And once while He was eating with them, He charged them not to leave Jerusalem but to wait for what the Father had promised. "You have heard me speak of it," He said,

And thus they all continued to be astounded and bewildered, and continued to say to each other, "What can this mean?"

But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

"Fellow Israelites, listen to what I say. Jesus of Nazareth, as you yourselves well know, a man accredited to you by God through mighty deeds and wonders and wonder-works which God performed through Him right here among you,

When they heard this, they were stabbed to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"

when a man crippled from his birth was being carried by, who used to be laid every day at what was called The Beautiful Gate of the temple, to beg from people on their way into the temple.

But Peter said, "No silver or gold have I, but what I do have I will give you. In the name of Jesus of Nazareth start walking."

and recognized him as the very man who used to sit at The Beautiful Gate of the temple to beg, they were completely astounded and bewildered at what occurred to him.

While he was still clinging to Peter and John, all the people in utter amazement crowded around them in what was called Solomon's portico.

"And yet, I know, brothers, that you did not realize what you were doing, any more than your leaders did.

But in this way God fulfilled what He by the lips of all the prophets foretold, that the Christ should suffer.

They had the men stand before them and repeatedly inquired of them, "By what sort of power and authority have you done this?"

and repeated, "What shall we do with these men? For it is evident to everybody living in Jerusalem that an unmistakable wonder-work has been done by them; and we cannot deny it.

for we cannot keep from telling what we have seen and heard."

So, after further threatening them, they turned them loose, because they could not find any way to punish them, on account of the people, because they all continued to praise God for what had taken place,

When they were turned loose, the apostles went back to their companions and told them what the high priests and elders had said to them.

About three hours later, his wife came in, without having learned what had taken place.

then he said to them: "Fellow Israelites, take care as to what you are about to do to these men.

This is what God promised: 'His descendants will be strangers living in a foreign land, and its people will enslave and oppress them for four hundred years.'

and they said to Aaron, 'Make us gods to march in front of us, for as for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him!'

'"Heaven is my throne, and earth a footstool for my feet. What house can you build for me?" says the Lord; "Or what place is there in which I can rest?

As the crowds continued to listen to his message and continued to see his wonder-works which he was performing, with one mind they became interested in what was said by Philip.

Everybody, high and low, kept running after him, saying, "He is certainly what is known as the Great Power of God!"

Then Philip ran up and listened to him reading the prophet Isaiah, and he asked, "Do you understand what you are reading?"

As they continued down the road, they came to some water, and the official said, "Look! here is some water! What is there to keep me from being baptized?"

But get up and go into the city, and there it will be told you what you ought to do."

Now at Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a colonel in what was known as the Italian regiment,

He stared at him and in terror asked, "What is it, sir?" The angel answered him, "Your prayers and your deeds of charity have gone up and been remembered before God.

Now while Peter was still at a loss to know what the vision he had seen could mean, the men who had been sent by Cornelius had asked for the way to Simon's house and had stopped at the gate;

So Peter went down and said to the men, "I am the man you are looking for. What is the purpose of your coming?"

So he kept following him out, but he was not conscious that what was being done by the angel was real; he thought he was dreaming it.

When morning came, there was no little commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

The governor, because he saw what had occurred, was thunderstruck at the Lord's teaching, and so came to believe.

As John was closing his career, he said, 'What do you take me to be? I am not the Christ; no, but He is coming after me, and I am not fit to untie the shoes on His feet.'

So take care that what is said in the prophets does not come upon you:

So the crowds, because they saw what Paul had done, shouted in the Lycaonian language, "The gods in human form have come down to us!"

When they arrived at Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, the apostles, and the elders, and they reported what God had done through them as instruments.

After leading them out of the jail, he said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"

Some of the Epicurean and the Stoic philosophers began to debate with him; and some said, "What is this scraps-of-truth-picker trying to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a preacher of foreign deities." They said so because he was telling the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.

So they took him and brought him to the city auditorium and said, "May we know what this new teaching of yours is?

For some of the things you bring sound startling to us; so we want to know just what they mean."

He then asked, "With what sort of baptism then were you baptized?" They answered, "With John's baptism."

And I am here now on my way to Jerusalem, because I am impelled by the Spirit to do so, though I am not aware what will befall me there,

He came to see us and took Paul's belt and with it bound his own hands and feet, and said, "This is what the Holy Spirit says, 'The Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt like this, and then will turn him over to the heathen.'"

Then Paul answered, "What do you mean by crying and breaking my heart? Why, I am ready not only to be bound at Jerusalem but to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus."

Paul first greeted them and then gave them a detailed account of what God had done among the heathen through his service.

What is your duty, then? They will certainly hear that you have come.

Now you must do just what we tell you. We have here four men who are under a vow.

Then the colonel came up and seized Paul and ordered him to be bound with two chains; he then asked who he was and what he had done.

"Brothers and fathers, listen now to what I have to say in my defense."

Then I asked, 'What am I to do, Lord?' And the Lord answered, 'Get up and go into Damascus, and there it will be told you what you are destined to do.'

because you are to be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.

When the captain heard that, he went to the colonel and reported it. Then he asked him, "What are you going to do? This man is a Roman citizen."

So the colonel took him by the arm, stepped to one side so as to be alone, and asked him, "What is it you have to tell me?"

He read the letter and asked Paul what province he was from, and on learning that he was from Cilicia,

and now, by examining him for yourself, you can find out exactly what charges we bring against him."

Or let these men themselves tell what wrong they found in me when I appeared before the council --

That was what I did at Jerusalem; yes, I received authority from the high priests and shut behind the prison bars many of God's people. Yes, when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them, and often in all the synagogues

As I have gotten help from God clear down to this very day, I stand here to testify to high and low alike, without adding a syllable to what Moses and the prophets said should take place,

Paul answered, "In brief or at length, I would to God that not only you but all my hearers today were what I am -- excepting these chains!"

But the colonel was influenced by the pilot and the captain of the ship rather than by what Paul said.

But we think it fitting to let you tell us what your views are, for as to this sect it is known by all of us that it is everywhere denounced."

Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others would not believe.