Therefore being a prophet; and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up the Messiah, to sit on his throne;

Now when the high priest, and the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were in doubt concerning them, what this would come to;

saying, Did not we strictly charge you not to teach in this name? and behold ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and would bring this man's blood upon us.

Now he supposed that his brethren would have understood that God would give them deliverance by his hand: but they understood not.

And the next day he came to them, as they were two of them fighting, and would have persuaded them to agree, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren, why do ye injure one another?

To whom our fathers would not be subject, but renounced him, and in their hearts turned back into Egypt,

And as Lydda was near to Joppa, the disciples hearing that Peter was there sent two men to him, intreating him that he would not delay to come to them.

And one of them, named Agabus, stood up and signified by the Spirit, that there would be a great famine over all the earth: which accordingly came to pass in the reign of Claudius Cesar.

And the priest of Jupiter, whose image was before the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and with the people would have offered sacrifices to them.

But some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him; and some said, What would this babler say? and others, He seemeth to be a proclaimer of foreign deities: because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection.

For thou bringest strange things to our ears; we would therefore know what these things mean.

And when Paul was going to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, If it were indeed an act of injustice, or some wicked crime, it would be reasonable that I should bear with you.

And when Paul would have gone in unto the people, the disciples would not let him.

And they brought Alexander forward out of the multitude, the Jews urging him on. And Alexander beckoning with the hand, would have made a defence to the people.

And as he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

And when it was day, some of the Jews, having formed a conspiracy, bound themselves with a curse, saying, that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

Now therefore do ye with the rest of the sanhedrim signify to the tribune, that he would bring him down to you to-morrow, as if you would examine more accurately some things concerning him: and we are ready to dispatch him before he come near you."

And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee, that thou wouldest bring down Paul to-morrow to the council, as if they would inquire something more strictly concerning him.

and attempting to profane the temple, we apprehended him, and would have judged him according to our law.

And hoping also that money would be given him by Paul, that he might discharge him; he sent for him the more frequently, and conversed with him.

begging the favor of him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem; for they were preparing an ambush to kill him by the way.

Against whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no charge of such things as I supposed they would:

But I being in doubt as to the dispute concerning these matters, asked him, if he would go to Jerusalem, and there be tried concerning these things.

knowing me before, (if they would testify it,) that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a pharisee.

And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

They however were expecting that he would swell, or suddenly fall down dead: but when they had waited a good while, and saw no hurt come to him, they changed their opinion and said that he was a god.

who when they had examined me, would have set me at liberty, because there was no crime worthy of death found in me:

But we would willingly hear from thee what thou thinkest: for as to this sect, we know that it is every where spoken against.