Settle with Your Accuser

⁵⁷ “And why ^(A)do you not judge ^(B)for yourselves what is right?

¹⁴ Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair it is a disgrace for him,

²⁶ “Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you ^(A)who fear God, to us has been sent ^(B)the message of ^(C)this salvation. ²⁷ For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because ^(D)they did not recognize him nor understand ^(E)the utterances of the prophets, which are read every Sabbath, ^(F)fulfilled them by condemning him. ²⁸ And ^(G)though they found in him no guilt worthy of death, ^(H)they asked Pilate to have him executed. ²⁹ And when ^(I)they had carried out all that was written of him, ^(J)they took him down from ^(K)the tree and laid him in a tomb. ³⁰ But ^(L)God raised him from the dead, ³¹ and for many days ^(M)he appeared to those ^(N)who had come up with him ^(O)from Galilee to Jerusalem, ^(P)who are now ^(Q)his witnesses to the people. ³² And we bring you the good news ^(R)that what God promised to the fathers, ^33 (S)this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm,

³⁴ And as for the fact that he raised him from the dead, ^(U)(V)no more to return to corruption, he has spoken in this way,

³⁵ Therefore he says also in another psalm,

³⁶ For David, after he had ^(Y)served the purpose of God in his own generation, ^(Z)fell asleep and ^(AA)was laid with his fathers and saw corruption, ³⁷ but he whom ^(AB)God raised up did not see corruption. ³⁸ Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, ^(AC)that through this man ^(AD)forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

⁴⁰ And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, ^(A)“Save yourselves from this ^(B)crooked generation.”

^24 (A)Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.”

³⁰ As soon as they come out in leaf, you see ^(A)for yourselves and know that the summer is already near.

³² For John came to you ^(A)in the way of righteousness, and ^(B)you did not believe him, but ^(C)the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward ^(D)change your minds and believe him.

²¹ And Jesus answered them, ^(A)“Truly, I say to you, ^(B)if you have faith and ^(C)do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ^(D)‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.