And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and his feet and ankles immediately became strong,

And he made the agreement of circumcision with him, and so Abraham 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.

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

As the time drew near for the fulfilment of the promise God had made to Abraham, the people became more and more numerous in Egypt,

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

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.

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

and they became aware of it, they made their escape to the Lycaonian towns of Lystra and Derbe and the country around,

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

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.

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."

Many who became believers would come and openly confess their former practices.

When they heard this, they became very angry, and cried, "Great Artemis of Ephesus!"

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.

When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet, and he said,

But as he talked of uprightness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became alarmed, and said, "You may go for the present. I will find time later to send for you."