This one heaven must receive until the time all things are restored, which God declared from times long ago through his holy prophets.

But the man who was unfairly hurting his neighbor pushed Moses aside, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?

In humiliation justice was taken from him. Who can describe his posterity? For his life was taken away from the earth.”

But stand up and enter the city and you will be told what you must do.”

Then Felix, who understood the facts concerning the Way more accurately, adjourned their hearing, saying, “When Lysias the commanding officer comes down, I will decide your case.”

Paul said in his defense, “I have committed no offense against the Jewish law or against the temple or against Caesar.”

The group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but everything was held in common.

known from long ago.

Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, and Timothy, as well as Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.

But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,

So the disciples, each in accordance with his financial ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

So I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord replied, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

But Paul replied, “I have not lost my mind, most excellent Festus, but am speaking true and rational words.

So the king got up, and with him the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them,

proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with complete boldness and without restriction.

and they recognized him as the man who used to sit and ask for donations at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with astonishment and amazement at what had happened to him.

Thus they even carried the sick out into the streets, and put them on cots and pallets, so that when Peter came by at least his shadow would fall on some of them.

I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone before the accused had met his accusers face to face and had been given an opportunity to make a defense against the accusation.

Then a voice said to him, “Get up, Peter; slaughter and eat!”

They said, “Cornelius the centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear a message from you.”