Verse of the day

“For this people’s heart has grown dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; so that they might not look with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn— and I would heal them.”

“After he had said this, he took bread; and giving thanks to God in the presence of all, he broke it and began to eat.”

“When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest raged, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.”

“But declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout the countryside of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God and do deeds consistent with repentance.”

“And that is what I did in Jerusalem; with authority received from the chief priests, I not only locked up many of the saints in prison, but I also cast my vote against them when they were being condemned to death.”

“Instead they had certain points of disagreement with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, but whom Paul asserted to be alive.”

“But this I admit to you – that according to the Way – which they call a sect – I worship the God of our ancestors – believing everything laid down according to the law or written in the prophets.”

“That night the Lord stood near him and said – “Keep up your courage! For just as you have testified for me in Jerusalem – so you must bear witness also in Rome.”

“A certain Ananias – who was a devout man according to the law and well spoken of by all the Jews living there – 13 came to me; and standing beside me – he said – ‘Brother Saul – regain your sight!’ In that very hour I regained my sight and saw him.”