He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.

“For it is written in the Book of Psalms, “‘May his camp become desolate, and let there be no one to dwell in it’; and “‘Let another take his office.’

For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day.

But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge,

but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!” So they took his advice,

And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables.

But God turned away and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: “‘Did you bring to me slain beasts and sacrifices, during the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

And he said to them, “You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with or to visit anyone of another nation, but God has shown me that I should not call any person common or unclean.

They said to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she kept insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, “It is his angel!”

this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm, “‘You are my Son, today I have begotten you.’

But some believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees rose up and said, “It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses.”

And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written,

But since it is a matter of questions about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of these things.”

In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”

And Paul said, “I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”

Now when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is with respect to the hope and the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”

You can verify that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship in Jerusalem,

other than this one thing that I cried out while standing among them: ‘It is with respect to the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you this day.’”

“I consider myself fortunate that it is before you, King Agrippa, I am going to make my defense today against all the accusations of the Jews,

And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

For this reason, therefore, I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is because of the hope of Israel that I am wearing this chain.”

But we desire to hear from you what your views are, for with regard to this sect we know that everywhere it is spoken against.”