And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.

And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong.

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,

You took up the tent of Moloch and the star of your god Rephan, the images that you made to worship; and I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’

but his disciples took him by night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket.

But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and declared to them how on the road he had seen the Lord, who spoke to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.

So Peter rose and went with them. And when he arrived, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him weeping and showing tunics and other garments that Dorcas made while she was with them.

And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world (this took place in the days of Claudius).

On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them.

All this took about 450 years. And after that he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

And when they had carried out all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb.

And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus,

Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family.

So they came and apologized to them. And they took them out and asked them to leave the city.

And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?

Paul Returns to Antioch

After this, Paul stayed many days longer and then took leave of the brothers and set sail for Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had cut his hair, for he was under a vow.

He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

But when some became stubborn and continued in unbelief, speaking evil of the Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus.

And they took the youth away alive, and were not a little comforted.

And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene.

And coming to us, he took Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands and said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit, ‘This is how the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’”

Then Paul took the men, and the next day he purified himself along with them and went into the temple, giving notice when the days of purification would be fulfilled and the offering presented for each one of them.

He at once took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. And when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

So he took him and brought him to the tribune and said, “Paul the prisoner called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, as he has something to say to you.”

The tribune took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”

So the soldiers, according to their instructions, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

After he stayed among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day he took his seat on the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought.

So when they came together here, I made no delay, but on the next day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought.

So they took a sounding and found twenty fathoms. A little farther on they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms.

And when he had said these things, he took bread, and giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat.

And the brothers there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. On seeing them, Paul thanked God and took courage.