Then people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man the demons had departed from, sitting at Jesus' feet, dressed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.

And being in torment in Hades, he looked up and saw Abraham a long way off, with Lazarus at his side.

Like one waking from a dream, Lord, when arising, You will despise their image.

This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: there is one fate for everyone. In addition, the hearts of people are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live-- after that they go to the dead.

After I returned, I repented; After I was instructed, I struck my thigh [in grief]. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.

He will certainly live because he thought it over and turned from all the transgressions he had committed; he will not die.

When they heard this, they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles: "Brothers, what must we do?"

Then the jailer called for lights, rushed in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.

Then he escorted them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"

In all the synagogues I often tried to make them blaspheme by punishing them. Being greatly enraged at them, I even pursued them to foreign cities.

At midday, while on the road, O king, I saw a light from heaven brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me.

"But I said, 'Who are You, Lord?' "And the Lord replied: 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

I will rescue you from the people and from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you,

"Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.

But God, who is abundant in mercy, because of His great love that He had for us,

made us alive with the Messiah even though we were dead in trespasses. By grace you are saved!

for what makes everything clear is light. Therefore it is said: Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead, and the Messiah will shine on you.

But when the goodness and love for man appeared from God our Savior,

This [Spirit] He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

Don't be deceived, my dearly loved brothers.

By His own choice, He gave us a new birth by the message of truth so that we would be the firstfruits of His creatures.

I'll get up, go to my father, and say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.

I'm no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired hands.'

During the days of her affliction and homelessness Jerusalem remembers all her precious belongings that were [hers] in days of old. When her people fell into the adversary's hand, she had no one to help. The adversaries looked at her, laughing over her downfall.