Now Saul was agreeing with them in his murder. And in that day there arose a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they all were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

And you shall cross over the Jordan, and shall dwell in the land, which the Lord our God takes as an inheritance for you; and He shall give you rest from all your enemies round about, and you shall dwell safely.

And the Lord gave them rest round about, as He swore to their fathers; not one of all their enemies maintained his ground against them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hands.

So Moab was humbled in that day under the hand of Israel, and the land had rest eighty years; and Ehud judged them till he died.

Behold, a son shall be born to you, he shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about; for his name [shall be] Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days.

[Is] not the Lord with you? And He has given you rest round about, for He has given into your hands the inhabitants of the land; and the land is subdued before the Lord, and before His people.

to give him rest from evil days, until the pit is dug for the wicked.

[ 16:5A] The beginning of a good way is to do justly, and it is more acceptable with God than to offer sacrifices.

And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, and He that shall arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him shall the Gentiles trust, and His rest shall be glorious.

The burden of the word of the Lord, in the land of Hadrach, and His sacrifice shall be in Damascus; for the Lord looks upon men, and upon all the tribes of Israel.

Then there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

Therefore let us pursue the things [which make] for peace and the things by which one may edify another.

For we are coworkers with God; you are God's field, you are God's building.

For no other foundation can anyone lay, other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

each one's work shall be made manifest; for the Day shall reveal it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall test each one's work, as to what sort it is.

If anyone's work is burned up, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved, but so as through fire.

He who speaks in an [unknown] tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church.

Now I wish you all spoke in tongues, but even more that you should prophesy; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may receive edification.

So also you, since you are zealous of spiritual [gifts], seek that you may abound to the edification of the church.

What is it then, brothers? Whenever you come together, each of you has a song, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.

For even if I should boast somewhat more concerning our authority, which the Lord gave us for edification and not for your destruction, I will not be ashamed,

Again, do you think that we are defending ourselves to you? We speak before God in Christ. But we do all things, beloved, for your edification.

Because of this I write these things being absent, in order that when I am present I may not deal sharply with you, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for edification and not for destruction.

for the perfecting of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ,

from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the working of the measure of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the edification of itself in love.

Let no corrupt word proceed from your mouth, but only what is good for edification, that it may give grace to them that hear.

Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.

nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith.

But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,

And I said, The thing which you do is not good; you will not so walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the Gentiles our enemies.

But as for the former acts of extortion in which [those who were] before me oppressed them, they even took of them their last money, forty shekels for bread and wine; and the [very] outcasts of them exercised authority over the people; but I did not so, because of the fear of God.

And He said to man, Behold, godliness is wisdom: and to abstain from evil is understanding.

Guide me, O Lord, in Your way, and I will walk in Your truth; let my heart rejoice, that I may fear Your name.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and all that act accordingly have a good understanding; His praise endures forever and ever.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and [there is] good understanding to all that practice it: and godliness toward God is the beginning of discernment; but the ungodly will nullify wisdom and instruction.

The fear of the Lord hates unrighteousness, insolence, pride, and the ways of wicked men; and I hate the perverse ways of bad men.

In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence, and he leaves his children a support.

The commandment of the Lord is a fountain of life, and it causes men to turn aside from the snare of death.

[This translation omits this verse.]

Let not your heart envy sinners, but be in the fear of the Lord all the day.

and the Spirit of God shall rest upon Him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and godliness shall fill Him;

the spirit of the fear of God. He shall not judge according to appearance, nor reprove according to report;

They shall be delivered up to the law; our salvation is our treasure; there is wisdom and knowledge and godliness toward the Lord; these are the treasures of righteousness.

Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of God.

that you should walk worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit and increasing in the full knowledge of God;

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, so that He may abide with you forever,

I will not leave you orphans; I am coming to you.

And hope does not put to shame, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

gentleness, self-control--against such things there is no law.

in whom also you, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the possession, to the praise of His glory.

through every prayer and petition, praying in every season in the Spirit, being watchful to this same thing with all perseverance and petition concerning all the saints--

and for me, that utterance may be given unto me, in the opening of my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,

Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and acts of compassion,

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and a good hope by grace,

comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.

And the word of God was growing, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was being multiplied exceedingly, and a great many of the priests were obeying the faith.

But the word of God increased and multiplied.

And the Jews had light and gladness,

in every city and province wherever the ordinance was published: wherever the proclamation took place, the Jews had joy and gladness, feasting and mirth. And many of the Gentiles were circumcised, and became Jews, for fear of the Jews.

Thus says the Lord Almighty; Yet shall many peoples come, and the inhabitants of many cities;

And many peoples and many nations shall come to seek earnestly the face of the Lord Almighty in Jerusalem, and to obtain [the] favor of the Lord.