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Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they watched Him closely.
"Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
Now as they heard these things, He spoke another parable, because He was near Jerusalem and because they thought the kingdom of God would appear immediately.
"We know that God spoke to Moses; as for this fellow, we do not know where He is from."
"And the next day he appeared to two of them as they were fighting, and tried to reconcile them, saying, 'Men, you are brethren; why do you wrong one another?'
As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison.
"If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could withstand God?"
As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, "Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."
And when they arrived in Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. They also had John as their assistant.
"But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved in the same manner as they."
Now as they were seeking to kill him, news came to the commander of the garrison that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
"Now it happened, as I journeyed and came near Damascus at about noon, suddenly a great light from heaven shone around me.
Now as he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, "Paul, you are beside yourself! Much learning is driving you mad!"
Isaiah also cries out concerning Israel: "Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, The remnant will be saved.
Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were, by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone.
Just as it is written: "God has given them a spirit of stupor, Eyes that they should not see And ears that they should not hear, To this very day."
And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;
For it is written: " As I live, says the LORD, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God."
For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me."