As Paul defended himself in this way, Festus shouted at him, "You are mad, Paul! Your great learning is driving you mad!"

Yet even then, if he lets me speak, I can't believe he would listen to me.

and when they heard her say that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe her.

Last of all, Jesus appeared to the eleven disciples as they were eating. He scolded them, because they did not have faith and because they were too stubborn to believe those who had seen him alive.

But the apostles thought that what the women said was nonsense, and they did not believe them.

May the angel, who has rescued me from all harm, bless them! May my name and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac live on through these boys! May they have many children, many descendants!"

"See that you don't despise any of these little ones. Their angels in heaven, I tell you, are always in the presence of my Father in heaven.

They were terrified, thinking that they were seeing a ghost.

But he said to them, "Why are you alarmed? Why are these doubts coming up in your minds?