beginning from the baptism of John until the day [on] which he was taken up from us--one of these [men] must become a witness of his resurrection together with us."

whom heaven must receive until the times of the restoration of all [things], about which God spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from earliest times.

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among people by which we must be saved."

But the Most High does not live in [houses] made by human hands, just as the prophet says,

But get up and enter into the city, and it will be told to you {what you must do}."

For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name."

And the voice [came] again to him for the second time: "[The things] which God has made clean, you must not consider unclean!"

But the voice replied from heaven for the second time, '[The things] which God has made clean, you must not consider unclean!'

And now behold, the hand of the Lord [is] against you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun {for a while}. And immediately mist and darkness fell over him, and he was going around looking for [people] to lead [him] by the hand.

But the Jews incited the devout women of high social standing and the most prominent men of the city, and stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and threw them out of their district.

She followed Paul and us [and] was crying out, saying, "These men are slaves of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!"

And he brought them outside [and] said, "Sirs, what must I do so that I can be saved?"

And Paul said, "I did not know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, 'You must not speak evil [of] a ruler of your people.'"

And the next night the Lord stood by him [and] said, "Have courage, for as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome."

Both in every [way] and everywhere we acknowledge [this], most excellent Felix, with all gratitude.

And the chief priests and the most prominent men of the Jews brought charges against Paul to him, and were urging him,

So on the next day, Agrippa and Bernice came with great pageantry and entered into the audience hall, along with military tribunes and the most prominent men of the city. And [when] Festus gave the order, Paul was brought in.

And Festus said, "King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man about whom the whole population of the Jews appealed to me, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting [that] he must not live any longer.

But Paul said, "I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but am speaking words of truth and rationality.

Now it happened that after three days, he called together those who were the most prominent of the Jews. And [when] they had assembled, he said to them, "Men [and] brothers, [although] I had done nothing against [our] people or the customs of our fathers, from Jerusalem I was delivered [as] a prisoner into the hands of the Romans,