He gave her his hand and helped her get up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her alive.

So Peter invited them in and entertained them as guests. On the next day he got up and set out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

At that hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds; then he and all his family were baptized right away.

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was greatly upset because he saw the city was full of idols.

But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, put his arms around him, and said, “Do not be distressed, for he is still alive!”

the commanding officer ordered Paul to be brought back into the barracks. He told them to interrogate Paul by beating him with a lash so that he could find out the reason the crowd was shouting at Paul in this way.

At the same time he was also hoping that Paul would give him money, and for this reason he sent for Paul as often as possible and talked with him.

But when Paul appealed to be kept in custody for the decision of His Majesty the Emperor, I ordered him to be kept under guard until I could send him to Caesar.”

And on the basis of faith in Jesus’ name, his very name has made this man – whom you see and know – strong. The faith that is through Jesus has given him this complete health in the presence of you all.

But Peter began and explained it to them point by point, saying,

But God raised him from the dead,

So Paul left the Areopagus.

Then he had them forced away from the judgment seat.

So now you and the council request the commanding officer to bring him down to you, as if you were going to determine his case by conducting a more thorough inquiry. We are ready to kill him before he comes near this place.”

But they were expecting that he was going to swell up or suddenly drop dead. So after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

And tongues spreading out like a fire appeared to them and came to rest on each one of them.

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

But they covered their ears, shouting out with a loud voice, and rushed at him with one intent.

As he was going along, approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

But his disciples took him at night and let him down through an opening in the wall by lowering him in a basket.