Thus they were unable in the presence of the people to trap him with his own words. And stunned by his answer, they fell silent.

Then some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see him.”

Then Jesus, because he knew they were going to come and seize him by force to make him king, withdrew again up the mountainside alone.

Then, when they had rowed about three or four miles, they caught sight of Jesus walking on the lake, approaching the boat, and they were frightened.

After he said this, he added, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep. But I am going there to awaken him.”

Thus they were looking for Jesus, and saying to one another as they stood in the temple courts, “What do you think? That he won’t come to the feast?”

When Pilate heard these words he brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat in the place called “The Stone Pavement” (Gabbatha in Aramaic).

Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The king of the Jews,’ but rather, ‘This man said, I am king of the Jews.’”

When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

who said by the Holy Spirit through your servant David our forefather, ‘Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot foolish things?

They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.

Because Lydda was near Joppa, when the disciples heard that Peter was there, they sent two men to him and urged him, “Come to us without delay.”

Peter went out and followed him; he did not realize that what was happening through the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

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

The city was filled with the uproar, and the crowd rushed to the theater together, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, the Macedonians who were Paul’s traveling companions.

where he stayed for three months. Because the Jews had made a plot against him as he was intending to sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.

Then Paul went back upstairs, and after he had broken bread and eaten, he talked with them a long time, until dawn. Then he left.

Therefore be alert, remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning each one of you with tears.

Since considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the fast was already over, Paul advised them,

Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is important for your survival. For not one of you will lose a hair from his head.”