Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.

A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.

And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,

Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this: For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.

Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;

For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counseller; and he was a good man, and a just:

Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.

Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

For by it the elders obtained a good report.

Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.

He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.