constantly praising God and always having the favor of all the people. And every day the Lord continued to add to them the people who were being saved.

when a man crippled from his birth was being carried by, who used to be laid every day at what was called The Beautiful Gate of the temple, to beg from people on their way into the temple.

if it is for a good deed to a helpless man, or to learn how he was cured, that we are today being tried,

Now the high priest took a stand, and all his friends, the party of the Sadducees; and being filled with jealousy,

Then the military commander went with his attendants and brought them back, but without any violence, for they were afraid of being pelted with stones by the people.

In those days, as the number of the disciples was increasing, complaint was made by the Greek-speaking Jews against the native Jews that their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of food.

Because he saw one of them being mistreated, he defended and avenged the man who was suffering ill-treatment by striking down the Egyptian.

Saul heartily approved of his being put to death. So on that day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all of them, except the apostles, were scattered over Judea and Samaria.

As they continued down the road, they came to some water, and the official said, "Look! here is some water! What is there to keep me from being baptized?"

So send to Joppa and invite Simon, who is called Peter, to come over. He is being entertained at the house of a tanner named Simon, by the seashore.'

So Peter was being kept in prison, but earnest prayer to God for him was persistently made by the church.

So he kept following him out, but he was not conscious that what was being done by the angel was real; he thought he was dreaming it.

For as I was going here and there and looking at the things you worship, I even found an altar with this inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' So it is about the Being whom you are in ignorance already worshiping that I am telling you.

One night in a vision the Lord said to Paul, "Stop being afraid, go on speaking, never give up;

For we are in danger of being charged with rioting for today's assembly, as there is not a single reason we can give for it."

But Paul went down and fell on him and embraced him, and said, "Stop being alarmed, his life is still in him."

and when the blood of your martyr Stephen was being shed, I stood by and approved it, and held the clothes of those who killed him.'

When Paul was called, Tertullus opened the prosecution by saying: "Your Excellency, Felix, since we are enjoying perfect peace through you and since reforms for this nation are being brought about through your foresight,

Festus answered that Paul was being kept in custody in Caesarea, and that he himself was going there soon.

if the Christ should suffer, and by being the first to rise from the dead was to proclaim the light to the Jewish people and to the heathen."

And as the harbor was not fit to winter in, the majority favored the plan to set sail from there and see if they could reach Phoenix and winter there, this being a harbor in Crete facing west-southwest and west-north-west.

After hoisting it on board, they used ropes to brace the ship, and since they were afraid of being stranded on the Syrtis quicksands, they lowered the sail and let her drift.

For a number of days neither the sun nor the stars were to be seen, and the storm continued to rage, until at last all hope of being saved was now vanishing,

and said, "Stop being afraid, Paul. You must stand before the Emperor; and listen! God has graciously given to you the lives of all who are sailing with you.'