For it gave me great joy when some of the brothers came and gave witness that you had the true faith and were walking in the true way.
So it is right for us to take in such men as guests, so that we may take our part in the work of the true faith.
To him all the prophets give witness, that through his name everyone who has faith in him will have forgiveness of sins.
And the Jews of the faith, who had come with Peter, were full of wonder, because the Holy Spirit was given to the Gentiles,
If then God gave them, when they had faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the same as he gave to us, who was I to go against God?
And the power of the Lord was with them, and a great number had faith and were turned to the Lord.
For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and a great number were joined to the Lord.
Then the ruler, when he saw what was done, had faith, being full of wonder at the teaching of the Lord.
And through him everyone who has faith is made free from all those things, from which the law of Moses was not able to make you free.
And the Gentiles, hearing this, were glad and gave glory to the word of God: and those marked out by God for eternal life had faith.
But Elymas, the wonder-worker (for that is the sense of his name), put himself against them, with the purpose of turning the ruler from the faith.
Now in Iconium they went together to the Synagogue of the Jews and gave such teaching that a great number of Jews and Greeks had faith.
But those Jews who had not the faith, made the minds of the Gentiles bitter against the brothers.
Making strong the souls of the disciples, saying to them that they were to keep the faith, and that we have to go through troubles of all sorts to come into the kingdom of God.
And when they had made selection of some to be rulers in every church, and had given themselves to prayer and kept themselves from food, they put them into the care of the Lord in whom they had faith.
And when they came there, and had got the church together, they gave them an account of all the things which God had done through them, and how he had made open a door of faith to the Gentiles.
This man was giving ear to the preaching of Paul, who, looking at him, and seeing that he had faith to be made well,
But we have faith that we will get salvation through the grace of the Lord Jesus in the same way as they.
And Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, gave teaching to the brothers and made them strong in the faith.
And he went through Syria and Cilicia, making the churches stronger in the faith.
But some of the Pharisees, who were of the faith, got up and said, It is necessary for these to have circumcision and to keep the law of Moses.
And when there had been much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, My brothers, you have knowledge that some time back it was God's pleasure that by my mouth the good news might be given to the Gentiles so that they might have faith.
Making no division between them and us, but making clean their hearts by faith.
And he came to Derbe and Lystra: and there was a certain disciple there named Timothy, whose mother was one of the Jews of the faith, but his father was a Greek;
And they said, Have faith in the Lord Jesus, and you and your family will have salvation.
And he took them into his house and gave them food, and he was full of joy, having faith in God with all his family.
So the churches were made strong in the faith and were increased in number every day.
And a number of them had faith, and no small number of the Greek women of high position and of the men.
And some of them had faith, and were joined to Paul and Silas; and a number of the God-fearing Greeks, and some of the chief women.
And having been there for some time, he went through the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, making the disciples strong in the faith.
And when he had a desire to go over into Achaia, the brothers gave him help, and sent letters to the disciples requesting them to take him in among them: and when he had come, he gave much help to those who had faith through grace:
And every Sabbath he had discussions in the Synagogue, turning Jews and Greeks to the faith.
And Crispus, the ruler of the Synagogue, with all his family, had faith in the Lord; and a great number of the people of Corinth, hearing the word, had faith and were given baptism.
And a number of those who had faith came and made a public statement of their sins and all their acts.
And he said to them, Did you get the Holy Spirit when you had faith? And they said to him, No, we have had no knowledge of the Holy Spirit.
And Paul said, John gave a baptism which goes with a change of heart, saying to the people that they were to have faith in him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus.
Preaching to Jews and to Greeks the need for a turning of the heart to God, and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
And hearing it, they gave praise to God; and they said to him, You see, brother, what thousands there are among the Jews, who have the faith; and they all have a great respect for the law:
But as to the Gentiles who have the faith, we sent a letter, giving our decision that they were to keep themselves from offerings made to false gods, and from blood, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from the evil desires of the body.
And I said, Lord, they themselves have knowledge that I went through the Synagogues putting in prison and whipping all those who had faith in you:
But after some days, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, who was of the Jews by birth, and sent for Paul, and gave hearing to him about faith in Christ Jesus.
And all those who were of the faith kept together, and had all things in common;
To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.
King Agrippa, have you faith in the prophets? I am certain that you have.
And so, O men, be of good heart, for I have faith in God that it will be as he said to me.
And his name, through faith in his name, has made this man strong, whom you see and have knowledge of: yes, the faith which is through him has made him well, before you all.
And all those who were of the faith were one in heart and soul: and not one of them said that any of the things which he had was his property only; but they had all things in common.
But a number of those who gave hearing to the word had faith; and they were now about five thousand.
And a great number of men and women had faith, and were joined to the Lord;
And this saying was pleasing to all of them: and they made selection of Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas of Antioch, who had become a Jew:
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