And once when he ate with them, he instructed them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised. "You have heard me speak of it," he said,

And they were all amazed and bewildered and said to one another, "What can this mean?"

Then Peter stood up with the eleven around him, and raising his voice addressed them. "Men of Judea," he said, "and all you residents of Jerusalem, let me explain this to you, and pay attention to what I say.

But this is what was predicted by the prophet Joel,

"Men of Israel, listen to what I say. Jesus of Nazareth, as you know, was a man whom God commended to you by the wonders, portents, and signs that God did right among you through him.

When they heard this, they were stung to the heart, and they said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"

when a man who had been lame from his birth was carried by. He used to be placed every day at what was known as the Beautiful Gate of the Temple, to beg from the people on their way into the Temple,

But Peter said, "I have no silver or gold, but I will give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk!"

and recognized him as the man who used to sit and beg at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple, they were perfectly astonished and amazed at what had happened to him.

And as he still clung to Peter and John, all the people crowded about them in the utmost astonishment in what was known as Solomon's Colonnade.

Yet I know, brothers, that you did not know what you were doing, any more than your leaders did;

it was in this way that God fulfilled what he by all the prophets foretold that his Christ must suffer.

But many of those who had heard what they said believed it, and their number grew to be about five thousand.

They had the apostles brought before them and demanded of them, "By what power or authority have men like you done this?"

They said, "What are we to do with these men? For it is plain to everyone in Jerusalem that an extraordinary wonder has been done by them. We cannot deny that.

for we cannot help telling of what we have seen and heard."

But after further threats they let them go, as they could find no way to punish them, on account of the people, who were all giving honor to God for what had happened,

After being released, the apostles went back to their friends, and told them what the high priests and members of the council had said to them.

to carry out what your hand and will had destined should happen.

About three hours later, his wife came in, without having learned what had happened.

When the commander of the Temple and the high priests heard this report, they were very much at a loss as to what would come of it.

and then said, "Men of Israel, take care what you propose to do with these men.

This was what God said: 'His descendants will be strangers, living in a foreign land, and they will be enslaved and misused for four hundred years,

When Moses saw it he wondered at the sight, and when he went up to see what it was, the voice of the Lord said,

for they said to Aaron, 'Make us gods to march in front of us, for as for this Moses, who brought us out of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him!'

They even made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to their idol, and held a celebration over what their own hands had made.

" 'The sky is my throne, And the earth a footstool for my feet. What house can you build for me? says the Lord, Or what place is there where I can rest?

When the people heard Philip and saw the signs that he showed they were all interested in what he had to say,

Everyone there, high and low, made much of him, and said, "He must be what is known as the Great Power of God!"

Philip ran up and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and he said to him, "Do you understand what you are reading?"

As they went on along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Here is some water! What is there to prevent my being baptized?"

"But get up and go into the city, and there you will be told what you ought to do."

For I am going to show him what he will have to endure for my sake."

There was at Caesarea a man named Cornelius, a captain in what was known as the Italian regiment.

He stared at him in terror, and said, "What is it, sir?" "Your prayers and charities," the angel answered, "have gone up and been remembered before God.

The voice came to him again a second time, "Do not call what God has cleansed unclean."

While Peter was still wondering what the vision he had had could mean, the men whom Cornelius had sent had asked the way to Simon's house and reached the door,

Then Peter went down to see the men, and said to them, "I am the man you are asking for. What is the reason for your coming?"

They answered, "Cornelius, who is a captain, and an upright and God-fearing man, and who has a good reputation with the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house, and to listen to what you have to say."

but welcomes the man of any nation who reveres him and does what is right.

Then the voice from heaven answered again, 'Do not call what God has cleansed unclean!'

So he followed him out without knowing that what the angel was doing was real, for he thought he was having a vision.

But when morning came, there was no little commotion among the soldiers as to what could have become of Peter.

Then the governor, seeing what had happened, believed, and was thunderstruck at the Lord's teaching.

Toward the end of his career, John said, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not he! No! Someone is coming after me, the shoes on whose feet I am not fit to untie!'

Take care, therefore, that what is said in the prophets does not prove true of you:

But when the Jews saw the crowd, they were very jealous, and they contradicted what Paul said and abused him.

The crowds, seeing what Paul had done, shouted in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have come down to us in human form!"

He led them out of the jail and said to them, "Gentlemen, what must I do to be saved?"

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers debated with him. Some of them said, "What is this rag-picker trying to make out?" Others said, "He seems to be preaching some foreign deities." This was because he was telling the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.

So they took him and brought him to the council of the Areopagus and said, "May we know just what this new teaching of yours is?

Some of the things you tell us sound strange to us, and we want to know just what they mean."

For as I was going about and looking at the things you worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: 'To an Unknown God.' So it is what you already worship in ignorance that I am now telling you of.

I am here now on my way to Jerusalem, for the Spirit compels me to go there, though I do not know what will happen to me there,

He came to see us and took Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands with it, and said, "This is what the holy Spirit says: 'The Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt like this, and will hand him over to the heathen!' "

Then Paul answered, "What do you mean by crying and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound at Jerusalem but to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus."

Paul greeted them warmly and gave a detailed account of what God had done among the heathen through his efforts.

What then? They will be sure to hear that you have come.

So do what we tell you. We have four men here who are under a vow.

Then the colonel came up and seized him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains, and then inquired who he was and what he had been doing.

"Brothers and fathers," he said, "listen to what I have to say in my defense."

Then I said, 'What am I to do, sir?' The Lord said to me, 'Get up and go into Damascus. There you will be told of all you are destined to do.'

for you shall be his witness before all men of what you have seen and heard.

Upon hearing this, the officer went to the colonel and reported it. "What do you propose to do?" he said. "This man is a Roman citizen."

So the colonel took him by the arm and stepping aside where they could be alone, asked, "What is it that you have to tell me?"

As I wanted to learn what charge they made against him, I had him brought before their council,

After reading the letter, he asked Paul what province he belonged to, and when he learned that he was from Cilicia,

Or let these men themselves tell what they found wrong in me when I appeared before the council??21 unless it was the one thing I shouted out as I stood among them??It is on the question of the resurrection of the dead that I am here on trial before you today!' "

Some days later Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, and sent for Paul and heard what he had to say about faith in Christ Jesus.

That was what I did at Jerusalem when on the authority of the high priests I put many of God's people in prison. When they were put to death, I cast my vote against them,

But get up and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for the express purpose of appointing you to serve me and to testify to what you have seen and to the visions you will have of me.

To this day I have had God's help and I stand here to testify to high and low alike, without adding a thing to what Moses and the prophets declared would happen,

"In a hurry or not," said Paul, "I would to God that not only you, but all who hear me today, might be what I am??xcept for these chains!"

But the officer was more influenced by the pilot and the captain than by what Paul had to say,

Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others would not believe.