¹⁵ on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month.^(A)

The Promised Glory of the New House

In the second year of King Darius,^(B) 2 ¹ on the twenty-first day of the seventh month,^(C) the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai:^{(D) 2} “Speak to Zerubbabel^(E) son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, to Joshua son of Jozadak,^[a](F) the high priest, and to the remnant^(G) of the people. Ask them, ³ ‘Who of you is left who saw this house^(H) in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not seem to you like nothing?^{(I) 4} But now be strong, Zerubbabel,’ declares the Lord. ‘Be strong,^(J) Joshua son of Jozadak,^(K) the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land,’ declares the Lord, ‘and work. For I am with^(L) you,’ declares the Lord Almighty. ⁵ ‘This is what I covenanted^(M) with you when you came out of Egypt.^(N) And my Spirit^(O) remains among you. Do not fear.’^(P)

In Thessalonica

17 When Paul and his companions had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica,^(A) where there was a Jewish synagogue. ² As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue,^(B) and on three Sabbath^(C) days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,^{(D) 3} explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer^(E) and rise from the dead.^(F) “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah,”^(G) he said. ⁴ Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas,^(H) as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.

⁵ But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city.^(I) They rushed to Jason’s^(J) house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.^{[a] 6} But when they did not find them, they dragged^(K) Jason and some other believers^(L) before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the world^(M) have now come here,^{(N) 7} and Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.”^{(O) 8} When they heard this, the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil. ⁹ Then they made Jason^(P) and the others post bond and let them go.