Seeing thou hatest instruction, And castest my words behind thee?
And he answered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness,
Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech,
for your fellowship in furtherance of the gospel from the first day until now;
being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:
even as it is right for me to be thus minded on behalf of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as, both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers with me of grace.
but the other proclaim Christ of faction, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction for me in my bonds.
withal praying for us also, that God may open unto us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;
Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone;