"For it is written in the book of Psalms, 'Let his house become deserted, and let there be no one to live in it,' and 'Let another take his position of responsibility.'

Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubt that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ."

let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands before you healthy.

But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name."

They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.

But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,

This man led them out, performing wonders and miraculous signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.

saying to Aaron, 'Make us gods who will go in front of us, for this Moses, who led us out of the land of Egypt -- we do not know what has happened to him!'

But they covered their ears, shouting out with a loud voice, and rushed at him with one intent.

When they had driven him out of the city, they began to stone him, and the witnesses laid their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Then he fell to his knees and cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them!" When he had said this, he died.

Some devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him.

For unclean spirits, crying with loud shrieks, were coming out of many who were possessed, and many paralyzed and lame people were healed.

Now the passage of scripture the man was reading was this: "He was led like a sheep to slaughter, and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth.

As he was going along, approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

But his disciples took him at night and let him down through an opening in the wall by lowering him in a basket.

Now as Peter was traveling around from place to place, he also came down to the saints who lived in Lydda.

All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

Because Lydda was near Joppa, when the disciples heard that Peter was there, they sent two men to him and urged him, "Come to us without delay."

He saw heaven opened and an object something like a large sheet descending, being let down to earth by its four corners.

"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, an object something like a large sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came to me.

About that time King Herod laid hands on some from the church to harm them.

Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the prison cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, "Get up quickly!" And the chains fell off Peter's wrists.

When Herod had searched for him and did not find him, he questioned the guards and commanded that they be led away to execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.

Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and you will be blind, unable to see the sun for a time!" Immediately mistiness and darkness came over him, and he went around seeking people to lead him by the hand.

The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and made the people great during their stay as foreigners in the country of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it.

Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through this one forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

For this is what the Lord has commanded us: 'I have appointed you to be a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'"

he said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet." And the man leaped up and began walking.

After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let's return and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord to see how they are doing."

A woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, a God-fearing woman, listened to us. The Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying.

When they came out of the prison, they entered Lydia's house, and when they saw the brothers, they encouraged them and then departed.

But when Paul wanted to enter the public assembly, the disciples would not let him.

If then Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaint against someone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another there.

Then you're not that Egyptian who started a rebellion and led the four thousand men of the 'Assassins' into the wilderness some time ago?"

As I was en route and near Damascus, about noon a very bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.

Those who were with me saw the light, but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me.

Since I could not see because of the brilliance of that light, I came to Damascus led by the hand of those who were with me.

So do not let them persuade you to do this, because more than forty of them are lying in ambush for him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they have killed him, and now they are ready, waiting for you to agree to their request."

The next day they let the horsemen go on with him, and they returned to the barracks.

He ordered the centurion to guard Paul, but to let him have some freedom, and not to prevent any of his friends from meeting his needs.

"So," he said, "let your leaders go down there with me, and if this man has done anything wrong, they may bring charges against him."

about noon along the road, Your Majesty, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining everywhere around me and those traveling with me.

to open their eyes so that they turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

that the Christ was to suffer and be the first to rise from the dead, to proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles."

Then the soldiers cut the ropes of the ship's boat and let it drift away.