(Now seven sons of a man named Sceva, a Jewish high priest, were doing this.)

After he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave his people their land as an inheritance.

There we found some brothers and were invited to stay with them seven days. And in this way we came to Rome.

On the next day we left and came to Caesarea, and entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

We sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and within five days we came to the others in Troas, where we stayed for seven days.

After we located the disciples, we stayed there seven days. They repeatedly told Paul through the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem.

But carefully select from among you, brothers, seven men who are well-attested, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this necessary task.

When the seven days were almost over, the Jews from the province of Asia who had seen him in the temple area stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.

They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.