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         <div class="label">18</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">In Corinth</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="ACT.18.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="ACT.18.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="ACT.18.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them. </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="ACT.18.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="ACT.18.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="ACT.18.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="ACT.18.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">But when they opposed Paul and became abusive, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, &#8220;Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="ACT.18.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="ACT.18.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Then Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titius Justus, a worshiper of God. </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="ACT.18.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his entire household believed in the Lord; and many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="ACT.18.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="ACT.18.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent.</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="ACT.18.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="wj"><span class="content">For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.&#8221;</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="ACT.18.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="ACT.18.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="ACT.18.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews of Corinth made a united attack on Paul and brought him to the place of judgment. </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="ACT.18.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">&#8220;This man,&#8221; they charged, &#8220;is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="ACT.18.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="ACT.18.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">Just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to them, &#8220;If you Jews were making a complaint about some misdemeanor or serious crime, it would be reasonable for me to listen to you. </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="ACT.18.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">But since it involves questions about words and names and your own law&#8212;settle the matter yourselves. I will not be a judge of such things.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="ACT.18.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">So he drove them off. </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="ACT.18.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Then the crowd there turned on Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the proconsul; and Gallio showed no concern whatever.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Priscilla, Aquila and Apollos</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="ACT.18.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="ACT.18.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time. Then he left the brothers and sisters and sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchreae because of a vow he had taken. </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="ACT.18.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">They arrived at Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="ACT.18.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">When they asked him to spend more time with them, he declined. </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="ACT.18.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">But as he left, he promised, &#8220;I will come back if it is God&#8217;s will.&#8221; Then he set sail from Ephesus. </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="ACT.18.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">When he landed at Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and greeted the church and then went down to Antioch.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="ACT.18.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="ACT.18.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">After spending some time in Antioch, Paul set out from there and traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="ACT.18.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="ACT.18.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was a learned man, with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures. </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="ACT.18.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">18:25 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">with fervor in the Spirit</span></span></span><span class="content"> and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John. </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="ACT.18.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="ACT.18.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="ACT.18.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia, the brothers and sisters encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. When he arrived, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed. </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="ACT.18.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">For he vigorously refuted his Jewish opponents in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">14</div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.14.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">The wise woman builds her house,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.14.1"><span class="content">but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.14.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.14.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Whoever fears the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> walks uprightly,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.14.2"><span class="content">but those who despise him are devious in their ways.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.14.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.14.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">A fool&#8217;s mouth lashes out with pride,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.14.3"><span class="content">but the lips of the wise protect them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.14.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.14.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.14.4"><span class="content">but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.14.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.14.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">An honest witness does not deceive,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.14.5"><span class="content">but a false witness pours out lies.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.14.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.14.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.14.6"><span class="content">but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.14.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.14.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Stay away from a fool,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.14.7"><span class="content">for you will not find knowledge on their lips.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.14.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.14.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.14.8"><span class="content">but the folly of fools is deception.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.14.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.14.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Fools mock at making amends for sin,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.14.9"><span class="content">but goodwill is found among the upright.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.14.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.14.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Each heart knows its own bitterness,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.14.10"><span class="content">and no one else can share its joy.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.14.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.14.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">The house of the wicked will be destroyed,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.14.11"><span class="content">but the tent of the upright will flourish.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.14.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.14.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">There is a way that appears to be right,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.14.12"><span class="content">but in the end it leads to death.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.14.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.14.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Even in laughter the heart may ache,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.14.13"><span class="content">and rejoicing may end in grief.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.14.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.14.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.14.14"><span class="content">and the good rewarded for theirs.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.14.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.14.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">The simple believe anything,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.14.15"><span class="content">but the prudent give thought to their steps.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.14.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.14.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">The wise fear the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> and shun evil,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.14.16"><span class="content">but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.14.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.14.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">A quick-tempered person does foolish things,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.14.17"><span class="content">and the one who devises evil schemes is hated.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.14.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.14.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">The simple inherit folly,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.14.18"><span class="content">but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.14.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.14.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.14.19"><span class="content">and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.14.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.14.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.14.20"><span class="content">but the rich have many friends.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.14.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.14.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">It is a sin to despise one&#8217;s neighbor,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.14.21"><span class="content">but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.14.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.14.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">Do not those who plot evil go astray?</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.14.22"><span class="content">But those who plan what is good find</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">14:22 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">show</span></span></span><span class="content"> love and faithfulness.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.14.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.14.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">All hard work brings a profit,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.14.23"><span class="content">but mere talk leads only to poverty.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.14.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.14.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">The wealth of the wise is their crown,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.14.24"><span class="content">but the folly of fools yields folly.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.14.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.14.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">A truthful witness saves lives,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.14.25"><span class="content">but a false witness is deceitful.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.14.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.14.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">Whoever fears the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> has a secure fortress,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.14.26"><span class="content">and for their children it will be a refuge.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.14.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.14.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">The fear of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is a fountain of life,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.14.27"><span class="content">turning a person from the snares of death.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.14.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.14.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">A large population is a king&#8217;s glory,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.14.28"><span class="content">but without subjects a prince is ruined.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.14.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.14.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">Whoever is patient has great understanding,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.14.29"><span class="content">but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.14.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.14.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">A heart at peace gives life to the body,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.14.30"><span class="content">but envy rots the bones.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.14.30"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.14.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.14.31"><span class="content">but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.14.31"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.14.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.14.32"><span class="content">but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.14.32"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PRO.14.33"><span class="label">33</span><span class="content">Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PRO.14.33"><span class="content">and even among fools she lets herself be known.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">14:33 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac </span><span class="fqa">discerning / but in the heart of fools she is not known</span></span></span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PRO.14.33"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="PRO.14.34"><span class="label">34</span><span class="content">Righteousness exalts a nation,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="PRO.14.34"><span class="content">but sin condemns any people.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="PRO.14.34"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="PRO.14.35"><span class="label">35</span><span class="content">A king delights in a wise servant,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="PRO.14.35"><span class="content">but a shameful servant arouses his fury.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div>
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         <div class="m"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="GEN.2.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="GEN.2.24"><span class="content">  </span></span></div>
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