⁶⁵ Awe fell upon the whole neighborhood, and the news of what had happened spread throughout the Judean hills.

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³⁹ A few days later Mary hurried to the hill country of Judea, to the town

¹¹ Great fear gripped the entire church and everyone else who heard what had happened.

⁵ As soon as Ananias heard these words, he fell to the floor and died. Everyone who heard about it was terrified.

⁴³ A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders.

¹⁶ Great fear swept the crowd, and they praised God, saying, “A mighty prophet has risen among us,” and “God has visited his people today.”

¹¹ But after three and a half days, God breathed life into them, and they stood up! Terror struck all who were staring at them.

¹⁷ The story of what happened spread quickly all through Ephesus, to Jews and Greeks alike. A solemn fear descended on the city, and the name of the Lord Jesus was greatly honored.

⁴⁰ So Joshua conquered the whole region—the kings and people of the hill country, the Negev, the western foothills,^[a] and the mountain slopes. He completely destroyed everyone in the land, leaving no survivors, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded.

⁶ The men of Gibeon quickly sent messengers to Joshua at his camp in Gilgal. “Don’t abandon your servants now!” they pleaded. “Come at once! Save us! Help us! For all the Amorite kings who live in the hill country have joined forces to attack us.”