He supposed that his brothers would understand that God through his instrumentality was going to deliver them, but they did not.

But our forefathers would not listen to him, but pushed him aside, and in their hearts they hankered after Egypt;

They answered, "Cornelius, a colonel in the army, an upright man and one who reveres God, and a man of high reputation with the whole Jewish nation, was instructed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to listen to a message you would bring."

He continued listening to Paul as he spoke, and as Paul by looking straight at him observed that he had faith that he would be cured,

they went on to Mysia and tried to get into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.

As Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were some misdemeanor or underhanded rascality, O Jews, I would in reason listen to you;

They asked him to stay longer, but he would not consent.

Paul wanted to go into the assembly and address the people, but the disciples would not let him.

Some of the crowd concluded that it was Alexander, since the Jews had pushed him to the front, and since Alexander had made a gesture of the hand as though he would make a defense before the people.

(44:37) because they were especially pained at his saying that they would never see his face again. Then they went down to the ship with him.

So, since he would not yield to our appeal, we stopped begging him, and said, "The Lord's will be done!"

Then Paul took the men along with him and on the next day went into the temple with them, purified, and announced the time when the purification would be completed, when the sacrifice for each one of them could be offered.

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 they have known all along from the first, if they would but testify to it, that I as a Pharisee have lived by the standard of the strictest sect of our religion.

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!"

After they had gone a long time without any food, then Paul got up among them and said: "Men, you ought to have listened to me and not to have sailed from Crete, and you would have escaped this disaster and loss.

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