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On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.
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For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.
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He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
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Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.”
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“Surely not, Lord!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
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Then I heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.’
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Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
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The Plot to Kill Paul
The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
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They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have taken a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.
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Don’t give in to them, because more than forty of them are waiting in ambush for him. They have taken an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They are ready now, waiting for your consent to their request.”
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Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. “For the last fourteen days,” he said, “you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food—you haven’t eaten anything.
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After he said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.
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When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
