But Saul was laying waste the church. He was wont to enter into every house, and to drag off men and women, and to commit them to prison.

But when Simon perceived that, by the laying on of the apostles' hands, the Spirit was given, he offered them money saying,

And so Ananias went and entered into the house, and laying his hands on him, said, "Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, who appeared to you on your journey, has sent me that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

"Now then, why are you tempting God by laying on the necks of these disciples a yoke which neither our forefathers nor we have been able to bear?

And when the sailors were trying to flee from the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea under pretext of laying anchors from the bow,