Cretans and Arabs??e all hear them tell in our native tongues the mighty deeds of God."

When they came, they prayed that the Samaritans might receive the holy Spirit,

and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women there who belonged to the Way, he might bring them in chains to Jerusalem.

so that they might search for God, and perhaps grope for him and find him, though he is never far from any of us.

Before Paul could open his lips, Gallio said to the Jews, "If some misdemeanor or rascality were involved, Jews, you might reasonably expect me to listen to you.

the colonel ordered Paul brought into the barracks, and gave directions that he should be examined under the lash, so that he might find out why they made such an outcry against him.

They were also to provide horses for Paul to ride, so that they might take him in safety to Felix, the governor,

"In a hurry or not," said Paul, "I would to God that not only you, but all who hear me today, might be what I am??xcept for these chains!"

"He might have been set at liberty," said Agrippa to Festus, "if he had not appealed to the emperor."

Then as they were afraid we might go on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and waited anxiously for daylight.

The soldiers proposed to kill the prisoners, for fear some of them might swim ashore and escape,