How awful that day will be! For the day of the Lord is near; it will come as destruction from the Divine Destroyer.

Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah: ‘I am ready to shake the sky and the earth.

And you will be brought before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them and the Gentiles.

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.

They tied him up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate the governor.

But he did not answer even one accusation, so that the governor was quite amazed.

During the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whomever they wanted.

The governor asked them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas!”

When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and heal his slave.

He went away and discussed with the chief priests and officers of the temple guard how he might betray Jesus, handing him over to them.

They did so, sending their financial aid to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

Then when the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, because he was greatly astounded at the teaching about the Lord.

Now while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews attacked Paul together and brought him before the judgment seat,

From Miletus he sent a message to Ephesus, telling the elders of the church to come to him.

The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were there.

and provide mounts for Paul to ride so that he may be brought safely to Felix the governor.”

When the horsemen came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

So the king got up, and with him the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them,

For this reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants devoted to governing.

and I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,” says the All-Powerful Lord.