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Concerning whom, anything certain to write unto my lord, I have not; wherefore, I have brought him forth before you, - and especially before thee, King Agrippa! in order that, after examination had, I might have something I could write;

Verse ConceptsInvestigatingNot Writing

Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

Verse ConceptsKnowing PeopleHeresiesJudaismSectsStrictness

And I gave them punishment frequently, in all the Synagogues, forcing them to say things against God; and burning with passion against them, I went after them even into far-away towns.

Verse ConceptsForeign ThingsBlasphemy

Instead, I first told the people in Damascus and Jerusalem, then all the people in Judea and after that the gentiles to repent, turn to God, and perform deeds that are consistent with such repentance.

Verse ConceptsConversion, nature ofMissionaries, Task OfPreaching, Content OfProof, As EvidenceRepentance, Nature OfRevelation, Responses ToUrgencyPreaching Gospel To ForeignersRepentance And ForgivenessSigns Of RepentanceWorks Of FaithRepentancedamascusevangelising

and after leaving the room, as they continued to talk the matter over together, they said, "This man has done nothing to deserve death or imprisonment."

After going on board an Adramyttian ship bound for the ports of Asia, we set sail. On board with us was Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica.

Verse ConceptsShipsThe NavySea Travel

And on another day we put in at Sidon. And Julius, who treated Paul kindly, allowed him to undergo care, after going to his friends.

Verse ConceptsKindnessCourtesyShipsThe Next DayChristians Are Called Friends

After setting sail from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the wind was against us,

Verse Conceptssailing

After sailing through the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we reached Myra in Lycia.

Verse ConceptsProvincessailing

After making our way along the coast [of Crete] with difficulty, we arrived at a place called Fair Harbors [i.e., the principal seaport of the island], which was near the town of Lasea.

Verse ConceptsHarborssailinghugs

After considerable time had gone by, and navigation had become dangerous, and the fast was now over, Paul began to warn them

Verse ConceptsFasting, Nature OfAtonementLossFasting RegularlyTime Passingsailing

saying, “Men, I sense [after careful thought and observation] that this voyage will certainly be a disaster and with great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”

Verse ConceptsLossWeather ForecastsPossibility Of Deathsailing

And since the haven was inconvenient to winter in, the majority gave counsel to launch from there also, if somehow they might be able, after arriving at Phoenix, to winter in a haven of Crete, looking toward southwest and northwest

Verse ConceptsWinterHarborsCompassessailing

And when a south wind blew gently, having presumed to have obtained their purpose, after taking up anchor, they sailed very near by Crete.

Verse ConceptsFacing South

After running under the shelter of a little island called Cauda, we were barely able to get control of the skiff.

Verse ConceptsSmallnessBoats

After hoisting it up, they used ropes and tackle and girded the ship. Then, fearing they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the drift-anchor, and in this way they were driven along.

Verse ConceptsRopesSandShipsPropellingPutting Things Down

And, still fighting the storm with all our strength, the day after they made a start at getting the goods out of the ship;

Verse ConceptsStormsThe Next DayBuoyancyAbandoning Things

But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.

Verse ConceptsFatigueadvisersFasting, Examples OfPay Attention To People!Natural DisastersAbstinencesailing

and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms; and after a little space, they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.

Verse ConceptsdepthDepthingNavigation

After he said these things and had taken some bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all of them, and when he broke it, he began to eat.

Verse ConceptsBreaking Of BreadThankfulnessThanksgiving, OfferedThanking God For Food

And after being filled of food, they unloaded the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

Verse ConceptsBuoyancyAbandoning Things

After casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and headed for the beach.

Verse ConceptsAnchorsShipsAbandoning ThingsUndoing Fasteningssailing

And [after we] were brought safely through, then we found out that the island was called Malta.

They expected that he would swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after they waited a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

Verse ConceptsFalse GodsWaitingPossibility Of DeathPeople Changing Their MindsSwellingMen As Gods

And it happened that the father of Publius was lying down, afflicted with fever and dysentery. Paul went to {him} and [after] praying, he placed [his] hands on him [and] healed him.

Verse ConceptsdiseasesDiseases, Kinds OfSuffering, Causes OfSuffering, Nature OfMiracles Of PaulLaying On Of HandsFeverLaying On Hands To HealHealing Sickness

After this, the rest of those on the island who had diseases also came and were cured.

Verse ConceptsdiseasesHealing Through Disciples

And after being brought down to Syracuse, we remained there three days,

Verse ConceptsIslandsHarbors

whence, going round, we reached Rhegium; and, after one day, a south wind springing up, on the second day, we came to Puteoli;

Verse ConceptsHarborsCompassesThe Next DayFacing South

where finding some brethren, they desir'd us to stay with them seven days, after which we set out for Rome:

Verse Conceptsevangelism, kinds ofWeeksSeven Days

And it came to pass, after three days, that he called together those who were the chief of the Jews; and, when they came together, he began to say unto them - I, brethren, though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, as a prisoner, out of Jerusalem, was delivered into the hands of the Romans;

Verse ConceptsCustomAncestorsPrisonersPlea Of InnocenceSalvation For Israel

After they examined me, they wanted to release me, since I had not committed a capital offense.

Verse ConceptsPeople Involved In JudgementPeople Releasing Others

After arranging a day with him, many came to him at his lodging. From dawn to dusk he expounded and witnessed about the kingdom of God. He tried to persuade them concerning Jesus from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets.

Verse ConceptsExplanationsKingdom Of God, Coming OfMorningDealing With Many PeopleFrom Morning Till EveningChrist And The ScripturesStudying The LawWritten In The Prophets

Disagreeing among themselves, they began to leave after Paul made one statement: “The Holy Spirit correctly spoke through the prophet Isaiah to your ancestors

Verse ConceptsInspiration Of The Holy Spirit, Purpose OfSpeaking By The SpiritNamed Prophets Of The Lord

[After he said these things, the Jews departed, while engaging in a prolonged debate among themselves.]

Verse ConceptsDisputes

After this, Paul staid two whole years in a house he had hired, and gave access to all that visited him,

Verse ConceptsTwo YearsWelcoming Other PeoplePaying For Goods