And in those days Peter standing up in the midst of the brothers, said??he multitude together was about a hundred and twenty??16 Men and brothers, it was necessary that the Scripture should be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David, concerning Judas who became a guide to them that apprehended Jesus;

'Men, brethren, it behoved this Writing that it be fulfilled that beforehand the Holy Spirit spake through the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus,

With the money paid him for his crime he purchased an estate; but swelling up he burst in two, and all his bowels poured out ??19 a fact which became known to all the residents in Jerusalem, so that the estate got the name, in their language, of Akeldamach or The Ground of Blood.

This became known to all the residents of Jerusalem, so that this field is called in their language Hakeldama, that is, "The Field of Blood".)

All who became believers in Christ held everything for the common use;

Then Peter took hold of his right hand and began to help him up. Immediately his feet and ankles became strong,

and many of those hearing the word did believe, and the number of the men became, as it were, five thousand.

This is the stone that was set at nought by you -- the builders, that became head of a corner;

And when their prayer was ended, the place where they were was violently moved, and they all became full of the Holy Spirit, preaching the word of God without fear.

And still larger numbers, both of men and women, as they became believers in the Lord, were added to their number.

But the head priest and the Jewish sect of the Sadducees became very jealous,

Now when the captain of the Temple [guard] and the leading priests heard about this, they became frustrated over how far this [teaching] would [eventually] spread.

When the Council heard this, they became furious and wanted to kill them.

So the word of God continued to spread, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem continued to grow rapidly. Even a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.

And with Abraham He made the sacred compact of circumcision, and he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

And the patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him

and at the second time was Joseph made known to his brethren, and Joseph's kindred became manifest to Pharaoh,

As the time approached for realizing the promise which God had made to Abraham, the people multiplied and became more numerous in Egypt,

Eventually, a different king who had not known Joseph became ruler of Egypt.

So Moses learned all the wisdom of the Egyptians and became a great man, both in words and in deeds.

At this statement Moses fled, and went and lived in the land of Midian, and became the father of two sons.

"I am the God of your ancestors the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses became terrified and didn't dare to look.

This is he who became in the congregation in the wilderness with the heavenly agent who spoke to him on the mount Sinai, and of our fathers who received living oracles to give to us.

Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who declared beforehand concerning the coming of the Righteous One??f Whom just now ye became the betrayers and murderers;

While they were listening to these things, they became more and more furious and began to grind their teeth at him.

As the crowds continued to listen to his message and continued to see his wonder-works which he was performing, with one mind they became interested in what was said by Philip.

And there became great joy in that city.

Even Simon believed, and after he was baptized he became devoted to Philip. He was amazed to see the signs and great miracles that were happening.

And having received nourishment, he was strengthened. And Saul became with the disciples in Damascus some days.

But Saul became more and more capable, and was causing consternation among the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.

but their plot became known to him. They were even watching the gates day and night to murder him,

And so it came about that the Church, throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, enjoyed peace and became firmly established; and, ordering its life by reverence for the Lord and the help of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.

and all that dwelt at Lydda, and Saron, saw him, and became converts to the Lord.

At that time she became sick and died. When they had washed her body, they placed it in an upstairs room.

This became known all over Joppa, and many came to believe in the Lord.

And he stared at him and became terrified [and] said, "What is [it], Lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and your charitable deeds have gone up for a memorial offering before God.

And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,

Since then, God had given them the very same gift as he gave us when we became believers in Jesus Christ the Master--who was I that I could thwart God?"

And [when they] heard these [things], they became silent and praised God, saying, "Then God has granted the repentance [leading] to life to the Gentiles also!"

and as the divine assistance accompany'd them, a great number of persons believed and became converts.

When he became conscious of his situation, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was also called Mark, were a large number of people had met and were praying.

And, when it became day, there was no small commotion among the soldiers, as to what, then, Peter had become!

but at the instant an angel of the Lord smote him, because he did not glorify God: so that he became a prey to worms and died. In the mean time, the

The proconsul believed [the message of salvation] when he saw what had happened, being astonished at the teaching concerning the Lord.

For indeed David, who served his own generation in the plan of God, became asleep, and was added near his fathers, and saw decay.

But when the Jews saw the large crowds [gathered to hear the Gospel] they became very jealous and took sharp issue with the things Paul said, and [even] spoke against them.

Then Paul and Barnabas became bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you: but seeing ye reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

On hearing this, the Gentiles were glad and extolled God's Message; and all those who had been enrolled for Immortal Life became believers in Christ;

Now in Iconium Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue together and spoke in such a way [with such power and boldness] that a large number of Jews as well as Greeks believed [and confidently accepted Jesus as Savior];

But the large crowd in the city [who heard them] became divided [over how to respond to it]; some sided with the [unbelieving] Jews and some with the apostles.

they became aware of it and fled to the Lycaonian towns of Lystra and Derbe, and the surrounding country,

And God, who knows the heart, became a witness for them, by giving them the Holy Spirit, as he gave it also to us;

And the whole group became silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul describing all the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.

And after they became silent, James responded, saying, Men, brethren, hear me.

So the churches became stronger and stronger in the faith, and their numbers increased from day to day.

She kept doing this for many days until Paul became annoyed, turned to her and told the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus the Messiah to come out of her!" And it came out that very moment.

And the jailor, who became awake and who saw the prison doors opened, having drawn out a sword was going to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to have fled.

But when it became day, the magistrates sent out the police, saying, Release those men.

The policemen reported this message to the chiefs of the police court, and they became alarmed when they heard that they were Roman citizens,

But the Jewish leaders became jealous, and they took some contemptible characters who used to hang out in the public square, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. They attacked Jason's home and searched it for Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the people.

When they heard [these charges], the crowds and [even] the city officials became very disturbed [by the situation stirred up by the Jews].

So many of them became believers, and so did not a few Greeks, women of honorable estate, and men.

Some men joined him and became believers. With them were Dionysius, who was a member of the Areopagus, a woman named Damaris, and some others along with them.

Now when Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul became wholly absorbed with proclaiming the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

However, as they set themselves against him and became abusive, Paul shook his clothes in protest and said to them: "Your blood be on your own heads. My conscience is clear. From this time forward I shall go to the Gentiles."

But Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, became a believer in the Lord, and so did all his family, and from time to time many of the Corinthians heard, believed, and were baptized.

But when Gallio became Proconsul of Greece, the Jews with one accord made a dead set at Paul, and brought him before the court.

"Did you, when you became believers in Christ, receive the Holy Spirit?" "No," they answered, "we did not even hear that there was a Holy Spirit."

But when some people became stubborn, refused to believe, and slandered the Way in front of the people, Paul left them, taking his disciples away with him, and held daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

This at once became known to everybody living in Ephesus, Greeks as well as Jews, and awe fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus began to be held in high honor.

And many who became believers kept coming and confessing and uncovering their former practices.

When they heard this, they became furious and kept on shouting, "Great Artemis of Ephesus!"

The city became full of confusion; they grabbed Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul's Macedonian traveling companions, and everyone together rushed into the amphitheater.

and a young man named Eutychus, who was sitting at the window, became very drowsy as Paul's address grew longer and longer, and finally went fast asleep and fell from the third story to the ground, and was picked up for dead.

And when they came to him, he said to them, Ye know, from the first day in which I stepped in Asia, how I became with you all the time,

When they heard him speaking to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet, and he continued:

and they who are with me the light did see, and became afraid, and the voice they heard not of him who is speaking to me --

And it came about that when I had come back to Jerusalem, while I was at prayer in the Temple, my senses became more than naturally clear,

Then those who were about to interrogate Paul [with whips] immediately left him, and the commander also became fearful when he realized that he had chained a Roman citizen [illegally].

When he said this it stirred up a dispute between the Pharisees and Sadducees and the assembly became divided.

Since the dispute kept growing hotter and hotter, the colonel became alarmed that Paul might be torn in pieces by them, and so ordered the army to march down and take him out of their hands and bring him back to the barracks.

And, when it became day, the Jews, forming a conspiracy, bound themselves under a curse, saying, that they would neither eat nor drink till they had slain Paul.

Then it became clear to me that it was a question of their law, and that nothing was said against him which might be a reason for prison or death.

But as he continued to talk about uprightness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became alarmed, and said, "For the present you may go, but when I find a good opportunity, I will send for you."

about whom, when I became in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews revealed, asking judgment against him.

Wherefore, O King Agrippa, - I became not disobedient unto the heavenly vision;

After much time had passed, the voyage became more dangerous because it was [now] past the Day of Atonement [Note: This would have been around September or October, when a sea voyage involved rough sailing]. So, Paul began warning the people [aboard ship],

And running a little under the island called Clauda, we with difficulty became masters of the boat,

And when it became the fourteenth night, as we were driven about in the Adriatic sea, toward midnight the sailors suspected some region to come near them.

They all became encouraged and took food themselves.

And when it became day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay having a beach, onto which, they decided if possible, to drive the ship.

After we escaped [from the sinking ship] we became aware that the island [on which we had landed] was Melita [i.e., present-day Malta].