- he taught:
- "I will declareª° thy nameª unto my brethren:ª in the midstª of the congregationª will I praiseª° thee." {Psa 22:22} + "I have preachedª° righteousnessª in the greatª congregation:ª lo,¹ I have not¹ refrainedª° my lips,ª O LORD,ª thou¹ knowest.ª° ... I have not¹ hidª° thy righteousnessª withinª my heart;ª I have declaredª° thy faithfulnessª and thy salvation:ª I have not¹ concealedª° thy lovingkindnessª and thy truthª from the greatª congregation.ª" {Psa 40:9-10} + "Thenª Paulª andª Barnabasª waxed bold,ª° and said,ª° It wasª° necessaryª that the¹ wordª of Godª should²° firstª have been spokenª° to you:ª butª seeingª ye put²° it² from you,ª°¹ andª judgeª° yourselvesª unworthyªª of everlastingª life,ª lo,ª° we turnª° toª the¹ Gentiles.ª" {Act 13:46} + "Andª it came to pass,ª° that afterª threeª daysª Paulª called²° the chief²²° of the Jews² together:ªª°¹¹¹ andª when they²¹ were come together,ª° he saidª° untoª them,ª Menª [and] brethren,ª though Iª have committedª° nothingª againstª the¹ people,ª orª customsª of our fathers,ª yet was I deliveredª° prisonerª fromª Jerusalemª intoª the¹ handsª of the¹ Romans.ª ... Andª when heª had saidª° these words,ª the¹ Jewsª departed,ª° and hadª° greatª reasoningª amongª themselves.ª" {Act 28:17-29}
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