When Paul and Barnabas had a major argument and debate with them, the church appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to meet with the apostles and elders in Jerusalem about this point of disagreement.

Those who accompanied Paul escorted him as far as Athens, and after receiving an order for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they left.

So the centurion took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said, “The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”

When we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? You are hurting yourself by kicking against the goads.’

So they began to leave, unable to agree among themselves, after Paul made one last statement: “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah

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.