After they had spent some time there, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.

and came and apologized to them. After they brought them out, they asked them repeatedly to leave the city.

I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you

and on the third day they threw the ship’s gear overboard with their own hands.

He motioned to them with his hand to be quiet and then related how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell James and the brothers these things,” and then he left and went to another place.

Because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there. They hoped that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

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,

But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.”

Now when the commander of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this report, they were greatly puzzled concerning it, wondering what this could be.

This was the one who exploited our people and was cruel to our ancestors, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.

Then he fell to his knees and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” When he had said this, he died.

The angel said to him, “Fasten your belt and put on your sandals.” Peter did so. Then the angel said to him, “Put on your cloak and follow me.”

While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in the province of Asia.

Now when they heard about the resurrection from the dead, some began to scoff, but others said, “We will hear you again about this.”

because I am with you, and no one will assault you to harm you, because I have many people in this city.”

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

We set sail from there, and on the following day we arrived off Chios. The next day we approached Samos, and the day after that we arrived at Miletus.

After we sighted Cyprus and left it behind on our port side, we sailed on to Syria and put in at Tyre, because the ship was to unload its cargo there.

and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’