This is the man who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors, and he received living oracles to give to you.

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.

There we found some brothers and were invited to stay with them seven days. And in this way we came to Rome.

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

So do what we tell you: We have four men who have taken a vow;

There was a great commotion, and some experts in the law from the party of the Pharisees stood up and protested strongly, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

This Jesus God raised up, and we are all witnesses of it.

The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.

yet he did not leave himself without a witness by doing good, by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying you with food and your hearts with joy.”

So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are proclaiming?

We went on ahead to the ship and put out to sea for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for he had arranged it this way. He himself was intending to go there by land.

But we would like to hear from you what you think, for regarding this sect we know that people everywhere speak against it.”

When Paul had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “We have experienced a lengthy time of peace through your rule, and reforms are being made in this nation through your foresight.

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

both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs – we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great deeds God has done!”

Simeon has explained how God first concerned himself to select from among the Gentiles a people for his name.

So Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul held out his hand and began his defense:

As we ran under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able with difficulty to get the ship’s boat under control.

Before it was sold, did it not belong to you? And when it was sold, was the money not at your disposal? How have you thought up this deed in your heart? You have not lied to people but to God!”

After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that some time ago God chose me to preach to the Gentiles so they would hear the message of the gospel and believe.