Study Desk

As John was completing his course, he said, 'Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But He is coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.'

But God raised Him from the dead,

But the One whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.

Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: "It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.

But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,

But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,

But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. And the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.

But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, "The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses."

But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.

But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.

but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.

And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.

But Paul called out in a loud voice, "Do not harm yourself! We are all here!"

But Paul said to the officers, "They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!"

But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, "These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,

But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds.

The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.

When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, "We want to hear you again on this topic."