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Riot at Ephesus
[Bible]The riot at Ephesus took place while Paul was staying in Ephesus during his third missionary journey. Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver models of the goddess Artemis, stirred up his fellow craftsmen, and the whole city rushed into the theater (Acts 19:23–41).
Artemas
[People]Artemas was a coworker of the apostle Paul whose name appears only once in the New Testament, in Titus 3:12. Paul wrote to Titus, who was then in Crete, that he would send either Artemas or Tychicus to him.
Crescens
[People]Crescens was a coworker of Paul who is named only once, in 2 Timothy 4:10. Scripture records only that he departed for Galatia while Paul was imprisoned in Rome.
Sosipater
[People]Sosipater was an early Christian whom Paul names as one of his "kinsmen" in Romans 16:21. He was with Paul when the letter was written and sent greetings to the church in Rome.
Narcissus
[People]Narcissus is a person mentioned by Paul in the greetings of Romans 16:11. Paul sends greetings not to Narcissus himself but to those of his household who believed in the Lord.
Melita
[Bible]Melita is the Mediterranean island where Paul came ashore after his ship was wrecked while he was being taken to Rome as a prisoner. It appears in Acts 28 and is traditionally identified with present-day Malta.
Galatians 5
[Bible]Galatians 5 is the chapter in which Paul urges believers to stand fast in the liberty they have in Christ, warns against seeking justification through circumcision, and calls them to use that freedom to serve one another in love, contrasting the works of the flesh with the fruit of the Spirit.
Ephesians 3
[Bible]Ephesians 3 is the chapter in which Paul explains "the mystery of Christ"—that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs—and describes his own ministry of proclaiming it. He then closes the first half of the letter with a prayer for the believers and a doxology.
Philippians 3
[Bible]Philippians 3 is the chapter in which Paul warns against those who insist on circumcision and, in place of the righteousness of the law, speaks of the knowledge of Christ and the righteousness that comes through faith. It closes with a picture of the life of faith as pressing toward the mark and with the hope of heavenly citizenship.
Titus 2
[Bible]Titus 2 is the chapter in which Paul exhorts Titus to teach older men, older women, younger women, younger men, and servants to live in a manner consistent with sound doctrine. As the basis for this conduct, Paul points to the grace of God that has appeared and to the hope with which believers await the glorious appearing of Christ.
Romans 10:14–15
[Bible Verses]Romans 10:14–15 is a passage in which the apostle Paul uses a chain of questions (calling, believing, hearing, preaching, and sending) to show that people are needed to proclaim the gospel. It is frequently cited as a basis for sending missionaries and for preaching, and interpreters differ over to whom the "sending" applies.
Galatians 6:16
[Bible Verses]Galatians 6:16 is the benediction with which Paul closes the Epistle to the Galatians, invoking peace and mercy on those who walk according to "this rule" and upon "the Israel of God." Interpreters disagree over whether "the Israel of God" refers to the whole church or to Jewish believers, and the verse is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between the church and Israel.
Romans 6:13
[Bible Verses]Romans 6:13 is the verse in which Paul urges the believers in the church at Rome not to yield the members of their bodies to sin as "instruments of unrighteousness," but to yield them to God as "instruments of righteousness." It is frequently cited in discussions of the holy life of those justified by grace, that is, of sanctification and consecration.
1 Corinthians 12:31
[Bible Verses]1 Corinthians 12:31 is the verse in which Paul urges the church at Corinth to "covet earnestly the best gifts" and promises to show them "a more excellent way." Because it bridges chapter 12, which treats spiritual gifts, and chapter 13, which treats love, it is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between gifts and love.
Colossians 4:2
[Bible Verses]Colossians 4:2 is a verse in which Paul urges the church at Colossae to continue steadfastly in prayer and to be watchful with thanksgiving. Because it joins perseverance, thanksgiving, and watchfulness, it is frequently cited as a representative verse on the life of prayer.
Romans 3:28
[Bible Verses]Romans 3:28 is the verse in which the apostle Paul concludes that a person is justified by faith, not by the works of the law. It is often cited as the representative text for the Reformation doctrine of justification by faith, and interpreters differ over the meaning of "the works of the law" and "faith."
2 Corinthians 13:13
[Bible Verses]2 Corinthians 13:13 is the benediction with which the apostle Paul closes 2 Corinthians, invoking together the grace of Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit; most English Bibles number it 13:14. In Korean Protestant churches, it is the standard text for the benediction pronounced at the close of worship.
Romans 8:19–23
[Bible Verses]A passage in Romans 8 in which the apostle Paul says that the whole created order groans and waits together for the revealing of the children of God and the redemption of the body. It is frequently cited in discussions of the restoration of creation, eschatology, and ecological theology.
2 Corinthians 5:8
[Bible Verses]2 Corinthians 5:8 is the verse in which the apostle Paul confesses his desire to be absent from the body and present with the Lord. It is frequently cited in discussions of the state of the dead before the resurrection. In Korean Protestant churches, it is also read as a word of comfort at funerals.
Romans 14:17
[Bible Verses]Romans 14:17 is the verse in which Paul tells believers who were quarreling over food that the kingdom of God consists not in eating and drinking but in righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. It is frequently cited to distinguish the essentials of the faith from nonessentials and to define the kingdom of God.