especially saddened by what he had said, that they were not going to see him again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.

and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking up into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will come back in the same way you saw him go into heaven.”

Now as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave girl met us who had a spirit that enabled her to foretell the future by supernatural means. She brought her owners a great profit by fortune-telling.

But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of some crime or serious piece of villainy, I would have been justified in accepting the complaint of you Jews,

When Paul and Barnabas had a major argument and debate with them, the church appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to meet with the apostles and elders in Jerusalem about this point of disagreement.

He jumped up, stood and began walking around, and he entered the temple courts with them, walking and leaping and praising God.

The following day he entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting anxiously for them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

For Moses has had those who proclaim him in every town from ancient times, because he is read aloud in the synagogues every Sabbath.”

When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said, “These men are throwing our city into confusion. They are Jews

Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, arrived in Ephesus. He was an eloquent speaker, well-versed in the scriptures.

The commanding officer answered, “I acquired this citizenship with a large sum of money.” “But I was even born a citizen,” Paul replied.

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.

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.

But when they recognized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” for about two hours.

When it was decided we would sail to Italy, they handed over Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius.

to assume the task of this service and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”

They also bestowed many honors, and when we were preparing to sail, they gave us all the supplies we needed.

But others jeered at the speakers, saying, “They are drunk on new wine!”

For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”

Every day they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts, breaking bread from house to house, sharing their food with glad and humble hearts,