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But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.

…but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.

When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.

He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.

But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”

He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.

…but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.

…not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.

But Peter began and explained to them the whole sequence of events:

But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’

Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.

So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.

So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.

When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”

“You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”

But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.

But the word of God continued to spread and multiply.

But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.

As John was completing his course, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But there is One coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’

But God raised Him from the dead,

But the One whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.

Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.

But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,

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

But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. And the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.

But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”

But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.

But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.

…but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.

And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.

But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”

But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”

But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,

But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds.

The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.

When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this topic.”

But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.

But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.

But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.”

At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.

But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.

But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”

But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”

And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.

There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”

Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.

But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.

But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”

But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.

But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.

Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.

Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.

But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”

“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.

My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.

But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”

“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.

But those standing nearby said, “How dare you insult the high priest of God!”

For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection nor angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.

But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.

I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.

But in order not to delay you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.

At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia

He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard, but to allow him some freedom and permit his friends to minister to his needs.

But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.

But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to stand trial before me on these charges?”

If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”

But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.

They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

But when Paul appealed to be held over for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered that he be held until I could send him to Caesar.”

But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.

‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.

But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:

But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.

“Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”

“Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well.”

But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.

But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.

But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.

But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.

But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”

When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.

But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.

The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, even though I have no charge to bring against my nation.

But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”

Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.

‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”

‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”