sold a field that belonged to him, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

With his wife's full knowledge, he kept back some of the money for himself and brought the remainder and laid it at the apostles' feet.

But at night the angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and led them out. The angel told them,

So they were convinced by him. After calling in the apostles and beating them, they again ordered them to stop speaking in the name of Jesus and let them go.

They had these men stand before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

They were brought back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought at a high price from Hamor's descendants in Shechem.

It was he who led them out, performing wonders and signs in Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for 40 years.

They told Aaron, "Make gods for us who will lead us. This Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt we don't know what happened to him!'

But they shouted out loud, stopped listening, and together they all rushed at him,

ran him outside of the city, and began to stone him to death. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, don't hold this sin against them!" After he had said this, he died.

Unclean spirits screamed with a loud voice as they came out of the many people they had possessed, and many paralyzed and lame people were healed.

Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

So Philip ran up to it and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah out loud. Philip asked, "Do you understand what you're reading?"

This was the passage of Scripture he was reading: "Like a sheep he was led away to be slaughtered, and like a lamb is silent before its shearer, so he does not open his mouth.

As Saul traveled along and was approaching Damascus, a light from heaven suddenly flashed around him.

When Saul got up off the ground, he couldn't see anything, even though his eyes were open. So his companions took him by the hand and led him into Damascus.

So Ananias left and went to that house. He laid his hands on Saul and said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were traveling, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

but his disciples took him one night and let him down through the city wall by lowering him in a basket.

Now when Peter was going around among all of the disciples, he also visited the saints living in Lydda.

and all the people who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

At that time, she got sick and died. After they had washed her, they laid her in an upstairs room.

Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to him and begged him, "Come here quickly!"

Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on his side, woke him up, and said, "Get up quickly!" His chains fell from his wrists.

They passed the first guard, then the second, and came to the iron gate that led into the city. It opened by itself for them, and they went outside and proceeded one block when the angel suddenly left him.

Then they fasted and prayed, laid their hands on them, and let them go.

The Lord is against you now, and you'll be blind and unable to see the sun for a while!" At that moment a dark mist came over him, and he went around looking for someone to lead him by the hand.

"Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen! The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and made them a great people during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with a public display of power he led them out of there.

In another Psalm he says, "You will not let your Holy One experience decay.'

For that is what the Lord ordered us to do: "I have made you a light to the gentiles to be the means of salvation to the very ends of the earth.'"

he said in a loud voice, "Stand up straight on your feet!" Then the man jumped up and began to walk.

Then Judas and Silas, who were also prophets, said a lot to encourage and strengthen the brothers.

A few days later, Paul told Barnabas, "Let's go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord and see how they're doing."

A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a dealer in purple goods, was listening to us. She was a worshiper of God, and the Lord opened her heart to listen carefully to what was being said by Paul.

They brought them before the magistrates and said, "These men are stirring up a lot of trouble in our city. They are Jews

But Paul shouted in a loud voice, "Don't hurt yourself, because we are all here!"

Leaving the jail, Paul and Silas went to Lydia's house. They saw the brothers, encouraged them, and then left.

but after they had gotten a bond from Jason and the others, they let them go.

When Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in foreign languages and to prophesy.

Paul wanted to go into the crowd, but the disciples wouldn't let him.

The tribune asked, "Oh, do you speak Greek? You're not the Egyptian who started a revolt some time ago and led 4,000 assassins into the desert, are you?"

Paul replied, "I'm a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. Please let me speak to the people."

"But while I was on my way and approaching Damascus about noon, a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.

"He told me, "I'm Jesus from Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.' The men who were with me saw the light but didn't understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me.

"The Lord told me, "Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told everything you are destined to do.' Since I could not see because of the brightness of the light, the men who were with me took me by the hand and led me into Damascus.

Then the tribune replied, "I paid a lot of money for this citizenship of mine."

The next day, they let the horsemen ride with Paul while they returned to their barracks.

He ordered the centurion to guard Paul but to let him have some freedom and not to keep any of his friends from caring for his needs.

Since they were staying there for several days, Festus laid Paul's case before the king. He said, "There is a man here who was left in prison by Felix.

On the road at noon, O King, I saw a light from heaven that was brighter than the sun. It flashed around me and those who were traveling with me.

You will help them understand and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's control to God, so that their sins will be forgiven and they will receive a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

that the Messiah would suffer and be the first to rise from the dead and would bring light both to our people and to the gentiles."

When the people who lived there saw the snake hanging from his hand, they told one another, "This man must be a murderer! He may have escaped from the sea, but Justice won't let him live."

They examined me and wanted to let me go because there was no reason for me to receive the death penalty in my case.

For this people's minds have become stupid, and their ears can barely hear, and they have shut their eyes so that they may never see with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn and let me heal them."'

and if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light to those in darkness,

Or can we say as some people slander us by claiming that we say "Let's do evil that good may result"? They deserve to be condemned!

Therefore, do not let sin rule your mortal bodies so that you obey their desires.

For all who are led by God's Spirit are God's children.

And David says, "Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a punishment for them.

Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, and keep their backs forever bent."

For I want to let you know about this secret, brothers, so that you will not claim to be wiser than you are: Stubbornness has come to part of Israel until the full number of the gentiles comes to faith.

If it is encouraging, devote yourself to encouraging others. If it is sharing, share generously. If it is leading, lead enthusiastically. If it is helping, help cheerfully.

The night is almost over, and the day is near. Let's therefore put aside the actions of darkness and put on the armor of light.

Let's behave decently, as people who live in the light of day. No wild parties, drunkenness, sexual immorality, promiscuity, quarreling, or jealousy!

One person decides in favor of one day over another, while another person decides that all days are the same. Let each one be fully convinced in his own mind:

Therefore, let's no longer criticize each other. Instead, make up your mind not to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.

Therefore, let's keep on pursuing those things that bring peace and that lead to building up one another.

And again, "Praise the Lord, all you gentiles! Let all the nations praise him."

As an expert builder using the grace that God gave me, I laid the foundation, and someone else is building on it. But each person must be careful how he builds on it.

After all, no one can lay any other foundation than the one that is already laid, and that is Jesus the Messiah.

Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in the ways of this world, he must become a fool to become really wise.

So let no one boast about human beings, since everything belongs to you,

Therefore, stop judging prematurely, before the Lord comes, for he will bring to light what is now hidden in darkness and reveal the motives of our hearts. Then each person will receive his praise from God.

So let's keep celebrating the festival, neither with old yeast nor with yeast that is evil and wicked, but with yeast-free bread that is both sincere and true.

But if the unbelieving partner leaves, let him go. In such cases the brother or sister is not under obligation. God has called you to live in peace.

Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let that bother you. Of course, if you have a chance to become free, take advantage of the opportunity.

If a man thinks he is not behaving properly toward his virgin, and if his passion is so strong that he feels he ought to marry her, let him do what he wants; he isn't sinning. Let them get married.

But I have not used any of these rights, and I'm not writing this so that they may be applied in my case. I would rather die than let anyone deprive me of my reason for boasting.

Let's stop being idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to play."

Let's stop sinning sexually, as some of them were doing, and on a single day 23,000 fell dead.

Let's stop putting the Lord to the test, as some of them were doing, and were destroyed by snakes.

So if a woman does not cover her head, she should cut off her hair. If it is a disgrace for a woman to cut off her hair or shave her head, let her cover her own head.

You know that when you were unbelievers, you were enticed and led astray to worship idols that couldn't even speak.

and finally he was seen by me, as though I were born abnormally late.

If I have fought with wild animals in Ephesus from merely human motives, what do I get out of it? If the dead are not raised, "Let's eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."

Stop being deceived: "Wicked friends lead to evil ends."

Let me tell you a secret. Not all of us will die, but all of us will be changed

If anyone doesn't love the Lord, let him be !

I planned to leave you in order to go to Macedonia, and then come back to you from Macedonia, and let you send me on to Judea.

I wrote to you out of great sorrow and anguish of heart along with many tears not to make you sad but to let you know how much love I have for you.

In their case, the god of this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe to keep them from seeing the light of the glorious gospel of the Messiah, who is the image of God.

For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God's glory in the face of Jesus the Messiah.

This light, temporary nature of our suffering is producing for us an everlasting weight of glory, far beyond any comparison,

Stop becoming unevenly yoked with unbelievers. What partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness? What fellowship can light have with darkness?

Since we have these promises, dear friends, let's cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit by becoming mature in our holy fear of God.

Now I am happy, not because you had such sorrow, but because your sorrow led you to repent. For you were sorry in a godly way, and so you were not hurt by us in any way.

In spite of their terrible ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and deep poverty have led them to be abundantly generous.

And no wonder, since Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.

but I was let down in a basket through an opening in the wall and escaped from him.