And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision were contending with him,

saying, "You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them!"

"If then God has given to them the same gift as He gave to us, when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I [to be] able to hinder God?"

And hearing these things, they remained silent, and [they] glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted even to the Gentiles repentance unto life."

But the Jews incited the devout and prominent women and the leading [men] of the city, and raised up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and cast them out from their borders.

And when an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and the Jews, together with their rulers, to mistreat and to stone them,

But there arrived from Antioch and Iconium Jews, and having persuaded the crowds and having stoned Paul, they dragged [him] outside the city, supposing him to have died.

And the Jews who did not believe took some wicked men from the marketplace, and forming a mob, [they] threw the city into disorder, and came upon the house of Jason, and sought to bring them to the people.

But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brothers to the rulers of the city, crying out, "The men who have upset the whole world, these have come here, too;

But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul in Berea, they came there also, agitating the crowds.

Now while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one purpose rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,

saying, "This [man] persuades men to worship God contrary to the law."

But when some became hardened and disbelieving, speaking evil against the Way before the multitude, he withdrew from them and separated the disciples, each day debating in the school of a certain Tyrannus.

Now when the seven days were about to be completed, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, were stirring up all the crowd and put their hands on him,

For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.

And seeking to kill him, a report went up to the commander of the garrison that all Jerusalem had been stirred up,

"Then He said to me, 'Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'"

Now they were listening to him until this statement, and they lifted their voice saying, "Take away such a [man] from the earth, for it is not fitting [for] him to live!"

And I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been done away with.

To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

Therefore I beseech [you] not to lose heart at my tribulations on your behalf, which is your glory.

Turn to Me, and you shall be saved, you that [come] from the end of the earth; I am God, and there is none other.

He that believes and is baptized shall be saved; but he that does not believe shall be condemned.

Nor is there salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven which has been given among men by which we must be saved."

For "whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD shall be saved."

And how shall they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, of those preaching the gospel of good things!"

and in all deception of unrighteousness among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

who desires all men to be saved and to come to the full knowledge of the truth.

And in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the sins of the Amorites are not yet filled up, even until now.

And I said, What is it? And he said, This is the measure that goes forth. And he said, This is their iniquity in all the earth.

And he said, This is iniquity. And he cast it into the midst of the measure, and cast the weight of lead on the mouth of it.

And you, fill up then, the measure of your fathers' guilt.

And I will show wonders in heaven, and upon the earth, blood, and fire, and vapors of smoke.

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.

For behold, a day comes burning as an oven, and it shall consume them; and all the aliens, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that is coming shall set them on fire, says the Lord Almighty, and there shall not be left of them root or branch.

And, behold, I will send to you Elijah the Tishbite, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes;

But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

and do not think to say among yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham out of these stones.

Then he goes and takes along with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and entering in they dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Thus it shall also be for this wicked generation."

They said to Him, "He will destroy [those] wicked [men] miserably, and lease his vineyard to other farmers, who will render to him the fruits in their seasons."

"Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God shall be taken away from you, and it shall be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.

And the rest seized his servants, mistreated [them], and killed [them].

And when that king heard, he was furious. And he sent out his troops, and he destroyed those murderers, and he burned up their city.

And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See [that] you are not disturbed; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

And this good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

For then there shall be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until now, nor by any means shall be.

And unless those days were cut short, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake, those days will be cut short.

so that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required from this generation,

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the temple. Yes, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.

saying, "If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things pertaining to your peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes.

and they will level you to the ground, and your children with you; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the season of your visitation."

"But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has drawn near.

For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that has been written.

And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, of which the end [is] for burning.

but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery zeal being about to devour the adversaries.

By how much worse punishment, do you think, will he be deemed worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, and has regarded as common the blood of the covenant, by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?

Listen now, you rich, weep and howl at your miseries which are coming upon you!

Your gold and silver have become corroded, and their poison will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You stored up treasure in the last days.

You lived luxuriously upon the earth and you lived riotously, you nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.

He who acts unjustly, let him act unjustly still; and the filthy, let him be filthy still; and the righteous, let him do righteousness still; and the holy, let him be sanctified still."