She continued to do this for many days. But Paul became greatly annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out of her at once.

For as I went around and observed closely your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: ‘To an unknown god.’ Therefore what you worship without knowing it, this I proclaim to you.

Large numbers of those who had practiced magic collected their books and burned them up in the presence of everyone. When the value of the books was added up, it was found to total fifty thousand silver coins.

Now after all these things had taken place, Paul resolved to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. He said, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”

Watch out for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God that he obtained with the blood of his own Son.

Then Paul took the men the next day, and after he had purified himself along with them, he went to the temple and gave notice of the completion of the days of purification, when the sacrifice would be offered for each of them.

As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day you have been in suspense and have gone without food; you have eaten nothing.

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

With many other words he testified and exhorted them saying, “Save yourselves from this perverse generation!”

They were devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

Reverential awe came over everyone, and many wonders and miraculous signs came about by the apostles.

And all the prophets, from Samuel and those who followed him, have spoken about and announced these days.

angry because they were teaching the people and announcing in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.

But many of those who had listened to the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.

And now, Lord, pay attention to their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your message with great courage,

But the officers who came for them did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,

So they left the council rejoicing because they had been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.

When he saw one of them being hurt unfairly, Moses came to his defense and avenged the person who was mistreated by striking down the Egyptian.

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

When they heard these things, they became furious and ground their teeth at him.