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

And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

like a dream when one awakes; so, O Lord, when You awake, You shall despise their image.

This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event to all. Yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

Surely after I was turned back, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh. I was ashamed, yes, even humiliated, because I bore the reproach of my youth.

Because he considers and turns away from all the transgressions which he had done, he shall live life; he shall not die.

Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?

Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.

And he brought them out and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

And I punished them often in every synagogue and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

at midday, O king, along the road I saw a light from Heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who journeyed with me.

So I said, Who are You, Sir? And He said, I am Jesus, whom you persecute.

I will deliver you from the Jewish people, as well as from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you,

Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the Heavenly vision,

but God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,

even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you are saved),

Therefore He says: Awake, you who sleep, stand forth out from among the dead, and Christ will shine on you.

But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared,

whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

Do not be led astray, my beloved brethren.

Of His own purpose He brought us forth by the Word of Truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.

I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before you,

and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.

In the days of her affliction and her wandering, Jerusalem remembered all her desirable things from ancient days, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy with no one to help her. The enemies saw her; they laughed at her annihilation.