to take this place of service as an apostle which Judas left to go where he belonged."

It was to you that God first sent his servant after he had raised him from the dead, to bless you by making every one of you turn from his wickedness."

When they had prayed, the place where they were meeting shook, and they were all filled with the holy Spirit, and fearlessly uttered God's message.

Then they brought forward false witnesses, who said, "This man is constantly saying things against this holy place and against the Law,

for we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will tear this place down and change the customs that have been handed down to us by Moses."

Then the Lord said to him, 'Take off your shoes, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

" 'The sky is my throne, And the earth a footstool for my feet. What house can you build for me? says the Lord, Or what place is there where I can rest?

Those who were scattered went from place to place preaching the good news of the message.

Even Simon himself believed and after his baptism devoted himself to Philip, and he was amazed at seeing such signs and great wonders taking place.

saying, "Give me also this power to communicate the holy Spirit to anyone I place my hands upon."

He was attached to the governor, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. He sent for Barnabas and Saul and asked them to let him hear God's message.

From there we went to Philippi, a Roman garrison town, and the principal place in that part of Macedonia. In this town we stayed for some days.

On the Sabbath we went outside the gates, to the bank of the river where we supposed there was a praying place, and we sat down and talked with the women who gathered there.

Once as we were on our way to the praying place a slave-girl met us who had the gift of ventriloquism, and made her masters a great deal of money by her fortune-telling.

Some Jews who went from place to place casting out demons tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus in the cases of people who had evil spirits in them, saying, "I command you in the name of Jesus whom Paul preaches!"

Now I commit you to the Lord, and to the message of his favor, which will build you up and give you a place among those whom God has consecrated.

shouting, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everybody everywhere against our people and the Law and this place, and besides he has actually brought Greeks into the Temple and desecrated this sacred place."

But on my way, as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly about noon, a blaze of light flashed around me from heaven,

After staying only eight or ten days there, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day took his place in the judge's chair, and ordered Paul brought in.

So they came back here with me and the next day without losing any time I took my place in the judge's chair and ordered the man brought in.

to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's control to God, so that they may have their sins forgiven and have a place among those who are consecrated through faith in me.'

and with difficulty coasted along it and reached a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

So they fixed a day, and came in even larger numbers to the place where he was staying, and from morning till night he explained to them the Kingdom of God and gave his testimony, trying to convince them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.