So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?"

They were amazed and wondered, saying, "Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?

But others were mocking and said, "They are full of sweet wine."

For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day;

This Jesus God raised up again, and of that we are all witnesses.

For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, for all whom the Lord our God will call to himself."

but killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses.

You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.'

if we are being examined today for a good deed done to a cripple, as to how this man has been healed,

Then Peter said to her, "How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out."

And someone came and told them, "Look! The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people."

We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him."

The high priest said, "Are these things so?"

Then he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. From there, after his father died, God had him move to this country in which you are now living.

On the following day he appeared to two of them as they were fighting, and tried to reconcile them, saying, 'Men, you are brethren; why do you wrong each other?'

And the Lord said to him, 'Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

"You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. You are doing just as your fathers did.

For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity."

So Philip ran up to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and asked, "Do you understand what you are reading?"

And he said, "Who are you, Lord?" And he said, "I am Jesus whom you are persecuting,

While Peter was reflecting on the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men are looking for you.

Peter went down to the men and said, "Behold, I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason you have come?"

So I sent for you immediately, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God, to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord."

We are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree;

They said to her, "You are out of your mind!" But she kept insisting that it was so. They said, "It is his angel."

and said, "You who are full of all deceit and fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not stop making crooked the straight ways of the Lord?

For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not recognize him nor the utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled these by condemning him.

and for many days he appeared to those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people.

he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is also written in the second Psalm: 'You are my Son; today I have begotten you.'

"Men, why are you doing this? We also are men, of like nature with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.

But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brethren, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."

But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they are."

so that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by my name,'

Therefore it is my judgment that we should not trouble those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles,

and they sent the following letter with them: "The apostles and the brethren who are elders, to the brethren in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia who are from the Gentiles, greetings.

After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us return and visit the brethren in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are."

She followed Paul and the rest of us, crying, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way of salvation."

and when they had brought them to the magistrates they said, "These men are Jews and they are throwing our city into an uproar.

But Paul cried with a loud voice, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!"

But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us publicly, without trial, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now cast us out secretly? No! Let them come themselves and take us out."

and Jason has welcomed them, and they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus."

For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know what these things mean."

So Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: "Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.

'For in him we live and move and have our being,' as even some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.'

But the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?"

And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in almost all of Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away a considerable number of people, saying that gods made with hands are no gods at all.

Therefore, since these facts are undeniable, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rash.

For you have brought these men here who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.

If then Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another.

As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of today's events. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since there is no reason for it."

And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."

And when they heard it, they glorified God. And they said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed; they are all zealous for the law,

and they have been told about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or to walk according to the customs.

Therefore do what we tell you. We have four men who are under a vow;

Then you are not the Egyptian who some time ago stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand men of the Assassins out into the wilderness?"

"I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated under Gamaliel, strictly according to the law of our fathers, being zealous for God just as you all are today.

And I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' And he said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.'

When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and told him, saying, "What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen."

So the commander came and said to him, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" And he said, "Yes."

You therefore, along with the council, give notice now to the commander to bring him down to you, as though you were going to determine his case more exactly. And we are ready to kill him before he comes near."

But do not yield to them; for more than forty of them are waiting in ambush for him, having bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink until they have killed him; and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from you."

And when Paul was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying to Felix: "Since through you we have enjoyed much peace, and since by your provision, reforms are introduced on behalf of this nation,

Neither can they prove to you the charges they are now making against me.

But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there on these charges?"

Festus said, "King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man about whom the whole Jewish people petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, shouting that he ought not to live any longer.

because you are especially familiar with all customs and controversies of the Jews; therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently.

They have known about me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that I lived as a Pharisee according to the strictest sect of our religion.

And I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

And as he was saying this in his defense, Festus said in a loud voice, "Paul, you are out of your mind! Your great learning is driving you mad."

But we desire to hear from you what your views are; for concerning this sect, we know that everywhere it is spoken against."