But others kept saying in derision, "They're drunk on sweet wine!"

When the crowd that had gathered heard this, they were pierced to the heart. They asked Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what should we do?"

United in purpose, they went to the Temple every day, ate at each other's homes, and shared their food with glad and humble hearts.

There is no salvation by anyone else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved."

None of the others dared join them, although the rest of the people continued to hold them in high regard.

The other people told her, "You're out of your mind!" But she kept insisting that it was so. Then they said, "It's his angel."

But the people of the city were divided. Some were with the Jews, while others were with the apostles.

Paul and Barnabas had quite a dispute and argument with them. So Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to confer with the apostles and elders about this question.

Both Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch to teach and proclaim the word of the Lord, as did many others.

Around midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

When they didn't find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials and shouted, "These fellows who have turned the world upside down have come here, too,

but after they had gotten a bond from Jason and the others, they let them go.

So he began holding discussions in the synagogue with the Jews and other worshipers, as well as every day in the public square with anyone who happened to be there.

Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also debated with him. Some asked, "What is this blabbermouth trying to say?" while others said, "He seems to be preaching about foreign gods." This was because Paul was telling the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.

Now all the Athenians and the foreigners living there used to spend their time doing nothing else other than listening to the latest ideas or repeating them.

When they heard about a resurrection of the dead, some began joking about it, while others said, "We will hear you again about this."

Some men joined him and became believers. With them were Dionysius, who was a member of the Areopagus, a woman named Damaris, and some others along with them.

He called a meeting of these men and others who were engaged in similar trades and said, "Men, you well know that we get a good income from this business.

and said goodbye to each other. Then we reboarded the ship, and they went back home.

When Paul saw that some of them were Sadducees and others were Pharisees, he shouted in the Council, "Brothers, I'm a Pharisee and a descendant of Pharisees. I'm on trial concerning the hope that the dead will be resurrected."

As they were leaving, they began to say to each other, "This man hasn't been doing anything to deserve death or imprisonment."

When it was decided that we should sail to Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were transferred to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the emperor's division.

The rest were to follow, some on planks and others on various pieces of the ship. In this way everyone got to shore safely.

From morning until evening, he continued to explain the kingdom of God to them, trying to convince them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets. Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others wouldn't believe.