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Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned to him to speak, answered, Since I know that you have been of many years a judge to this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:
The Vigil
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And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand to the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
from Acts 24:10
But he, beckoning to them with the hand to keep silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go show these things to James, and to the brothers. And he departed, and went into another place.
from Acts 21:40 · a strong link
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brothers, listen to me:
from Acts 12:17 · a strong link
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
from Acts 15:13
And the LORD shall scatter you among all people, from the one end of the earth even to the other; and there you shall serve other gods, which neither you nor your fathers have known, even wood and stone.
from James 1:1
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As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
from I Corinthians 8:4
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
from Ephesians 4:6
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
from Ephesians 3:17
And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
from I John 4:4 · a strong link
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By this we perceive the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
from I John 3:16 · a strong link
Which he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All power is given to me in heaven and in earth.
from Ephesians 1:20
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But the anointing which you have received of him remains in you, and you need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teaches you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it has taught you, you shall remain in him.
But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.
from I John 2:27 · a strong link
But he that is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
from I John 2:20
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
from I Corinthians 2:15
Yes, and why even of yourselves judge you not what is right?
from I John 4:1
And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
from Luke 12:57
They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.
from Acts 2:40
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And God has set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, varieties of tongues.
Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labor in the word and doctrine.
from I Corinthians 12:28
Or he that exhorts, on exhortation: he that gives, let him do it with simplicity; he that rules, with diligence; he that shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
from I Timothy 5:17 · a strong link
Every man according as he purposes in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver.
from Romans 12:8 · a strong link
I know also, my God, that you try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy your people, who are present here, to offer willingly to you.
from II Corinthians 9:7 · a strong link
They that are of a perverse heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
from I Chronicles 29:17
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To the church of God at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
To all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
from I Corinthians 1:2 · a strong link
Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
from Romans 1:7
For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not yes and no, but in him was yes.
from I Thessalonians 1:1
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and for ever.
from II Corinthians 1:19 · a strong link
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Clean out therefore the old leaven, so that you may be a new lump, as you are unleavened. For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us:
That you put off your old self, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
from I Corinthians 5:7
Therefore put away all moral filth and rampant wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
from Ephesians 4:22 · a strong link
In whom you also trusted, after that you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that you believed, you were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
from James 1:21 · a strong link
That is the whole thread.
Every verse the cross-references reach from Acts 24:10 along this chain. Today’s own vigil is laid separately.
Each verse follows the one before it along the chain a study Bible draws — a century old, public, and compiled by people arguing about Scripture rather than about how long you stay. Every card says which verse it came from and opens the chapter it belongs to. Today’s vigil is the same for every reader and is worked out from the date alone, so there is no account, no counter, and nothing stored in your browser or ours.
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