And while staying with them, he commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, "Which," he said, "you heard of from me;

Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

So I sent for you immediately, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God, to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord."

And he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.

For so the Lord has commanded us: 'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'"

And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, having recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. He went to see them,

While they were trying to kill him, a report came up to the commander of the Roman cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

At once he took along some soldiers and centurions and ran down to them; and when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

Then the commander came up and arrested him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He inquired who he was and what he had done.

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?

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

When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and told him, saying, "What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen."

So the commander came and said to him, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" And he said, "Yes."

The commander answered, "I bought this citizenship for a large sum." Paul said, "But I was born a citizen."

So those who were about to examine him withdrew from him immediately; and the commander also was afraid when he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had put him in chains.

The high priest Ananias commanded those standing beside him to strike him on the mouth.

The dispute became so violent that the commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them and ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.

You therefore, along with the council, give notice now to the commander to bring him down to you, as though you were going to determine his case more exactly. And we are ready to kill him before he comes near."

Paul called one of the centurions and said, "Take this young man to the commander; for he has something to tell him."

So he took him and brought him to the commander and said, "Paul the prisoner called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, since he has something to tell you."

The commander took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"

So the commander dismissed the young man, instructing him, "Tell no one that you have informed me of this."

he said, "I will hear you when your accusers arrive also." And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's Praetorium.

But Felix, having a more exact knowledge about the Way, put them off, saying, "When Lysias the commander comes down, I will decide your case."