Acts 5:17-26
17 But the high priest rose, and all those with him, who were of the sect of the Sadducees, and they were filled with jealousy. 18 And they seized* the apostles and put them in the public jail.+ 19 But during the night, Jehovah’s* angel opened the doors of the prison,+ brought them out, and said: 20 “Go and take your stand in the temple, and keep on speaking to the people all the sayings about this life.” 21 After hearing this, they entered the temple at daybreak and began to teach.
Now when the high priest and those with him arrived, they called together the Sanʹhe·drin and the entire assembly of elders of the sons of Israel, and they sent out to the jail to have the apostles brought before them. 22 But when the officers got there, they did not find them in the prison. So they returned and made their report, 23 saying: “We found the jail locked and secure, and the guards were standing at the doors, but on opening it up, we found no one inside.” 24 Well, when both the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were perplexed about what would come of this. 25 But someone came and reported to them: “Look! The men you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.” 26 Then the captain went off with his officers and brought them in, but without violence, because they were afraid of being stoned by the people.+
Psalms 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
2 I* will boast in Jehovah;+
The meek will hear and rejoice.
ג [Gimel]
3 Magnify Jehovah along with me;+
Let us exalt his name together.
ד [Daleth]
4 I inquired of Jehovah, and he answered me.+
He rescued me from all my fears.+
ה [He]
5 Those who looked to him became radiant;
Their faces could not be put to shame.
ז [Zayin]
6 This lowly one called, and Jehovah heard.
He saved him from all his distresses.+
ח [Heth]
7 The angel of Jehovah camps all around those fearing Him,+
And he rescues them.+
ט [Teth]
8 Taste and see that Jehovah is good;+
Happy is the man who takes refuge in him.
י [Yod]
9 Fear Jehovah, all you his holy ones,
For those who fear him lack nothing.+
John 3:16-21
16 “For God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son,+ so that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life.+ 17 For God did not send his Son into the world for him to judge the world, but for the world to be saved through him.+ 18 Whoever exercises faith in him is not to be judged.+ Whoever does not exercise faith has been judged already, because he has not exercised faith in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.+ 19 Now this is the basis for judgment: that the light has come into the world,+ but men have loved the darkness rather than the light, for their works were wicked. 20 For whoever practices vile things hates the light and does not come to the light, so that his works may not be reproved.* 21 But whoever does what is true comes to the light,+ so that his works may be made manifest as having been done in harmony with God.”