But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the prison cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly!” And the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.

After we sighted Cyprus and left it behind on our port side, we sailed on to Syria and put in at Tyre, because the ship was to unload its cargo there.

On the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate to the side of the river, where we thought there would be a place of prayer, and we sat down and began to speak to the women who had assembled there.

For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve came to me

came to me and stood beside me and said to me, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight!’ And at that very moment I looked up and saw him.

The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Have courage, for just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”

Our ancestors were unwilling to obey him, but pushed him aside and turned back to Egypt in their hearts,

This man is staying as a guest with a man named Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.”

From there we put out to sea and sailed under the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

With difficulty we sailed along the coast of Crete and came to a place called Fair Havens that was near the town of Lasea.

As we ran under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able with difficulty to get the ship’s boat under control.

and on the third day they threw the ship’s gear overboard with their own hands.

The man replied, “How in the world can I, unless someone guides me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

Therefore send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter. This man is staying as a guest in the house of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’

But some people joined him and believed. Among them were Dionysius, who was a member of the Areopagus, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

The commanding officer took him by the hand, withdrew privately, and asked, “What is it that you want to report to me?”

When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they could carry out their purpose, so they weighed anchor and sailed close along the coast of Crete.

There was a great commotion, and some experts in the law from the party of the Pharisees stood up and protested strongly, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

When the argument became so great the commanding officer feared that they would tear Paul to pieces, he ordered the detachment to go down, take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.