The passage describes how Saul, who was formerly known for persecuting Christians, had a vision of Jesus which blinded him. He was then healed and baptized, becoming a follower of Jesus who went on to preach the gospel. God told Ananias that Saul was His chosen instrument to proclaim His name to Gentiles, kings and Israelites. Saul then spent time preaching in Damascus and Jerusalem.
The passage describes how Saul, who was formerly known for persecuting Christians, had a vision of Jesus which blinded him. He was then healed and baptized, becoming a follower of Jesus who went on to preach the gospel. God told Ananias that Saul was His chosen instrument to proclaim His name to Gentiles, kings and Israelites. Saul then spent time preaching in Damascus and Jerusalem.
The passage describes how Saul, who was formerly known for persecuting Christians, had a vision of Jesus which blinded him. He was then healed and baptized, becoming a follower of Jesus who went on to preach the gospel. God told Ananias that Saul was His chosen instrument to proclaim His name to Gentiles, kings and Israelites. Saul then spent time preaching in Damascus and Jerusalem.
The passage describes how Saul, who was formerly known for persecuting Christians, had a vision of Jesus which blinded him. He was then healed and baptized, becoming a follower of Jesus who went on to preach the gospel. God told Ananias that Saul was His chosen instrument to proclaim His name to Gentiles, kings and Israelites. Saul then spent time preaching in Damascus and Jerusalem.
been justified through faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, Romans 5:2 NIV through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we[b] boast in the hope of the glory of God. Romans 5:3-4 NIV Not only so, but we[c] also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. Romans 5:5 NIV And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. Romans 5:6 NIV You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Romans 5:7 NIV Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. Romans 5:8 NIV But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:9 NIV Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! Romans 5:10 NIV For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! Romans 5:11 NIV Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. Roma 5:1-11 ASND Kaya ngayong itinuturing na tayong matuwid dahil sa pananampalataya natin sa ating Panginoong Jesu- Cristo, mayroon na tayong magandang relasyon sa Dios. dahil sa ating pananampalataya, tinatamasa natin ngayon ang biyaya ng Dios at nagagalak tayo dahil sa ating pag-asa na makakabahagi tayo sa kadakilaan ng Dios. Roma 5:3 ASND At nagagalak din tayo kahit na dumaranas tayo ng mga paghihirap, dahil natututo tayong magtiis. nagpapabuti sa ating pagkatao.[a] At kung mabuti ang ating pagkatao,[b] may pag-asa tayo na makakabahagi tayo sa kadakilaan ng Dios. ating pag-asa dahil ipinadama ng Dios sa atin ang kanyang pagmamahal sa pamamagitan ng Banal na Espiritu na ibinigay niya sa atin. Nang wala tayong kakayahang makaligtas sa kaparusahan, namatay si Cristo para sa ating mga kasalanan sa panahong itinakda ng Dios. Bihira ang taong mag-aalay ng kanyang buhay para sa isang taong matuwid, bagamaʼt maaaring mayroong maglakas-loob na ibigay ang kanyang buhay para sa isang mabuting tao. Pero ipinakita ng Dios sa atin ang kanyang pag-ibig sa ganitong paraan: Kahit noong tayoʼy makasalanan pa, namatay si Cristo para sa atin. At ngayong itinuring na tayong matuwid sa pamamagitan ng dugo ni Cristo, tiyak na maliligtas tayo sa parusa[c] ng Dios dahil kay Cristo. tayong mga kaibigan sa pamamagitan ng pagkamatay ng kanyang Anak. At ngayong mayroon na tayong magandang relasyon sa Dios, tiyak na ililigtas niya tayo sa kaparusahan sa pamamagitan ng buhay ni Cristo. Hindi lang iyan, nagagalak tayo sa relasyon natin sa Dios ngayon dahil sa ginawa ng ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo. Naibalik na ang magandang relasyon natin sa Dios dahil sa kanya. Hindi lang iyan, nagagalak tayo sa relasyon natin sa Dios ngayon dahil sa ginawa ng ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo. Naibalik na ang magandang relasyon natin sa Dios dahil sa kanya. Isaiah 49:16 NIV See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me. Isaias 49:16 ASND “O Jerusalem, hinding-hindi kita malilimutan. Isinulat ko ang pangalan mo sa aking mga palad. Palagi kong iniisip na maitayong muli ang iyong mga pader. brought up in this city. I studied under Gamaliel and was thoroughly trained in the law of our ancestors. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today. Acts 22:4 NIV I persecuted the followers of this Way to their death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison, Council can themselves testify. I even obtained letters from them to their associates in Damascus, and went there to bring these people as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished. Acts 8:3 NIV But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison. Gawa 8:3 ASND ay nagsumikap na wasakin ang iglesya. Kaya pinasok niya ang mga bahay-bahay at dinakip ang mga mananampalataya, lalaki man o babae, at dinala sa bilangguan. Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest Gawa 9:1 ASND Patuloy pa rin ang pagbabanta ni Saulo sa buhay ng mga tagasunod ng Panginoon. Pinuntahan pa niya ang punong sasardote For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it. I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers. dati kong pamumuhay noong kasapi ako sa relihiyon ng mga Judio. Inusig ko nang lubos ang iglesya ng Dios at sinikap ko itong lipulin. At tungkol naman sa pagsunod sa relihiyon ng mga Judio, nahigitan ko ang marami sa mga kaedad ko, dahil tapat kong sinunod ang mga tradisyong nanggaling pa sa mga ninuno namin. Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. Ito ang katotohanang dapat tanggapin at paniwalaan ng lahat: naparito si Cristo Jesus sa mundo para iligtas ang mga makasalanan. At ako ang pinakamakasalanan sa lahat. But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel. Gawa 9:15 ASND Pero sinabi ng Panginoon kay Ananias, “Lumakad ka, dahil pinili ko siyang maglingkod sa akin, para ipakilala niya ako sa mga hindi Judio at sa kanilang mga hari, at sa mga Israelita. near Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me. I fell 7
to the ground and heard a
voice say to me, ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?’ “‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked. “ ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ he replied. 9 My companions saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of him who was speaking to me. I asked. “ ‘Get up,’ the Lord said, ‘and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do.’ Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, Gawa 9:18 ASND Biglang may nahulog na parang mga kaliskis ng isda mula sa mga mata ni Saulo, at nakakita siyang muli. Pagkatapos, tumayo siya at nagpabautismo. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Mateo 28:19-20 ASND Kaya puntahan ninyo ang lahat ng mga lahi at gawin silang mga tagasunod ko. Bautismuhan ninyo sila sa pangalan ng Ama at ng Anak at ng Banal na Espiritu. Mateo 28:20 ASND Turuan ninyo silang sumunod sa lahat ng iniutos ko sa inyo. At tandaan ninyo: lagi ninyo akong kasama hanggang sa katapusan ng mundo.” MARK 5:1-20 (Jesus restores a demon- possessed Man) 1 Samuel 11:2-15 (David & Bathseba) made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.’ Gawa 13:22 ASND Nang alisin ng Dios si Saul, ipinalit niya si David bilang hari. Ito ang sinabi ng Dios: ‘Nagustuhan ko si David na anak ni Jesse. Susundin niya ang lahat ng iuutos ko sa kanya.’ ” 2 Samuel 11:2-5 NIV One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful, 2 Samuel 11:3 NIV and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, “She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” 2 Samuel 11:4 NIV Then David sent messengers to get her. She came to him, and he slept with her. (Now she was purifying herself from her monthly uncleanness.) Then she went back home. 2 Samuel 11:5 NIV The woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.” 1 John 3:9 NIV No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God. 1 Juan 3:9 ASND Ang sinumang naging anak ng Dios ay hindi na nagpapatuloy sa kasalanan dahil ang katangian ng Dios ay nasa kanya na. At dahil nga ang Dios ay kanyang Ama, hindi na siya nagpapatuloy sa kasalanan. 1 Corinthians 6:17 NIV But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit. 1 Corinto 6:17 ASND At kung nakikipag-isa tayo sa Panginoong Jesu-Cristo kaisa niya tayo sa espiritu. Ephesians 4:30 NIV And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. na Espiritu ng Dios. Sapagkat ang Banal na Espiritu ang siyang tanda na kayoʼy sa Dios, at siya ang katiyakan ng kaligtasan nʼyo pagdating ng araw. pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. mundong ito. Hayaan ninyong baguhin kayo ng Dios sa pamamagitan ng pagbabago ng inyong mga isip, para malaman ninyo ang kalooban ng Dios – kung ano ang mabuti, ganap, at kalugod-lugod sa kanyang paningin. Romans 8:7 NIV The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. sinumang sumusunod sa nais ng makasalanan niyang pagkatao, dahil ayaw niyang sumunod sa Kautusan ng Dios, at talagang hindi niya magagawang sumunod. Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. At dahil sa ayaw talaga nilang kilalanin ang Dios, hinayaan niya sila sa kanilang kaisipang hindi makapili ng tama. Kaya ginagawa nila ang mga bagay na hindi nararapat. 2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinto 5:17 ASND Ang sinumang nakay Cristo ay isa nang bagong nilalang. Wala na ang dati niyang pagkatao; binago na siya. 1 John 5:18 NIV We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one cannot harm them. 1 Juan 5:18 ASND Alam nating ang sinumang naging anak ng Dios ay hindi na nagpapatuloy sa kasalanan. Iniingatan siya ng Anak ng Dios, at hindi siya maaaring saktan ng diyablo. Ephesians 4:24 NIV and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Efeso 4:24 ASND Ipakita nʼyong binago na kayo ng Dios at binigyan ng buhay na matuwid at banal katulad ng sa Dios. 1 Corinthians 6:17 NIV But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit. 1 Corinto 6:17 ASND At kung nakikipag-isa tayo sa Panginoong Jesu-Cristo kaisa niya tayo sa espiritu.