Study Desk

Jesus was surprised when he heard this; he turned around and said to the crowd following him, "I tell you, I have never found faith like this, not even in Israel!"

But Jesus said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."

Then he said to the disciples, "Where is your faith?" But they were amazed and afraid, and said to one another, "Who is this man? He gives orders to the winds and waves, and they obey him!"

Jesus said to her, "My daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace."

It is God who clothes the wild grass—grass that is here today and gone tomorrow, burned up in the oven. Won't he be all the more sure to clothe you? What little faith you have!

The apostles said to the Lord, "Make our faith greater."

The Lord answered, "If you had faith as big as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Pull yourself up by the roots and plant yourself in the sea!' and it would obey you.

And Jesus said to him, "Get up and go; your faith has made you well."

I tell you, he will judge in their favor and do it quickly. But will the Son of Man find faith on earth when he comes?"

Jesus said to him, "Then see! Your faith has made you well."

But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you turn back to me, you must strengthen your brothers."

"I have told you this, so that you will not give up your faith.

But these have been written in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through your faith in him you may have life.

It was the power of his name that gave strength to this lame man. What you see and know was done by faith in his name; it was faith in Jesus that has made him well, as you can all see.

The whole group was pleased with the apostles' proposal, so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a Gentile from Antioch who had earlier been converted to Judaism.

And so the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew larger and larger, and a great number of priests accepted the faith.

Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and many people were brought to the Lord.

But they were opposed by the magician Elymas (that is his name in Greek), who tried to turn the governor away from the faith.

They strengthened the believers and encouraged them to remain true to the faith. "We must pass through many troubles to enter the Kingdom of God," they taught.

So the churches were made stronger in the faith and grew in numbers every day.