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

So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him,

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

This happened three times, and then everything was pulled up to heaven again.

At that time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

But Saul (also known as Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, stared straight at him

So after they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them, they went to Iconium.

Then they passed through Pisidia and came into Pamphylia,

and when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

After this Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth.

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

But when Paul wanted to enter the public assembly, the disciples would not let him.

From Miletus he sent a message to Ephesus, telling the elders of the church to come to him.

We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, went aboard, and put out to sea.

After these days we got ready and started up to Jerusalem.

When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly.

Then he said to me, ‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

While they were screaming and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust in the air,

The next day they let the horsemen go on with him, and they returned to the barracks.

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