"Brothers, I can speak confidently to you about our forefather David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

So he got up and went. There he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship,

The man replied, "How in the world can I, unless someone guides me?" So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

In humiliation justice was taken from him. Who can describe his posterity? For his life was taken away from the earth."

Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius replied, "What is it, Lord?" The angel said to him, "Your prayers and your acts of charity have gone up as a memorial before God.

"No one can withhold the water for these people to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?"

Since we have heard that some have gone out from among us with no orders from us and have confused you, upsetting your minds by what they said,

But when her owners saw their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities.

For we are in danger of being charged with rioting today, since there is no cause we can give to explain this disorderly gathering."

After he had gone through those regions and spoken many words of encouragement to the believers there, he came to Greece,

These had gone on ahead and were waiting for us in Troas.

I know that after I am gone fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.

as both the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify about me. From them I also received letters to the brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to make arrests there and bring the prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.

As you can verify for yourself, not more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

nor can they prove to you the things they are accusing me of doing.

If then I am in the wrong and have done anything that deserves death, I am not trying to escape dying, but if not one of their charges against me is true, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!"

"Men, I can see the voyage is going to end in disaster and great loss not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives."

As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day you have been in suspense and have gone without food; you have eaten nothing.