At that time they had in custody a notorious prisoner named Jesus Barabbas.

Although Herod wanted to kill John, he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.

They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds regarded him as a prophet.

For he had healed many, so that all who were afflicted with diseases pressed toward him in order to touch him.

They also had a few small fish. After giving thanks for these, he told them to serve these as well.

All who believed were together and held everything in common,

In fact, if they had been thinking of the land that they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.

They had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth.

Now they had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.

But if we say, ‘From people – ’” (they feared the crowd, for they all considered John to be truly a prophet).

And because they saw the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against this.

I have many things to write to you, but I do not wish to write to you with pen and ink.

Then another slave came and said, ‘Sir, here is your mina that I put away for safekeeping in a piece of cloth.

And now, Father, glorify me at your side with the glory I had with you before the world was created.

When they arrived in Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. (Now they also had John as their assistant.)

Rather they had several points of disagreement with him about their own religion and about a man named Jesus who was dead, whom Paul claimed to be alive.

They had breastplates like iron breastplates, and the sound of their wings was like the noise of many horse-drawn chariots charging into battle.

As the sun was setting, all those who had any relatives sick with various diseases brought them to Jesus. He placed his hands on every one of them and healed them.

Now when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been violently killed because of the word of God and because of the testimony they had given.