Acts 21:20

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Acts 21:18–22 · Berean Standard Bible

18 The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.

19 Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

20 When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.

21 But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.

22 What then should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.

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Acts 4:21

After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.

Acts 11:18

When they heard this, their objections were put to rest, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”

Psalms 22:23

You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!

Psalms 22:27

All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.

Psalms 72:17

May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.

Psalms 72:18

Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.

Psalms 72:19

And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.

Psalms 98:1

Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.

Psalms 98:2

The LORD has proclaimed His salvation and revealed His righteousness to the nations.

Psalms 98:3

He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Isaiah 55:10

For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,

Isaiah 55:11

so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.

Isaiah 55:12

You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

Isaiah 55:13

Instead of the thornbush, a cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, a myrtle will spring up; they will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”

Isaiah 66:9

Shall I bring a baby to the point of birth and not deliver it?” says the LORD. “Or will I who deliver close the womb?” says your God.

Isaiah 66:10

Be glad for Jerusalem and rejoice over her, all who love her. Rejoice greatly with her, all who mourn over her,

Isaiah 66:11

so that you may nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; you may drink deeply and delight yourselves in her glorious abundance.

Isaiah 66:12

For this is what the LORD says: “I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flowing stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm, and bounced upon her knees.

Isaiah 66:13

As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”

Isaiah 66:14

When you see, you will rejoice, and you will flourish like grass; then the hand of the LORD will be revealed to His servants, but His wrath will be shown to His enemies.

Luke 15:3

Then Jesus told them this parable:

Luke 15:4

“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?

Luke 15:5

And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders,

Luke 15:6

comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’

Luke 15:7

In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.

Luke 15:8

Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?

Luke 15:9

And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’

Luke 15:10

In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”

Luke 15:32

But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

Romans 15:6

so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 15:7

Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God.

Romans 15:9

so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”

Romans 15:10

Again, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”

Romans 15:11

And again: “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and extol Him, all you peoples.”

Romans 15:12

And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”

Romans 15:13

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Galatians 1:24

And they glorified God because of me.

2 Thessalonians 1:10

on the day He comes to be glorified in His saints and regarded with wonder by all who have believed, including you who have believed our testimony.

Revelation 19:6

And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.

Revelation 19:7

Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.

Acts 2:41

Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.

Acts 4:4

But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.

Acts 6:7

So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.

Matthew 13:31

He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.

Matthew 13:32

Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”

Matthew 13:33

He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”

John 12:24

Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

Luke 12:1

In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Acts 15:1

Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

Acts 15:5

But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”

Acts 15:24

It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.

Acts 22:3

“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.

Romans 10:2

For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.

Galatians 1:14

I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.