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"Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am; so that they may see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.

I made your name known to them, and I will continue to make it known; so that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I myself may be united with them."

This happened so that what he had said might be fulfilled, "I have not lost one of those you gave me."

This was so that what Yeshua had said, about how he was going to die, might be fulfilled.

But these which have been recorded are here so that you may trust that Yeshua is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by this trust you may have life because of who he is.

For David says this about him: ‘I saw Adonai always before me, for he is at my right hand, so that I will not be shaken.

a man crippled since birth was being carried in. Every day people used to put him at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple, so that he could beg from those going into the Temple court.

so that he sprang up, stood a moment, and began walking. Then he entered the Temple court with them, walking and leaping and praising God!

"Therefore, repent and turn to God, so that your sins may be erased;

so that times of refreshing may come from the Lord's presence; and he may send the Messiah appointed in advance for you, that is, Yeshua.

So it is to you first that God has sent his servant whom he has raised up, so that he might bless you by turning each one of you from your evil ways."

They went so far as to bring the sick into the streets and lay them on mattresses and stretchers, so that at least Kefa's shadow might fall on them as he passed by.

With cruel cunning this man forced our fathers to put their newborn babies outside their homes, so that they would not survive.

No, you carried the tent of Molekh and the star of your god Reifan, the idols you made so that you could worship them. Therefore, I will send you into exile beyond Bavel .'

At this, they began yelling at the top of their voices, so that they wouldn't have to hear him; and with one accord, they rushed at him,

so that there was great joy in that city.

"Give this power to me, too," he said, "so that whoever I place my hands on will receive the Ruach HaKodesh."

Shim‘on answered, "Pray to the Lord for me, so that none of the things you have spoken about will happen to me."

So Hananyah left and went into the house. Placing his hands on him, he said, "Brother Sha'ul, the Lord — Yeshua, the one who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here — has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Ruach HaKodesh."

Cornelius stared at the angel, terrified. "What is it, sir?" he asked. "Your prayers," replied the angel, "and your acts of charity have gone up into God's presence, so that he has you on his mind.