Acts 13:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Men and brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak on.

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  • Acts 15:21 : 21 For Moses from ancient generations has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath day.
  • Heb 13:22 : 22 And I urge you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation, for I have written to you in few words.
  • Mark 5:22 : 22 And, behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
  • Luke 4:16-18 : 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. 17 And there was handed to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
  • Acts 13:27 : 27 For those who dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, have fulfilled them in condemning him.
  • Acts 15:7 : 7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up and said to them, Men and brethren, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe.
  • Acts 18:8 : 8 And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his household, and many of the Corinthians hearing believed and were baptized.
  • Acts 18:17 : 17 Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But Gallio cared for none of these things.
  • Acts 20:2 : 2 And when he had gone through those regions and given them much encouragement, he came to Greece,
  • Acts 22:1 : 1 Men, brothers, and fathers, listen to my defense which I now present to you.
  • Rom 12:8 : 8 Or he who exhorts, on exhortation: he who gives, let him do it with simplicity; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
  • 1 Cor 14:3 : 3 But he who prophesies speaks to men for edification, exhortation, and comfort.
  • Luke 16:16 : 16 The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone forces their way into it.
  • Acts 1:16 : 16 Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was a guide to those who arrested Jesus.
  • Acts 2:4 : 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
  • Acts 2:29 : 29 Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you about the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
  • Acts 2:37 : 37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, 'Men and brethren, what shall we do?'
  • Acts 7:2 : 2 And he said, Men, brothers, and fathers, listen; The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

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