But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about it, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting,

“Therefore I conclude that we should not cause extra difficulty for those among the Gentiles who are turning to God,

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the rest of the prisoners were listening to them.

They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”

Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him, along with all those who were in his house.

The jailer brought them into his house and set food before them, and he rejoiced greatly that he had come to believe in God, together with his entire household.

So they all seized Sosthenes, the president of the synagogue, and began to beat him in front of the judgment seat. Yet none of these things were of any concern to Gallio.

for he refuted the Jews vigorously in public debate, demonstrating from the scriptures that the Christ was Jesus.

Then Paul went back upstairs, and after he had broken bread and eaten, he talked with them a long time, until dawn. Then he left.

testifying to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

They all began to weep loudly, and hugged Paul and kissed him,

A man named Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who live there,

Then the commanding officer sent the young man away, directing him, “Tell no one that you have reported these things to me.”

So the soldiers, in accordance with their orders, took Paul and brought him to Antipatris during the night.

When the horsemen came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

This is the reason I do my best to always have a clear conscience toward God and toward people.

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

After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.

So after they came back here with me, I did not postpone the case, but the next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered the man to be brought.

Agrippa said to Festus, “I would also like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he replied, “you will hear him.”