Sep2024
Praise the Lord, my soul
by Neil Bergmann
Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save (Psalm 146:3).
Sep2024
Paul speaks to the Sanhedrin
by Neil Bergmann
There was a great uproar, and some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees stood up and argued vigorously. ‘We find nothing wrong with this man,’ they said. ‘What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?’ (Acts 23:9).
Sep2024
Paul speaks to the Roman commander
by Neil Bergmann
The commander went to Paul and asked, ‘Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?’ ‘Yes, I am,’ he answered (Acts 22:27).
Sep2024
Paul speaks to the crowd
by Neil Bergmann
After receiving the commander’s permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. When they were all silent, he said to them in Aramaic: ‘Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defence’ (Acts 21:40–22:1).
Sep2024
Paul is arrested
by Neil Bergmann
The commander came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done (Acts 21:33).
Sep2024
Paul’s arrival at Jerusalem
by Neil Bergmann
Take these men, join in their purification rites and pay their expenses, so that they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know there is no truth in these reports about you, but that you yourself are living in obedience to the law (Acts 21:24).