while others were saying that Elijah ¹  had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had risen. ² 

You will be betrayed even by parents, ¹  brothers, relatives, ²  and friends, and they will have some of you put to death.

“But when you see Jerusalem ¹  surrounded ²  by armies, then know that its ³  desolation ⁴  has come near.

Now there were devout Jews ¹  from every nation under heaven residing in Jerusalem. ² 

So Barnabas and Saul, ¹  sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, ²  and from there they sailed to Cyprus. ³ 

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, ¹  and they began to contradict ²  what Paul was saying ³  by reviling him. ⁴ 

but Paul chose Silas and set out, commended ¹  to the grace of the Lord by the brothers and sisters. ² 

nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, ¹  because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone. ² 

When he came to the steps, Paul ¹  had to be carried ²  by the soldiers because of the violence ³  of the mob,

A man named Ananias, ¹  a devout man according to the law, ²  well spoken of by all the Jews who live there, ³ 

“Regarding all the things I have been accused of by the Jews, King Agrippa, ¹  I consider myself fortunate that I am about to make my defense before you today,

And now I stand here on trial ¹  because of my hope in the promise made by God to our ancestors, ² 

But the centurion ¹  was more convinced ²  by the captain ³  and the ship’s owner than by what Paul said. ⁴ 

“Their throats are open graves, ¹  they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is under their lips.” ² 

But now ¹  apart from the law the righteousness of God (which is attested by the law and the prophets) ²  has been disclosed –

For we know that the law is spiritual – but I am unspiritual, sold into slavery to sin. ¹ 

For members of Chloe’s household have made it clear to me, my brothers and sisters, ¹  that there are quarrels ²  among you.

So for me, it is a minor matter that I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.

And let us not put Christ ¹  to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by snakes. ² 

For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.