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They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.

Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

But so that this spreads no further among the people, let’s threaten them, that from now on they don’t speak to anyone in this name.”

He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open his mouth.

When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.

After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak.”

For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they didn’t know him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.

The Lord’s word was spread abroad throughout all the region.

For Moses from generations of old has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”

When they had read it, they rejoiced over the encouragement.

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

We sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas in five days, where we stayed seven days.

On the first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and continued his speech until midnight.

When he had gone up, and had broken bread, and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even until break of day, he departed.

Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.”

Therefore don’t yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.”

When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,

When much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, because the Fast had now already gone by, Paul admonished them,

When he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it, and began to eat.