David by foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did his body experience decay.

For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says, 'The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand

Peter looked directly at him (as did John) and said, "Look at us!"

And now, brothers, I know you acted in ignorance, as your rulers did too.

After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"

Before it was sold, did it not belong to you? And when it was sold, was the money not at your disposal? How have you thought up this deed in your heart? You have not lied to people but to God!"

After an interval of about three hours, his wife came in, but she did not know what had happened.

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

And every day both in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus was the Christ.

He did not give any of it to him for an inheritance, not even a foot of ground, yet God promised to give it to him as his possession, and to his descendants after him, even though Abraham as yet had no child.

until another king who did not know about Joseph ruled over Egypt.

He thought his own people would understand that God was delivering them through him, but they did not understand.

I am the God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look more closely.

Did my hand not make all these things?'

"You stubborn people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, like your ancestors did!

Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They killed those who foretold long ago the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become!

You received the law by decrees given by angels, but you did not obey it."

Now the passage of scripture the man was reading was this: "He was led like a sheep to slaughter, and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth.

Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any more, but went on his way rejoicing.

When he arrived in Jerusalem, he attempted to associate with the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, because they did not believe that he was a disciple.

He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was all his household; he did many acts of charity for the people and prayed to God regularly.

We are witnesses of all the things he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a tree,

"No one can withhold the water for these people to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?"

Then as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as he did on us at the beginning.

They did so, sending their financial aid to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

The angel said to him, "Fasten your belt and put on your sandals." Peter did so. Then the angel said to him, "Put on your cloak and follow me."

Peter went out and followed him; he did not realize that what was happening through the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

When she recognized Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed she did not open the gate, but ran back in and told them that Peter was standing at the gate.

When Herod had searched for him and did not find him, he questioned the guards and commanded that they be led away to execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.

Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.

For the people who live in Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize him, and they fulfilled the sayings of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemning him.

but the one whom God raised up did not experience decay.

yet he did not leave himself without a witness by doing good, by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying you with food and your hearts with joy."

And God, who knows the heart, has testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us,

When they came to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them to do this,

Paul went to the Jews in the synagogue, as he customarily did, and on three Sabbath days he addressed them from the scriptures,

When they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city officials, screaming, "These people who have stirred up trouble throughout the world have come here too,

and said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They replied, "No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."

So then some were shouting one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had met together.

You know that I did not hold back from proclaiming to you anything that would be helpful, and from teaching you publicly and from house to house,

For I did not hold back from announcing to you the whole purpose of God.

Therefore be alert, remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning each one of you with tears.

Those who were with me saw the light, but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me.

Paul replied, "I did not realize, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, 'You must not speak evil about a ruler of your people.'"

They did not find me arguing with anyone or stirring up a crowd in the temple courts or in the synagogues or throughout the city,

So after they came back here with me, I did not postpone the case, but the next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered the man to be brought.

When his accusers stood up, they did not charge him with any of the evil deeds I had suspected.

And that is what I did in Jerusalem: Not only did I lock up many of the saints in prisons by the authority I received from the chief priests, but I also cast my vote against them when they were sentenced to death.

When day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.