Now while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews attacked Paul together and brought him before the judgment seat,

we said farewell to one another. Then we went aboard the ship, and they returned to their own homes.

The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were there.

and provide mounts for Paul to ride so that he may be brought safely to Felix the governor.”

For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so as not to spend time in the province of Asia, for he was hurrying to arrive in Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

I replied, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those in the various synagogues who believed in you.

When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a violent storm continued to batter us, we finally abandoned all hope of being saved.

Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and so he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him when he was eight days old, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

From one man he made every nation of the human race to inhabit the entire earth, determining their set times and the fixed limits of the places where they would live,

So the lame man paid attention to them, expecting to receive something from them.

We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, went aboard, and put out to sea.

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.

There they continued to proclaim the good news.

This became known to all who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks; fear came over them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was praised.

After we located the disciples, we stayed there seven days. They repeatedly told Paul through the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem.

Requesting him to do them a favor against Paul, they urged Festus to summon him to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.

They took soundings and found the water was twenty fathoms deep; when they had sailed a little farther they took soundings again and found it was fifteen fathoms deep.

When Ananias heard these words he collapsed and died, and great fear gripped all who heard about it.

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

While Peter was still thinking seriously about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Look! Three men are looking for you.