11He is the One who gave some the gift to be apostles. He gave some the gift to be prophets. He gave some the gift of preaching the good news. And he gave some the gift to be pastors and teachers.12He did it so that they might prepare God’s people to serve. If they do, th...
[This is false as the apostles were thrown in jail for working miracles.] The miracles (as well as their poverty and suffering) proved them to be “true” apostles of Jesus and gave credibility to their words. They did not write nor need to write on how to unleash God’s power for h...
11[a]And he gave some as apostles, others as prophets, others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers,12to equip the holy ones for the work of ministry,[b]for building up the body of Christ,13until we all attain to the unity of faith and knowledge of the Son of God, to ...
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers, for the perfecting of the saints in the work
In the name and by virtue of God, the omnipotent, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and of Mary, the most blessed Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, and y the authority of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, as well as by that which has made us a Cross, and having before our eyes the ...
And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,1 Thessalonians 5:12-13But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. /...
It is a great deal easier to believe that man was made after the image of God, than to believe, as some young men and women are being taught now, that he is the offspring of a monkey. Like all the other wonderful works of God, this Book bears the sure stamp of its Author. It ...
They went out / and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.Acts 12:1-4About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church. / He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. / And seeing that this pleased the Jews, ...
The apostles spoke to them and encouraged them to keep on living in the grace of God.44 The next Sabbath nearly everyone in the town came to hear the word of the Lord. 45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy; they disputed what Paul was saying and...
4 However, the people in the city were divided, some siding with the Jews, others with the apostles. 5 Eventually, a plot was hatched by both the Gentiles and the Jews, together with their leaders, to attack and stone them. 6 When they became aware of this, they fled to the Lycaonia...