Even some of the provincial authorities who were his friends sent a message to him, urging him not to venture into the theater.

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.

For we are in danger of being charged with rioting today, since there is no cause we can give to explain this disorderly gathering.”

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!”

And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem without knowing what will happen to me there,

“And now I know that none of you among whom I went around proclaiming the kingdom will see me again.

We continued the voyage from Tyre and arrived at Ptolemais, and when we had greeted the brothers, we stayed with them for one day.

But regarding the Gentiles who have believed, we have written a letter, having decided that they should avoid meat that has been sacrificed to idols and blood and what has been strangled and sexual immorality.”

As I was en route and near Damascus, about noon a very bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.

I replied, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those in the various synagogues who believed in you.

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.

Paul replied, “I did not realize, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, ‘You must not speak evil about a ruler of your people.’”

When morning came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.

The commanding officer took him by the hand, withdrew privately, and asked, “What is it that you want to report to me?”

When I was informed there would be a plot against this man, I sent him to you at once, also ordering his accusers to state their charges against him before you.

which I was doing when they found me in the temple, ritually purified, without a crowd or a disturbance.

“So,” he said, “let your leaders go down there with me, and if this man has done anything wrong, they may bring charges against him.”

Rather they had several points of disagreement with him about their own religion and about a man named Jesus who was dead, whom Paul claimed to be alive.

I punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to force them to blaspheme. Because I was so furiously enraged at them, I went to persecute them even in foreign cities.

We went on board a ship from Adramyttium that was about to sail to various ports along the coast of the province of Asia and put out to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica.