Then He gave him the covenant of circumcision. After this, he fathered Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; Isaac did the same with Jacob, and Jacob with the 12 patriarchs.

When he saw one of them being mistreated, he came to his rescue and avenged the oppressed man by striking down the Egyptian.

Then, being sent off, they went down to Antioch, and after gathering the assembly, they delivered the letter.

Then Paul chose Silas and departed, after being commended to the grace of the Lord by the brothers.

So the church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace, being built up and walking in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, and it increased in numbers.

He saw heaven opened and an object that resembled a large sheet coming down, being lowered by its four corners to the earth.

“Can anyone withhold water and prevent these people from being baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”

Being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they came down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

In all the synagogues I often tried to make them blaspheme by punishing them. I even pursued them to foreign cities since I was greatly enraged at them.

If we are being examined today about a good deed done to a disabled man—by what means he was healed—

Many signs and wonders were being done among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they would all meet in Solomon’s Colonnade.

In those days, as the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint by the Hellenistic Jews against the Hebraic Jews that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution.

Then fear came over everyone, and many wonders and signs were being performed through the apostles.

praising God and having favor with all the people. And every day the Lord added to them those who were being saved.

Being God’s offspring then, we shouldn’t think that the divine nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image fashioned by human art and imagination.

and being of the same occupation, stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.

This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught the things about Jesus accurately, although he knew only John’s baptism.

As they were traveling down the road, they came to some water. The eunuch said, “Look, there’s water! What would keep me from being baptized?”

“I was in the town of Joppa praying, and I saw, in a visionary state, an object that resembled a large sheet coming down, being lowered by its four corners from heaven, and it came to me.

So Peter was kept in prison, but prayer was being made earnestly to God for him by the church.

Therefore, let it be known to you, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you,

the promise our 12 tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve Him night and day. King Agrippa, I am being accused by the Jews because of this hope.

Because we were being severely battered by the storm, they began to jettison the cargo the next day.

In fact, we run a risk of being charged with rioting for what happened today, since there is no justification that we can give as a reason for this disorderly gathering.”

He continued, “I am a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel and educated according to the strict view of our patriarchal law. Being zealous for God, just as all of you are today,

And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was being shed, I was standing by and approving, and I guarded the clothes of those who killed him.’

The next day, since he wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews, he released him and instructed the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin to convene. Then he brought Paul down and placed him before them.

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or about this one statement I cried out while standing among them, ‘Today I am being judged before you concerning the resurrection of the dead.’”