"A cry was heard in Ramah! Weeping and great lamenting! Rachel weeping for her children, And inconsolable because they were gone."

But hearing that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to return there; and being warned in a dream, he took refuge in the region of Galilee,

For just as Jonah was in the maw of the whale for three days and nights, the Son of Man will be three days and nights in the heart of the earth.

and they will kill him, but on the third day he will be raised to life again." And they were greatly distressed.

He went out of the town again and along the shore, and all the people came to him and he taught them.

He happened to be passing through the wheat fields on the Sabbath, and his disciples began to pick the heads of wheat as they made their way through.

He happened to be passing through the wheat fields on the Sabbath, and his disciples began to pick the heads of wheat as they made their way through.

His relatives heard of it and came over to stop him, for they said that he was out of his mind.

Then he began again to teach by the seashore. And a crowd gathered around him so great that he got into a boat and sat in it, a little way from the shore, while all the people were on the land close to the water.

"How can we find any comparison," he said, "for the reign of God, or what figure can we use to describe it? It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown in the ground, though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the world,

That same day when it was evening he said to them, "Let us cross to the other side."

So they reached the other side of the sea, and landed in the region of Gerasa.

So they reached the other side of the sea, and landed in the region of Gerasa.

So they reached the other side of the sea, and landed in the region of Gerasa.

So they reached the other side of the sea, and landed in the region of Gerasa.

And they took offense at him. Jesus said to them, "A prophet is treated with honor everywhere except in his native place and among his relatives and at his home."

And they took offense at him. Jesus said to them, "A prophet is treated with honor everywhere except in his native place and among his relatives and at his home."

And they took offense at him. Jesus said to them, "A prophet is treated with honor everywhere except in his native place and among his relatives and at his home."

And they took offense at him. Jesus said to them, "A prophet is treated with honor everywhere except in his native place and among his relatives and at his home."

And he directed them all to sit down in parties on the fresh grass.

And he directed them all to sit down in parties on the fresh grass.

And whatever village or town or farm he went to, they would lay their sick in the market-place and beg him to let them touch just the tassel of his cloak, and all who touched it were cured.

They had noticed that some of his disciples ate their food without first giving their hands a ceremonial washing to purify them.

Salt is a good thing, but if salt loses its strength, what will you use to season it? You must have salt within you, and live in peace with one another."

But his face fell at Jesus' words, and he went away much cast down, for he had a great deal of property.

As they went on their way up to Jerusalem, Jesus walked ahead of them, and they were in dismay, and those who still followed were afraid. And he took the Twelve aside again and began to tell them what was going to happen to him.

just as the original eye-witnesses who became teachers of the message have handed it down to us.

In those days an edict was issued by the Emperor Augustus that a census of the whole world should be taken.

In the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod governor of Galilee, while his brother Philip was governor of the territory of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was the governor of Abilene,

In the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod governor of Galilee, while his brother Philip was governor of the territory of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was the governor of Abilene,

Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his work. He was the son, it was supposed, of Joseph, the son of Eli,

"The spirit of the Lord is upon me, For he has consecrated me to preach the good news to the poor, He has sent me to announce to the prisoners their release and to the blind the recovery of their sight, To set the down-trodden at liberty,

The Jews said, "It has taken forty-six years to build this sanctuary, and are you going to raise it in three days?"

Are you not saying, 'Four months more and the harvest will come'? Look, I tell you! Raise your eyes and see the fields, for they are white for harvesting.

After this there was a festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Now the Jewish festival of the Passover was coming.

Now the Jewish festival of the Passover was coming.

Your forefather Abraham exulted at the thought of seeing my coming. He has seen it, and it has made him glad."

But these have been recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and through believing you may have life as his followers.

Day after day they all went regularly to the Temple, they broke their bread together in their homes, and they ate their food with glad and simple hearts,

After him, at the time of the census, Judas of Galilee appeared, and raised a great following, but he too perished, and all his followers were scattered.

But on his journey, as he was approaching Damascus, a sudden light flashed around him from heaven,

and began at once to declare in the synagogues that Jesus was the Son of God. Everyone was astonished, and said, "Is not he the man who made such havoc of the people in Jerusalem who call upon that name, and who came here especially for the purpose of arresting such persons and taking them before the high priests?" read more. But Saul grew more and more powerful, and bewildered the Jews who lived in Damascus by his proofs that Jesus was the Christ.

When he reached Jerusalem he tried to join the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, for they could not believe that he was really a disciple.

When the brothers found this out, they took him down to Caesarea, and sent him away to Tarsus.

and found him and brought him to Antioch. The result was that for a whole year they met with the church, and taught large numbers of people, and it was at Antioch that the disciples first came to be known as Christians.

and found him and brought him to Antioch. The result was that for a whole year they met with the church, and taught large numbers of people, and it was at Antioch that the disciples first came to be known as Christians. About that time some prophets from Jerusalem came down to Antioch,

and this they did, sending it to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

and this they did, sending it to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

About that time King Herod laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church.

Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they came before him in a body, and after winning over Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they asked for a reconciliation, because their country depended upon the king's dominions for its food supply.

Being sent out in this way by the holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.

but they went on from Perga and reached Antioch in Pisidia. On the Sabbath they went to the synagogue there and took seats.

They shook off the dust from their feet in protest, and went to Iconium.

and they became aware of it, they made their escape to the Lycaonian towns of Lystra and Derbe and the country around,

But the brothers gathered about him, and he got up and re-entered the town. The next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe.

and from there they sailed back to Antioch, where they had first been commended to God's favor for the work which they had now finished.

When they reached Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, the apostles, and the elders, and they reported how God had worked with them.

When they reached Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, the apostles, and the elders, and they reported how God had worked with them.

He traveled through Syria and Cilicia and strengthened the churches.

He went to Derbe and Lystra also. At Lystra there was a disciple named Timothy whose mother was a Jewish Christian while his father was a Greek,

Thus they crossed Phrygia and Galatia. The holy Spirit prevented them from delivering the message in Asia, and when they reached Mysia they tried to get into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit it, read more. and they passed Mysia and came down to Troas.

So we sailed from Troas, and ran a straight course to Samothrace, and next day to Neapolis.

The men who went with Paul took him all the way to Athens, and came back with instructions for Silas and Timothy to rejoin him as soon as possible.

After this he left Athens and went to Corinth. There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them,

So he settled there for a year and a half, and taught them God's message. While Gallio was governor of Greece the Jews made a concerted attack upon Paul, and brought him before the governor.

While Gallio was governor of Greece the Jews made a concerted attack upon Paul, and brought him before the governor.

When they reached Ephesus he left them there. He went to the synagogue there and had a discussion with the Jews.

When he reached Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and paid his respects to the church, and then went on to Antioch. After spending some time there, he started out again, and traveled systematically through Galatia and Phrygia, reassuring all the disciples.

After spending some time there, he started out again, and traveled systematically through Galatia and Phrygia, reassuring all the disciples.

It was while Apollos was in Corinth that Paul, after passing through the interior, reached Ephesus. Finding some disciples there,

He went to the synagogue there, and for three months spoke confidently, holding discussions and trying to persuade them about the Kingdom of God.

He went to the synagogue there, and for three months spoke confidently, holding discussions and trying to persuade them about the Kingdom of God.

He went to the synagogue there, and for three months spoke confidently, holding discussions and trying to persuade them about the Kingdom of God.

This went on for two years, so that everyone who lived in Asia, Greeks as well as Jews, heard the Lord's message.

This went on for two years, so that everyone who lived in Asia, Greeks as well as Jews, heard the Lord's message.

This went on for two years, so that everyone who lived in Asia, Greeks as well as Jews, heard the Lord's message.

When the confusion was over, Paul sent for the disciples and encouraged them. Then he bade them goodbye and started for Macedonia. After traveling through those districts and giving the people a great deal of encouragement, he went on to Greece

He was accompanied by Sopater of Berea, the son of Pyrrhus, Aristarchus and Secundus, from Thessalonica, Gaius of Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus, from Asia.

while we sailed from Philippi after the festival of Unleavened Bread, and joined them at Troas five days later. There we stayed a week.

There were a great many lamps in the upstairs room where we met

Sailing from there, we arrived off Chios on the following day. On the next we crossed to Samos, and on the next we reached Miletus. For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not have to lose any time in Asia, for he was hurrying to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of the Harvest Festival.

So you must be on your guard and remember that for three years, night and day, I never stopped warning any of you, even with tears.

So you must be on your guard and remember that for three years, night and day, I never stopped warning any of you, even with tears.

When the parting was over and we had sailed, we made a straight run to Cos and the next day to Rhodes and from there to Patara. There we found a ship bound for Phoenicia, and we went on board and sailed on it. read more. After sighting Cyprus and leaving it on our left, we sailed for Syria, and put in at Tyre, for the ship was to unload her cargo there. So we looked up the disciples there and stayed a week with them. Instructed by the Spirit, they warned Paul not to set foot in Jerusalem. But when our time was up, we left there and went on, and all of them with their wives and children escorted us out of the town. There we knelt down on the beach and prayed;

The next day we left there and went on to Caesarea, where we went to the house of Philip the missionary, who was one of the Seven, and stayed with him.

When we reached Jerusalem, the brothers there gave us a hearty welcome.

The seven days were almost over when the Jews from Asia caught sight of him in the Temple, and stirred up all the crowd and seized him,

Then the colonel came up and seized him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains, and then inquired who he was and what he had been doing.

as the high priest and the whole council will bear me witness. In fact, they gave me letters to the brothers in Damascus and I went there to bind those who were there and bring them back to Jerusalem to be punished.

and they on reaching Caesarea delivered the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him.

Five days later, the high priest Ananias came down with some of the elders and an attorney named Tertullus, and they presented their case against Paul before the governor.

The governor made a sign to Paul to speak, and he answered, "As I know that for many years you have acted as judge for this nation, I cheerfully undertake my defense,

The governor made a sign to Paul to speak, and he answered, "As I know that for many years you have acted as judge for this nation, I cheerfully undertake my defense, for it is not more than twelve days ago, as you can easily satisfy yourself, that I went up to worship at Jerusalem,

But when two whole years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and as he wanted to gratify the Jews, Felix left Paul in prison.

But when two whole years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and as he wanted to gratify the Jews, Felix left Paul in prison.

Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,

After staying only eight or ten days there, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day took his place in the judge's chair, and ordered Paul brought in.

I was once going to Damascus on this business, authorized and commissioned by the high priests,

When it was decided that we were to sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were turned over to an officer of the Imperial regiment, named Julius.

As a great deal of time had now passed, and navigation had become dangerous, for the autumn fast was already over, Paul began to warn them.

It was the fourteenth night of the storm, and we were drifting through the Adriatic when about midnight the sailors began to suspect that there was land ahead.

After our escape we learned that the island was called Malta.

The governor of the island, whose name was Publius, had estates in that part of the island, and he welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.

They made us many presents, and when we sailed, they provided us with everything that we needed. Three months later, we sailed on an Alexandrian ship named the Dioscuri, which had wintered at the island. read more. We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days, then we weighed anchor and reached Rhegium. A day later, a south wind sprang up and the following day we arrived at Puteoli. There we found some of the brothers, and they urged us to spend a week with them. Then we went on to Rome.

Three days later, he invited the leading Jews to come to see him, and when they came he said to them, "Brothers, I have done nothing against our people, or the customs of our forefathers, yet I was turned over to the Romans as a prisoner at Jerusalem.

So he stayed for two full years in rented lodgings of his own, and welcomed everybody who came to see him,

When I went to Troas to preach the good news of the Christ there, I found a good opening for the Lord's work,

When I was at Damascus, the governor under King Aretas had the city gates watched in order to catch me,

This will be my third visit to you. Any charge must be sustained by the evidence of two or three witnesses.

or going up to Jerusalem to see those who had been apostles before me, I went off to Arabia, and on my return came back to Damascus.

or going up to Jerusalem to see those who had been apostles before me, I went off to Arabia, and on my return came back to Damascus. Then three years later I went up to Jerusalem, to become acquainted with Cephas, and I spent two weeks with him;

Then three years later I went up to Jerusalem, to become acquainted with Cephas, and I spent two weeks with him;

Then three years later I went up to Jerusalem, to become acquainted with Cephas, and I spent two weeks with him;

Then three years later I went up to Jerusalem, to become acquainted with Cephas, and I spent two weeks with him;

After that, I went to the districts of Syria and Cilicia.

Then, fourteen years later, I went up to Jerusalem again, with Barnabas, and took Titus also with me.

Then, fourteen years later, I went up to Jerusalem again, with Barnabas, and took Titus also with me.

Then, fourteen years later, I went up to Jerusalem again, with Barnabas, and took Titus also with me.

Then, fourteen years later, I went up to Jerusalem again, with Barnabas, and took Titus also with me.

Then, fourteen years later, I went up to Jerusalem again, with Barnabas, and took Titus also with me.

Then, fourteen years later, I went up to Jerusalem again, with Barnabas, and took Titus also with me.

In that same way these dreamers defile the body, make light of authority, and deride majesty.