¹⁵ You must eat unleavened bread for seven days. On the first day you must remove yeast^(A) from your houses. Whoever eats what is leavened from the first day through the seventh day must be cut off^(B) from Israel.

¹⁵ Observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread. As I commanded you, you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib,^[a] because you came out of Egypt in that month. No one is to appear before me empty-handed.^(A)

⁵ So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was praying fervently to God for him.

⁶ but we sailed away from Philippi after the Festival of Unleavened Bread.^(A) In five days we reached them at Troas, where we spent seven days.

²⁷ After two years had passed, Porcius Festus^(A) succeeded Felix, and because Felix wanted to do the Jews a favor,^(B) he left Paul in prison.^(C)

⁹ But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor,^(A) replied to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to be tried before me there on these charges?”

¹¹ while you join in helping us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our^[a] behalf for the gift that came to us through the prayers of many.

¹⁸ Pray^(A) at all times in the Spirit^(B) with every prayer and request, and stay alert^(C) with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints.