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

They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us, because if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But they went out from us to demonstrate that all of them do not belong to us.

He came again and found them sleeping; they could not keep their eyes open.

There were seven brothers. The first one married, and when he died he had no children.

But some who were present indignantly said to one another, “Why this waste of expensive ointment?

They were both righteous in the sight of God, following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.

“A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other fifty.

Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, because they were all waiting for him.

(Now about five thousand men were there.) Then he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.

Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven residing in Jerusalem.

Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and others who were members of the high priest’s family.

and because he worked at the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them (for they were tentmakers by trade).

They were only hearing, “The one who once persecuted us is now proclaiming the good news of the faith he once tried to destroy.”

and set free those who were held in slavery all their lives by their fear of death.

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were bewildered and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy.

Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and given him support were also there, watching from a distance.

As he went along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).

As Jesus came ashore he saw the large crowd and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he taught them many things.