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But when he was well-nigh forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me.

But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings, and the children of Israel:

The word which he sent unto the children of Israel, preaching good tidings of peace by Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all)—

Brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you that fear God, to us is the word of this salvation sent forth.

how that God hath fulfilled the same unto our children, in that he raised up Jesus; as also it is written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

And when it came to pass that we had accomplished the days, we departed and went on our journey; and they all, with wives and children, brought us on our way, till we were out of the city: and kneeling down on the beach, we prayed,

and they have been informed concerning thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.

The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God:

and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified with him.

that the creation itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.

neither, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.

That is, it is not the children of the flesh that are children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for a seed.

for the children being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth,

And Isaiah crieth concerning Israel, If the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant that shall be saved:

I write not these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

Brethren, be not children in mind: howbeit in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men.

But if the ministration of death, written, [and] engraven on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look stedfastly upon the face of Moses for the glory of his face; which [glory] was passing away:

and [are] not as Moses, [who] put a veil upon his face, that the children of Israel should not look stedfastly on the end of that which was passing away: