On entering the city they went to the upper room where they were in the habit of meeting; there were Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James (the son of Alphaeus) and Simon who had been a Zealot, with Judas the son of James.

Now during these days Peter stood up among the brothers (there was a crowd of about a hundred and twenty persons all together).

when suddenly there came a sound from heaven like a violent blast of wind, which filled the whole house where they were seated.

Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven staying in Jerusalem.

There is no salvation by anyone else, nor even a second Name under heaven appointed for us men and our salvation."

[Relocated to before vs 34] Now there was but one heart and soul among the multitude of the believers; not one of them considered anything his personal property, they shared all they had with one another.

There was not a needy person among them, for those who owned land or houses would sell them and bring the proceeds of the sale,

Peter said to her, "How could you arrange to put the Lord's Spirit to the proof? Listen, there are the footsteps of the men who have buried your husband! They are at the door, and they will carry you out as well."

But, hearing there was food in Egypt, Jacob sent our ancestors on their first visit to that country;

So there was great rejoicing in that town.

So he got up and went on his way. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a high official of Candace the queen of the Ethiopians (he was her chief treasurer), who had come to Jerusalem for worship

Get up and go into the city. There you will be told what you have to do."

Now there was a disciple called Ananias in Damascus. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias." He said, "I am here, Lord."

Peter moved here and there among them all, and it happened that in the course of his tours he came down to visit the saints who stayed at Lydda.

There he found a man called Aeneas who had been bed-ridden for eight years with paralysis.

At Joppa there was a disciple called Tabitha (which may be translated Dorcas, or 'Gazelle'), a woman whose life was full of good actions and of charitable practices.

Now in Caesarea there was a man called Cornelius, a captain in the Italian regiment,

and called out to ask if Simon, surnamed Peter, was staying there.

So the Spirit said to Peter, who was pondering over the vision, "There are three men looking for you!

Now when day broke there was a great commotion among the soldiers over what could have become of Peter.

As there was a bitter feud between him and the inhabitants of Tyre and Sidon, they waited on him unanimously, and after conciliating the royal chamberlain Blastus they made overtures for peace, as their country depended for its food-supply upon the royal territory.

Now in the local church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Symeon (called Niger) and Lucius the Cyrenian, besides Manaen (a foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch) and Saul.

Sent out thus by the holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

there they continued to preach the gospel.

At Lystra there was a man sitting, who was powerless in his feet, a lame man unable to walk ever since he was born.

They spent a considerable time with the disciples there.

He also came down to Derbe and Lystra, where there was a disciple called Timotheus, the son of a believing Jewess and a Greek father.

On the sabbath we went outside the gate to the bank of the river, where as usual there was a place of prayer; we sat down and talked to the women who had gathered.

Among the listeners there was a woman called Lydia, a dealer in purple who belonged to the town of Thyatira. She reverenced God, and the Lord opened her heart to attend to what Paul said.

all of a sudden there was a great earthquake which shook the very foundations of the prison; the doors all flew open in an instant and the fetters of all the prisoners were unfastened.

Travelling on through Amphipolis and Apollonia they reached Thessalonica. Here there was a Jewish synagogue,

Then the brothers at once sent off Paul and Silas by night to Beroea. When they arrived there, they betook themselves to the Jewish synagogue,

There he came across a Jew called Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently arrived from Italy with his wife Priscilla, as Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul accosted them,

So he settled there for a year and six months, teaching them the word of God.

Paul was just on the point of opening his lips to reply, when Gallio said to the Jews, "If it had been a misdemeanour or wicked crime, there would be some reason in me listening to you,O Jews.

When they reached Ephesus, Paul left them there. He went to the synagogue and argued with the Jews,

After spending some time there he went off on a journey right through the country of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening the disciples.

There came to Ephesus a Jew called Apollos, who was a native of Alexandria, a man of culture, strong in his knowledge of the scriptures.

As he wished to cross to Achaia, the brothers wrote and urged the disciples there to give him a welcome. And on his arrival he proved of great service to those who by God's grace had believed,

It was when Apollos was in Corinth that Paul, after passing through the inland districts, came down to Ephesus. There he found some disciples,

After these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to travel through Macedonia and Achaia on his way to Jerusalem. "After I get there," he said, "I must also visit Rome."

If Demetrius and his fellow tradesmen have a grievance against anybody, let both parties state their charges; assizes are held and there are always the proconsuls.

Indeed there is a danger of our being charged with riot over to-day's meeting; there is not a single reason we can give for this disorderly gathering."

while we sailed from Philippi, after the days of unleavened bread, and joined them five days later at Troas. There we spent seven days.

(there were plenty of lamps in the upper room where we met).

Now we had gone on beforehand to the ship and set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul on board there. This was his own arrangement, for he intended to travel by land.

Now here I go to Jerusalem under the binding force of the Spirit. What will befall me there, I do not know.

as we found a ship there bound for Phoenicia, we went on board and set sail.

We found out the local disciples and stayed there for seven days. These disciples told Paul by the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem;

While we remained there for a number of days, a prophet called Agabus came down from Judaea.

They glorified God when they heard it. Then they said to him, "Brother, you see how many thousands of believers there are among the Jews, all of them ardent upholders of the Law.

associate yourself with them, purify yourself with them, pay their expenses so that they may be free to have their heads shaved, and then everybody will understand there is nothing in these stories about you, but that, on the contrary, you are guided by obedience to the Law.

as the high priest and all the council of elders can testify. It was from them that I got letters to the brotherhood at Damascus, and then journeyed thither to bind those who had gathered there and bring them back to Jerusalem for punishment.

I said, 'What am I to do?' And the Lord said to me, 'Get up and make your way into Damascus; there?you shall be told about all you are destined to do.'

At this Paul said to him, "You whitewashed wall, God will strike you! You sit there to judge me by the Law, do you? And you break the Law by ordering me to be struck!"

For while the Sadducees declare there is no such thing as resurrection, angels, or spirits, the Pharisees affirm them all.

There were more than forty of them in this plot.

and I cherish the same hope in God as they accept, namely that there is to be a resurrection of the just and the unjust.

As Festus wanted to ingratiate himself with the Jews, he asked Paul, "Will you go up to Jerusalem and be tried there by me upon these charges?"

If I am a criminal, if I have done anything that deserves death, I do not object to die; but if there is nothing in any of their charges against me, then no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!"

As they were spending several days there, Festus laid Paul's case before the king. "There is a man," he said, "who was left in prison by Felix.

As I felt at a loss about the method of inquiry into such topics, I asked if he would go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.

there was not a synagogue where I did not often punish them and force them to blaspheme; and in my frantic fury I persecuted them even to foreign towns.

Putting to sea from there, we had to sail under the lee of Cyprus, as the wind was against us;

There the officer found an Alexandrian ship bound for Italy, and put us on board of her.

and, as the harbour was badly placed for wintering in, the majority proposed to set sail and try if they could reach Phoenix and winter there (Phoenix is a Cretan harbour facing S.W. and N.W.).

I now bid you cheer up. There will be no loss of life, only of the ship.

(there were about seventy-six souls of us on board, all told);

When day broke, they could not recognize what land it was; however, they noticed a creek with a sandy beach, and resolved to see if they could run the ship ashore there.

There was an estate in the neighbourhood which belonged to a man called Publius, the governor of the island; he welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.

We think it only right to let you tell your own story; but as regards this sect, we are well aware that there are objections to it on all hands."