Therefore remember that you, being Gentiles in the flesh; who are called uncircumcision by what is called the circumcision made in the flesh by hands;

that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

And you, who once were alienated and hostile in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled

if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under Heaven, of which I, Paul, was made a minister.

who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who did not have mercy but now have mercy.

if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus:

For the Law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

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.

How then shall they call on Him into whom they do not believe? And how shall they believe Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without preaching?

But they have not all obeyed the gospel, for Isaiah says, Lord, who believes our report?

since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints;

which has come to you, as in all the world, and is bearing fruit, as it is also among you, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;

For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the Word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the Word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.

And do not greatly take the Word of Truth out of my mouth, for I have hoped in Your Justice.

in the Word of Truth, in the power of God, through the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth.

Of His own purpose He brought us forth by the Word of Truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.

And He said to them, Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

He who believes and is immersed will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.

Men and brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you the Word of this salvation is sent.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who is believing, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,

how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.

And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all those believing through uncircumcision, that righteousness might be accounted to them also;

who also has sealed us and given us the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands firm, having this seal: The Lord knows those who are His, and, Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea,

And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh. And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions.

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him.

Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but stay in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.

And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may remain with you forever;

the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.

But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth who proceeds from the Father, He will bear witness concerning Me.

Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.

concerning sin, because they do not believe into Me;

concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

However, when He, the Spirit of Truth, has come, He will guide you into all Truth; for He will not speak things originating from Himself, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will make known to you things to come.

All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will receive from what is Mine and make it known to you.

And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, which, He said, you have heard from Me;

But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.

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

Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man approved by God to you by works of power, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know;

that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.