And Paul, arising and motioning with his hand, said, "Men, Israelites, and you who fear God, listen:

And from the crowd they brought forward Alexander, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander motioned with his hand, and desired to make a defense to the people.

And permitting him, Paul stood on the stairs and motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great silence, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying,

But having come out, he was unable to speak to them; and they recognized that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he was making signs to them and remained speechless.

Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to inquire who it might be about whom He was speaking.

Come [and] hear, and I will tell, all You that fear God, how great things He has done for my soul.

to hear the groaning of the fettered ones, to loosen the sons of the slain;

to proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion, and His praise in Jerusalem;

Let them acknowledge to the Lord His mercies, and His wonderful works to the children of men.

And let them offer to Him the sacrifice of praise, and proclaim His works with exaltation.

I will pay my vows to the Lord, in the presence of all His people.

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.

who executes judgment for the wronged: who gives food to the hungry. The Lord looses the fettered ones.

Now after they had finished speaking, James answered, saying, "Men and brothers, listen to me:

On the next day Paul was going in with us to James, and all the elders were present.

Thereafter He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the brother of the Lord.

and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace which was given to me, they gave me and Barnabas [their] right [hands] of fellowship, that we [should go] to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised;

For before certain [men] came from James, he would eat together with the Gentiles; but when they came, he began to draw back and began to separate himself, fearing those of the circumcision party.

James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad: Greetings.

And coming out from the prison, they entered into [the house of] Lydia; and seeing the brothers, they encouraged them and departed.

But whenever they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For assuredly I say to you, by no means will you have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

And after these things Jesus was walking in Galilee; for He did not wish to walk in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.

Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, having gone through their midst, and so passed by.

And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He stayed there.

Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but He went away from there into the country near the desert, to a city called Ephraim, and there He stayed with His disciples.