after giving instructions through the Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up to heaven.

and they said: "Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into the sky will come back in just the same way as you have seen him going into the sky."

"For it is written in the Book of Psalms, Let his dwelling-place be desolate; Let no man dwell there, also, Let another take his work.

from his baptism by John down to the day on which he was taken up from us, one should join us a witness to his resurrection."

He said to them, "Go take your stand in the Temple, and continue to tell the people all the words of this Life."

He said: "Men of Israel, take care what you are about to do with these men.

"And the Lord said: "Take off your sandals, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.

She, as it happened, was taken ill just at that time, and died. After washing her body, they laid it in an upper room.

"Brothers, listen to me. Symeon has told how God first looked graciously upon the Gentiles, to take out from among them a people to be called by his name.

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

But Paul thought it unwise to take with them one who had deserted them to the Pamphylia, and had not gone on with them to the work.

But Paul said: "They have flogged us publicly, uncondemned, men that are Roman citizens; and have thrown us into prison. Are they now going to get rid of us secretly? No, indeed! Let them come here, themselves and take us out."

but when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

and a young man named Eutychus was sitting in a window, overborne by deep sleep, while Paul continued to preach at length. Overcome at last by sleep, he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.

They had taken the lad home alive, and were not a little comforted.

The rest of us going before to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul on board there; for so he had appointed, because he intended to go by land.

Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you overseers, and be shepherds of the church of God which he has purchased with his own blood.

Just as he was about to be taken into the barracks, Paul said to the tribune, "May I speak to you?"

But when the dissension became violent, the tribune, fearing that they would tear Paul in pieces, ordered the troops to march down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

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

Then when for many days neither sun nor stars were seen, and a great tempest still beat upon us, all hope that we should be saved was now taken away from us.

"But now take courage. There will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship,

"So take courage, men! I believe God, I believe that things will turn out exactly as it has been told me.

And while day was dawning, Paul kept urging them all to take some food. "This is the fourteenth day," he said, "that you have been on the watch, fasting, having eaten nothing.

"So I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety. For there shall not a hair perish from the head of any one of you."

When he had so said and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God before them all, and broke it and began to eat.