Bible Verses About Select Readings

Neither is he served with men's hands, as though he needed any thing: seeing it is he who giveth to all life and breath and all things:

And hath made of one, all mankind, to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, determining appointed times and the limits of their habitation.

That they should seek God, if haply they may feel after him or find him, although he be not far from every one of us.

For in him we live and move and are: as some also of your own poets said: For we are also his offspring.

Being therefore the offspring of God, we must not suppose the divinity to be like unto gold or silver or stone, the graving of art and device of man.

And God indeed having winked at the times of this ignorance, now declareth unto men that all should every where do penance.

Because he hath appointed a day wherein he will judge the world in equity, by the man whom he hath appointed: giving faith to all, by raising him up from the dead.

And after five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with some ancients and one Tertullus, an orator, who went to the governor against Paul.

And Paul being called for, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: Whereas, through thee we live in much peace and many things are rectified by thy providence,

We accept it always and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thanksgiving.

But that I be no further tedious to thee, I desire thee of thy clemency to hear us in a few words.

We have found this to be a pestilent man and raising seditions among all the Jews throughout the world: and author of the sedition of the sect of the Nazarenes.

Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom, we having apprehended, would also have judged according to our law.

But Lysias the tribune, coming upon us with great violence, took him away out of our hands;

Commanding his accusers to come to thee. Of whom thou mayest thyself, by examination, have knowledge of all these things whereof we accuse him.

And the Jews also added and said that these things were so.

Then Paul answered (the governor making a sign to him to speak): Knowing that for many years thou hast been judge over this nation, I will with good courage answer for myself.

For thou mayest understand that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to adore in Jerusalem:

And neither in the temple did they find me disputing with any man or causing any concourse of the people: neither in the synagogues, nor in the city.

Neither can they prove unto thee the things whereof they now accuse me.

But this I confess to thee that according to the way which they call a heresy, so do I serve the Father and my God, believing all things which are written in the law and the prophets:

Having hope in God, which these also themselves look for, that there shall be a resurrection of the just and unjust.

And herein do I endeavour to have always a conscience without offence, towards God and towards men.

Now after many years, I came to bring alms to my nation and offerings and vows.

In which I was found purified in the temple: neither with multitude nor with tumult.