Bible Verses About Religious Zeal

And we will giue our selues continually to prayer, and to the ministration of the worde.

But they were not able to resist the wisdome, and the Spirit by the which he spake.

Therefore they that were scattered abroad, went to and from preaching the worde.

But assoone as they beleeued Philip, which preached the thinges that concerned the kingdome of God, and the Name of Iesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women.

So they, when they had testified and preached the worde of the Lord, returned to Hierusalem, and preached the Gospel in many townes of the Samaritans.

And Philip ranne thither, and heard him reade the Prophet Esaias, and said, But vnderstandest thou what thou readest?

Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same Scripture, and preached vnto him Iesus.

But Philippe was found at Azotus, and he walked to and from preaching in all the cities, till he came to Cesarea.

And straightway hee preached Christ in the Synagogues, that he was that Sonne of God,

So that all that heard him, were amased, and sayde, Is not this hee, that made hauocke of them which called on this Name in Hierusalem, and came hither for that intent, that hee should bring them bound vnto the hie Priests?

But Saul encreased the more in strength, and confounded the Iewes which dwelt at Damascus, confirming, that this was that Christ.

And after that many dayes were fulfilled, the Iewes tooke counsell together, to kill him,

But their laying awayte was knowen of Saul: nowe they watched the gates day and night, that they might kill him.

Then the disciples tooke him by night, and put him through the wall, and let him downe by a rope in a basket.

And when Saul was come to Hierusalem, he assayed to ioyne himselfe with the disciples: but they were all afrayd of him, and beleeued not that he was a disciple.

But Barnabas tooke him, and brought him to the Apostles, and declared to them, howe hee had seene the Lord in the way, and that hee had spoken vnto him, and how he had spoken boldly at Damascus in the Name of Iesus.

And hee was conuersant with them at Hierusalem,

And spake boldly in the Name of the Lord Iesus, and spake and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

And he commanded vs to preach vnto the people, and to testifie, that it is he that is ordained of God a iudge of quicke and dead.

And they which were scattered abroade because of the affliction that arose about Steuen, went throughout till they came vnto Phenice and Cyprus, and Antiochia, preaching the worde to no man, but vnto the Iewes onely.

Now some of them were men of Cyprus and of Cyrene, which when they were come into Antiochia, spake vnto the Grecians, and preached the Lord Iesus.

For he was a good man, and full of the holy Ghost, and faith, and much people ioyned them selues vnto the Lord.

And when he had founde him, he brought him vnto Antiochia: and it came to passe that a whole yere they were conuersant with ye Church, and taught much people, in so much that the disciples were first called Christians in Antiochia.

Then Paul stoode vp and beckened with the hand, and sayde, Men of Israel, and yee that feare God, hearken.

The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt in the land of Egypt, and with an high arme brought them out thereof.