'O God' in the Bible

When they heard this, they all raised their voices to God and said, "Master, you made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them.

As long as it remained unsold, wasn't it your own? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? So how could you have thought of doing what you did? You didn't lie only to men, but also to God!"

So God turned away from them and gave them over to worship the heavenly bodies. As it is written in the book of the Prophets: "O house of Israel, you didn't offer me slaughtered animals and sacrifices those 40 years in the wilderness, did you?

He was a devout man who feared God, as did everyone in his home. He gave many gifts to the poor among the people and always prayed to God.

The angel answered him, "Your prayers and your gifts to the poor have arisen as a reminder to God. Send men now to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter.

When they heard this, they calmed down, and praised God by saying, "So God has given repentance that leads to life even to gentiles."

So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer to God for him was being offered by the assembly.

Immediately the angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.

"Therefore, I have decided that we should not trouble these gentiles who are turning to God.

Around midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

"I'm now entrusting you to God and to the message of his grace, which is able to build you up and secure for you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.

You will help them understand and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's control to God, so that their sins will be forgiven and they will receive a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

Instead, I first told the people in Damascus and Jerusalem, then all the people in Judea and after that the gentiles to repent, turn to God, and perform deeds that are consistent with such repentance.

Paul replied, "Whether quickly or not, I wish to God that not only you but everyone listening to me today would become what I am except for these chains!"