"So one of these men who have been associated with us all the time the Lord Jesus came and went among us,

And they prayed, saying, "Lord, you who know the hearts of all, show us which one of these two men you have chosen

They were perfectly astounded, and in bewilderment they continued to say, "Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans?

These men are not drunk as you suppose, for it is only nine o'clock in the morning.

Yes, all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel down, have also foretold these days.

and repeated, "What shall we do with these men? For it is evident to everybody living in Jerusalem that an unmistakable wonder-work has been done by them; and we cannot deny it.

When Ananias heard these words, he fell dead, and a strange awe seized everybody who heard it.

We and the Holy Spirit that God has given to those who practice obedience to Him are witnesses to these things."

then he said to them: "Fellow Israelites, take care as to what you are about to do to these men.

So in the present case, I warn you, stay away from these men, let them alone. For, if this program or movement has its origin in men, it will go to pieces,

They presented these men to the apostles, and after they had prayed, they laid their hands upon them.

The high priest asked, "Are these statements true?"

While Peter was still speaking these truths, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the message.

"No one can refuse the use of water, can he, for these to be baptized, since they have received the Holy Spirit just as we did ourselves?"

And the Spirit told me to go with them without any hesitation at all. These six brothers, too, went with me, and we all went into the man's house.

With his hand he motioned to them to be quiet, and then he told them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He added, "Tell all these things to James and the brothers." Then he left them and went somewhere else.

and shouted, "Men, why are you doing this? We are merely men with natures like your own, who are telling you the good news, so that you may turn from these foolish things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and all that they contain.

Then why do you now try to test God by putting on these disciples' necks a yoke which neither our forefathers nor we could bear?

Then the apostles and elders in cooperation with the whole church passed a resolution to select and send some men of their number with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. These were Judas, who was called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers.

For the Holy Spirit and we have decided not to lay upon you any burden but these essential requirements,

that you abstain from everything that is offered to idols, from tasting blood, from the meat of animals that have been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves free from these things, you will prosper. Good-by."

There Paul had a vision one night: a man from Macedonia kept standing and pleading with him in these words, "Come over to Macedonia and help us!"

This girl kept following Paul and the rest of us, shrieking, "These men are slaves of the Most High God, and they are proclaiming to you a way of salvation."

and brought them to the chiefs of the police court. They said, "These men are Jews; they continue to make great disturbance in our town

They stopped at Jason's house and tried to bring them out to the people. So, as they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the town magistrates, shouting, "These fellows, who have turned the world topsy-turvy, have come here too,

but as it is questions about words and titles and your own law, you will have to see to it yourselves. I refuse to act as judge in these matters."

After these events had been brought to a close, Paul under the guidance of the Spirit decided to pass through Macedonia and Greece on his way to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have gone there I must see Rome too."

For you have brought these men here, although they are not guilty of sacrilege or of abusive speech against our goddess.

With these words he dismissed the assembly.

You know yourselves that these hands of mine provided for my own needs and for my companions.

While I was performing these duties they found me just as I had completed the rites of my purification in the temple; however, there was no crowd with me and no disturbance at all.

Or let these men themselves tell what wrong they found in me when I appeared before the council --

Then Festus, as he wanted to ingratiate himself with the Jews, said to Paul, "Will you go up to Jerusalem and be tried on these charges before me there?"

If I am guilty and have done anything that deserves death, I am not begging to keep from dying, but if there is nothing in the charges which these men make against me, no one can give me up as a favor to them. I appeal to the emperor."

I was at a loss how to investigate such matters and so asked Paul if he would go to Jerusalem and there stand trial on these matters.

For these very things the Jews arrested me in the temple and kept on trying to kill me.

Paul answered, "In brief or at length, I would to God that not only you but all my hearers today were what I am -- excepting these chains!"

Paul said to the colonel and his soldiers, "Unless these sailors remain on the ship, you cannot be saved."