These all with one mind gave their constant attention to prayer, together with some women, and with Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

When they heard this they were infuriated, and were minded to kill the apostles;

The Jews of Berea were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they very readily received the message with all readiness of mind, and day after day searched the Scriptures to see whether these things were so.

"serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and amid trials that befell me through the plots of the Jews.

But they kept expecting him to swell up or fall down dead suddenly. But after waiting a long time, and seeing no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said over and over that he was a god.