but after he had purchased a field with the reward of his iniquity, he fell down, his belly burst, and all his bowels gushed out:

and having drawn lots; the lot fell upon Matthias, who was added to the eleven apostles.

others in derision said, these men are full of sweet wine.

thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy by thy presence."

so that he fell a leaping, and walking, and entred with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

at these words Ananias fell down dead upon the spot: which struck the minds of all that heard of it with great dread.

in the instant she fell down dead at his feet: and the young men came in, found her dead, carried her out, and buried her by her husband.

my opinion therefore is, not to meddle with these men, but to let them go on: for if the design be a human project, it will fall of it self. but if it be from God,

full of joy, that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for the name of Jesus.

wherefore, brethren, chuse out of your number seven persons of good reputation, full of the holy spirit and wisdom, who may have the management of this affair:

this proposition pleased the whole assembly: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the holy spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch.

Now Stephen full of grace and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.

when he was full forty years old, he took the resolution to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

but he, full of the holy spirit, fix'd his eyes towards heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

then they broke out into a loud cry, and stopping their ears, fell upon him all at once.

and he fell to the ground, and heard a voice which said to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he recover'd his sight; upon which he instantly arose, and was baptized.

she happen'd to fall sick at that time, and died: after they had bath'd her body, they laid her out in an upper chamber.

and being seiz'd with hunger, he would have had something to eat: but while they were making it ready, he fell into a trance,

for he was a good man, and full of the holy spirit and of faith: so that many converts were added to the church.

the Lord suddenly appear'd and fill'd the room with light, and touching Peter on the side, awak'd him, saying, rise, be quick. and immediately his chains fell from his hands.

put on your girdle, continu'd the angel, and bind on your sandals: which he did. throw your cloak over you, said the angel, and follow me.

then Saul, who was nam'd likewise Paul, full of the holy spirit, look'd fixedly upon him,

when the Jews saw such a crowd, they were fill'd with resentment, and oppos'd what Paul had advanc'd, even to blasphemy.

then having called for a light, he ran in, and with trembling fell down before Paul and Silas;

because he has fix'd the day, when he will judge in equity, by that man, whom he has appointed thereto: of which he has given full proof to all the world, by having raised him from the dead."

and being of the same trade, he liv'd with them, and follow'd the business of tent-making. every sabbath he disputed in the synagogue,

this fellow, said they, would persuade us to set up a way of worship inconsistent with our law.

but the Greeks in a body fell upon Sosthenes the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the tribunal: whilst Gallio was unconcern'd about the matter.

he had been instructed in the doctrine of the gospel, and being full of zeal, he harangued with great assiduity about what related to Jesus, though he had been only instituted in the baptism of John.

and the whole city was fill'd with confusion: all crouded in a body to the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, both of Macedonia, who had travell'd with Paul.

at length the town-clerk appeased the people, and thus began, "who is there, O Ephesians, that does not know, that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Diana, and of her statue, which fell from heaven:

and as Paul continued his discourse a great while, a young man, named Eutychus, who was sitting in the window, was seiz'd with a deep sleep, which quite o'er-came him; so that he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.

then melted into tears, they fell upon his neck and kissed him,

The seven days being almost expir'd, the Asiatic Jews seeing him in the temple, rais'd a tumult, and fell upon him,

I fell to the ground, and heard a voice pronounce these words, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?"

at length being return'd to Jerusalem, one day as I was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance.

Till that word, the Jews had given their attention, but then they broke out into a full cry, "out of the world with such a fellow: for it is not fit he should live."

this man is known to be a pernicious fellow that goes about the world to raise seditions among the Jews: he is the ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

Then Felix adjourn'd them, saying, I shall inform myself more particularly of this sect, and when general Lysias comes, I will give you a full hearing.

at which they all took heart and fell a eating likewise,