All were astounded and greatly confused, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”

Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.

Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced; my body also will live in hope,

And now, brothers, I know you acted in ignorance, as your rulers did too.

After an interval of about three hours, his wife came in, but she did not know what had happened.

and when he had been abandoned, Pharaoh’s daughter adopted him and brought him up as her own son.

But they covered their ears, shouting out with a loud voice, and rushed at him with one intent.

They continued to stone Stephen while he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

And they paid close attention to him because he had amazed them for a long time with his magic.

For three days he could not see, and he neither ate nor drank anything.

He found there a man named Aeneas who had been confined to a mattress for eight years because he was paralyzed.

Then, after they had fasted and prayed and placed their hands on them, they sent them off.

Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.

Then he brought them outside and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

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

When he met us in Assos, we took him aboard and went to Mitylene.

While we remained there for a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

I found he was accused with reference to controversial questions about their law, but no charge against him deserved death or imprisonment.

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

and as they were leaving they said to one another, “This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment.”