until the day he was taken up, [after he] had given orders through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen,

And [after he] had said these [things], [while] they were watching, he was taken up, and a cloud received him from their sight.

who also said, "Men {of Galilee}, why do you stand there looking into the sky? This Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven like this will come back in the same way you saw him departing into heaven!"

"For it is written in the book of Psalms, 'Let his residence become deserted, and let there be no one to live in it,' and, 'Let another person take his position.'

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."

to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to depart to his own place."

saying, "What should we do with these men? For that a remarkable sign has taken place through them [is] evident to all those who live [in] Jerusalem, and we are not able to deny [it]!

to do all that your hand and plan had predestined to take place.

And he said to them, "Men [and] Israelites, take care for yourselves what you are about to do to these men!

In his humiliation justice was taken from him. Who can describe his {descendants}? For his life was taken away from the earth."

And this happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven.

So Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem [when they] had completed [their] service, having taken along with [them] John (who is also called Mark).

Simeon has described how God first concerned himself to take from among the Gentiles a people for his name.

Now Barnabas wanted to take John who was called Mark along also,

but Paul held the opinion they should not take this one along, who departed from them in Pamphylia and did not accompany them in the work.

So Paul, [after] remaining many days longer, said farewell to the brothers [and] sailed away to Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved [his] head at Cenchrea, because he had [taken] a vow.

But we went on ahead to the ship [and] put out to sea for Assos, intending to take Paul on board there. For having made arrangements in this way, he himself was intending to travel by land.

Therefore do this that we tell you: {we have} four men who have [taken] a vow upon themselves.

Take these [men] [and] purify yourself along with them and {pay their expenses} so that they can shave [their] heads, and everyone will know that [the things] which they had been informed about you are nothing, but you yourself also agree with observing the law.

And [when] the dispute became severe, the military tribune, fearing lest Paul be torn apart by them, ordered the detachment to go down, take him away from their midst, and bring [him] into the barracks.

I do not have anything definite to write to [my] lord about {him}. Therefore I have brought him before you [all]--and especially before you, King Agrippa--so that [after] this preliminary hearing has taken place, I may have something to write.

"Now all the Jews know my manner of life from [my] youth, that had taken place from the beginning among my [own] people and in Jerusalem,

And until the day was about to come, Paul was urging [them] all to take [some] food, saying, "Today [is the] fourteenth day you have waited [anxiously], [and] you have continued without eating, having taken nothing.

Therefore I urge you to take [some] food, for this is necessary for your preservation. For not a hair from your head will be lost."

And [after] this had taken place, the rest of those on the island who had diseases were coming and being healed also.