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until the day when through the holy Spirit he gave the apostles he had chosen their instructions, and was taken up to heaven.

Verse ConceptsApostles, During Jesus Earthly Ministryelection, responsibilities ofChosen DisciplesChrist's Orders

"For in the Book of Psalms it is written, 'Let his estate be desolate, with no one to live on it,' and 'Let someone else take his position.'

Verse ConceptsGod Is UnchangeableEmpty PlacesExchanging Of LeadersBooks Of ProphecyHomestead

and then said, "Men of Israel, take care what you propose to do with these men.

Verse ConceptsWise CouncelThought

It was at this time that Moses was born. He was a wonderfully beautiful child, and for three months he was taken care of in his father's house.

Verse ConceptsTwo To Four Months

Then the Lord said to him, 'Take off your shoes, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

Verse ConceptsBarefeetSandalsHoly Land

When he got up from the ground and opened his eyes he could see nothing. They had to take him by the hand and lead him into Damascus,

Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesEyes HarmedBlindnessdamascus

Just at that time it happened that she had been taken ill and had died, and they had washed her body and laid her out in a room upstairs.

Verse ConceptsThe DeadBurials, FeaturesStairwaysDeath Of The Saints, Examples OfCorpses Of Other PeopleUpper Rooms

This happened three times; then the thing was taken right up into the sky.

Verse ConceptsCommunicating Three TimesThings Lifted Up

Take care, therefore, that what is said in the prophets does not prove true of you:

Verse Conceptsevil, warnings againstWritten In The Prophets

Now Barnabas wanted to take John who was called Mark with them.

Verse ConceptsGoing Togetherflexibility

Paul wished to take this man on with him, and so on account of the Jews in that district he had him circumcised, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

Verse ConceptsCircumcision, physicalMissionary Work, Examples OfGoing TogetherIsrael HardenedJews

The jailer reported this message to Paul, saying, "The magistrates have sent orders that you are to be released. So you can take your leave and go unmolested."

Verse ConceptsPrison Keepers

But Paul said to them, "They had us beaten in public without giving us a trial, and put us in jail, although we are Roman citizens! And now are they going to dismiss us secretly? By no means! Have them come here themselves and take us out!"

Verse ConceptsApologizingempiresPersecution, Forms OfPunishment, Legal Aspects OfRoman CitizensBeating BelieversSpreading StoriesAvoiding SecrecyBringing People Out Of Other PlacesNo JusticeCitizenstrailsjail

and Jason has taken them in. They all disobey the emperor's decrees, and claim that someone else called Jesus is king."

Verse ConceptsdefianceKingship, DivineTreasonFalse Accusations, Examples OfWelcoming BelieversDifferent Personacting

If Demetrius and his fellow-craftsmen have a charge to bring against anyone, there are the courts and the governors; let them take legal action.

Verse ConceptsProconsulCourt SessionsPeople Accusing People

We had already gone on board the ship and sailed for Assos, intending to take Paul on board there, for that was the arrangement he had made, as he intended to travel there by land.

Verse ConceptsThe NavyParticular JourneysSea TravelPeople Going Beforesailing

Some of the crowd shouted one thing and some another, and as he could not find out the facts on account of the confusion, he ordered him to be taken into the barracks.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTCastlesExcitementSoundGroups Shouting

Just as they were going to take him into the barracks, Paul said to the colonel, "May I say something to you?" "Do you know Greek?" the colonel asked.

Verse ConceptsLanguages Mentioned In Scripture

and they went to the high priests and elders and said to them, "We have taken a solemn oath not to touch anything to eat till we have killed Paul.

Verse Conceptselders, as community leadersChief priestsTasteAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleVowing To FastPeople Bound By Oaths

Paul called one of the officers and said to him, "Take this young man to the colonel, for he has something to tell him."

Verse ConceptsChiliarchs

But do not let them persuade you, for more than forty of them are lying in wait for him, and they have taken an oath not to eat or drink till they have killed him. They are all ready now, and are only waiting to get your promise."

Verse ConceptsPeople WaitingAmbushPreparing For ActionFortiesAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleDo Not Listen!Vowing To FastPeople Bound By Oaths

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

Verse ConceptsGovernorsRankSafetyRiding Horses

The next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius kindly allowed Paul to go and see his friends and be taken care of.

Verse ConceptsKindnessCourtesyShipsThe Next DayChristians Are Called Friends

Until daybreak Paul kept urging them all to take something to eat. "For fourteen days," he said, "you have been constantly on the watch, without taking anything to eat.

Verse ConceptsDawnFasting, Reasons ForFasting, Nature OfTen Or More Days