<p class="bodytext">&#8220;Regarding all the things I have been accused of by the Jews, King Agrippa,<n id="1" /> I consider myself fortunate that I am about to make my defense before you today,

who said by the Holy Spirit through<n id="1" /> your servant David our forefather,<n id="2" />p> <p class="otpoetry">&#8216;<b><i>Why do the nationsi>b><n id="3" /> <b><i>rage,i>b><n id="4" />p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>and the peoples plot foolishi>b><n id="5" /> <b><i>things?i>b>p>

while you extend your hand to heal, and to bring about miraculous signs<n id="1" /> and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.&#8221;

&#8216;<b><i>I am the God of your forefathers,i>b><n id="1" /> <b><i>the God of Abraham, Isaac,i>b><n id="2" /> <b><i>and Jacobi>b>.&#8217;<n id="3" /> Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look more closely.<n id="4" />

<b><i>But the Lord said to him,i>b> &#8216;<i><b>Take the sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy groundb>.i><n id="1" />

But Peter said to him, &#8220;May your silver perish with you,<n id="1" /> because you thought you could acquire<n id="2" /> God&#8217;s gift with money!

You have no share or part<n id="1" /> in this matter<n id="2" /> because your heart is not right before God!

<p class="bodytext">Then the eunuch said<n id="1" /> to Philip, &#8220;Please tell me,<n id="2" /> who is the prophet saying this about &#8211; himself or someone else?&#8221;<n id="3" />

But Ananias replied,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Lord, I have heard from many people<n id="2" /> about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem,

So they took Paul and<n id="1" /> brought him to the Areopagus,<n id="2" /> saying, &#8220;May we know what this new teaching is that you are proclaiming?

because I am with you, and no one will assault<n id="1" /> you to harm<n id="2" /> you, because I have many people in this city.&#8221;

and saw the Lord<n id="1" /> saying to me, &#8216;Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.&#8217;

Paul replied,<n id="1" /> &#8220;I did not realize,<n id="2" /> brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, &#8216;<b><i>You must not speak evil about a ruler of your peoplei>b>.&#8217;&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

When I was informed<n id="1" /> there would be a plot<n id="2" /> against this man, I sent him to you at once, also ordering his accusers to state their charges<n id="3" /> against him before you.p>

As you can verify<n id="1" /> for yourself, not more than twelve days ago<n id="2" /> I went up to Jerusalem<n id="3" /> to worship.

and said,<n id="1" /> &#8216;Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before<n id="2" /> Caesar,<n id="3" /> and God has graciously granted you the safety<n id="4" /> of all who are sailing with you.&#8217;

But we would like to hear from you what you think, for regarding this sect we know<n id="1" /> that people<n id="2" /> everywhere speak against<n id="3" /> it.&#8221;p>

You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors,<n id="1" /> saying to Abraham, &#8216;<b><i>And in your descendantsi>b><n id="2" /> <b><i>all the nationsi>b><n id="3" /> <b><i>of the earth will be blessedi>b>.&#8217;<n id="4" />

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against<n id="1" /> your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,<n id="2" />

But Peter said, &#8220;Ananias, why has Satan filled<n id="1" /> your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back for yourself part of the proceeds from the sale of<n id="2" /> the land?