The Ascension

So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”

So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago.

“But as the time of the promise drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt

At this time Moses was born; and he was beautiful in God's sight. And he was brought up for three months in his father's house,

And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic.

And the voice came to him again a second time, “What God has made clean, do not call common.”

But the voice answered a second time from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, do not call common.’

James Killed and Peter Imprisoned

About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church.

And after Herod searched for him and did not find him, he examined the sentries and ordered that they should be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent time there.

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking people to lead him by the hand.

So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

And they remained no little time with the disciples.

And after they had spent some time, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.

Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new.

After spending some time there, he departed and went from one place to the next through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

About that time there arose no little disturbance concerning the Way.

For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia, for he was hastening to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost.

And when they came to him, he said to them: “You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia,

At the same time he hoped that money would be given him by Paul. So he sent for him often and conversed with him.

They have known for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I have lived as a Pharisee.

And Agrippa said to Paul, “In a short time would you persuade me to be a Christian?”

Since much time had passed, and the voyage was now dangerous because even the Fast was already over, Paul advised them,

Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete and incurred this injury and loss.

So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that tied the rudders. Then hoisting the foresail to the wind they made for the beach.

They were waiting for him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw no misfortune come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.