus was left alone, with the woman still standing there.

When the members of the Council heard this, they were so furious that they wanted to have the apostles put to death.

The Gentiles do not have the Law; but whenever they do by instinct what the Law commands, they are their own law, even though they do not have the Law.

Their conduct shows that what the Law commands is written in their hearts. Their consciences also show that this is true, since their thoughts sometimes accuse them and sometimes defend them.

My conscience is clear, but that does not prove that I am really innocent. The Lord is the one who passes judgment on me.

But if everyone is proclaiming God's message when some unbelievers or ordinary people come in, they will be convinced of their sin by what they hear. They will be judged by all they hear,

their secret thoughts will be brought into the open, and they will bow down and worship God, confessing, "Truly God is here among you!"

You know that such people are corrupt, and their sins prove that they are wrong.

But you belong to God, my children, and have defeated the false prophets, because the Spirit who is in you is more powerful than the spirit in those who belong to the world.

But I tell you, Job, you are wrong. God is greater than any human being.

What my Father has given me is greater than everything, and no one can snatch them away from the Father's care.

The Father and I are one."

When God made his promise to Abraham, he made a vow to do what he had promised. Since there was no one greater than himself, he used his own name when he made his vow.

If we had stopped worshiping our God and prayed to a foreign god,

you would surely have discovered it, because you know our secret thoughts.

You place our sins before you, our secret sins where you can see them.

LORD, you have examined me and you know me.

You see me, whether I am working or resting; you know all my actions.

I, the LORD, search the minds and test the hearts of people. I treat each of them according to the way they live, according to what they do."

No one can hide where I cannot see them. Do you not know that I am everywhere in heaven and on earth?

But Jesus did not trust himself to them, because he knew them all.

There was no need for anyone to tell him about them, because he himself knew what was in their hearts.

A third time Jesus said, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter became sad because Jesus asked him the third time, "Do you love me?" and so he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you!" Jesus said to him, "Take care of my sheep.

There is nothing that can be hid from God; everything in all creation is exposed and lies open before his eyes. And it is to him that we must all give an account of ourselves.

I will also kill her followers, and then all the churches will know that I am the one who knows everyone's thoughts and wishes. I will repay each of you according to what you have done.