Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: "Fellow Israelites and all Gentiles here who worship God: hear me!

Some of the people concluded that Alexander was responsible, since the Jews made him go up to the front. Then Alexander motioned with his hand for the people to be silent, and he tried to make a speech of defense.

The commander gave him permission, so Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand for the people to be silent. When they were quiet, Paul spoke to them in Hebrew:

When he came out, he could not speak to them, and so they knew that he had seen a vision in the Temple. Unable to say a word, he made signs to them with his hands.

Simon Peter motioned to him and said, "Ask him whom he is talking about."

Come and listen, all who honor God, and I will tell you what he has done for me.

He heard the groans of prisoners and set free those who were condemned to die.

And so his name will be proclaimed in Zion, and he will be praised in Jerusalem

They must thank the LORD for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.

They must thank him with sacrifices, and with songs of joy must tell all that he has done.

In the assembly of all his people I will give him what I have promised.

How painful it is to the LORD when one of his people dies!

he judges in favor of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free

When they had finished speaking, James spoke up: "Listen to me, my friends!

The next day Paul went with us to see James; and all the church elders were present.

Then he appeared to James, and afterward to all the apostles.

I did not see any other apostle except James, the Lord's brother.

James, Peter, and John, who seemed to be the leaders, recognized that God had given me this special task; so they shook hands with Barnabas and me, as a sign that we were all partners. We agreed that Barnabas and I would work among the Gentiles and they among the Jews.

Before some men who had been sent by James arrived there, Peter had been eating with the Gentile believers. But after these men arrived, he drew back and would not eat with the Gentiles, because he was afraid of those who were in favor of circumcising them.

From James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ: Greetings to all God's people scattered over the whole world.

Paul and Silas left the prison and went to Lydia's house. There they met the believers, spoke words of encouragement to them, and left.

When they persecute you in one town, run away to another one. I assure you that you will not finish your work in all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

After this, Jesus traveled in Galilee; he did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jewish authorities there were wanting to kill him.

Then they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and left the Temple.

Jesus then went back again across the Jordan River to the place where John had been baptizing, and he stayed there.

So Jesus did not travel openly in Judea, but left and went to a place near the desert, to a town named Ephraim, where he stayed with the disciples.