until the day when he was taken up to heaven, after he had given orders through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.

To these he also presented himself alive after his suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God.

And after he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.

While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God."

After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.

After this man, Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and drew away some people after him; he too perished, and all those who followed him were scattered.

Then he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. From there, after his father died, God had him move to this country in which you are now living.

But He gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot of ground, and yet, even though he had no child, he promised that he would give it to him as a possession, and to his descendants after him.

'But I will judge the nation which they serve,' said God, 'and after that they will come out and worship me in this place.'

"After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush.

But Saul began ravaging the church, and, entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And seeing signs and great miracles performed, he was amazed.

So Ananias departed and entered the house. And after laying his hands on him said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

and after he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

You know what has happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached:

not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

When he had seized him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people.

Then after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, "Brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it."

After these things he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

And after he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king; concerning whom he testified and said, 'I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will.'

And as John was completing his course, he said, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but after me one is coming, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.'

For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers and saw decay;

But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and entered the city. And the next day he went with Barnabas to Derbe.

After they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch,

After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brethren, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of the gospel and believe.

After they finished speaking, James replied, "Brethren, listen to me.

'After this I will return, and I will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which has fallen; I will rebuild its ruins, and I will restore it,

And after they had spent some time there, they were sent off in peace by the brethren to those who had sent them.

After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us return and visit the brethren in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are."

After this he left Athens and went to Corinth.

After this Paul stayed many days longer, and then took leave of the brethren and sailed for Syria, and with him were Priscilla and Aquila. In Cenchrea he had his hair cut, for he had taken a vow.

After spending some time there, he departed and went from place to place through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus."

Now after these things were finished, Paul purposed in the spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome."

And when the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he said, "Men of Ephesus, what man is there after all who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of the image which fell down from heaven?

After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.

After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and when he had exhorted them and taken his leave of them, he set out for Macedonia.

But we sailed away from Philippi after the Days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days came to them at Troas, where we stayed seven days.

But Paul went down and fell on him, and after embracing him, he said, "Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him."

Sailing from there, we arrived the following day opposite Chios; and the next day we crossed over to Samos; and the day after that we came to Miletus.

I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;

and from among your own selves will arise men speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.

And when our days there were ended, we left and started on our journey, while they all, with wives and children, brought us on our way until we were out of the city. After kneeling down on the beach and praying, we said farewell to one another.

After these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.

After he had greeted them, he related one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

And I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that in one synagogue after another I used to imprison and beat those who believed in you.

After five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders, with an attorney named Tertullus, and they brought their charges against Paul before the governor.

Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and to present offerings.

Festus then, three days after arriving in the province, went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

After he had spent not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he took his seat on the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought.

But I have nothing definite about him to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him before you all and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the investigation has taken place, I may have something to write.

After they had hoisted it up, they used supporting cables to undergird the ship; and fearing that they might run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and in this way let themselves be driven along.

They waited, expecting him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead; but after they had waited a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.

It happened that the father of Publius was lying in bed sick with recurrent fever and dysentery; and Paul went in to see him and after he had prayed, he laid his hands on him and healed him.

After three months we set sail in a ship which had wintered in the island, an Alexandrian ship, with the Twin Brothers as figurehead.

After we put in at Syracuse, we stayed there for three days.

After three days Paul called together the local leaders of the Jews; and when they had gathered, he said to them, "Brethren, though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

When they disagreed among themselves, they began to leave, after Paul had made one final statement: "The Holy Spirit spoke the truth to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: