Jon Strefling

Acts 18:25

Acts 18:25 (NLT)
He had been taught the way of the Lord, and he taught others about Jesus with an enthusiastic spirit and with accuracy. However, he knew only about John’s baptism.

Acts 18:26

Acts 18:26 (NLT)
When Priscilla and Aquila heard him preaching boldly in the synagogue, they took him aside and explained the way of God even more accurately.

Acts 18:10

Acts 18:10 (NLT)
For I am with you, and no one will attack and harm you, for many people in this city belong to me.”

Acts 18:11

Acts 18:11 (NLT)
So Paul stayed there for the next year and a half, teaching the word of God.

Proverbs 23:17

Proverbs 23:17 (NLT)
Don’t envy sinners, but always continue to fear the LORD.

Proverbs 23:18

Proverbs 23:18 (NLT)
You will be rewarded for this; your hope will not be disappointed.

Acts 17:30

Acts 17:30 (NLT)
“God overlooked people’s ignorance about these things in earlier times, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to him.

Acts 17:27

Acts 17:27 (NLT)
“His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us.

Acts 17:25

Acts 17:25 (NLT)
and human hands can’t serve his needs—for he has no needs. He himself gives life and breath to everything, and he satisfies every need.

Acts 17:22

Acts 17:22 (NLT)
So Paul, standing before the council, addressed them as follows: “Men of Athens, I notice that you are very religious in every way,

Acts 17:23

Acts 17:23 (NLT)
for as I was walking along I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on it: ‘To an Unknown God.’ This God, whom you worship without knowing, is the one I’m telling you about.

Acts 17:11

Acts 17:11 (NLT)
And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth.

Acts 17:12

Acts 17:12 (NLT)
As a result, many Jews believed, as did many of the prominent Greek women and men.

Acts 17:7

Acts 17:7 (NLT)
And Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all guilty of treason against Caesar, for they profess allegiance to another king, named Jesus.”

Proverbs 22:22

Proverbs 22:22 (NLT)
Don’t rob the poor just because you can, or exploit the needy in court.

Proverbs 22:23

Proverbs 22:23 (NLT)
For the LORD is their defender. He will ruin anyone who ruins them.

Proverbs 22:16

Proverbs 22:16 (NLT)
A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.

Jeremiah 7:31

Jeremiah 7:31 (NLT)
They have built pagan shrines at Topheth, the garbage dump in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, and there they burn their sons and daughters in the fire. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing!

Acts 16:30

Acts 16:30 (NLT)
Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

Acts 16:31

Acts 16:31 (NLT)
They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.”

Psalm 51:16

Psalm 51:16 (NLT)
You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering.

Psalm 51:17

Psalm 51:17 (NLT)
The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, OGod.

Proverbs 21:30

Proverbs 21:30 (NLT)
No human wisdom or understanding or plan can stand against the LORD.

Proverbs 21:13

Proverbs 21:13 (NLT)
Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor will be ignored in their own time of need.

Proverbs 21:3

Proverbs 21:3 (NLT)
The LORD is more pleased when we do what is right and just than when we offer him sacrifices.