And they paid close attention to him because he had amazed them for a long time with his magic.

This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven.

But I said, ‘Certainly not, Lord, for nothing defiled or ritually unclean has ever entered my mouth!’

Watch out, then, that what is spoken about by the prophets does not happen to you:

After the city officials had received bail from Jason and the others, they released them.

So Paul said, “Into what then were you baptized?” “Into John’s baptism,” they replied.

When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus,

Because he could not be persuaded, we said no more except, “The Lord’s will be done.”

for a crowd of people followed them, screaming, “Away with him!”

At that the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.

He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we arrested him.

After several years I came to bring to my people gifts for the poor and to present offerings,

From there we put out to sea and sailed under the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

When they had eaten enough to be satisfied, they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat into the sea.

“Brothers, the scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through David concerning Judas – who became the guide for those who arrested Jesus –

But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back for yourself part of the proceeds from the sale of the land?

Then the man who was possessed by the evil spirit jumped on them and beat them all into submission. He prevailed against them so that they fled from that house naked and wounded.

Watch out for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God that he obtained with the blood of his own Son.

Then when Paul noticed that part of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, he shouted out in the council, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. I am on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection of the dead!”

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