TSK · Acts 10:35

And he said to mankind,‘The fear of the LORD– that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

Certainly his loyal followers will soon experience his deliverance; then his splendor will again appear in our land.

Introduction to the Theme of the Book Fearing the LORD is the beginning of discernment, but fools have despised wisdom and moral instruction.

Do not be wise in your own estimation; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

Having heard everything, I have reached this conclusion: Fear God and keep his commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.

They offer up sacrificial gifts to me, and eat the meat, but the LORD does not accept their sacrifices. Soon he will remember their wrongdoing, he will punish their sins, and they will return to Egypt.

Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace and thus was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church increased in numbers.

and he made no distinction between them and us, cleansing their hearts by faith.

For circumcision has its value if you practice the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

Or is God the God of the Jews only? Is he not the God of the Gentiles too? Yes, of the Gentiles too!

For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body. Whether Jews or Greeks or slaves or free, we were all made to drink of the one Spirit.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female– for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.

But now in Christ Jesus you who used to be far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

and submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

that has come to you. Just as in the entire world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, so it has also been bearing fruit and growing among you from the first day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth.

Here there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all and in all.

If you know that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been fathered by him.