And many came to him and they said, "John performed no sign, but all that John said about this man was true."

Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off,

Jesus therefore no longer went about openly among the Jews, but went from there to the country near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim; and there he stayed with his disciples.

His disciples did not understand this at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and that they had done these things to him.

Now Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, "Are you asking yourselves about what I meant when I said, 'A little while, and you will not see me; and again a little while, and you will see me'?

"I have said this to you in figurative language; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.

The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.

Jesus answered, "Do you say this on your own, or did others say it to you about me?"

Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover, about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, "Behold your King!"

And Nicodemus, who had at first come to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.

But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, but about a hundred yards off.

When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, "Lord, what about this man?"

In the first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,

In those days Peter stood up among the brethren (the company of persons was in all about a hundred and twenty), and said,

So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.

When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked for alms.

But many of those who heard the message believed; and the number of the men came to about five thousand.

for we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard."

After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.

And when they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and began to teach. Now when the high priest and his associates came, they called the Council together, even all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison house for them to be brought.

Now when the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard these words, they were much perplexed about them, wondering what would come of this.

For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a group of about four hundred men joined him. But he was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.

until there arose another king over Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph.

Now those who had been scattered went about preaching the word.

But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

And the eunuch said to Philip, "Please tell me, of whom does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?"

But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints at Jerusalem;

And he was with them moving about freely in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord.

About the ninth hour of the day he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God who had just come in and said to him, "Cornelius!"

The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray.

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to persecute them.

The very night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison.

Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time." And immediately a mist and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

For about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.

When he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance, for about four hundred and fifty years.

When they had carried out all that was written about him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb.

And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question.

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,

When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

Now when they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some of them sneered, but others said, "We want to hear you again on this subject."

But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were a matter of wrong or of vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you;

but since it is a matter of questions about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves; I refuse to be a judge of these things."

There were about twelve men in all.

And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, arguing and persuading about the kingdom of God.

But the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?"

About that time there arose no small disturbance concerning the Way.

But when they recognized that he was a Jew, for about two hours they all with one voice shouted, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

There he spent three months, and when a plot was made against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.

And now, behold, I know that all of you among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom will see my face no more.

and they have been told about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or to walk according to the customs.

take these men and purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses, so that they may shave their heads. Thus all will know that there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself live in observance of the law.

As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the commander, "May I say something to you?" And he said, "Do you know Greek?

"As I made my journey and drew near to Damascus, about noon a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.

and saw him saying to me, 'Make haste, and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'

When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and told him, saying, "What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen."

So those who were about to examine him withdrew from him immediately; and the commander also was afraid when he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had put him in chains.

The following night the Lord stood by him and said, "Take courage, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must bear witness also at Rome."

And he said, "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down tomorrow to the Council, as though they were going to inquire somewhat more thoroughly about him.

This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them, when I came upon them with the troops and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman citizen.

I found that he was accused over questions about their Law, but there was no accusation against him deserving death or imprisonment.

By examining him yourself you will be able to learn the truth about all these charges of which we accuse him."

But Felix, having a more exact knowledge about the Way, put them off, saying, "When Lysias the commander comes down, I will decide your case."

But some days later Felix came with Drusilla, his wife who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.

"Therefore," he said, "let the men of authority among you go there with me, and if there is anything wrong about the man, let them prosecute him."

but they simply had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a dead man, Jesus, whom Paul asserted to be alive.

Festus said, "King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man about whom the whole Jewish people petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, shouting that he ought not to live any longer.

But I have nothing definite about him to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him before you all and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the investigation has taken place, I may have something to write.

They have known about me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that I lived as a Pharisee according to the strictest sect of our religion.

For the king knows about these things, and to him I speak freely; for I am persuaded that none of these things has escaped his notice, for this was not done in a corner.

And embarking in a ship from Adramyttium, which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we put out to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica.

But when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors began to sense that they were approaching land.

As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have been in suspense and without food, having taken nothing.

They said to him, "We have not received letters from Judea concerning you, and none of the brethren who have come here has reported or spoken anything bad about you.

When they had appointed a day for Paul, they came to him at his lodging in great numbers. And he explained the matter to them from morning till evening, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the law of Moses and from the prophets.

preaching the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ quite openly and unhindered.

Through him we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations,

for what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.

And he did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb.

For this is what the promise said: "About this time I will return and Sarah shall have a son."

For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the law, "The man who does those things shall live by them."

I myself am satisfied about you, my brethren, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another.

For your obedience has become known to all, so I am full of joy over you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.

but is now revealed and made known to all nations through the prophetic writings, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith

So if you have disputes about such matters, do you appoint them as judges who are of no account in the church?

Now concerning the matters about which you wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a woman.

But I want you to be free from concern. One who is unmarried is concerned about the affairs of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;

but a married man is concerned about the affairs of the world, how he may please his wife,

and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman, and the virgin, is concerned about the affairs of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit; but the married woman is concerned about the affairs of the world, how she may please her husband.

If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that you will not come together for judgment. About the other things I will give directions when I come.

always carrying about in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.

For if I have boasted to him about you, I was not put to shame; but just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting before Titus has proved true.

Now, brethren, we want you to know about the grace of God which has been given in the churches of Macedonia,

We intend that no one should blame us about this liberal gift which we are administering,

Therefore openly before the churches, show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our boasting about you.

Now it is superfluous for me to write to you about the offering for the saints,

for I know your readiness, of which I boast about you to the Macedonians, saying that Achaia has been ready since last year; and your zeal has stirred up most of them.

But I am sending the brethren so that our boasting about you may not prove vain in this case, so that you may be ready, as I said you would be;

lest if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, wenot to say anything about you would be ashamed of having been so confident.