The first account I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

"Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus.

For it is written in the scroll of Psalms, 'Let his habitation be made desolate. Let no one dwell therein;' and, 'Let another take his office.'

to take part in this ministry and office of apostle from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place."

because you will not leave my soul in hell, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay.

he foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Messiah, that neither was he left in hell, nor did his flesh see decay.

Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

He took him by the right hand, and raised him up. Immediately his feet and his ankle bones received strength.

They called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take council together, against the Lord, and against his Messiah.'

saying, "Did not we strictly command you not to teach in this name? Behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood on us."

The same took advantage of our race, and mistreated our fathers, and forced them to throw out their babies, so that they would not stay alive.

When he was thrown out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and reared him as her own son.

The Lord said to him, 'Take your sandals off of your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.

You took up the tabernacle of Moloch, the star of your god Rephan, the figures which you made to worship. I will carry you away beyond Babylon.'

He took food and was strengthened. He stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus.

but his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.

But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.

When they had fulfilled all things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree, and placed him in a tomb.

Therefore he says also in another psalm, 'You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.'

For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was placed with his fathers, and saw decay.

But he whom God raised up saw no decay.

Simeon has reported how God first visited the nations, to take out of them a people for his name.

Barnabas planned to take John, who was called Mark, with them also.

But Paul did not think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and did not go with them to do the work.

Then the contention grew so sharp that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away to Cyprus,

Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

He took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.

But the Jews, being moved with jealousy, took along some wicked men from the marketplace, and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.

They took hold of him, and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, "May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by you?

Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers, and sailed from there for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.

He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside, and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, "I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches."

After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples and, after encouraging them, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia.

But we who went ahead to the ship set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for he had so arranged, intending himself to go by land.

When he met us at Assos, we took him aboard, and came to Mitylene.

Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he purchased with his own blood.

After these days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem.

They have been informed about you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children neither to walk after the customs.

Take them, and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, that they may shave their heads. Then all will know that there is no truth in the things that they have been informed about you, but that you yourself also walk keeping the Law.

Then Paul took the men, and the next day, purified himself and went with them into the temple, declaring the fulfillment of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them.

Immediately he took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. They, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, stopped beating Paul.

When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

So he took him, and brought him to the commanding officer, and said, "Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you, who has something to tell you."

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

So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

They took soundings, and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.

While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, "This day is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads."

Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.

From there the brothers, when they heard of us, came to meet us as far as The Market of Appius and The Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God, and took courage.