this man, being delivered up by the settled purpose and foreknowledge of God, ye, by the hand of godless men, crucified and slew.

because thou wilt not abandon my soul to the underworld, nor wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.

And fear came upon every soul; and many wonders and signs were wrought through the apostles.

And it shall come to pass, that every soul which doth not hear that prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people."

And the multitude of those who believed were of one heart, and of one soul; and not one of them said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew by hanging him on a cross;

Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they slew those who foretold the coming of the righteous one, of whom ye have now become the betrayers and murderers;

and having cast him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul;

And Saul was consenting to his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and all were scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

But Saul ravaged the church, entering house after house, and dragging both men and women, committed them to prison.

But Saul, yet breathing out threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

and he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

And Saul arose from the earth; but when his eyes were opened, he saw nothing; and they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the street called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus; for lo! he prayeth,

And Ananias went away, and entered the house; and putting his hands on him, he said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus who appeared to thee in the way thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mayst receive sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

But Saul gained still more strength, and confounded the Jews who dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

but their plot became known to Saul; and they were even watching the gates day and night to kill him.

speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. And he often spoke and disputed with the Hellenists; but they were endeavoring to slay him.

And there came a voice to him, Arise, Peter; slay, and eat.

And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom they also slew by hanging him on a cross.

And I also heard a voice saying to me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.

And he went to Tarsus, to seek for Saul;

which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

And he slew James, the brother of John, with the sword.

And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having performed their service, taking with them also John, surnamed Mark.

Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers; Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenaean, and Manaen, the fosterbrother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

And while they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.

who was with the proconsul of the country, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. He, having called for Barnabas and Saul, desired to hear the word of God.

But Saul (who is also called Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, fixed his eyes on him

And afterward they asked for a king; and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years;

and thence set sail for Antioch, whence they had been commended to the grace of God, for the work which they had accomplished.

And setting sail from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothrace, and on the day following to Neapolis;

but having taken leave of them, saying, I will return to you, if God will, he set sail from Ephesus.

And when he had stayed three months, a plot having been laid for him by the Jews as he was about to sail for Syria, he resolved to return through Macedonia.

But we set sail from Philippi, after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them at Troas in five days, where we abode seven days.

For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not be detained in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

and I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me?

came to me, and standing over me said, Brother Saul, receive sight. And I immediately looked up upon him.

and when the blood of Stephen, thy witness, was shed, I myself was standing by and consenting, and keeping the garments of those who slew him.

And when we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the goads.

And when it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band.

And going on board a ship of Adramyttium, about to sail along the coasts of Asia, we put to sea; Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

And there the centurion, finding a ship of Alexandria about to sail for Italy, put us on board of it.

And as the harbor was not well situated for wintering, the greater part advised to sail thence also, if by any means they might reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, looking toward the southwest and northwest, and there winter.

which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and fearing lest they should run into the Syrtis, they lowered the sail and so were driven.

saying, Fear not, Paul! Thou must stand before Caesar; and lo, God hath given thee all those that sail with thee.