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;

“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David spoke in advance about Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested 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 in their own language that field is called Hakeldama (that is, Field of Blood).

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

Then, taking him by the right hand he raised him up, and at once 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 preaching about God flourished, the number of the disciples in Jerusalem multiplied greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision, and so he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac [did so with] Jacob, and Jacob [did so with] the twelve patriarchs.

“The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him

The second time, Joseph was revealed to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became known 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,

until another king, who knew nothing about Joseph, became ruler of Egypt.

Now Moses was educated according to all the wisdom of the Egyptians and became an accomplished speaker and an effective leader.

“At this disclosure, Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, where he fathered 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 one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? and they slew those proclaiming concerning the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you became:

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.

nay, Simon himself became a proselyte: and after he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and was transported at the sight of the miracles and prodigies which he perform'd.

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 Saul. So they were watching the gates day and night intending to kill him,

So the church all over Judea, Galilee, and Samaria was at peace and became established. It lived in reverence for the Lord and, stimulated by the holy Spirit, it grew steadily in numbers.

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

In those days she became sick and died. After washing her, they placed her in a room upstairs.

This became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

Looking intently at him, he became afraid and said, “What is it, lord?”

The angel told him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity have come up as 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?"

When they heard this they became silent. Then they glorified God, saying, “So God has granted repentance resulting in life even to the Gentiles!”

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.

But having become day, there was no small stir among the soldiers what then became of Peter.

At once an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he became infected with worms and died.

When the magistrate saw this miracle performed, he became a believer [in Christ] and was [continually] amazed at the teaching about 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.

And when the Gentiles heard this they were glad and gave honor to the message of God [i.e., they accepted it as true]. And all those who were appointed [by God] to receive never ending life [through faith and obedience] became believers.

It happened in Iconium that Paul and Barnabas [again] entered the Jewish synagogue and presented the message [so powerfully] that a large number of both Jews and Greeks [i.e., Gentiles] became believers.

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 unto the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the region round about:

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 Jews became jealous, and they brought together some scoundrels from the marketplace, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. Attacking Jason’s house, they searched for them to bring them out to the public assembly.

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

Many of them became believers and so did no small number of Greek women of position, and men too.

Some persons joined him, however, and became believers, among them Dionysius, a member of the council, and a woman named Damaris, and some others.

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.

he said to them, "Did you receive the holy Spirit when you became believers?" "No," they said to him, "we never even heard that there was a holy Spirit."

But when some became hardened and would not believe, slandering the Way in front of the crowd, he withdrew from them and met separately with the disciples, conducting discussions every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

This became known to everyone who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. Then fear fell on all of them, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

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

And [when they] heard [this] and became full of rage, they began to shout, saying, "Great [is] Artemis of the Ephesians!"

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 that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they became even quieter.

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 to pass when I had returned to Jerusalem, and as I was praying in the temple, that I became in ecstasy,

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.

When the dispute became violent, the commander feared that Paul might be torn apart by them and ordered the troops to go down, rescue him from them, and bring him into 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.

Now as he spoke about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix became afraid and replied, “Leave for now, but when I find time I’ll call 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].