In their own words — 2791 recorded sayings
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“And when they had come, he said to them, You yourselves have seen what my life has been like all the time from the day when I first came into Asia, Doing the Lord's work without pride, through all the sorrow and troubles which came on me because of the evil designs of the Jews: And how I kept back nothing which might be of profit to you, teaching you publicly and privately, Preaching to Jews and to Greeks the need for a turning of the heart to God, and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. And now, as you see, I am going to Jerusalem, a prisoner in spirit, having no knowledge of what will come to…”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 20:18-35
“Then Paul said, What are you doing, weeping and wounding my heart? for I am ready, not only to be a prisoner, but to be put to death at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 21:13
“And when Paul was about to be taken into the building, he said to the chief captain, May I say something to you? And he said, Have you a knowledge of Greek?”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 21:37
“But Paul said, I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, which is not an unimportant town: I make a request to you to let me say a word to the people.”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 21:39
“My brothers and fathers, give ear to the story of my life which I now put before you.”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 22:1
“I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia by birth, but I had my education in this town at the feet of Gamaliel, being trained in the keeping of every detail of the law of our fathers; given up to the cause of God with all my heart, as you are today. And I made attacks on this Way, even to death, taking men and women and putting them in prison. Of which the high priest will be a witness, and all the rulers, from whom I had letters to the brothers; and I went into Damascus, to take those who were there as prisoners to Jerusalem for punishment. And it came about that while I was on my journey, coming…”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 22:3-21
“And when they had put leather bands round him, Paul said to the captain who was present, Is it the law for you to give blows to a man who is a Roman and has not been judged?”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 22:25
“And the chief captain came to him and said, Give me an answer, are you a Roman? And he said, Yes.”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 22:27
“And the chief captain said, I got Roman rights for myself at a great price. And Paul said, But I had them by birth.”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 22:28
“And Paul, looking fixedly at the Sanhedrin, said, My brothers, my life has been upright before God till this day.”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 23:1
“Then Paul said to him, God will give blows to you, you whitewashed wall: are you here to be my judge by law, and by your orders am I given blows against the law?”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 23:3
“And Paul said, Brother, I had no idea that he was the high priest: for it has been said, You may not say evil about the ruler of your people. But when Paul saw that half of them were Sadducees and the rest Pharisees, he said in the Sanhedrin, Brothers, I am a Pharisee, and the son of Pharisees: I am here to be judged on the question of the hope of the coming back from the dead.”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 23:5-6
“And Paul sent for a captain and said, Take this young man to your chief, for he has news for him.”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 23:17
“Then when the ruler had given him a sign to make his answer, Paul said, Because I have knowledge that you have been a judge over this nation for a number of years, I am glad to make my answer: Seeing that you are able to make certain of the fact that it is not more than twelve days from the time when I came up to Jerusalem for worship; And they have not seen me in argument with any man in the Temple, or working up the feelings of the people, in the Synagogues or in the town: And they are not able to give facts in support of the things which they say against me now. But this I will say openly…”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 24:10-21
“Then Paul, in his answer to them, said, I have done no wrong against the law of the Jews, or against the Temple, or against Caesar.”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 25:8
“And Paul said, I am before the seat of Caesar's authority where it is right for me to be judged: I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you are well able to see. If, then, I am a wrongdoer and there is a cause of death in me, I am ready for death: if it is not as they say against me, no man may give me up to them. Let my cause come before Caesar.”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 25:10-11
“In my opinion I am happy, King Agrippa, to be able to give my answer before you today to all these things which the Jews say against me: The more so, because you are expert in all questions to do with the Jews and their ways: so I make my request to you to give me a hearing to the end. All the Jews have knowledge of my way of life from my early years, as it was from the start among my nation, and at Jerusalem; And they are able to say, if they would give witness, that I was living as a Pharisee, in that division of our religion which is most regular in the keeping of the law. And now I am…”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 26:2-23
“Then Paul said, I am not off my head, most noble Festus, but my words are true and wise. For the king has knowledge of these things, to whom I am talking freely; being certain that all this is common knowledge to him; for it has not been done in secret. King Agrippa, have you faith in the prophets? I am certain that you have.”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 26:25-27
“And Paul said, It is my prayer to God that, in little or great measure, not only you, but all those hearing me today might be even as I am, but for these chains.”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 26:29
“Saying, Friends, I see that this journey will be one of great damage and loss, not only to the goods and the ship, but to ourselves.”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 27:10
“And when they had been without food for a long time, Paul got up among them and said, Friends, it would have been better if you had given attention to me and not gone sailing out from Crete, to undergo this damage and loss. But now, I say to you, be of good heart, for there will be no loss of life, but only of the ship. For this night there came to my side an angel of the God who is my Master and whose servant I am, Saying, Have no fear, Paul, for you will come before Caesar, and God has given to you all those who are sailing with you. And so, O men, be of good heart, for I have faith in God…”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 27:21-26
“But Paul said to the captain and his men, If you do not keep these men in the ship, you will not be safe.”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 27:31
“And when dawn was near, Paul gave them all orders to take food, saying, This is the fourteenth day you have been waiting and taking no food. So I make request to you to take food; for this is for your salvation: not a hair from the head of any of you will come to destruction.”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 27:33-34
“Then after three days he sent for the chief men of the Jews: and when they had come together, he said to them, My brothers, though I had done nothing against the people or the ways of our fathers, I was given, a prisoner from Jerusalem, into the hands of the Romans. Who, when they had put questions to me, were ready to let me go free, because there was no cause of death in me. But when the Jews made protest against it, I had to put my cause into Caesar's hands; not because I have anything to say against my nation. But for this reason I sent for you, to see and have talk with you: for because…”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 28:17-20
“And they went away, for there was a division among them after Paul had said this one thing: Well did the Holy Spirit say by the prophet Isaiah to your fathers, Go to this people and say, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you: For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well. Be certain, then, that…”— Paul the Apostle, Acts 28:25-28
“But when I saw that they were not living uprightly in agreement with the true words of the good news, I said to Cephas before them all, If you, being a Jew, are living like the Gentiles, and not like the Jews, how will you make the Gentiles do the same as the Jews?”— Paul the Apostle, Galatians 2:14
“Say to Archippus, See that you do the work which the Lord has given you to do.”— Paul the Apostle, Colossians 4:17
“And Peter, answering, said to him, Lord, if it is you, give me the order to come to you on the water.”— Simon Peter, Matthew 14:28
“But when he saw the wind he was in fear and, starting to go down, he gave a cry, saying, Help, Lord.”— Simon Peter, Matthew 14:30
“Then Peter said to him, Make the story clear to us.”— Simon Peter, Matthew 15:15
“And Simon Peter made answer and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”— Simon Peter, Matthew 16:16
“And Peter, protesting, said to him, Be it far from you, Lord; it is impossible that this will come about.”— Simon Peter, Matthew 16:22
“And Peter made answer and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if you will let me, I will make here three tents, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”— Simon Peter, Matthew 17:4
“He says, Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus said to him, What is your opinion, Simon? from whom do the kings of the earth get payment or tax? from their sons or from other people?”— Simon Peter, Matthew 17:25
“And when he said, From other people, Jesus said to him, Then are the sons free.”— Simon Peter, Matthew 17:26
“Then Peter came and said to him, Lord, what number of times may my brother do wrong against me, and I give him forgiveness? till seven times?”— Simon Peter, Matthew 18:21
“Then Peter said to him, See, we have given up everything and have come after you; what then will we have?”— Simon Peter, Matthew 19:27
“And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Make clear to us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?”— Simon Peter, Matthew 24:3
“But Peter made answer and said to him, Though all may be turned away from you, I will never be turned away.”— Simon Peter, Matthew 26:33
“Peter says to him, Even if I am put to death with you, I will not be false to you. So said all the disciples.”— Simon Peter, Matthew 26:35
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