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And when they heard it, they glorified God. And they said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed; they are all zealous for the law,

And when I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and came into Damascus.

And he said, 'The God of our fathers appointed you to know his will, to see the Just One and to hear a voice from his mouth;

And Festus said, "King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man about whom the whole Jewish people petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, shouting that he ought not to live any longer.

For this reason therefore I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain."

'Go to this people, and say, You shall indeed hear but never understand, and you shall indeed see but never perceive.

For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a base mind and to improper conduct.

but I see in my members another law at war with the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin which dwells in my members.

But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

as it is written, "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that should not see and ears that should not hear, down to this very day."

let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, and bend their backs for ever."

but as it is written, "They shall see who have never been told of him, and they shall understand who have never heard of him."

I hope to see you in passing as I go to Spain, and to be sped on my journey there by you, once I have enjoyed your company for a little.

For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall understand fully, even as I have been fully understood.

For I do not want to see you now just in passing; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.

When Timothy comes, see that you put him at ease among you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, as I am.

not like Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not see the end of the fading splendor.

For even if I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it (though I did regret it), for I see that that letter grieved you, though only for a while.

For see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what punishment! At every point you have proved yourselves guiltless in the matter.