He did not give any of it to him for an inheritance, not even a foot of ground, yet God promised to give it to him as his possession, and to his descendants after him, even though Abraham as yet had no child.

They know, because they have known me from time past, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion, I lived as a Pharisee.

For you are bringing some surprising things to our ears, so we want to know what they mean.”

He addressed both Jews and Greeks in the synagogue every Sabbath, attempting to persuade them.

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

Then Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and he himself intended to go there shortly.

For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so as not to spend time in the province of Asia, for he was hurrying to arrive in Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

Since many of them had no desire to eat, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not put out to sea from Crete, thus avoiding this damage and loss.

Those standing near him said, “Do you dare insult God’s high priest?”

David by foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did his body experience decay.

Then the commander of the temple guard went with the officers and brought the apostles without the use of force (for they were afraid of being stoned by the people).

(All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there used to spend their time in nothing else than telling or listening to something new.)

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

The next day Moses saw two men fighting, and tried to make peace between them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers; why are you hurting one another?’

Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus.”

Now after all these things had taken place, Paul resolved to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. He said, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”

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 they began selling their property and possessions and distributing the proceeds to everyone, as anyone had need.

But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a man who was a murderer be released to you.

and placing them at the apostles’ feet. The proceeds were distributed to each, as anyone had need.