Then He *said to Thomas, “Place your finger here, and see My hands; and take your hand and put it into My side; and do not continue in disbelief, but be a believer.”

And all the believers were together and had all things in common;

Sharing among Believers

And the congregation of those who believed were of one heart and soul; and not one of them claimed that anything belonging to him was his own, but all things were common property to them.

And increasingly believers in the Lord, large numbers of men and women, were being added to their number,

All the Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had also been poured out on the Gentiles.

And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, the Jewish believers took issue with him,

The Macedonian Vision

Now Paul also came to Derbe and to Lystra. And a disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek,

And he brought them into his house and set food before them, and was overjoyed, since he had become a believer in God together with his whole household.

Believers Are Dead to Sin, Alive to God

What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase?

Believers United to Christ

Or do you not know, brothers and sisters (for I am speaking to those who know the Law), that the Law has jurisdiction over a person as long as he lives?

Or what harmony does Christ have with Belial, or what does a believer share with an unbeliever?

So then, those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer.

Giving Thanks for These Believers

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.

so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.

You are witnesses, and so is God, of how devoutly and rightly and blamelessly we behaved toward you believers;

Instructions for Believers

Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger and dispute.

For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all mankind, especially of believers.

If any woman who is a believer has dependent widows, she must assist them and the church must not be burdened, so that it may assist those who are actually widows.

Those who have believers as their masters must not be disrespectful to them because they are brothers or sisters, but must serve them all the more, because those who partake of the benefit are believers and beloved. Teach and preach these principles.

The Believer’s Rest

Therefore, we must fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of it.

who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.