And once when he was eating with them he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father. "Of this," he said, "you have heard from me.

So when this noise was heard, the crowd gathered in bewilderment because each man heard them speaking in his own language.

"Therefore my heart is glad, my tongue exults, my very body also shall pitch its tent in hope.

When they heard these words they were stung to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles. "Men and brothers, what shall we do?"

Day after day they continued stedfastly with one accord in the Temple; and breaking bread together in their own homes, they continued to eat their food with gladness and an undivided heart,

But many of those who had heard the message believed, and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

but for our part, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard."

And when they heard it they all lifted up their voices in prayer to God, saying. "O Sovereign Lord, who madest heaven and earth and sea, and all that in them is,

Now the multitude of the believers was of one heart and one soul, nor did any one of them say that any of his possessions was his own; but they had all things common.

"Ananias," said Peter, "why has Satan so filled your heart that you are lying to the Holy Spirit, and keeping back part of the price of the land?

"While it remained unsold, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was not the price at your own disposal? How could you conceive this act in your heart? You have not lied unto men, but unto God."

As Ananias heard these words he fell down and expired, and all who heard were awe-struck.

And great fear fell on all the church and upon all who had heard it.

When they heard this they went at early dawn to the Temple, and began to teach. Meantime when the high priest and his followers arrived, they summoned the Sanhedrin and all the Council of the Elders of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison to fetch the apostles.

When the officer in charge of the Temple and the high priest heard these words, they were perplexed concerning them, wondering what would come of it.

When they heard this they were infuriated, and were minded to kill the apostles;

Then they instigated some to say, "We have heard him speaking blasphemy against Moses and against God;" and in this way they excited the people.

"For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which were handed down to us by Moses."

"But Jacob heard that there was food in Egypt, and sent our ancestors there on their first visit.

"And when he was forty years old it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel;

"Truly I have seen the oppression of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their groans, and am come down to rescue them; and now, come, I will send you into Egypt.

"Stiff-necked, uncircumcised in heart and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Ghost! As your fathers did, so do you.

As they heard these words they became furious and gnashed their teeth at him.

The crowd with one accord were giving heed to what he said, when they heard and saw the signs that he did.

The apostle at Jerusalem, when they heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, sent to them Peter and John.

"You have no part or lot in this matter." Your heart is not right in the sight of God.

Repent then of this your wickedness, and beseech the Lord to forgive you this purpose of your heart.

So Philip ran up, and heard him reading Isaiah the Prophet, and said to him. "Do you understand what you are reading?"

And Philip said, "If you believe with your whole heart, you may." The eunuch answered, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."

He fell to the ground, and heard a voice which said to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"

"But, Lord," said Ananias, "I have heard from many about that man, and how much evil he did to the saints at Jerusalem!

And as Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, when they heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him with the entreaty, "Delay not to come to us."

and said: "'Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.

For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God.

Now the apostles and the brothers that were in Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God;

I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Rise, Peter, kill and eat.'

When he arrived, and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he encouraged them all to remain faithful to the Lord, with full purpose of heart;

Now, at about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands to ill-treat certain members of the church;

Now when Herod was about to bring him forth, on that very night, while Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison,

Peter, coming to himself, said, "Now I know for a certainty that the Lord has sent his angel and released me from the hand of Herod, and from all that the Jewish people were anticipating."

Then Herod had search made for him, and could not find him. After sharply questioning the guards, he ordered them off to execution. He then went down from Judea to Caesarea, where he stayed for some time.

Now Herod was violently displeased with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they came to him, with one accord, and after conciliating Blastus, the royal chamberlain, they begged for peace because their country depended upon the king's country for its food supply.

So on the appointed day, Herod put on his royal robes, and after taking his seat upon the throne, began to harangue them.

Now there were in the church in Antioch prophets and teachers; Barnabas and Symeon, surnamed "the Black," Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, the foster-brother of Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul.

After deposing him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also bore witness, when he said, "I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, and who will obey all my will.

When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who had been ordained to eternal life, believed.

But when the apostles, Paul and Barnabas, heard of it, they rent their garments and rushed out among the crowd, shouting and crying.

"as we have heard that some of your number who went out from us have troubled you with words and upset your souls, without having received any such instruction from us;

Among them was a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, who belonged to the town of Thyatira. She, since she was a worshiper of God, listened to us, and the Lord opened her heart to attend to what Paul said.

The lictors reported these words to the praetors, who were frightened when they heard that they were Romans.

Both the crowd and the politarchs were disturbed when they heard this,

He began to speak boldly in the synagogue; and when Priscilla and Aquila heard him they took him home and explained to him more accurately the way of God.

When they heard this they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus;

This went on for two years, so that all the inhabitants of Asia heard the Lord's message, Jews as well as Greeks.

But the evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I have heard of, but who are you?"

As soon as we heard these words, both we and those who were standing near entreated Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.

"What do you mean by thus breaking my heart with your grief?" answered Paul. "For I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus."

And they, when they heard it, glorified God, and said to him. "You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews, of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the Law.

"We have four men here under a vow; associate yourself with them, purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses so that they may have their heads shaved; then every one will know that there is no truth in the rumors that they have heard about you; but that you yourself walk orderly obeying the law.

When they heard him speaking in Hebrew they became the more quiet.

"I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, "'Saul! Saul! why are you persecuting me?'

"'For before the face of all men you will be a witness for him of what you have seen and heard.

Until they heard this last statement, the people were listening to Paul, but now they roared out. "Away with such a fellow from the earth! He is not fit to live!"

When the centurion heard that, he went to the tribune and said to him. "What are you intending to do? This man is a Roman citizen."

But Paul's sister's son heard of their intended attack, and he went and got into the barracks, and told Paul.

"I will hear your case when your accusers also are come." And he ordered him to be kept in custody in Herod's palace.

"We all fell to the ground; and I heard a voice saying to me in Hebrew. "'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goad.'

From there the brothers, when they heard about us, came out to meet us as far as the Appian Forum and the Three Taverns. When Paul saw them he thanked God and took courage.

For this people's heart is grown obtuse, Their ears are heavy of hearing, Their eyes have they closed, Lest they should see with their eyes And hear with their ears, Lest they understand with their heart, And turn again, and heal them.