And they journeyed, and the terror of God was upon the cities all around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

Terrors frighten him on every side, and have scattered him to his feet.

For calamity from the Mighty God is a terror to me, and because of His majesty I could not do such things.

How have they been brought to desolation, as in a moment! They are fully brought to an end with destruction,

You, Yourself, are to be feared; and who may stand in Your presence when once You are angry?

I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth; I have suffered Your terrors; I am perplexed.

Your fury has passed over me; Your terrors have cut me off.

Who knows the power of Your anger? For as is the fear of You, so is Your wrath.

The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling has taken hold of the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?

Who can stand before His indignation? And who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken down because of Him.

And do not fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear Him who has power to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it.

Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

If your hand makes you stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to Gehenna, into the fire that shall never be quenched;

And if your foot makes you stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame, rather than having two feet, to be cast into Gehenna, into the fire that shall never be quenched;

And if your eye makes you stumble, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into the fire of Gehenna;

For everyone will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be salted with salt.

But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has authority to cast into Gehenna; yes, I say to you, Fear Him!

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

but others rescue with fear, snatching them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh.

And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the Lake of Fire.

Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ. As God is exhorting through us, we beseech you on Christ's behalf, Be reconciled to God.

We then, as workers together with Him, also beseech you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

But he said to him, If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one should rise from the dead.

Now when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks.

saying, This fellow persuades men to revere God contrary to the Law.

Moreover you see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but throughout almost all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are not gods which are made with hands.

And when they had come to him, he said to them: You know, from the first day that I came to Asia, in what manner I lived among you all the time,

how I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house,

And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there,

But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

Therefore I testify to you this day that I am blameless from the blood of everyone.

For the king, before whom I also speak freely, knows these things; for I am convinced that none of these things are hidden from him, since this thing was not done in a corner.

So when they had appointed him a day, many came to him at his lodging, to whom he explained and testified of the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets, from morning till evening.

For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.

Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man complete in Christ Jesus.

To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.

Besides, a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient,

and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.

For our rejoicing is this: the testimony of our conscience, that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, and more abundantly toward you.

(as also you have understood us in part), that we are your rejoicing as you also are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.

For we are not, as so many, peddling the Word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in Christ, in the sight of God.

Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not faint.

But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the Word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience before God.

For I know nothing against myself, yet I am not justified by this; but He who judges me is the Lord.

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one's praise will be from God.

For our exhortation did not come from error or uncleanness, nor was it in deceit.

For neither at any time did we use flattering words, as you know, nor in pretense of covetousness; God is witness.

But we were gentle among you, just as a nurse cherishes her own children.

For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil; for laboring night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

as you know how we exhorted, and encouraged, and charged every one of you, as a father does his own children,