Then Jesus came outside, wearing the victor's crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate told them, "Here is the man!"

But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.

Instead, one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and blood and water immediately came out.

Later on, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (though a secret one because he was afraid of the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, and he came and removed his body.

The two of them were running together, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and came to the tomb first.

It was the evening of the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Jesus came and stood among them. He told them, "Peace be with you."

Thomas, one of the Twelve (called the Twin), wasn't with them when Jesus came.

A week later, his disciples were again inside, and Thomas was with them. Even though the doors were shut, Jesus came, stood among them, and said, "Peace be with you."

But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish. They were only about 200 cubits away from the shore.

When they came into the city, these men went to the upstairs room where they had been staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

who was one of the men associated with us all the time the Lord Jesus came and went among us,

Suddenly, a sound like the roar of a mighty windstorm came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.

When that sound came, a crowd quickly gathered, startled because each one heard the disciples speaking in his own language.

A sense of fear came over everyone, and many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles.

While he was holding on to Peter and John, all the people came running to them in what was called "Solomon's Colonnade". They were dumbfounded.

While they were speaking to the people, the priests, the commander of the Temple guards, and the Sadducees came to them.

After an interval of about three hours, Ananias' wife came in, not knowing what had happened.

She instantly fell down at Peter's feet and died. When the young men came in, they found her dead. So they carried her out and buried her next to her husband.

When the Temple police got there, they did not find them in the prison. They came back and reported,

Then someone came and told them, "Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the Temple and teaching the people!"

Unclean spirits screamed with a loud voice as they came out of the many people they had possessed, and many paralyzed and lame people were healed.

As they were going along the road, they came to some water. The eunuch said, "Look, there's some water. What keeps me from being baptized?"

When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away. The eunuch went on his way rejoicing and did not see Philip again.

But Philip found himself at Azotus. As he was passing through that region, he kept proclaiming the good news in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

Again the voice came to him a second time, "You must stop calling unclean what God has made clean."

"I was in the town of Joppa praying when in a trance I saw a vision: Something like a large linen sheet descended down from heaven, lowered by its four corners, and it came right down to me.

But among them were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who came to Antioch and began proclaiming the Lord Jesus even to the Hellenistic Jews.

At that time some prophets from Jerusalem came down to Antioch.

They passed the first guard, then the second, and came to the iron gate that led into the city. It opened by itself for them, and they went outside and proceeded one block when the angel suddenly left him.

Then Peter came to himself and said, "Now I'm sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod and from everything the Jewish people were expecting!"

When he knocked at the outer gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.

When morning came, there was a great commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

Now Herod had been in a violent quarrel with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they came to him as a group. After they had won over Blastus, who oversaw security for the king's sleeping quarters, they asked for a peace agreement because their country depended on the king's country for food.

The Lord is against you now, and you'll be blind and unable to see the sun for a while!" At that moment a dark mist came over him, and he went around looking for someone to lead him by the hand.

But some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds by persuasion. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of the town, thinking he was dead.

Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.

Then some men came down from Judea and started to teach the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the Law of Moses, you can't be saved."

She kept doing this for many days until Paul became annoyed, turned to her and told the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus the Messiah to come out of her!" And it came out that very moment.

When day came, the magistrates sent guards, who commanded, "Release those men."

So the magistrates came, apologized to them, and escorted them out. Then they asked them to leave the city.

Paul and Silas traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia and came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

It was while Apollos was in Corinth that Paul passed through the inland districts and came to Ephesus. He found a few disciples there

When Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in foreign languages and to prophesy.

We sailed from there and on the following day arrived off Chios. The next day, we crossed over to Samos and stayed at Trogyllium. The day after that, we came to Miletus.

When they came to him, he told them, "You know how I lived among you the entire time from the first day I set foot in Asia.

I served the Lord with all humility, with tears, and with trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews.

We came in sight of Cyprus, and leaving it on our left, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre because the ship was to unload its cargo there.

but when our time there came to an end, we left and proceeded on our journey. All of them accompanied us with their wives and children out of the city. We knelt on the beach, prayed,

The next day, we left and came to Caesarea. We went to the home of Philip the evangelist, one of the Seven, and stayed with him.

He came to us, took Paul's belt, and tied his own feet and hands with it. Then he said, "The Holy Spirit says, "This is how the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem will tie up the man who owns this belt. Then they will hand him over to the gentiles.'"

Then the tribune came up, grabbed Paul, and ordered him to be tied up with two chains. He then asked who Paul was and what he had done.

came to me. He stood beside me and said, "Brother Saul, receive your sight!' At that moment I could see him.

But the son of Paul's sister heard about the ambush, so he came and got into the barracks and told Paul.

When these men came to Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him.

After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to welcome Festus.

So they came here with me, and the next day without any delay I sat down in the judge's seat and ordered the man to be brought in.

Sailing past it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

When day came, they didn't recognize the land, but they could see a bay with a beach on which they planned to run the ship ashore, if possible.

Then we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. A day later, a south wind began to blow, and on the second day we came to Puteoli.

The brothers there heard about us and came as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and felt encouraged.

When we came into Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself with the soldier who was guarding him.

So they set a day to meet with Paul and came out in large numbers to see him where he was staying.

For two whole years Paul lived in his own rented place and welcomed everyone who came to him.

Nor can the free gift be compared to what came through the man who sinned. For the sentence that followed one man's offense resulted in condemnation, but the free gift brought justification, even after many offenses.

When I came to you, brothers, I didn't come and tell you about God's secret with rhetorical language or wisdom.

It was in weakness, fear, and great trembling that I came to you.

Who is Apollos, anyhow? Or who is Paul? They're merely servants through whom you came to believe, as the Lord gave to each of us his task.

yet for us there is only one God, the Father, from whom everything came into being and for whom we live. And there is only one Lord, Jesus the Messiah, through whom everything came into being and through whom we live.

For as woman came from man, so man comes through woman. But everything comes from God.

For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead also came through a man.

The first man came from the dust of the earth; the second man came from heaven.

I am glad that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus came here, because what was lacking they have supplied through you.

Now if the ministry of death that was inscribed in letters of stone came with such glory that the people of Israel could not gaze on Moses' face (because the glory was fading away from it),

For if that which fades away came through glory, how much more does that which is permanent have glory?

For even when we came to Macedonia, our bodies had no rest. We suffered in a number of ways. Outwardly there were conflicts, inwardly there were fears.

For it is not as though we were overstepping our limits when we came to you. We were the first to reach you with the gospel of the Messiah.

When I was with you and needed something, I did not bother any of you, because our brothers who came from Macedonia supplied everything I needed. I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.

nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before me. Instead, I went away to Arabia and then came back to Damascus.

But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly wrong.

Until some men arrived from James, he was in the habit of eating with the gentiles, but after those men came, he withdrew from the gentiles and would not associate with them any longer, because he was afraid of the circumcision party.

This is what I mean: The Law that came 430 years later did not cancel the covenant that God ratified previously. The promise was never nullified.

Why, then, was the Law added? Because of transgressions, until the descendant came about whom the promise pertained. It was put into effect through angels by means of a mediator.

Now before faith came about, we were held in custody and confined under the Law in preparation for the faith that was to be revealed.

And so the Law was our guardian until the Messiah came, so that we might be justified by faith.

He came and proclaimed peace for you who were far away and for you who were near.

However, that is not the way you came to know the Messiah.

because he came close to death for the work of the Messiah by risking his life to complete what remained unfinished in your service to me.

that has come to you. Just as it is bearing fruit and spreading all over the world, so it has been doing among you from the day you heard it and came to know the grace of God in truth.

This is a trustworthy saying that deserves complete acceptance: To this world Messiah came, sinful people to reclaim.

At my first trial no one came to my defense. Everyone abandoned me. May it not be held against them!

For it is clear that he did not come to help angels. No, he came to help Abraham's descendants,

Now who heard him and provoked him? Was it not all those who came out of Egypt led by Moses?

For the Law appoints as high priests men who are weak, but the promised oath, which came after the Law, results in a Son who is eternally perfect.

But when the Messiah came as a high priest of the good things that have come, he went through the greater and more perfect tent that was not made by human hands and that is not a part of this creation.

Abraham was as good as dead, yet from this one man came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.

For the bodies of animals, whose blood is taken into the sanctuary by the high priest as an offering for sin, are burned outside the camp.

Therefore go to him outside the camp and endure the insults he endured.

Elijah was a person just like us, and he prayed earnestly for it not to rain, and rain never came to the land for three years and six months.

We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.

This man, Jesus the Messiah, is the one who came by water and blood not with water only, but with water and with blood. The Spirit is the one who verifies this, because the Spirit is the truth.