And once when he ate with them, he instructed them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised. "You have heard me speak of it," he said,

"for John baptized people in water, but in a few days you will be baptized in the holy Spirit."

but you will be given power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem and all over Judea and Samaria and to the very ends of the earth."

(This man bought a piece of land with the money paid him for his treachery, and his body swelled up and burst open in the middle and all his vitals poured out.

But others said derisively, "They have had too much new wine!"

But this is what was predicted by the prophet Joel,

But you, by the fixed purpose and intention of God, handed him over to wicked men, and had him crucified.

But God set aside the pain of death and raised him up, for death could not control him.

But as he was a prophet, and knew that God had promised him with an oath that he would put one of his descendants upon his throne,

"For David did not go up to heaven, but he said, 'The Lord said to my lord, Sit at my right hand,

But Peter said, "I have no silver or gold, but I will give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk!"

But you disowned the Holy, Righteous One. You asked to have a murderer released for you,

and killed the very source of life. But God raised him from the dead, as we can testify.

But many of those who had heard what they said believed it, and their number grew to be about five thousand.

you and the people of Israel must all know that it is through the power of Jesus Christ of Nazareth whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that he stands here before you well.

But they ordered them out of the presence of the council and conferred together.

But to keep it from spreading farther among the people, let us warn them to say nothing to anyone else at all about this person."

But Peter and John answered them, "You must decide whether it is right in the sight of God to obey you instead of him,

But after further threats they let them go, as they could find no way to punish them, on account of the people, who were all giving honor to God for what had happened,

There was but one heart and soul in the multitude who had become believers, and not one of them claimed anything that belonged to him as his own, but they shared everything they had with one another.

and put them at the disposal of the apostles; then they were shared with everyone in proportion to his need.

sold a piece of land that belonged to him, and brought the proceeds and put them at the disposal of the apostles.

But a man named Ananias, who, with his wife Sapphira, had sold a piece of property,

with his wife's connivance appropriated some of the price received, and brought only a part of it to put at the disposal of the apostles.

As long as it was unsold was it not yours, and after it was sold was not the money under your control? How could you think of doing such a thing? You did not lie to men but to God!"

None of the others dared to associate with them, but the people made much of them,

and they had the apostles arrested and put in the common jail.

But an angel of the Lord opened the jail doors in the night and let them out, and said to them,

But the attendants who went for them could not find them in the jail, and they came back and reported,

"We found the prison securely locked up, with the sentries on duty at the doors, but on opening the doors we found no one inside."

Someone came over and reported to them, "The men that you put in jail are standing right here in the Temple, teaching the people!"

Then the commander and his men went and brought them back, but without using violence, for they were afraid of being stoned by the people.

But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law highly regarded by all the people, got up in the council and ordered the men to be removed for a while,

For some time ago Theudas appeared, claiming to be a person of importance, and a group of men numbering some four hundred joined him. But he was killed and all his followers were dispersed and disappeared.

After him, at the time of the census, Judas of Galilee appeared, and raised a great following, but he too perished, and all his followers were scattered.

but if it is from God, you will not be able to stop it. You may actually find yourselves fighting God!"

You, brothers, must pick out from your number seven men of good standing, who are wise and full of the Spirit, and we will put them in charge of this matter,

But members of the synagogue known as that of the Libyans, Cyreneans, and Alexandrians, and men from Cilicia and Asia undertook to debate with Stephen,

but they could not meet his wisdom and the inspiration with which he spoke.

He gave him no property in it, not a single foot, but he promised to give it to him and his posterity after him permanently, though he had no children at that time.

The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into slavery in Egypt. But God was with him,

But Jacob heard that there was food in Egypt, and he sent our forefathers on their first visit there.

and they were carried back to Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

He supposed that his brothers would understand that God was using him as the means of delivering them, but they did not.

But the aggressor thrust him off, saying, 'Who made you our ruler and judge?

Yet our forefathers would not listen to him, but thrust him off, and their hearts turned back to Egypt,

But the Most High does not live in buildings made by human hands. As the prophet says,

But he, full of the holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw God's glory and Jesus standing at God's right hand.

But they uttered a great shout and stopped their ears, and they rushed upon him all together,

And Saul entirely approved of his being put to death. A great persecution of the church in Jerusalem broke out that day, and they were all scattered over Judea and Samaria except the apostles.

But Saul harassed the church. He went into one house after another, and dragging out men and women, put them in prison.

But when they believed Philip's message of the good news of the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, men and women alike accepted baptism.

But when Simon saw that the holy Spirit was imparted through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,

But Peter said to him, "Go to destruction with your money, for thinking you could buy God's gift with it!

But an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Get up and go south, by the road that runs from Jerusalem to Gaza." (The town is now deserted.)

But on his journey, as he was approaching Damascus, a sudden light flashed around him from heaven,

"But get up and go into the city, and there you will be told what you ought to do."

Saul's fellow-travelers stood speechless, for they heard the voice but could not see anyone.

But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard many people tell of this man, and the harm he has done to your people in Jerusalem.

But Saul grew more and more powerful, and bewildered the Jews who lived in Damascus by his proofs that Jesus was the Christ.

but Saul found out about the plot. They watched the city gates day and night, in order to kill him,

but his disciples took him one night and let him down over the wall, lowering him in a basket.

But Barnabas got hold of him and introduced him to the apostles, and he told them how on his journey he had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken to him, and how boldly he had spoken for the cause of Jesus at Damascus.

and spoke boldly for the Lord's cause, talking and debating with the Greek-speaking Jews. But they tried to kill him.

Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ cures you! Get up, and make your bed!" And he got up immediately.

But Peter put them all out of the room. Then he knelt down and prayed, and then turning to the body he said, "Tabitha, stand up!" She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.

But Peter said, "Never, sir! For I have never eaten anything that was not ceremonially cleansed."

But Peter lifted him to his feet, and said, "Get up! I am only human myself."

and he said to them, "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 anyone vulgar or unclean.

but welcomes the man of any nation who reveres him and does what is right.

We are witnesses of everything that he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. Yet they put him upon a cross and killed him.

But God raised him to life on the third day and caused him to be plainly seen,

not by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had designated beforehand, that is, by us, who ate and drank with him after he had risen from the dead.

But I said, 'Never, sir! For nothing that was not ceremonially cleansed has ever passed my lips.'

and I remembered the saying of the Lord, 'John baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the holy Spirit.'

When they heard this, they made no further objection, but they gave honor to God, and said, "Then God has given even the heathen repentance and the hope of life!"

The fugitives from the persecution that had broken out over Stephen went all the way to Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, but they told the message to none but Jews.

He had him seized and put in jail, with four squads of soldiers to guard him, meaning after the Passover to bring him out before the people.

So Peter was kept in the jail, but the church was praying earnestly to God for him.

and the angel said to him, "Put on your belt and your sandals!" And he did so. Then he said to him, "Put on your coat and follow me!"

and when she recognized Peter's voice, in her joy she did not stop to open the door, but ran in and told them that Peter was standing outside.

But they said to her, "You are crazy!" But she insisted that it was so. Then they said, "Then it is his guardian angel!"

But Peter kept on knocking. And when they opened the door and saw him they were amazed.

But when morning came, there was no little commotion among the soldiers as to what could have become of Peter.

Herod had inquiries made for him, and when he could not find him, he examined the guards and ordered them to be put to death. Then he left Judea for Caesarea, and stayed there.

But the angel of the Lord struck him down immediately, because he did not give the honor to God; and he was eaten by worms and died.

But the Lord's message continued to grow and spread.

But Elymas the magician??or that is the meaning of his name??pposed them, and tried to keep the governor from accepting the faith.

But Saul, who was also called Paul, was filled with the holy Spirit, and looked at him

but they went on from Perga and reached Antioch in Pisidia. On the Sabbath they went to the synagogue there and took seats.

But God raised him from the dead,

but he whom God raised to life did not undergo it.

But when the Jews saw the crowd, they were very jealous, and they contradicted what Paul said and abused him.

Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out plainly, and said, "God's message had to be told to you first, but since you thrust it off and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we now turn to the heathen.

But the Jews stirred up the well-to-do religious women and the leading men of the town, and they started a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.

But the disciples continued to be full of joy and of the holy Spirit.

But the Jews who refused their message stirred up the heathen and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

But the people of the town were divided, some siding with the Jews and some with the apostles.

But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they rushed into the crowd, tearing their clothes

But some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and won the people over, and they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the town, thinking that he was dead.