But God raised him up and put an end to suffering of death, since it was impossible for him to be held by it,

Then Peter took hold of his right hand and began to help him up. Immediately his feet and ankles became strong,

None of the others dared join them, although the rest of the people continued to hold them in high regard.

Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, don't hold this sin against them!" After he had said this, he died.

But when some people became stubborn, refused to believe, and slandered the Way in front of the people, Paul left them, taking his disciples away with him, and held daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

When this became known to everyone living in Ephesus, Jews and Greeks alike, they all became terrified, and the name of the Lord Jesus began to be held in high honor.

But Paul appealed his case and asked to be held in prison until the decision of his Majesty. So I ordered him to be held in custody until I could send him to the emperor."

Then the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and set it adrift.

So they cut the anchors free and left them in the sea. At the same time they untied the ropes that held the steering oars, raised the foresail to the wind, and headed for the beach.