When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities who met together in the public square.

But the Jewish leaders became jealous, and they took some contemptible characters who used to hang out in the public square, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. They attacked Jason's home and searched it for Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the people.

So he began holding discussions in the synagogue with the Jews and other worshipers, as well as every day in the public square with anyone who happened to be there.

and saw heaven open and something like a large linen sheet coming down, being lowered by its four corners to the ground.

In it were all kinds of four-footed animals, reptiles, and birds of the air.

Cornelius replied, "Four days ago at this very hour, three o'clock in the afternoon, I was praying in my home. All at once a man in radiant clothes stood in front of me

"I was in the town of Joppa praying when in a trance I saw a vision: Something like a large linen sheet descended down from heaven, lowered by its four corners, and it came right down to me.

When I examined it closely, I saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the air.

When he arrested Peter, Herod put him in prison and turned him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, planning to bring him out to the people after Passover season.

He had four unmarried daughters who could prophesy.

So do what we tell you. We have four men who are under a vow.

Fearing that we might run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and began praying for daylight to come.