And when this sound was heard, the crowd gathered in great excitement, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

greatly disturbed because they were teaching the people and declaring that in the case of Jesus there had been a resurrection from the dead.

They made much of him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic.

about Jesus of Nazareth, and how God endowed him with the power of the holy Spirit, and he went about doing good and curing all who were in the power of the devil, because God was with him.

The Jewish believers who had come with Peter were amazed because the gift of the holy Spirit had been showered upon the heathen too,

Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they came before him in a body, and after winning over Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they asked for a reconciliation, because their country depended upon the king's dominions for its food supply.

But the angel of the Lord struck him down immediately, because he did not give the honor to God; and he was eaten by worms and died.

They called Barnabas Zeus, and Paul, because he was the principal speaker, Hermes.

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers debated with him. Some of them said, "What is this rag-picker trying to make out?" Others said, "He seems to be preaching some foreign deities." This was because he was telling the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.

There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them,

Paul stayed some time longer, and then bade the brothers goodbye and sailed for Syria, with Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had his hair cut, because of a vow he had been under.

and how I served the Lord most humbly and with tears, through all the trials that I encountered because of the plots of the Jews.

As I could not see, because of the dazzling light, my companions had to lead me by the hand, and so I reached Damascus.

especially because you are so familiar with all the Jewish customs and questions. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me with patience.

The natives showed us remarkable kindness, for they made a fire and welcomed us, because of the rain that had come on and the cold.

Paul gathered a bundle of sticks and put them on the fire, when a viper crawled out of them because of the heat and fastened on his hand.