And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family.
(I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.)
And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,
But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him.
For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.
And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them safely.
And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham.
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’
The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den. They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
When a man's ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
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