Now it is written in the book of psalms, Desolate be his residence, may no one dwell in it: also, let another man take over his charge.

Then they cast lots for them, and the lot fell upon Matthias, who was assigned his position with the eleven apostles.

But Peter stood up along with the eleven, and raising his voice he addressed them thus: "Men of Judaea and residents in Jerusalem, let everyone of you understand this ??attend to what I say:

because thou wilt not forsake my soul in the grave, nor let thy holy one suffer decay.

So let all the house of Israel understand beyond a doubt that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this very Jesus whom you have crucified."

"Repent," said Peter, "let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins; then you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit.

when a man lame from birth was carried past, who used to be laid every day at what was called the 'Beautiful Gate' of the temple, to ask alms from those who entered the temple.

They laid hands on them and, as it was now evening, put them in custody till next morning.

Then they threatened them still further and let them go; on account of the people they found themselves unable to find any means of punishing them, for everybody was glorifying God over what had happened

In fact, invalids were actually carried into the streets and laid on beds and mattresses, so that, when Peter passed, his shadow at anyrate might fall on one or other of them.

they laid hands on the apostles and put them into the public prison,

So I advise you to-day to leave these men to themselves. Let them alone. If this project or enterprise springs from men, it will collapse;

these men they presented to the apostles, who, after prayer, laid their hands upon them.

they were carried across to Shechem and laid in the tomb which Abraham had bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

He it was who led them forth, performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the desert during forty years.

They told Aaron, 'Make gods that will march in front of us! As for this Moses who led us out of Egypt, we don't know what has happened to him!'

With a loud shriek they shut their ears and rushed at him like one man.

Putting him outside the city, they proceeded to stone him (the witnesses laid their clothes at the feet of a youth called Saul).

Then he knelt down and cried aloud, "Lord, let not this sin stand against them!" With these words he slept the sleep of death.

Devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him,

Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the holy Spirit.

saying, "Let me share this power too, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the holy Spirit."

You come in for no share or lot in this religion. Your heart is all wrong in the sight of God.

Now the passage of scripture which he was reading was as follows: ??he was led like a sheep to be slaughtered, and as a lamb is dumb before the shearer, so he opens not his lips.

As he neared Damascus in the course of his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed round him;

Saul got up from the ground, but though his eyes were open he could see nothing; so they took his hand and led him to Damascus.

So Ananias went off and entered the house, laying his hands on him with these words, "Saul, my brother, I have been sent by the Lord, by Jesus who appeared to you on the road, to let you regain your sight and be filled with the holy Spirit."

his disciples managed one night to let him down over the wall by lowering him in a basket.

Peter moved here and there among them all, and it happened that in the course of his tours he came down to visit the saints who stayed at Lydda.

And all the inhabitants of Lydda and Saron saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

She happened to take ill and die at this time, and after washing her body they laid it in an upper room.

When the disciples heard that Peter was at Lydda (for Joppa is not far from Lydda), they sent two men to beg him to "Come on to us without delay."

It was about that time that king Herod laid hands of violence on some members of the church.

But an angel of the Lord flashed on him, and a light shone in the cell; striking Peter on the side he woke him, saying, "Quick, get up!" The fetters dropped from his hands,

Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and let them go.

The God of this People Israel chose our fathers; he multiplied the people as they sojourned in the land of Egypt and with arm uplifted led them out of it.

and, after carrying out all that had been predicted of him in scripture, they lowered him from the gibbet and laid him in a tomb.

Hence in another psalm he says, thou wilt not let thy holy One suffer decay.

Of course David, after serving God's purpose in his own generation, died and was laid beside his fathers; he suffered decay,

For these are the Lord's orders to us: I have set you to be a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the end of the earth."

said in a loud voice, "Stand erect on your feet." Up he jumped and began to walk.

Then after some time had passed the brothers let them go with a greeting of peace to those who had sent them.

Some days later, Paul said to Barnabas, "Come and let us go back to visit the brothers in every town where we have proclaimed the word of the Lord. Let us see how they are doing."

Among the listeners there was a woman called Lydia, a dealer in purple who belonged to the town of Thyatira. She reverenced God, and the Lord opened her heart to attend to what Paul said.

But Paul replied, "They flogged us in public and without a trial, flogged Roman citizens! They put us in prison, and now they are going to get rid of us secretly! No indeed! Let them come here themselves and take us out!"

So they left the prison and went to Lydia's house, where they saw the brothers and encouraged them; then they departed.

Some were persuaded and threw in their lot with Paul and Silas, including a host of devout Greeks and a large number of the leading women.

however, they let Jason and the others go, after binding them over to keep the peace.

and after Paul laid his hands on them the holy Spirit came upon them, they spoke with 'tongues' and prophesied.

If Demetrius and his fellow tradesmen have a grievance against anybody, let both parties state their charges; assizes are held and there are always the proconsuls.

where he spent three months. Just as he was on the point of sailing for Syria, the Jews laid a plot against him. He therefore resolved to return through Macedonia.

As for the lad, they took him away alive, much to their relief.

They all broke into loud lamentation and falling upon the neck of Paul kissed him fondly,

The seven days were almost over when the Asiatic Jews, catching sight of him in the temple, stirred up all the crowd and laid hands on him,

"Then you are not the Egyptian who in days gone by raised the four thousand assassins and led them out into the desert?"

Paul said, "I am a Jew, a native of Tarsus in Cilicia, the citizen of a famous town. Pray let me speak to the people."

Now as I neared Damascus on my journey, suddenly about noon a brilliant light from heaven flashed round me.

(My companions saw the light, but they did not hear the voice of him who talked to me.)

As I could not see owing to the dazzling glare of that light,. my companions took my hand and so I reached Damascus.

Thus a loud clamour broke out. Some of the scribes who belonged to the Pharisaic party got up and contended, "We find nothing wrong about this man. What if some spirit or angel has spoken to him?"

Now do not let them persuade you. More than forty of them are lying in ambush for him, and they have taken a solemn oath neither to eat nor to drink till they have murdered him. They are all ready at this moment, awaiting your consent."

I am informed a plot is to be laid against him, so I am sending him to you at once, telling his accusers that they must impeach him before you. Farewell."

Five days later down came the high priest Ananias with some elders and a barrister called Tertullus. They laid information before the governor against Paul.

Failing them, let these men yonder tell what fault they found with my appearance before the Sanhedrin! ??21 unless it was with the single sentence I uttered, when I stood and said, 'It is for the resurrection of the dead that I am on my trial to-day before you.'"

The high priests and the Jewish leaders laid information before him against Paul, and begged him,

As they were spending several days there, Festus laid Paul's case before the king. "There is a man," he said, "who was left in prison by Felix.

when at mid-day on the road, O king, I saw a light from heaven, more dazzling than the sun, flash round me and my fellow-travellers.

that their eyes may be opened and that they may turn from darkness to light, from the power of Satan to God, to get remission of their sins and an inheritance among those who are consecrated by faith in me.'

that the Christ is capable of suffering, and that he should be the first to rise from the dead and bring the message of light to the People and to the Gentiles?"

However the officer let himself be persuaded by the captain and the owner rather than by anything Paul could say,

the ship was caught and unable to face the wind, so we gave up and let her drive along.

Then, afraid of being stranded on the rocks, they let go four anchors from the stern and longed for daylight.

The sailors tried to escape from the ship. They had even lowered the boat into the sea, pretending they were going to layout anchors from the bow,

Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let her fall off.

The natives showed us uncommon kindness, for they lit a fire and welcomed us all to it, as the rain had come on and it was chilly.

Now Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, when a viper crawled out with the heat and fastened on his hand.

When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to each other, "This man must be a murderer! He has escaped the sea, but Justice will not let him live."

His father, it so happened, was laid up with fever and dysentery, but Paul went in to see him and after prayer laid his hands on him and cured him.

We think it only right to let you tell your own story; but as regards this sect, we are well aware that there are objections to it on all hands."