Study Desk

Now it was the day of getting ready for the Passover, and so that the bodies might not be on the cross on the Sabbath (because the day of that Sabbath was a great day), the Jews made a request to Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

And he who saw it has given witness (and his witness is true; he is certain that what he says is true) so that you may have belief.

These things came about so that the Writings might be true, No bone of his body will be broken.

But these are recorded, so that you may have faith that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that, having this faith you may have life in his name.

And this came to the knowledge of all those who were living in Jerusalem, so that the field was named in their language, Akel-dama, or, The field of blood.)

To take that position as a servant and Apostle, from which Judas by his sin was shut out, so that he might go to his place.

For David said of him, I saw the Lord before my face at all times, for he is at my right hand, so that I may not be moved:

So then, let your hearts be changed and be turned to God, so that your sins may be completely taken away, and times of blessing may come from the Lord;

But so that it may not go farther among the people, let us put them in fear of punishment if they say anything in future in this name.

While your hand is stretched out to do works of mercy; so that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.

And they even took into the streets people who were ill, and put them on beds, so that when Peter went by, some of them might be in his shade.

He, having evil designs against our nation, was cruel to our fathers, and they were forced to put out their young children, so that they might not go on living.

This is the man who was in the church in the waste land with the angel who was talking to him in Sinai, and with our fathers; and to him were given the living words of God, so that he might give them to you.

Give me this power, so that when I put my hands on anyone he may get the Holy Spirit.

And Simon, answering, said, Make prayer for me to the Lord, so that these things which you have said may not come on me.

And made a request for letters from him to the Synagogues of Damascus, so that if there were any of the Way there, men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

And he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hands on him, so that he may be able to see.

And Ananias went out and came to the house, and putting his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, whom you saw when you were on your journey, has sent me, so that you may be able to see, and be full of the Holy Spirit.

And all those hearing him were full of wonder and said, Is not this the man who in Jerusalem was attacking all the worshippers of this name? and he had come here so that he might take them as prisoners before the chief priests.

But Saul got knowledge of their design. And they kept watch day and night on the roads out of the town, so that they might put him to death: