In the first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,

And after he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.

For it is written in the book of Psalms, 'Let his homestead be made desolate, and let there be no one to dwell in it'; and, 'let another man take his office.'

to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside, to go to his own place."

because you will not abandon my soul to hades, nor let your Holy One see decay.

he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to hades, nor did his flesh see decay.

Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ.'

to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place.

while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders take place through the name of your holy servant Jesus."

And when they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and began to teach. Now when the high priest and his associates came, they called the Council together, even all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison house for them to be brought.

saying, "We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name, and yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring this man's blood upon us."

And he said to them, "Men of Israel, take care what you propose to do with these men.

So they took his advice, and they called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

and when he was placed outside, Pharaoh's daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.

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

You took up the tent of Moloch, and the star of the god Rephan, the figures which you made to worship. And I will remove you beyond Babylon.'

And having received it in their turn, our fathers brought it in with Joshua when they took the land from the nations whom God drove out before our fathers. So it was until the time of David,

and he took food and was strengthened. Now for several days he was with the disciples who were at Damascus.

but his disciples took him by night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket.

But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. And he declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

So Peter rose and went with them. And when he arrived, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing the tunics and other garments that Dorcas made while she was with them.

One of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine all over the world. And this took place in the reign of Claudius.

On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and made an address to them.

When they had carried out all that was written about him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb.

As for the fact that he raised him from the dead, no more to return to decay, he spoke in this way: 'I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.'

Therefore he also says in another Psalm, 'You will not let your Holy One see decay.'

For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers and saw decay;

but he whom God raised did not see decay.

Therefore take care, so that what is said in the prophets may not come upon you:

Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark, with them.

But Paul kept insisting that they should not take along one who had deserted them in Pamphylia, and had not gone with them to the work.

There arose such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another, and Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus.

Paul wanted this man to accompany him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

He took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his family.

But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us publicly, without trial, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now cast us out secretly? No! Let them come themselves and take us out."

So they came and apologized to them, and they took them out and asked them to leave the city.

And they took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, "May we know what this new teaching is which you present?

After this Paul stayed many days longer, and then took leave of the brethren and sailed for Syria, and with him were Priscilla and Aquila. In Cenchrea he had his hair cut, for he had taken a vow.

And he began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

But when some were stubborn and disbelieved, speaking evil of the Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them, and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus.

This took place for two years, so that all who lived in the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

They took away the boy alive, and were greatly comforted.

But going ahead to the ship, we set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there; for so he had arranged, intending himself to go by land.

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

And coming to us, he took Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands, and said, "This is what the Holy Spirit says, 'In this way the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.'"

and they have been told about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or to walk according to the customs.

take these men and purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses, so that they may shave their heads. Thus all will know that there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself live in observance of the law.

The next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he went to the temple to give notice of the date when the days of purification would end and the offering would be made for each one of them.

At once he took along some soldiers and centurions and ran down to them; and when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

The dispute became so violent that the commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them and ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.

The following night the Lord stood by him and said, "Take courage, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must bear witness also at Rome."

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

So he took him and brought him to the commander and said, "Paul the prisoner called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, since he has something to tell you."

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

So the soldiers, in accordance with their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

After he had spent not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he took his seat on the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought.

When therefore they came together here, I did not delay, but on the next day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought in.

They took soundings and found it to be twenty fathoms; and a little farther on they took soundings again and found it to be fifteen fathoms.

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

Therefore I urge you to take some food; it will give you strength, since not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you."

Having said this, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it and began to eat.

And the brethren, when they heard of us, came from there as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.