8 “ But as for me , I would seek God ,. and to God I would set forth my case . 9 He does great and unsearchable things ,. marvelous things without number ;.

27:1 When it was decided we would sail to Italy, they handed over Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius.

1 From Paul , an apostle ( not from men , nor by human agency , but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead ) 2 and all the brothers ...

an account of the things that have been ful- filled among us, 1: like the accounts passed on to us by those who were eyewitnesses and ser-.

But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, 2and kept back some of the price for himself, with his wife's full knowledge, and ...

... Greek text but is implied. Di- rect objects were often omitted in Greek when ... Verres 2.5.63-66 §§163-70); Josephus (J. W. 7.6.4 [7.203]) called it ...

27 God wanted to make known to them the glorious riches of this mystery among the Gentiles , which is Christ in you , the hope of glory . 28 We proclaim him by ...

For there is no distinction , 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God . 24 But they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption ...

Literally, by way of emphasis, the Greek text reads, “to the in Colossae saints and (or “even”) believers (or faithful) brethren in Christ.” As elsewhere (Rom.

The outline that follows is derived from 1:3 and three very significant phrases as stressed in the Greek text, “the work of faith,” “the labor of love,” and “ ...