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

The result will be, that any person who will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.'

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,

Then the military commander went with his attendants and brought them back, but without any violence, for they were afraid of being pelted with stones by the people.

for as yet He had not come upon any of them, but they had been baptized merely in the name of the Lord Jesus.

and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, that if he found any men or women belonging to The Way he might bring them in chains to Jerusalem.

But Peter said, "Never by any means, sir, for I have never eaten anything common, or not ceremonially cleansed."

and he said to him, "You know that it is against the law for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit one, but God has taught me not to call any man vulgar or ceremonially unclean;

so I have come, since I was sent for, without any hesitation."

But I answered, 'Never by any means, sir, for nothing common or not ceremonially cleansed has ever passed my lips.'

And the Spirit told me to go with them without any hesitation at all. These six brothers, too, went with me, and we all went into the man's house.

After the reading of the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue worship sent to them and said, "Brothers, if you have any message of encouragement for the people, you may speak."

For the Holy Spirit and we have decided not to lay upon you any burden but these essential requirements,

So he kept up his discussions in the synagogue with the Jews and the pagans who were worshiping there, and also day by day in the public square with any who chanced to be there.

so that they might search for God, possibly they might grope for Him, and find Him, though He is really not far from any of us.

For Paul's plan was to sail past Ephesus, so as not to lose any time in the province of Asia; for he was eager, if possible, to reach Jerusalem by Pentecost.

I therefore protest to you today that I am not responsible for the blood of any of you,

I have never coveted any man's silver or gold or clothes.

Paul answered, "I did not know, brothers, that he was high priest, for the Scripture says, 'You must not speak evil against any ruler of your people.'"

But there were some Jews from Asia who ought to be here before you and to present their charges, if they have any, against me.

Then Festus said: "King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you now see this man about whom the whole Jewish nation made suit to me, both in Jerusalem and here, continuously clamoring that he ought not to live any longer.

The king, indeed, knows about this and I can speak to him with freedom. I do not believe that any of this escaped his notice, for it did not occur in a corner!

After they had gone a long time without any food, then Paul got up among them and said: "Men, you ought to have listened to me and not to have sailed from Crete, and you would have escaped this disaster and loss.

The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners, to keep any of them from swimming ashore and escaping,

After examining me the Romans wanted to set me free, because I was innocent of any crime that deserved the death penalty.

But the Jews objected, so I was forced to appeal to the Emperor; yet it was not because I had any charge to make against my own nation.

They answered him, "We have not received any letters from Judea about you, and not one of our Jewish brothers has come and reported or stated anything wicked about you.