As He thus spoke, many became believers in Him.

The Jews who heard these words became divided again [i.e., over their meaning].

And many there believed and confidently trusted in Him [accepting Him as Savior, and following His teaching].

Now a certain man named Lazarus, from Bethany, became sick. Bethany was the town where Mary and her sister Martha lived. [See 11:18].

Thereupon a considerable number of the Jews--namely those who had come to Mary and had witnessed His deeds--became believers in Him;

Then Mary, taking a pound of perfumed oil of great value, put it on the feet of Jesus and made them dry with her hair: and the house became full of the smell of the perfume.

Now it became widely known among the Jews that Jesus was there; but they came not only on His account, but also in order to see Lazarus whom He had brought back to life.

for because of him many of the Jews left them and became believers in Jesus.

When Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit, and testified and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, that one of you will betray Me.”

While I was with them, I protected them by the authority that you gave me. I guarded them, and not one of them became lost except the one who was destined for destruction, so that the Scripture might be fulfilled.

When this saying came to Pilate's ears his fear became greater;

And in those days Peter standing up in the midst of the brothers, said??he multitude together was about a hundred and twenty??16 Men and brothers, it was necessary that the Scripture should be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David, concerning Judas who became a guide to them that apprehended Jesus;

Brethren, it was necessary that the scripture should have been fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before, by the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus;

(Now having bought a piece of ground with the money paid for his wickedness he fell there with his face downwards, and, his body bursting open, he became disembowelled.

And it became known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch that in their language that field was called Akeldama, that is, The field of blood.)

All who became believers in Christ held everything for the common use;

Then he seized the man’s right hand with a firm grip and raised him up. And at once his feet and ankles became strong and steady,

and many of those hearing the word did believe, and the number of the men became, as it were, five thousand.

This is the stone that was set at nought by you -- the builders, that became head of a corner;

And when their prayer was ended, the place where they were was violently moved, and they all became full of the Holy Spirit, preaching the word of God without fear.

And still larger numbers, both of men and women, as they became believers in the Lord, were added to their number.

But the head priest and the Jewish sect of the Sadducees became very jealous,

Now when the captain of the Temple [guard] and the leading priests heard about this, they became frustrated over how far this [teaching] would [eventually] spread.

When the Council heard this, they became furious and wanted to kill them.

So the preaching about God flourished, the number of the disciples in Jerusalem multiplied greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.

And God gave Abraham a covenant [a formal agreement to be strictly observed] of [which] circumcision [was the sign]; and so [under these circumstances] Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac [became the father] of Jacob, and Jacob [became the father] of the twelve patriarchs.

“The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him

And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's race became manifest unto Pharaoh.

"But as the time drew near for the fulfilment of the promise which God had made to Abraham, the people became many times more numerous in Egypt,

Eventually, a different king who had not known Joseph became ruler of Egypt.

So Moses learned all the wisdom of the Egyptians and became a great man, both in words and in deeds.

And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.

"I am the God of your ancestors the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses became terrified and didn't dare to look.

This is he who became in the congregation in the wilderness with the heavenly agent who spoke to him on the mount Sinai, and of our fathers who received living oracles to give to us.

Which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? and they slew those proclaiming concerning the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you became:

As they listened to these words, they became infuriated and gnashed their teeth at him.

As the crowds continued to listen to his message and continued to see his wonder-works which he was performing, with one mind they became interested in what was said by Philip.

And there became great joy in that city.

Even Simon believed, and after he was baptized he became devoted to Philip. He was amazed to see the signs and great miracles that were happening.

And having received nourishment, he was strengthened. And Saul became with the disciples in Damascus some days.

But Saul became more and more capable, and was causing consternation among the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.

but their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates also day and night that they might kill him:

And so it came about that the Church, throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, enjoyed peace and became firmly established; and, ordering its life by reverence for the Lord and the help of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.

and all that dwelt at Lydda, and Saron, saw him, and became converts to the Lord.

In those days she became sick and died. After washing her, they placed her in a room upstairs.

And it became known throughout all Joppa: and many believed on the Lord.

Cornelius was frightened and stared intently at him and said, “What is it, lord (sir)?” And the angel said to him, “Your prayers and gifts of charity have ascended as a memorial offering before God [an offering made in remembrance of His past blessings].

And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,

Since then, God had given them the very same gift as he gave us when we became believers in Jesus Christ the Master--who was I that I could thwart God?"

And [when they] heard these [things], they became silent and praised God, saying, "Then God has granted the repentance [leading] to life to the Gentiles also!"

and as the divine assistance accompany'd them, a great number of persons believed and became converts.

When he realized what had happened, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, who was also called Mark, where many [believers] were gathered together and were praying continually [and had been praying all night].

And, when it became day, there was no small commotion among the soldiers, as to what, then, Peter had become!

At once an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he became infected with worms and died.

The proconsul believed [the message of salvation] when he saw what had happened, being astonished at the teaching concerning the Lord.

For indeed David, who served his own generation in the plan of God, became asleep, and was added near his fathers, and saw decay.

But when the Jews saw the large crowds [gathered to hear the Gospel] they became very jealous and took sharp issue with the things Paul said, and [even] spoke against them.

Then Paul and Barnabas became bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you: but seeing ye reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

And when the Gentiles heard this they were glad and gave honor to the message of God [i.e., they accepted it as true]. And all those who were appointed [by God] to receive never ending life [through faith and obedience] became believers.

Now in Iconium Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue together and spoke in such a way [with such power and boldness] that a large number of Jews as well as Greeks believed [and confidently accepted Jesus as Savior];

But the large crowd in the city [who heard them] became divided [over how to respond to it]; some sided with the [unbelieving] Jews and some with the apostles.

they became aware of it, and fled unto the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the region round about:

And God, who knows the heart, became a witness for them, by giving them the Holy Spirit, as he gave it also to us;

And the whole group became silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul describing all the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.

And after they became silent, James responded, saying, Men, brethren, hear me.

So the churches became stronger and stronger in the faith, and their numbers increased from day to day.

She kept doing this for many days until Paul became annoyed, turned to her and told the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus the Messiah to come out of her!" And it came out that very moment.

And the jailor, who became awake and who saw the prison doors opened, having drawn out a sword was going to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to have fled.

But when it became day, the magistrates sent out the police, saying, Release those men.

The guards reported these words to the magistrates, and they became afraid when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.

But the Jews became jealous, and they brought together some scoundrels from the marketplace, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. Attacking Jason’s house, they searched for them to bring them out to the public assembly.

When they heard [these charges], the crowds and [even] the city officials became very disturbed [by the situation stirred up by the Jews].

As a result many of them became believers, together with a number of prominent Greek women and men.

But some men joined him and believed; among them were Dionysius, [a judge] of the Council of Areopagus, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

Now when Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul became wholly absorbed with proclaiming the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

However, as they set themselves against him and became abusive, Paul shook his clothes in protest and said to them: "Your blood be on your own heads. My conscience is clear. From this time forward I shall go to the Gentiles."

Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, and all of his family became believers in the Lord. [And] many of the Corinthians who heard [Paul's message] believed [in the Lord] and were immersed [into Christ].

But when Gallio became Proconsul of Greece, the Jews with one accord made a dead set at Paul, and brought him before the court.

He asked them, "Did [any of] you receive the [indwelling] Holy Spirit when you became believers [in Jesus]?" They answered him, "No, we have never [even] heard that there was a Holy Spirit."

But when some were becoming hardened and disobedient [to the word of God], discrediting and speaking evil of the Way (Jesus, Christianity) before the congregation, Paul left them, taking the disciples with him, and went on holding daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus [instead of in the synagogue].

And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that dwelt at Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

Many who became believers kept coming to confess and talk about what they had been doing.

And [when they] heard [this] and became full of rage, they began to shout, saying, "Great [is] Artemis of the Ephesians!"

The city became full of confusion; they grabbed Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul's Macedonian traveling companions, and everyone together rushed into the amphitheater.

and a young man named Eutychus, who was sitting at the window, became very drowsy as Paul's address grew longer and longer, and finally went fast asleep and fell from the third story to the ground, and was picked up for dead.

And when they came to him, he said to them, Ye know, from the first day in which I stepped in Asia, how I became with you all the time,

And [when they] heard that he was addressing them in the Aramaic language, {they became even more silent}. And he said,

and they who are with me the light did see, and became afraid, and the voice they heard not of him who is speaking to me --

And it came to pass when I had returned to Jerusalem, and as I was praying in the temple, that I became in ecstasy,

Then those who were about to interrogate Paul [with whips] immediately left him, and the commander also became fearful when he realized that he had chained a Roman citizen [illegally].

When he said this it stirred up a dispute between the Pharisees and Sadducees and the assembly became divided.

And as the dissension became even greater, the commander, fearing that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, ordered the troops to go down and forcibly take him from them, and bring him to the barracks.

And, when it became day, the Jews, forming a conspiracy, bound themselves under a curse, saying, that they would neither eat nor drink till they had slain Paul.

Then it became clear to me that it was a question of their law, and that nothing was said against him which might be a reason for prison or death.

But as he was discussing righteousness, self-control [honorable behavior, personal integrity], and the judgment to come, Felix became frightened and said, “Go away for now, and when I find [a convenient] time I will send for you.”

about whom, when I became in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews revealed, asking judgment against him.

Wherefore, O King Agrippa, - I became not disobedient unto the heavenly vision;

After much time had passed, the voyage became more dangerous because it was [now] past the Day of Atonement [Note: This would have been around September or October, when a sea voyage involved rough sailing]. So, Paul began warning the people [aboard ship],

And running a little under the island called Clauda, we with difficulty became masters of the boat,

And when it became the fourteenth night, as we were driven about in the Adriatic sea, toward midnight the sailors suspected some region to come near them.