He<n id="1" /> did not give any of it to him for an inheritance,<n id="2" /> not even a foot of ground,<n id="3" /> yet God<n id="4" /> promised <i>to give it to him as his possession, and to his descendants after himi>,<n id="5" /> even though Abraham<n id="6" /> as yet had no child.

But while John was completing his mission,<n id="1" /> he said repeatedly,<n id="2" /> &#8216;What do you think I am? I am not he. But look, one is coming after me. I am not worthy to untie the sandals on his feet!&#8217;<n id="3" />

And you see and hear that this Paul has persuaded<n id="1" /> and turned away<n id="2" /> a large crowd,<n id="3" /> not only in Ephesus<n id="4" /> but in practically all of the province of Asia,<n id="5" /> by saying<n id="6" /> that gods made by hands are not gods at all.<n id="7" />

For the king knows about these things, and I am speaking freely<n id="1" /> to him,<n id="2" /> because I cannot believe<n id="3" /> that any of these things has escaped his notice,<n id="4" /> for this was not done in a corner.<n id="5" />

when he said,p> <p class="otpoetry">&#8216;<b><i>Go to this people and say,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry">&#8220;<b><i>You will keep on hearing,i>b><n id="1" /> <b><i>but will never understand,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>and you will keep on looking,i>b><n id="2" /> <i><b>but will never perceiveb>.i>p>

For<n id="1" /> John baptized with water, but you<n id="2" /> will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.&#8221;p>

In spite of what you think, these men are not drunk,<n id="1" /> for it is only nine o&#8217;clock in the morning.<n id="2" />

<p class="otpoetry"><b><i>because you will not leave my soul in Hades,i>b><n id="1" />p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>nor permit your Holy One to experiencei>b><n id="2" /> <i><b>decayb>.i>p>

But the officers<n id="1" /> who came for them<n id="2" /> did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,<n id="3" />

but if<n id="1" /> it is from God, you will not be able to stop them, or you may even be found<n id="2" /> fighting against God.&#8221; He convinced them,<n id="3" />

And every day both in the temple courts<n id="1" /> and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news<n id="2" /> that Jesus was the Christ.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Then Peter started speaking:<n id="1" /> &#8220;I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism in dealing with people,<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">At daybreak<n id="1" /> there was great consternation<n id="2" /> among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.

and are advocating<n id="1" /> customs that are not lawful for us to accept<n id="2" /> or practice,<n id="3" /> since we are<n id="4" /> Romans.&#8221;p>

Therefore many of them believed, along with quite a few<n id="1" /> prominent<n id="2" /> Greek women and men.

For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines<n id="1" /> of Artemis,<n id="2" /> brought a great deal<n id="3" /> of business<n id="4" /> to the craftsmen.

Therefore be alert,<n id="1" /> remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning<n id="2" /> each one of you with tears.

But Paul replied,<n id="1" /> &#8220;I have not lost my mind, most excellent Festus,<n id="2" /> but am speaking<n id="3" /> true and rational<n id="4" /> words.

But when the Jews objected,<n id="1" /> I was forced to appeal to Caesar<n id="2" /> &#8211; not that I had some charge to bring<n id="3" /> against my own people.<n id="4" />

He told them, &#8220;You are not permitted to know<n id="1" /> the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.