4 And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sad′ducees came upon them, 2 annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they arrested them and put them in custody until the morrow, for it was already evening. 4 But…
11 While he clung to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the portico called Solomon’s, astounded. 12 And when Peter saw it he addressed the people, “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we had made him walk? 13 The God of…
1 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. 2 And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at that gate of the temple which is called Beautiful to ask alms of those who entered the temple. 3 Seeing Peter and John about to go into…
Dear friends,
I’ll be taking a short break from writing the Chancellor’s Diary, and will resume Wednesday, October 29th. The bishops of the Holy Synod arrived yesterday for their annual Fall session and I will be taken up with meetings and activities related to that. Then on Thursday night I go to England to participate next Monday as an examiner…
42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 And fear came upon every soul; and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. 44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common; 45 and they sold their possessions…
14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. 15 For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day; 16 but this is…
1 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributed and resting on each one of them. 4 And they…
15 In those days Peter stood up among the brethren (the company of persons was in all about a hundred and twenty), and said, 16 “Brethren, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David, concerning Judas who was guide to those who arrested Jesus. 17 For he was…
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day’s journey away; 13 and when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot…
6 So when they had come together, they asked Him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own authority. 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall…
1 In the first book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus did and taught from the beginning 2 until the day when he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. 3 After his suffering he presented himself alive to them by many convincing…
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)
Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the…
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise God in His sanctuary;
praise Him in His mighty firmament!
2 Praise Him for His mighty deeds;
praise Him according to His exceeding greatness!
3 Praise Him with trumpet sound;
praise Him with lute and harp!
4 Praise Him with timbrel and dance;
praise Him with strings and pipe!
5 Praise Him with…
1 Praise the Lord! [Alleluia!]
Sing to the Lord a new song,
His praise in the assembly of the faithful!
2 Let Israel be glad in his Maker,
let the sons of Zion rejoice in their King!
3 Let them praise His name with dancing,
making melody to Him with timbrel and lyre!
4 For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He…
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens,
praise Him in the heights!
2 Praise Him, all His angels,
praise Him, all His host!
3 Praise Him, sun and moon,
praise Him, all you shining stars!
4 Praise Him, you highest heavens,
and you waters above the heavens!
5 Let them praise the Name of the Lord!
For He…
Praise the Lord!
1 For it is good to sing praises to our God;
for he is gracious, and a song of praise is seemly.
2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted,
and binds up their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the…
1 Praise the Lord, O my soul.
2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have being.
3 Put not your trust in princes, in sons of men in whom there is no salvation.
4 When his breath departs he returns to his earth; on that very day his plans perish.
5 Blessed…
1 I will extol Thee, my God and King,
and bless Thy name for ever and ever.
2 Every day I will bless Thee,
and praise Thy name for ever and ever.
3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
and His greatness is unsearchable.
4 One generation shall laud Thy works to another,
and shall declare Thy…
1 Blessed be the Lord, my rock,
who trains my hands for war,
and my fingers for battle;
2 my rock and my fortress,
my stronghold and my deliverer,
my shield and He in whom I take refuge,
Who subdues the peoples under him.
3 O Lord, what is man that Thou dost regard him,
or the son of man that…
1 Hear my prayer, O Lord;
give ear to my supplications!
In Thy faithfulness answer me, in Thy righteousness!
2 Enter not into judgment with Thy servant;
for no man living is righteous before thee.
3 For the enemy has pursued me;
he has crushed my life to the ground;
he has made me sit in darkness like those long…