For the man, on whom this miraculous sign of healing had been performed, was over forty years old.

But Peter helped him up, saying, “Stand up. I too am a mere mortal.”

and as they were leaving they said to one another, “This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment.”

Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

They brought forward false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop saying things against this holy place and the law.

When the centurion heard this, he went to the commanding officer and reported it, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”

Then the man who was possessed by the evil spirit jumped on them and beat them all into submission. He prevailed against them so that they fled from that house naked and wounded.

Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of an important city. Please allow me to speak to the people.”

When the local people saw the creature hanging from Paul’s hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer! Although he has escaped from the sea, Justice herself has not allowed him to live!”

shouting, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this sanctuary! Furthermore he has brought Greeks into the inner courts of the temple and made this holy place ritually unclean!”