So Pilate came outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?”

They came up to him again and again and said, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they struck him repeatedly in the face.

But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she bent down and looked into the tomb.

All were astounded and greatly confused, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”

Then he said to the council, “Men of Israel, pay close attention to what you are about to do to these men.

Now as Peter was traveling around from place to place, he also came down to the saints who lived in Lydda.

The voice spoke to him again, a second time, “What God has made clean, you must not consider ritually unclean!”

who will speak a message to you by which you and your entire household will be saved.’

On a day determined in advance, Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the judgment seat, and made a speech to them.

we have unanimously decided to choose men to send to you along with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,

but said farewell to them and added, “I will come back to you again if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus,

The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were there.

Then the commanding officer sent the young man away, directing him, “Tell no one that you have reported these things to me.”

This is the reason I do my best to always have a clear conscience toward God and toward people.

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

Of course, I myself was convinced that it was necessary to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.

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

They also bestowed many honors, and when we were preparing to sail, they gave us all the supplies we needed.

Paul lived there two whole years in his own rented quarters and welcomed all who came to him,

Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,