No sooner had Jesus said this than he was caught up before their eyes, and a cloud received him from their sight.

But Peter added: "I have no gold or silver, but I give you what I have. In the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth I bid you walk."

Then a famine spread over the whole of Egypt and Canaan, causing great distress, and our ancestors could find no food.

"A curse upon you and upon your money," Peter exclaimed, "for thinking that God's free gift can be bought with gold!

When Saul got up from the ground, though his eyes were open, he could see nothing. So his men led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus;

Since then, God had given them the very same gift as he gave us when we became believers in Jesus Christ the Master--who was I that I could thwart God?"

In the morning there was a great stir among the soldiers-- what could have become of Peter!

And that, in union with him, every one who believes in him is absolved from every sin from which under the Law of Moses you could not be absolved.

On hearing this, the Gentiles were glad and extolled God's Message; and all those who had been enrolled for Immortal Life became believers in Christ;

Even with this appeal they could hardly restrain the people from offering sacrifice to them.

But certain persons came down from Judea, and began to teach the Brethren that, unless they were circumcised, in accordance with the custom enjoined by Moses, they could not be saved.

Therefore, as the offspring of God, we must not think that the Deity has any resemblance to anything made of gold, or silver, or stone--a work of human art and imagination.

I never shrank from telling you anything that could be helpful to you, or from teaching you both in public and in private.

I have never coveted any one's gold or silver or clothing.

Some of the crowd said one thing, and some another; and, as he could get no definite reply on account of the uproar, he ordered Paul to be taken into the barracks.

In consequence of that dazzling light I could not see, but my companions held me by the hand, till I reached Damascus.

Paul, however, appealed to have his case reserved for the consideration of his August Majesty, so I ordered him to be detained in custody, until I could send him to the Emperor."

When daylight came, they could not make out what land it was, but, observing a creek in which there was a beach, they consulted as to whether they could run the ship safely into it.

They got, however, into a kind of channel, and there ran the ship aground. The bows stuck fast and could not be moved, while the stern began breaking up under the strain.

But the Roman Officer, anxious to save Paul, prevented their carrying out their intention, and ordered that those who could swim should be the first to jump into the sea and try to reach the shore;

The natives showed us marked kindness, for they lit a fire and took us all under shelter, because it had come on to rain and was cold.

But we shall be glad to hear from you what your views are, for, with regard to this sect, we are well aware that it is spoken against on all sides."