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

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.”

to assume the task of this service and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”

“But as the time drew near for God to fulfill the promise he had declared to Abraham, the people increased greatly in number in Egypt,

As you can verify for yourself, not more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

other than this one thing I shouted out while I stood before them: ‘I am on trial before you today concerning the resurrection of the dead.’”

a promise that our twelve tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve God night and day. Concerning this hope the Jews are accusing me, Your Majesty!

You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed.’

A woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, a God-fearing woman, listened to us. The Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying.

When they arrived, he said to them, “You yourselves know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I set foot in the province of Asia,