until the day he was taken up to heaven, after he had given orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven.

When he met us in Assos, we took him aboard and went to Mitylene.

So the soldiers, in accordance with their orders, took Paul and brought him to Antipatris during the night.

beginning from his baptism by John until the day he was taken up from us – one of these must become a witness of his resurrection together with us.”

and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking up into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will come back in the same way you saw him go into heaven.”

But you took along the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of the god Rephan, the images you made to worship, but I will deport you beyond Babylon.’

We went on ahead to the ship and put out to sea for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for he had arranged it this way. He himself was intending to go there by land.