after giving instructions through the Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up to heaven.

After his sufferings he had also shown himself alive to them in many convincing manifestations, revealing himself to them during forty days, and speaking of the kingdom of God.

Day after day they continued stedfastly with one accord in the Temple; and breaking bread together in their own homes, they continued to eat their food with gladness and an undivided heart,

"While it remained unsold, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was not the price at your own disposal? How could you conceive this act in your heart? You have not lied unto men, but unto God."

"After him Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the enrollment, and drew away some of the people after him. He also perished, and all his followers were scattered.

They gave in to him; and called the apostles in, and after flogging them, released them, with instructions not to speak about the name of Jesus.

"So he left Chaldea and settled in Haran, and from there, after his father's death, God moved him to this land which you inhabit.

"'And the nation, whichever it is, that enslaves them I will judge, said God, 'and after ward they shall come out, and they shall worship me in this place.

"This was he who brought them out, after he had shown signs and wonders in the wilderness, for forty years.

And Simon himself also believed, and after his baptism he remained with Philip, and was full of amazement as he beheld the signs and striking miracles which were performed.

So the apostles, after bearing solemn witness, and declaring the message of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, evangelizing many Samaritan villages as they went.

Philip found himself at Ashdod. Then visiting town after town, he kept preaching the good news in all the cities until he reached Caesarea.

She, as it happened, was taken ill just at that time, and died. After washing her body, they laid it in an upper room.

Then he gave her his hand and raised her up, and after calling the saints and the widows, he gave her back to them alive.

And after the angel who was speaking to him was gone, he called two of his household servants and a devout soldier who was in constant attendance upon him,

and after telling them everything, he sent them to Joppa.

and the day after that they reached Caesarea. There Cornelius was waiting for them, and had brought together all his relatives and intimate friends.

"you know the message spread throughout all Judea, beginning in Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

"not to all the people, but to witnesses??en previously chosen by God??hat is, to us, who ate and drank with him after he had risen from the dead;

He had him arrested and thrown in prison, and put under guard of sixteen soldiers. He intended, after the Passover, to bring him forth to the people.

So, after he had thought things over, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John, surnamed Mark, where a large number of people were assembled, praying.

Then Herod had search made for him, and could not find him. After sharply questioning the guards, he ordered them off to execution. He then went down from Judea to Caesarea, where he stayed for some time.

Now Herod was violently displeased with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they came to him, with one accord, and after conciliating Blastus, the royal chamberlain, they begged for peace because their country depended upon the king's country for its food supply.

So on the appointed day, Herod put on his royal robes, and after taking his seat upon the throne, began to harangue them.

and after discharging their mission, Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, bringing with them John, surnamed Mark.

So after fasting and praying, they laid their hands on them, and let them go.

They had John Mark as an assistant; and after going through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain Jewish sorcerer and false prophet, named Bar-Jesus,

And, after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the wardens of the synagogue sent word to them. "Brothers," they said, "if you have any word of encouragement to the people, say it."

After deposing him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also bore witness, when he said, "I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, and who will obey all my will.

"And John, when he was finishing his race, repeatedly asked the people. "'Who do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold there comes One after me, whose sandal I am not worthy to unfasten.'

"For David, after he had served his own generation according to the will of God, fell on sleep, and was gathered to his forefathers, and did see corruption;

And now a party of Jews came down form Antioch and Iconium, and after persuading the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead.

and after preaching the gospel to that town, and winning many converts, they went back to Lystra and Iconium and Antioch,

They chose elders for them in every church, after prayer and fasting, and commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

after preaching the word in Perga, they came down to Attaleia.

and after there had been a long discussion, Peter rose and said: "Brothers, you know how a good while ago God made choice among you, that from my lips the Gentiles were to hear the message of the gospel and believe.

"After these things I will return, And I will rebuild David's fallen tent; And I will build again its ruins, And I will set it up;

"So that the rest of men may seek after the Lord, Even all the Gentiles, who are called by my name,

"For Moses from the earliest times has had his preachers in every town where he is read aloud, Sabbath after Sabbath, in the synagogues."

So they, when they had been dispatched, went down to Antioch, and after gathering the whole multitude together, they handed them the letter,

After spending some time there the brothers let them go with a greeting of peace to those who had sent them.

And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let is go back and visit the brothers in every city in which we have proclaimed the word of the Lord. Let us see how they fare."

She used to follow after Paul and us, crying out again and again, "These men are servants of the most high God, who proclaimed to you the way of salvation."

The crowd, too, rose up together against them, and the praetors, after having them stripped, and after ordering them to be flogged,

And after bringing them up into his house, he set food before them, overjoyed with all his household in having believed in God.

So they came and conciliated them, and after taking them out of prison, begged them to leave the town.

So Paul and Silas came out of the prison, and went to Lydia's house; and after they had seen the brethren and encouraged them, they left Philippi.

The Jews of Berea were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they very readily received the message with all readiness of mind, and day after day searched the Scriptures to see whether these things were so.

"so that they might seek God, if perhaps they might feel after him and find him, though he is not far from every on of us;

After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.

And Paul after remaining in Corinth some time longer, took leave of the brothers, and sailed away to Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. As Paul was under a vow, he had his head shaved at Cenchrea.

After spending some time there, he set out and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, in order, and strengthened all the disciples.

Now it happened that while Apollos was in Corinth, Paul, after passing through the hinterland, came to Ephesus, where he found a few disciples.

"John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance," answered Paul, "telling the people to believe on One who was coming after him, namely, on Jesus."

and after Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak with tongues, and to prophesy.

Now after these things were ended, Paul resolved in his spirit to travel through Macedonia and Achaia on his way to Jerusalem. "After I get there," he said, "I must see Rome, too."

After listening to this they were filled with rage, and cried out again and again, saying,

After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples and, after embracing them, bade them farewell, and started for Macedonia.

but we ourselves set sail from Philippi, after the days of unleavened bread, and joined them five days later at Troas. There we remained for a week.

Then he went upstairs again, broke bread and took some food, and after talking with them a long time, even until daybreak, he left them.

We sailed from thence, and arrived next day off Chios; and the day after we touched at Samos; and the following day we came to Mitylene.

except that in city after city the Holy Spirit is warning me that bonds and afflictions are awaiting me.

I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come among you, and they will not spare the flock;

and that from among your own number, men will arise, perverting the truth, to draw away the disciples after them.

sorrowing most of all for the words that he had spoken, that after that day they should look upon his face no more. And they began to escort him to the ship.

After sighting Cyprus and leaving it on the left hand, we sailed for Syria, and put in at Tyre; for there the ship was to unload her cargo.

A few days after this we took up our luggage and went up to Jerusalem.

After saluting them Paul rehearsed, one by one, the things that God had done among the Gentiles by his ministry.

Then Paul took the men, and after purifying himself with them next day, went into the temple to declare the fulfilment of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them.

"After my return to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple,

"'Lord,' I replied, 'they themselves well know that I was beating and imprisoning in synagogue after synagogue those who believed in you,

After reading the letter, he asked to what province he belonged, and when he understood that he was of Cilicia, he said,

"Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and to offer sacrifices.

But after two full years Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and because he wished to curry favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul still in prison.

Three days after Festus entered his province, he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

After staying not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day, after taking his seat upon the tribunal, he ordered Paul to be brought.

Then Festus, after conferring with the council, answered. "You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you shall go."

A short time after this King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.

"Now I have nothing very definite to tell our sovereign about him. So I have brought the man before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, in order that, after examination, I may have something to write.

and after sailing across the Cilician and Pamphylian waters, we came to Myra, in Lycia.

After hauling it aboard, they used ropes to undergird the ship, and since they were fearful lest they should be driven upon the Syrtes, they lowered the gear and lay to.

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

After eating a hearty meal, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the wheat overboard.

But they kept expecting him to swell up or fall down dead suddenly. But after waiting a long time, and seeing no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said over and over that he was a god.

After this all the other sick people on the island came, and continued to be restored to health.

After this Paul lived for two whole years in his own rented house, and used to receive all who came to see him.