"whilst thou stretchest forth thy hand to heal; grant too, that signs and wonders may be done through the name of thy holy Servant, Jesus."

"When he was exposed, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and brought him up as her own son.

"Give me, too, this power, so that on whomever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit."

And Saul got up from the ground, but although his eyes were open, he continued to perceive nothing; so they took him by the hand and led him into Damascus.

"In this city, too, he has authority from the chief priests to arrest all those who call upon thy name."

Afterward he took food and was strengthened. And he remained for some time with the disciples at Damascus.

his disciples took him by night, and let him down over the wall, lowering him in a basket.

But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and told them how Saul had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him; and also how he had preached the Name of the Lord Jesus boldly at Damascus.

When they learned this the brothers took him down to Caesarea, and then sent him forth to Tarsus.

So Peter arose and went with them. On his arrival they took him up-stairs, and all the widows stood near him, weeping, and showing him the cloaks and garments which Dorcas used to make, while she was still with them.

"And when they had fulfilled everything which had been written concerning him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb.

They took with them the following letter. "The apostles and older brothers send greeting to the Gentile Brotherhood throughout Antioch and Syria and Cilicia;

Now Paul, wishing that this man should accompany him on his journey, took him and circumcised him because of the local Jews, who all knew that his father was a Greek.

The crowd, too, rose up together against them, and the praetors, after having them stripped, and after ordering them to be flogged,

And he took them, the same hour of the night, and washed their wounds, and he was baptized at once, he and all his.

Then they all laid hold of Sosthenes, the warden of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal; but Gallio took no notice.

And Paul after remaining in Corinth some time longer, took leave of the brothers, and sailed away to Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. As Paul was under a vow, he had his head shaved at Cenchrea.

but said, as he took leave of them, "I will return again to you, if God will."

He began to speak boldly in the synagogue; and when Priscilla and Aquila heard him they took him home and explained to him more accurately the way of God.

But there were also some strolling Jewish exorcists, who took it upon them to invoke the name of Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "I adjure you by that Jesus whom Paul preaches."

Now after these things were ended, Paul resolved in his spirit to travel through Macedonia and Achaia on his way to Jerusalem. "After I get there," he said, "I must see Rome, too."

and some of the Asiarchs, too, who were his friends, sent word to him repeatedly, entreating him not to venture into the theater.

Then he went upstairs again, broke bread and took some food, and after talking with them a long time, even until daybreak, he left them.

And when he met us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.

A few days after this we took up our luggage and went up to Jerusalem.

Then Paul took the men, and after purifying himself with them next day, went into the temple to declare the fulfilment of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them.

At once he took soldiers and centurions, and rushed down upon them. When they saw the tribune and the troops, they left off beating Paul.

Then those who were about to scourge him, immediately left him. And the tribune too, was afraid, when he learned that Paul was a Roman citizen, for he had had him bound.

So he took him, and brought his to the tribune, and said, "Paul, the prisoner, called me to him, and begged me to bring this young man to you, because he has something to tell you."

And the tribune took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"

So the soldiers took Paul, as they were bid, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

"But not to weary you too much, I beg of your Excellency to listen to a few words from us.

"Then the chief captain, Lysias came and violently took him from us.

"Hence I too endeavor to have a conscience void of offense toward God and men alway.

"So when a number of them came together here, I made no delay, but the next day took my seat in the tribunal, and commanded the man to be brought.

So the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp, and took their places in the hall of audience, accompanied by the tribunes and men of high rank in the city. At the command of Festus Paul was brought in.

Then they all cheered up and themselves took food.

From there the brothers, when they heard about us, came out to meet us as far as the Appian Forum and the Three Taverns. When Paul saw them he thanked God and took courage.