Some ¹  devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation ²  over him. ³ 

I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. ¹ 

But you should be eager for the greater gifts. And now I will show you a way that is beyond comparison. ¹ 

because a door of great opportunity stands wide open for me, ¹  but there are many opponents.

So do not throw away your confidence, because it ¹  has great reward.

By faith, when he grew up, Moses refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, ¹  because you know that we will be judged more strictly. ² 

when it is sown, it grows up, ¹  becomes the greatest of all garden plants, and grows large branches so that the wild birds ²  can nest in its shade.” ³ 

Then ¹  there were flashes of lightning, roaring, ²  and crashes of thunder, and there was a tremendous earthquake – an earthquake unequaled since humanity ³  has been on the earth, so tremendous was that earthquake.

And gigantic hailstones, weighing about a hundred pounds ¹  each, fell from heaven ²  on people, ³  but they ⁴  blasphemed God because of the plague of hail, since it ⁵  was so horrendous. ⁶ 

Then ¹  one powerful angel picked up a stone like a huge millstone, threw it into the sea, and said, “With this kind of sudden violent force ²  Babylon the great city will be thrown down ³  and it will never be found again!

Then ¹  I saw one angel standing in ²  the sun, and he shouted in a loud voice to all the birds flying high in the sky: ³  “Come, gather around for the great banquet ⁴  of God,

It must not be this way among you! Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

For false messiahs ¹  and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

So ¹  they left the tomb quickly, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

After throwing him into convulsions, the unclean spirit cried out with a loud voice and came out of him.

Now ¹  a great windstorm ²  developed and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was nearly swamped.

The girl got up at once and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). They were completely astonished at this. ¹ 

But it is not this way among you. Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

An ¹  angel of the Lord ²  appeared to ³  them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were absolutely terrified. ⁴