But when Paul wanted to enter the public assembly, the disciples would not let him.

He thought his own people would understand that God was delivering them through him, but they did not understand.

Agrippa said to Festus, “I would also like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he replied, “you will hear him.”

When they asked him to stay longer, he would not consent,

to do as much as your power and your plan had decided beforehand would happen.

These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.

But the things God foretold long ago through all the prophets – that his Christ would suffer – he has fulfilled in this way.

Now the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners so that none of them would escape by swimming away.

This was the one who exploited our people and was cruel to our ancestors, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.

so that they would search for God and perhaps grope around for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.

At the same time he was also hoping that Paul would give him money, and for this reason he sent for Paul as often as possible and talked with him.

When it was decided we would sail to Italy, they handed over Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius.

Because they were afraid that we would run aground on the rocky coast, they threw out four anchors from the stern and wished for day to appear.

You know that I did not hold back from proclaiming to you anything that would be helpful, and from teaching you publicly and from house to house,

But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of some crime or serious piece of villainy, I would have been justified in accepting the complaint of you Jews,

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.

For the heart of this people has become dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have closed their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.”’

But we would like to hear from you what you think, for regarding this sect we know that people everywhere speak against it.”

‘Look, you scoffers; be amazed and perish! For I am doing a work in your days, a work you would never believe, even if someone tells you.’”

When I was informed there would be a plot against this man, I sent him to you at once, also ordering his accusers to state their charges against him before you.