Bible Verses About Religious Zeal

and we to prayer, and to the ministration of the word, will give ourselves continually.'

and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he was speaking;

they then indeed, having been scattered, went abroad proclaiming good news--the word.

And when they believed Philip, proclaiming good news, the things concerning the reign of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women;

They indeed, therefore, having testified fully, and spoken the word of the Lord, did turn back to Jerusalem; in many villages also of the Samaritans they did proclaim good news.

and Philip having run near, heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, `Dost thou then know what thou dost read?'

and Philip having opened his mouth, and having begun from this Writing, proclaimed good news to him--Jesus.

and Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through, he was proclaiming good news to all the cities, till his coming to Caesarea.

and immediately in the synagogues he was preaching the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

And all those hearing were amazed, and said, `Is not this he who laid waist in Jerusalem those calling on this name, and hither to this intent had come, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?'

And Saul was still more strengthened, and he was confounding the Jews dwelling in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

And when many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel together to kill him,

and their counsel against him was known to Saul; they were also watching the gates both day and night, that they may kill him,

and the disciples having taken him, by night did let him down by the wall, letting down in a basket.

And Saul, having come to Jerusalem, did try to join himself to the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he is a disciple,

and Barnabas having taken him, brought him unto the apostles, and did declare to them how in the way he saw the Lord, and that he spake to him, and how in Damascus he was speaking boldly in the name of Jesus.

And he was with them, coming in and going out in Jerusalem,

and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, he was both speaking and disputing with the Hellenists, and they were taking in hand to kill him,

and he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify fully that it is he who hath been ordained by God judge of living and dead--

Those, indeed, therefore, having been scattered abroad, from the tribulation that came after Stephen, went through unto Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none except to Jews only;

and there were certain of them men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who having entered into Antioch, were speaking unto the Hellenists, proclaiming good news--the Lord Jesus,

because he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit, and of faith, and a great multitude was added to the Lord.

and having found him, he brought him to Antioch, and it came to pass that they a whole year did assemble together in the assembly, and taught a great multitude, the disciples also were divinely called first in Antioch Christians.

And Paul having risen, and having beckoned with the hand, said, `Men, Israelites, and those fearing God, hearken:

the God of this people Israel did choose our fathers, and the people He did exalt in their sojourning in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm did He bring them out of it;