³² And they said to one another, Were not our hearts burning in us while he was talking to us on the way, making clear to us the holy Writings?

⁴⁵ Then he made the holy Writings clear to their minds.

³ My heart was burning in my breast; while I was deep in thought the fire was lighted; then I said with my tongue,

⁶³ The spirit is the life giver; the flesh is of no value: the words which I have said to you are spirit and they are life.

¹² For the word of God is living and full of power, and is sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting through and making a division even of the soul and the spirit, the bones and the muscles, and quick to see the thoughts and purposes of the heart.

²³ And when a day had been fixed, they came to his house in great numbers; and he gave them teaching, giving witness to the kingdom of God, and having discussions with them about Jesus, from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.

² And Paul, as he generally did, went in to them, and on three Sabbath days had discussions with them from the holy Writings,

³ Saying to them clearly and openly that Christ had to be put to death and come back to life again; and that this Jesus, whom, he said, I am preaching to you, is the Christ.

²⁹ Is not my word like fire? says the Lord; and like a hammer, smashing the rock to bits?

⁹ And if I say, I will not keep him in mind, I will not say another word in his name; then it is in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am tired of keeping myself in, I am not able to do it.

¹⁶ But to me your word is a joy, making my heart glad; for I am named by your name, O Lord God of armies.

⁴ The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are experienced, so that I may be able to give the word a special sense for the feeble: every morning my ear is open to his teaching, like those who are experienced:

¹⁷ Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.

⁹ Oil and perfume make glad the heart, and the wise suggestion of a friend is sweet to the soul.

³⁴ Let my thoughts be sweet to him: I will be glad in the Lord.