To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God.

but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”

They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart,

whom heaven must receive until the period of restoration of all things about which God spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time.

and who owned a tract of land, sold it and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

Upon hearing this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and began to teach.Now when the high priest and his associates came, they called the Council together, even all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison house for them to be brought.

When they had brought them, they stood them before the Council. The high priest questioned them,

Now at this time while the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Hellenistic Jews against the native Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food.

And these they brought before the apostles; and after praying, they laid their hands on them.

And they stirred up the people, the elders and the scribes, and they came up to him and dragged him away and brought him before the Council.

At that time they made a calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands.

And having received it in their turn, our fathers brought it in with Joshua upon dispossessing the nations whom God drove out before our fathers, until the time of David.

You have no part or portion in this matter, for your heart is not right before God.

Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing; and leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus.

But Barnabas took hold of him and brought him to the apostles and described to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that He had talked to him, and how at Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus.

But when the brethren learned of it, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.

So Peter arose and went with them. When he arrived, they brought him into the upper room; and all the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing all the tunics and garments that Dorcas used to make while she was with them.

And he reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and have Simon, who is also called Peter, brought here;

for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And considerable numbers were brought to the Lord.

and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And for an entire year they met with the church and taught considerable numbers; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. Now it was during the days of Unleavened Bread.

Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

For a period of about forty years He put up with them in the wilderness.

From the descendants of this man, according to promise, God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus,

The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds.

and when they had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, “These men are throwing our city into confusion, being Jews,

and after he brought them out, he said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

And he brought them into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, having believed in God with his whole household.

and they came and appealed to them, and when they had brought them out, they kept begging them to leave the city.

Now those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens; and receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they left.

And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is which you are proclaiming?

But while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,

And many of those who practiced magic brought their books together and began burning them in the sight of everyone; and they counted up the price of them and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

For you have brought these men here who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.

We sailed from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas within five days; and there we stayed seven days.

On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight.

When he had gone back up and had broken the bread and eaten, he talked with them a long while until daybreak, and then left.

But we, going ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending from there to take Paul on board; for so he had arranged it, intending himself to go by land.

And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.

Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for a period of three years I did not cease to admonish each one with tears.

Then we went on board the ship, and they returned home again.

crying out, “Men of Israel, come to our aid! This is the man who preaches to all men everywhere against our people and the Law and this place; and besides he has even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.”

For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.

But among the crowd some were shouting one thing and some another, and when he could not find out the facts because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into the barracks.

As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the commander, “May I say something to you?” And he *said, “Do you know Greek?

“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated under Gamaliel, strictly according to the law of our fathers, being zealous for God just as you all are today.

“But it happened that as I was on my way, approaching Damascus about noontime, a very bright light suddenly flashed from heaven all around me,

the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, stating that he should be examined by scourging so that he might find out the reason why they were shouting against him that way.

But on the next day, wishing to know for certain why he had been accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and all the Council to assemble, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

Now therefore, you and the Council notify the commander to bring him down to you, as though you were going to determine his case by a more thorough investigation; and we for our part are ready to slay him before he comes near the place.”

“And wanting to ascertain the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their Council;

So the soldiers, in accordance with their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

After five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders, with an attorney named Tertullus, and they brought charges to the governor against Paul.

And the chief priests and the leading men of the Jews brought charges against Paul, and they were urging him,

requesting a concession against Paul, that he might have him brought to Jerusalem (at the same time, setting an ambush to kill him on the way).

After he had spent not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he took his seat on the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought.

and when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him.

So after they had assembled here, I did not delay, but on the next day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought before me.

So, on the next day when Agrippa came together with Bernice amid great pomp, and entered the auditorium accompanied by the commanders and the prominent men of the city, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.

Yet I have nothing definite about him to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him before you all and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the investigation has taken place, I may have something to write.

Having said this, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it and began to eat.

and the rest should follow, some on planks, and others on various things from the ship. And so it happened that they all were brought safely to land.

When they had been brought safely through, then we found out that the island was called Malta.