until the day he was taken up to heaven, after he had given orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

and said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking up into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will come back in the same way you saw him go into heaven."

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

beginning from his baptism by John until the day he was taken up from us -- one of these must become a witness of his resurrection together with us."

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

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

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

but Paul insisted that they should not take along this one who had left them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.

Now after all these things had taken place, Paul resolved to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. He said, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome."

We went on ahead to the ship and put out to sea for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for he had arranged it this way. He himself was intending to go there by land.

So do what we tell you: We have four men who have taken a vow;

take them and purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses, so that they may have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself live in conformity with the law.

When the argument became so great the commanding officer feared that they would tear Paul to pieces, he ordered the detachment to go down, take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.

Paul called one of the centurions and said, "Take this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to report to him."

As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day you have been in suspense and have gone without food; you have eaten nothing.

Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is important for your survival. For not one of you will lose a hair from his head."