He said to them, "It is not for you to know times and dates which the Father has fixed by his own authority,

Then they went back to Jerusalem from the hill called the Olive-orchard, which is near Jerusalem, half a mile away.

And they prayed, saying, "Lord, you who know all hearts, show us which one of these two you have chosen

to take this place of service as an apostle which Judas left to go where he belonged."

Yet he must remain in heaven till the time for the universal reformation of which God told in ancient times by the lips of his holy prophets.

He is the stone that you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.

Joseph, a Levite, and a native of Cyprus, whom the apostles had named Barnabas, which means Son of Encouragement,

We and the holy Spirit which God has given to those who obey him are witnesses to these things."

but they could not meet his wisdom and the inspiration with which he spoke.

Which of the prophets did your forefathers not persecute? They killed the men who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now betrayed and killed??53 you who had the Law given to you by angels, and did not obey it!"

Among the disciples at Joppa there was a woman named Tabitha, which is in Greek Dorcas, that is, gazelle. She had devoted herself to doing good and to acts of charity.

He is being entertained at the house of a tanner named Simon, which is close to the sea."

As they were engaged in worshiping the Lord and in fasting, the holy Spirit said, "Set Barnabas and Saul apart for me, for the work to which I have called them."

For the people of Jerusalem and their leaders refused to recognize him, and condemned him, thus fulfilling the very utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath,

and that through union with him everyone who believes is cleared of every charge of which the Law of Moses could not clear you.

" 'Look, you scoffers! Then wonder and begone! For I am doing something in your times Which you will never believe even when it is related to you!' "

and from there they sailed back to Antioch, where they had first been commended to God's favor for the work which they had now finished.

This quieted the whole meeting, and they listened while Barnabas and Paul told of the signs and wonders which God had done among the heathen through them.

And this agrees with the predictions of the prophets which say,

They are advocating practices which it is against the law for us as Romans to adopt or observe."

After beating them severely, they put them in jail, and gave the jailer orders to keep close watch of them.

since he has fixed a day on which he will justly judge the world through a man whom he has appointed, and whom he has guaranteed to all men by raising him from the dead."

So he moved to the house of a devout proselyte named Titius Justus, which was next door to the synagogue.

Take care of yourselves and of the whole flock, of which the holy Spirit has made you guardians, and be shepherds of the church of God, which he got at the cost of his own life.

Now I commit you to the Lord, and to the message of his favor, which will build you up and give you a place among those whom God has consecrated.

The whole city was thrown into confusion, and the people hurried together, and seized Paul and dragged him outside of the Temple, the gates of which were immediately shut.

And now, why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash out your sins, calling on his name.'

When he came, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem surrounded him, and made a number of serious charges against him, which they could not substantiate.

I could not find that he had done anything for which he deserved death, but as he appealed to his Majesty I decided to send him to him.

the promise in the hope of seeing which fulfilled our twelve tribes serve God zealously night and day. It is about this hope, your Majesty, that I am accused by some Jews.

But very soon a violent wind which they call a Northeaster rushed down from it.

Until daybreak Paul kept urging them all to take something to eat. "For fourteen days," he said, "you have been constantly on the watch, without taking anything to eat.

Three months later, we sailed on an Alexandrian ship named the Dioscuri, which had wintered at the island.