Quotes About Wisdom

But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.

“Men of Israel,” he said, “consider carefully what you are about to do to these men.

So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.

Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will appoint this responsibility to them

This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.

but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.

Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these charges true?”

and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.

So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.

But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ëWho made you ruler and judge over us?

All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.

Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:

So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.

When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me!

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

that have been known for ages.í

It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements:

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 they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, where they asked him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?

Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.

But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.

When they asked him to stay for a while longer, he declined.

And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him in and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

Even some of Paulís friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.