he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that He was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did His flesh suffer decay.

“And now, brethren, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your rulers did also.

who by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David Your servant, said,
‘Why did the Gentiles rage,
And the peoples devise futile things?

While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.”

But the officers who came did not find them in the prison; and they returned and reported back,

And he supposed that his brethren understood that God was granting them deliverance through him, but they did not understand.

“You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did.

Which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed those who had previously announced the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become;

you who received the law as ordained by angels, and yet did not keep it.”

But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he did to Your saints at Jerusalem;

Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which translated in Greek is called Dorcas); this woman was abounding with deeds of kindness and charity which she continually did.

We are witnesses of all the things He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also put Him to death by hanging Him on a cross.

“Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?”

And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He did upon us at the beginning.

And this they did, sending it in charge of Barnabas and Saul to the elders.

And the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he *said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”

And he went out and continued to follow, and he did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

When she recognized Peter’s voice, because of her joy she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing in front of the gate.

And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.

but He whom God raised did not undergo decay.

and yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”

And God, who knows the heart, testified to them giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us;

and after they came to Mysia, they were trying to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them;

When they did not find them, they began dragging Jason and some brethren before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have upset the world have come here also;

When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent,

He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said to him, “No, we have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.”

So then, some were shouting one thing and some another, for the assembly was in confusion and the majority did not know for what reason they had come together.

how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly and from house to house,

For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose of God.

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.

And those who were with me saw the light, to be sure, but did not understand the voice of the One who was speaking to me.

Neither in the temple, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city itself did they find me carrying on a discussion with anyone or causing a riot.

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.

And this is just what I did in Jerusalem; not only did I lock up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, but also when they were being put to death I cast my vote against them.

“So, King Agrippa, I did not prove disobedient to the heavenly vision,

When we had sailed slowly for a good many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, since the wind did not permit us to go farther, we sailed under the shelter of Crete, off Salmone;

When day came, they could not recognize the land; but they did observe a bay with a beach, and they resolved to drive the ship onto it if they could.

And when they did not agree with one another, they began leaving after Paul had spoken one parting word, “The Holy Spirit rightly spoke through Isaiah the prophet to your fathers,