Therefore many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.

For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought a great deal of business to the craftsmen.

Therefore be alert, remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning each one of you with tears.

But God raised him up, having released him from the pains of death, because it was not possible for him to be held in its power.

So the twelve called the whole group of the disciples together and said, “It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables.

‘I am the God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look more closely.

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

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.

Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.

and by this one everyone who believes is justified from everything from which the law of Moses could not justify you.

yet he did not leave himself without a witness by doing good, by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying you with food and your hearts with joy.”

When they came to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them to do this,

The God who made the world and everything in it, who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands,

So since we are God’s offspring, we should not think the deity is like gold or silver or stone, an image made by human skill and imagination.

So then some were shouting one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had met together.

Then you’re not that Egyptian who started a rebellion and led the four thousand men of the ‘Assassins’ into the wilderness some time ago?”

Those who were with me saw the light, but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me.

Since I could not see because of the brilliance of that light, I came to Damascus led by the hand of those who were with me.

When he arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they were not able to prove.

When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a violent storm continued to batter us, we finally abandoned all hope of being saved.