For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.

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30 (A)No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel
    can avail against the Lord.

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39 But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.

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28 (A)to do whatever your hand and (B)your plan had predestined to take place. 29 And now, Lord, (C)look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all (D)boldness, 30 while (E)you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed (F)through the name of your (G)holy servant Jesus.”

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(A)how shall we escape if we (B)neglect such a great salvation? It was (C)declared at first by the Lord, and it was (D)attested to us (E)by those who heard, (F)while God also bore witness (G)by signs and wonders and various miracles and by (H)gifts of the Holy Spirit (I)distributed according to his will.

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20 among whom are (A)Hymenaeus and (B)Alexander, whom I (C)have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to (D)blaspheme.

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10 For this reason I write these things while I am away from you, that when I come (A)I may not have to be (B)severe in my use of (C)the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.

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For even if I boast a little too much of (A)our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be ashamed.

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When you are assembled (A)in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus, you are (B)to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so (C)that his spirit may be saved (D)in the day of the Lord.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 5:5 Some manuscripts add Jesus

The Sons of Sceva

11 And (A)God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, 12 (B)so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and (C)the evil spirits came out of them. 13 Then some of the itinerant Jewish (D)exorcists (E)undertook to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, (F)“I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims.” 14 Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this. 15 But the evil spirit answered them, (G)“Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?” 16 And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all[a] of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. 17 And this became known to all the residents of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. And fear fell upon them all, and (H)the name of the Lord Jesus was extolled.

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  1. Acts 19:16 Or both

Then after fasting and (A)praying they laid their hands on them and (B)sent them off.

Barnabas and Saul on Cyprus

So, being sent out (C)by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God (D)in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had (E)John to (F)assist them. When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain (G)magician, (H)a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus. He was with (I)the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. But Elymas the (J)magician (for that is the meaning of his name) (K)opposed them, seeking to turn (L)the proconsul away from the faith. But Saul, who was also called Paul, (M)filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him 10 and said, “You (N)son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and (O)villainy, will you not stop (P)making crooked (Q)the straight paths of the Lord? 11 And now, behold, (R)the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking (S)people to lead him by the hand. 12 Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at (T)the teaching of the Lord.

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Ananias and Sapphira

But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, and with his wife's knowledge (A)he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and (B)laid it at the apostles' feet. But Peter said, “Ananias, why has (C)Satan filled your heart to lie (D)to the Holy Spirit and (E)to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to man but (F)to God.” When Ananias heard these words, he (G)fell down and breathed his last. And (H)great fear came upon all who heard of it. The young men rose and (I)wrapped him up and carried him out and buried him.

After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. And Peter said to her, “Tell me whether you[a] sold the land for so much.” And she said, “Yes, for so much.” But Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together (J)to test (K)the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.” 10 Immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. When the young men came in they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 And (L)great fear came upon the whole church and upon all who heard of these things.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 5:8 The Greek for you is plural here

Anyone Not Against Us Is For Us

49 (A)John answered, “Master, we saw someone (B)casting out demons in your name, and (C)we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.” 50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, (D)for the one who is not against you is for you.”

A Samaritan Village Rejects Jesus

51 When the days drew near for (E)him to be taken up, (F)he set his face (G)to go to Jerusalem. 52 And (H)he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of (I)the Samaritans, to make preparations for him. 53 But (J)the people did not receive him, because (K)his face was set toward Jerusalem. 54 And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell (L)fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”[a] 55 But he turned and rebuked them.[b] 56 And they went on to another village.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 9:54 Some manuscripts add as Elijah did
  2. Luke 9:55 Some manuscripts add And he said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of; 56for the Son of Man came not to destroy people's lives but to save them”

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