Quotes About Scripture

“For it is written in the book of Psalms: ëMay his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,í and, ëMay another take his position.í

Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.

No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ëThe Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand

Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.

This Jesus is ëthe stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.í

and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.

So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.

“Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”

Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.

After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”

The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.

And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written:

For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”

When the people read it, they rejoiced at its encouraging message.

Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.

So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching the word of God among the Corinthians.

For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.

After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

And he wrote the following letter: