But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.”

When they were released, Peter and John went to their fellow believers and reported everything the high priests and the elders had said to them.

“We found the jail locked securely and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

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

At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful to God. For three months he was brought up in his father’s house,

and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and place his hands on him so that he may see again.”

So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here I am, the person you’re looking for. Why have you come?”

not by all the people, but by us, the witnesses God had already chosen, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.

He informed us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter,

Peter went out and followed him; he did not realize that what was happening through the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

When they had crossed over the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus,

Then Paul and his companions put out to sea from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia, but John left them and returned to Jerusalem.

but Paul insisted that they should not take along this one who had left them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.

The jailer brought them into his house and set food before them, and he rejoiced greatly that he had come to believe in God, together with his entire household.

because I am with you, and no one will assault you to harm you, because I have many people in this city.”

and said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They replied, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

After the disturbance had ended, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them and saying farewell, he left to go to Macedonia.

Then Paul went back upstairs, and after he had broken bread and eaten, he talked with them a long time, until dawn. Then he left.

After we tore ourselves away from them, we put out to sea, and sailing a straight course, we came to Cos, on the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.