A cry was heard in Rama, weeping and sore lamentation ??Rachel weeping for her children, and inconsolable because they are no more.

but on hearing that Archelaus reigned over Judaea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there and, by a divine injunction in a dream, withdrew to the region of Galilee.

for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so the Son of man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

they will kill him, but on the third day he will be raised." They were greatly distressed at this.

Then he went out again by the seaside, and all the crowd came to him and he taught them.

Now it happened that he was passing through the cornfields on the sabbath, and as the disciples made their way through they began to pull the ears of corn.

Now it happened that he was passing through the cornfields on the sabbath, and as the disciples made their way through they began to pull the ears of corn.

And when his family heard this, they set out to get hold of him, for what they said was, "He is out of his mind."

Once more he proceeded to teach by the seaside, and a crowd gathered round him greater than ever, so he entered a boat on the sea and sat down, while all the crowd stayed on shore.

He said also, "To what can we compare the Realm of God? how are we to put it in a parable? It is like a grain of mustard-seed ??less than any seed on earth when it is sown on earth;

That same day when evening came he said to them, "Let us cross to the other side;"

Then they reached the opposite side of the sea, the country of the Gerasenes.

Then they reached the opposite side of the sea, the country of the Gerasenes.

Then they reached the opposite side of the sea, the country of the Gerasenes.

Then they reached the opposite side of the sea, the country of the Gerasenes.

Then Jesus said to them, "A prophet never goes without honour except in his native place and among his kinsfolk and in his home."

Then Jesus said to them, "A prophet never goes without honour except in his native place and among his kinsfolk and in his home."

Then Jesus said to them, "A prophet never goes without honour except in his native place and among his kinsfolk and in his home."

Then Jesus said to them, "A prophet never goes without honour except in his native place and among his kinsfolk and in his home."

Then he gave orders that they were to make all the people lie down in parties on the green grass;

Then he gave orders that they were to make all the people lie down in parties on the green grass;

whatever village or town or hamlet he went to, they would lay their invalids in the marketplace, begging him to let them touch even the tassel of his robe ??and all who touched him recovered.

They noticed that some of his disciples ate their food with 'common' (that is, unwashed) hands.

Salt is excellent: but if salt is tasteless, how are you to restore its flavour? Let there be 'salt between you'; be at peace with one another."

But his face fell at that, and he went sadly away, for he had great possessions.

They were on the way up to Jerusalem, Jesus walking in front of them: the disciples were in dismay and the company who followed were afraid. So once again he took the twelve aside and proceeded to tell them what was going to happen to himself.

exactly as these have been handed down to us by the original eyewitnesses who were in the service of the Gospel Message,

Now in those days an edict was issued by Caesar Augustus for a census of the whole world.

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judaea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, Philip his brother tetrarch of the country of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysias tetrarch of Abilene,

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judaea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, Philip his brother tetrarch of the country of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysias tetrarch of Abilene,

At the outset Jesus was about thirty years of age; he was the son, as people supposed, of Joseph, the son of Heli,

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me: for he has consecrated me to preach the gospel to the poor, he has sent me to proclaim release for captives and recovery of sight for the blind, to set free the oppressed,

"This sanctuary took forty-six years to build," the Jews retorted, "and you are going to raise it up in three days!"

You have a saying, have you not, 'Four months yet, then harvest'? Look round, I tell you; see, the fields are white for harvesting!

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

(The passover, the Jewish festival, was at hand.)

(The passover, the Jewish festival, was at hand.)

Your father Abraham exulted that he was to see my Day: he did see it and he rejoiced."

but these Signs are recorded so that you may believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and believing may have life through his Name.

Day after day they resorted with one accord to the temple and broke bread together in their own homes; they ate with a glad and simple heart,

After him Judas the Galilean started up at the time of the census, and got people to desert to him; but he perished too, and all his followers were scattered.

As he neared Damascus in the course of his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed round him;

He lost no time in preaching throughout the synagogues that Jesus was the Son of God ??21 to the amazement of all his hearers, who said, "Is this not the man who in Jerusalem harried those who invoke this Name, the man who came here for the express purpose of carrying them all in chains to the high priests?"

Saul became more and more vigorous. He put the Jewish residents in Damascus to confusion by his proof that Jesus was the Christ;

He got to Jerusalem and tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, unable to believe he was really a disciple.

they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.

and on finding him he brought him to Antioch, where for a whole year they were guests of the church and taught considerable numbers. It was at Antioch too that the disciples were originally called "Christians."

and on finding him he brought him to Antioch, where for a whole year they were guests of the church and taught considerable numbers. It was at Antioch too that the disciples were originally called "Christians." During these days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch,

This they carried out, sending their contribution to the presbyters by Barnabas and Saul.

This they carried out, sending their contribution to the presbyters by Barnabas and Saul.

It was about that time that king Herod laid hands of violence on some members of the church.

As there was a bitter feud between him and the inhabitants of Tyre and Sidon, they waited on him unanimously, and after conciliating the royal chamberlain Blastus they made overtures for peace, as their country depended for its food-supply upon the royal territory.

Sent out thus by the holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

but they passed on from Perga and arrived at Pisidian Antioch. On the sabbath they went into the synagogue and sat down;

They shook the dust off their feet as a protest and went to Iconium.

the apostles grasped the situation and escaped to the Lycaonian towns of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding country;

However, as the disciples gathered round him, he got up and went into the town. Next day he went off with Barnabas to Derbe,

thence they sailed for Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.

On arriving at Jerusalem they were received by the church, the apostles and the presbyters, and they reported how God had been with them and what he had done.

On arriving at Jerusalem they were received by the church, the apostles and the presbyters, and they reported how God had been with them and what he had done.

He made his way through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

He also came down to Derbe and Lystra, where there was a disciple called Timotheus, the son of a believing Jewess and a Greek father.

They crossed Phrygia and the country of Galatia, the holy Spirit having stopped them from preaching the word in Asia; when they got as far as Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them, read more. and so they passed Mysia by and went down to Troas.

Setting sail then from Troas we ran straight to Samothrace and on the following day to Neapolis.

Paul's escort brought him as far as Athens and left with instructions that Silas and Timotheus were to join him as soon as possible.

After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he came across a Jew called Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently arrived from Italy with his wife Priscilla, as Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul accosted them,

So he settled there for a year and six months, teaching them the word of God. But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia the Jews without exception rose against Paul and brought him up before the tribunal,

But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia the Jews without exception rose against Paul and brought him up before the tribunal,

When they reached Ephesus, Paul left them there. He went to the synagogue and argued with the Jews,

he reached Caesarea, went up to the capital to salute the church, and travelled down to Antioch. After spending some time there he went off on a journey right through the country of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening the disciples.

After spending some time there he went off on a journey right through the country of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening the disciples.

It was when Apollos was in Corinth that Paul, after passing through the inland districts, came down to Ephesus. There he found some disciples,

Then Paul entered the synagogue and for three months spoke out fearlessly, arguing and persuading people about the Reign of God.

Then Paul entered the synagogue and for three months spoke out fearlessly, arguing and persuading people about the Reign of God.

Then Paul entered the synagogue and for three months spoke out fearlessly, arguing and persuading people about the Reign of God.

This went on for two years, so that all the inhabitants of Asia, Jews as well as Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.

This went on for two years, so that all the inhabitants of Asia, Jews as well as Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.

This went on for two years, so that all the inhabitants of Asia, Jews as well as Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.

When the tumult had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples and encouraged them; he then took leave of them and went his way to Macedonia. After passing through the districts of Macedonia and encouraging the people at length, he came to Greece,

His company as far as Asia consisted of Sopater of Beroea (the son of Pyrrhus), Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius of Derbe, Timotheus, and Tychicus and Trophimus from Asia.

while we sailed from Philippi, after the days of unleavened bread, and joined them five days later at Troas. There we spent seven days.

(there were plenty of lamps in the upper room where we met).

Sailing thence on the following day we arrived off Chios; next day we crossed over to Samos, and [after stopping at Trogyllium] we went on next day to Miletus. This was because Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, to avoid any loss of time in Asia; he wanted to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

So be on the alert, remember how for three whole years I never ceased night and day to watch over each one of you with tears.

So be on the alert, remember how for three whole years I never ceased night and day to watch over each one of you with tears.

When we had torn ourselves away from them and set sail, we made a straight run to Cos, next day to Rhodes, and thence to Patara; as we found a ship there bound for Phoenicia, we went on board and set sail. read more. After sighting Cyprus and leaving it on our left, we sailed for Syria, landing at Tyre, where the ship was to unload her cargo. We found out the local disciples and stayed there for seven days. These disciples told Paul by the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem; but, when our time was up, we started on our journey, escorted by them, women and children and all, till we got outside the town. Then, kneeling on the beach, we prayed

and started next morning for Caesarea, where we entered the house of Philip the evangelist (he belonged to the Seven,

The brothers welcomed us gladly on our arrival at Jerusalem.

The seven days were almost over when the Asiatic Jews, catching sight of him in the temple, stirred up all the crowd and laid hands on him,

Then the commander came up and seized him; he ordered him to be bound with a couple of chains, and asked "Who is he?" and "What has he done?"

as the high priest and all the council of elders can testify. It was from them that I got letters to the brotherhood at Damascus, and then journeyed thither to bind those who had gathered there and bring them back to Jerusalem for punishment.

They reached Caesarea, presented the letter to the governor, and also handed Paul over to him.

Five days later down came the high priest Ananias with some elders and a barrister called Tertullus. They laid information before the governor against Paul.

Then at a nod from the governor Paul made his reply. "As I know you have administered justice in this nation for a number of years," he said, "I feel encouraged to make my defence,

Then at a nod from the governor Paul made his reply. "As I know you have administered justice in this nation for a number of years," he said, "I feel encouraged to make my defence, because it is not more than twelve days, as you can easily ascertain, since I went up to worship at Jerusalem.

But when two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and as Felix wanted to ingratiate himself with the Jews, he left Paul still in custody.

But when two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and as Felix wanted to ingratiate himself with the Jews, he left Paul still in custody.

Three days after Festus entered his province, he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

After staying not more than eight or ten days with them, he went down to Caesarea. Next day he took his seat on the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought before him.

I was travelling to Damascus on this business, with authority and a commission from the high priests,

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

By this time it was far on in the season and sailing had become dangerous (for the autumn Fast was past), so Paul warned them thus:

When the fourteenth night arrived, we were drifting about in the sea of Adria, when the sailors about midnight suspected land was near.

It was only after our escape that we found out the island was called Malta.

There was an estate in the neighbourhood which belonged to a man called Publius, the governor of the island; he welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.

they made us rich presents and furnished us, when we set sail, with all we needed. We set sail, after three months, in an Alexandrian ship, with the Dioscuri on her figure-head, which had wintered at the island. read more. We put in at Syracuse and stayed for three days. Then tacking round we reached Rhegium; next day a south wind sprang up which brought us in a day to Puteoli, where we came across some of the brotherhood, who invited us to stay a week with them. In this way we reached Rome.

Three days later, he called the leading Jews together, and when they met he said to them, "Brothers, although I have done nothing against the People or our ancestral customs, I was handed over to the Romans as a prisoner from Jerusalem.

For two full years he remained in his private lodging, welcoming anyone who came to visit him;

Well, when I reached Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, though I had a wide opportunity in the Lord,

(At Damascus the ethnarch of king Aretas had patrols out in the city of the Damascenes to arrest me,

This will be my third visit to you: every case is to be decided on the evidence of two or of three witnesses.

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

instead of going up to Jerusalem to see those who had been apostles before me, I went off at once to Arabia, and on my return I came back to Damascus. Then, after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to make the acquaintance of Cephas. I stayed a fortnight with him.

Then, after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to make the acquaintance of Cephas. I stayed a fortnight with him.

Then, after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to make the acquaintance of Cephas. I stayed a fortnight with him.

Then, after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to make the acquaintance of Cephas. I stayed a fortnight with him.

Then I went to the districts of Syria and of Cilicia.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Despite it all, these visionaries pollute their flesh, scorn the Powers celestial, and scoff at the angelic Glories.