Lexicon :: Strong's G4459 - pōs

They were saying, “Isn’t this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’? ”

Then the Jews were amazed and said, “How is this man so learned, since he hasn’t been trained? ”

“We are descendants[fn] of Abraham,” they answered him, “and we have never been enslaved to anyone. How can you say, ‘You will become free’? ”

So they asked him, “Then how were your eyes opened? ”

So the Jews said, “See how he loved him! ”

Then the crowd replied to him, “We have heard from the law that the Messiah will remain forever. So how can you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man? ”

“Lord,” Thomas said, “we don’t know where you’re going. How can we know the way? ”

“How is it that each of us can hear them in our own native language?

After threatening them further, they released them. They found no way to punish them because the people were all giving glory to God over what had been done.

“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me? ” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

Barnabas, however, took him and brought him to the apostles and explained to them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road and that the Lord had talked to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.

“He reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is also named Peter.

Motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Tell these things to James and the brothers,” he said, and he left and went to another place.

After some time had passed, Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s go back and visit the brothers and sisters in every town where we have preached the word of the Lord and see how they’re doing.”

When they came to him, he said to them, “You know, from the first day I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time,

Absolutely not! Otherwise, how will God judge the world?

In what way, then, was it credited ​— ​while he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? It was not while he was circumcised, but uncircumcised.

Absolutely not! How can we who died to sin still live in it?

He did not even spare his own Son but gave him up for us all. How will he not also with him grant us everything?

How, then, can they call on him they have not believed in? And how can they believe without hearing about him? And how can they hear without a preacher?

According to God’s grace that was given to me, I have laid a foundation as a skilled master builder,[fn] and another builds on it. But each one is to be careful how he builds on it.

I want you to be without concerns. The unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord ​— ​how he may please the Lord.

Instead, I discipline my body and bring it under strict control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

Even lifeless instruments that produce sounds ​— ​whether flute or harp ​— ​if they don’t make a distinction in the notes, how will what is played on the flute or harp be recognized?

Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say, “There is no resurrection of the dead”?

As a result, you should instead forgive and comfort him. Otherwise, he may be overwhelmed by excessive grief.

how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious?

But when I saw that they were deviating from the truth of the gospel, I told Cephas[fn] in front of everyone, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel Gentiles to live like Jews? ”[fn]

But now, since you know God, or rather have become known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elements? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?

Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk ​— ​not as unwise people but as wise ​— ​

assuming that I will somehow reach the resurrection from among the dead.

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.

for they themselves report[fn] what kind of reception we had from you: how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

Additionally then, brothers and sisters, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus, that as you have received instruction from us on how you should live and please God ​— ​as you are doing[fn] ​— ​do this even more.

For you yourselves know how you should imitate us: We were not idle among you;

(If anyone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?)