Quotes About Hope

Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.

strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.

On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”

Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own.

ëAfter this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,

so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things

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

When the girlís owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.

And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyoneís chains came loose.

When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.

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

Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”

Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.

The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”

explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.

For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”

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.”

But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.

so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.

But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”