But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered to you.

to Him be glory in the church in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

being filled with the fruits of righteousness through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, confessing to His name.

you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

If anyone speaks, let him speak as the words of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and might forever and ever. Amen.

For your obedience has reached to everyone. Therefore I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise unto what is good, and simple toward evil.

For from you the Word of the Lord has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone out, so that we do not need to say anything.

For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.

Then one of them, named Agabus, stood up and gave a sign through the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar.