Acts 13:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the Synagogue sent to them, saying, Brothers, if you have a word of comfort for the people, say on.

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  • Acts 15:21 : 21 For Moses, from times long past, has his preachers in every town, reading his law in the Synagogues every Sabbath.
  • Heb 13:22 : 22 But, brothers, take kindly the words which I have said for your profit; for I have not sent you a long letter.
  • Mark 5:22 : 22 And one of the rulers of the Synagogue, Jairus by name, came, and seeing him, went down at his feet,
  • Luke 4:16-18 : 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been as a child, and he went, as his way was, into the Synagogue on the Sabbath, and got up to give a reading. 17 And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him and, opening the book, he came on the place where it is said, 18 The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,
  • Acts 13:27 : 27 For the men of Jerusalem and their rulers, having no knowledge of him, or of the sayings of the prophets which come to their ears every Sabbath day, gave effect to them by judging him.
  • Acts 15:7 : 7 And when there had been much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, My brothers, you have knowledge that some time back it was God's pleasure that by my mouth the good news might be given to the Gentiles so that they might have faith.
  • Acts 18:8 : 8 And Crispus, the ruler of the Synagogue, with all his family, had faith in the Lord; and a great number of the people of Corinth, hearing the word, had faith and were given baptism.
  • Acts 18:17 : 17 And they all made an attack on Sosthenes, the ruler of the Synagogue, and gave him blows before the judge's seat; but Gallio gave no attention to these things.
  • Acts 20:2 : 2 And when he had gone through those parts and given them much teaching, he came into Greece.
  • Acts 22:1 : 1 My brothers and fathers, give ear to the story of my life which I now put before you.
  • Rom 12:8 : 8 He who has the power of comforting, let him do so; he who gives, let him give freely; he who has the power of ruling, let him do it with a serious mind; he who has mercy on others, let it be with joy.
  • 1 Cor 14:3 : 3 But the word of the prophet gives men knowledge and comfort and strength.
  • Luke 16:16 : 16 The law and the prophets were till John: but then came the preaching of the kingdom of God, and everyone makes his way into it by force.
  • Acts 1:16 : 16 My brothers, the word of God had to be put into effect, which the Holy Spirit had said before, by the mouth of David, about Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus,
  • Acts 2:4 : 4 And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power.
  • Acts 2:29 : 29 My brothers, I may say to you openly that David came to his death, and was put in the earth, and his resting-place is with us today.
  • Acts 2:37 : 37 Now when these words came to their ears their hearts were troubled, and they said to Peter and the other Apostles, Brothers, what are we to do?
  • Acts 7:2 : 2 And he said, My brothers and fathers, give hearing. The God of glory came to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he was living in Haran,

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  • Acts 13:16
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    16 And Paul, getting up and making a sign with his hand, said, Men of Israel, and you who have the fear of God, give ear.

  • Acts 13:14
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    14 But they, going through from Perga, came to Antioch in Pisidia; and they went into the Synagogue on the Sabbath and were seated.

  • Acts 13:42-44
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    42 And when they went out, they made a request that these words might be said to them again on the Sabbath after.

    43 Now when the meeting was ended, a number of the Jews and of the God-fearing Gentiles who had become Jews, went after Paul and Barnabas: who put before them how important it was to keep on in the grace of God.

    44 And on the Sabbath after, almost all the town came together to give hearing to the word of God.

  • Acts 13:26
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    26 My brothers, children of the family of Abraham, and those among you who have the fear of God, to us the word of this salvation is sent.

  • Acts 14:15
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    15 Good people, why are you doing these things? We are men with the same feelings as you, and we give you the good news so that you may be turned away from these foolish things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all things in them:

  • Acts 13:5
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    5 And at Salamis they were preaching the word of God in the Synagogues of the Jews: and John was with them, helping them.

  • Acts 15:12-13
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    12 And all the people were quiet while Barnabas and Paul gave an account of the signs and wonders which God had done among the Gentiles by them.

    13 And when they had come to an end, James, answering, said, My brothers, give ear to me:

  • Acts 15:21
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    21 For Moses, from times long past, has his preachers in every town, reading his law in the Synagogues every Sabbath.

  • Acts 13:7
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    7 Who was with the ruler, Sergius Paulus, an able man. This man sent for Barnabas and Saul, desiring to have knowledge of the word of God.

  • Acts 17:1-2
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    1 Now when they had gone through Amphipolis and Apollonia they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Synagogue of the Jews:

    2 And Paul, as he generally did, went in to them, and on three Sabbath days had discussions with them from the holy Writings,

  • Acts 22:1
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    1 My brothers and fathers, give ear to the story of my life which I now put before you.

  • Acts 5:35
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    35 And he said to them, Men of Israel, take care what you do about these men.

  • Acts 15:35-36
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    35 But Paul and Barnabas kept on in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of God, with a number of others.

    36 And after some days, Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go back and see the brothers in every town where we have given the word of God, and see how they are.

  • Acts 17:10
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    10 And the brothers straight away sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea: and they, when they came there, went to the Synagogue of the Jews.

  • Acts 11:20
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    20 But some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, when they came to Antioch, gave the good news about the Lord Jesus to the Greeks.

  • Acts 13:46
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    46 Then Paul and Barnabas without fear said, It was necessary for the word of God to be given to you first; but because you will have nothing to do with it, and have no desire for eternal life, it will now be offered to the Gentiles.

  • Acts 18:13
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    13 Saying, This man is teaching the people to give worship to God in a way which is against the law.

  • Acts 14:7
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    7 And went on preaching the good news there.

  • Acts 13:1-2
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    1 Now there were at Antioch, in the church there, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon who was named Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, a relation of Herod the king, and Saul.

    2 And while they were doing the Lord's work, and going without food, the Holy Spirit said, Let Barnabas and Saul be given to me for the special work for which they have been marked out by me.

  • Acts 21:19-20
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    19 And when he had said how glad he was to see them, he gave them a detailed account of the things which God had done through his work among the Gentiles.

    20 And hearing it, they gave praise to God; and they said to him, You see, brother, what thousands there are among the Jews, who have the faith; and they all have a great respect for the law:

  • Acts 15:23-25
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    23 And they sent a letter by them, saying, The Apostles and the older brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, may joy be with you:

    24 Because we have knowledge that some who went from us have been troubling you with their words, putting your souls in doubt; to whom we gave no such order;

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  • Acts 2:14
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    14 But Peter, getting up, with the eleven, said in a loud voice, O men of Judaea, and all you who are living in Jerusalem, take note of this and give ear to my words.

  • Acts 11:22-23
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    22 And news of them came to the ears of the church at Jerusalem: and they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch:

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  • Acts 15:27
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    27 And so we have sent Judas and Silas, who will say the same things to you themselves, by word of mouth.

  • Acts 14:18
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    18 And even with these words, it was hard for them to keep the people from making an offering to them.

  • Acts 15:30-31
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    30 So they, being sent away, came down to Antioch, and having got the people together, they gave them the letter.

    31 And after reading it, they were glad of its comfort.

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    1 Now certain men came down from Judaea, teaching the brothers and saying that without circumcision, after the rule of Moses, there is no salvation.

  • Acts 14:27
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    27 And when they came there, and had got the church together, they gave them an account of all the things which God had done through them, and how he had made open a door of faith to the Gentiles.

  • Acts 19:8
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    8 And he went into the Synagogue, and for three months he was preaching there without fear, reasoning and teaching about the kingdom of God.

  • Acts 14:25
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    25 And, after preaching the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia;

  • Acts 15:4-5
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    4 And when they came to Jerusalem, they had a meeting with the church and the Apostles and the rulers, and they gave an account of all the things which God had done through them.

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  • Acts 15:33
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    33 And when they had been there for some time, they were sent back in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.

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    15 But when they had given them orders to go out of the Sanhedrin, they had a discussion among themselves,

  • Acts 28:17
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  • Acts 21:40
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  • Acts 28:21
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    21 And they said to him, We have not had letters from Judaea about you, and no one of the brothers has come to us here to give an account or say any evil about you.

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  • Heb 13:22
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    22 But, brothers, take kindly the words which I have said for your profit; for I have not sent you a long letter.