A jar full of sour wine was there, so they put a sponge soaked in sour wine on a branch of hyssop and lifted it to his mouth.

But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and blood and water flowed out immediately.

Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni” (which means Teacher).

Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

So Jesus said to them, “Children, you don’t have any fish, do you?” They replied, “No.”

When they got out on the beach, they saw a charcoal fire ready with a fish placed on it, and bread.

Then they cast lots for them, and the one chosen was Matthias; so he was counted with the eleven apostles.

But the things God foretold long ago through all the prophets – that his Christ would suffer – he has fulfilled in this way.

On the next day, their rulers, elders, and experts in the law came together in Jerusalem.

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

Great fear gripped the whole church and all who heard about these things.

Now the high priest rose up, and all those with him (that is, the religious party of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.

But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than people.

The patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. But God was with him,

and when he had been abandoned, Pharaoh’s daughter adopted him and brought him up as her own son.

When he saw one of them being hurt unfairly, Moses came to his defense and avenged the person who was mistreated by striking down the Egyptian.

But they covered their ears, shouting out with a loud voice, and rushed at him with one intent.

They continued to stone Stephen while he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats to murder the Lord’s disciples, went to the high priest

As he was going along, approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.