But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge, That I may tell of all your works.
Declare his glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all the peoples.
Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. I will declare your greatness.
For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, as well as in many words: but you must fear God.
The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary: he wakens morning by morning, he wakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.
From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, "Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand."
And in vain do they worship me, Teaching as doctrine rules made by men.'"
He preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen.
Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.
He appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them out to preach,
Then with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people,
He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Gospel to them.
They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.
Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks.
When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!"
The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, "Don't be afraid, but speak and don't be silent;
how I didn't shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house,
but we preach Christ crucified; a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks,
but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Gospel.
that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.
Therefore comfort one another with these words.
from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned aside to vain talking;
preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.
For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts;
But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.
but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;
They will not teach every man his fellow citizen,{TR reads "neighbor" instead of "fellow citizen"} Every man his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' For all will know me, From the least of them to the greatest of them.
To them it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:
Therefore I will not be negligent to remind you of these things, though you know them, and are established in the present truth.
I think it right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you;