Acts 1:4; Acts 1:20; Acts 3:23; Acts 4:18; Acts 4:20; Acts 5:7; Acts 5:28; Acts 5:40; Acts 7:19; Acts 7:28; Acts 7:42; Acts 7:60; Acts 9:9; Acts 9:26; Acts 9:38; Acts 10:15; Acts 10:47; Acts 11:9; Acts 12:19; Acts 13:11; Acts 13:40; Acts 14:18; Acts 15:19; Acts 15:38; Acts 17:6; Acts 18:9; Acts 19:31; Acts 20:10; Acts 20:16; Acts 20:20; Acts 20:22; Acts 20:27; Acts 20:29; Acts 21:4; Acts 21:12; Acts 21:14; Acts 21:21; Acts 21:34; Acts 23:8; Acts 23:9; Acts 23:10; Acts 23:21; Acts 25:24; Acts 25:27; Acts 27:7; Acts 27:15; Acts 27:17; Acts 27:21; Acts 27:24; Acts 27:42

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Acts 1:4

4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.
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Acts 1:20

20 “For,” said Peter, “it is written in the Book of Psalms: “ ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’and, “ ‘May another take his place of leadership.’
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Acts 3:23

23 Anyone who does not listen to him will be completely cut off from their people.’
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Acts 4:18

18 Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
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Acts 4:20

20 As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
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Acts 5:7

7 About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.
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Acts 5:28

28 “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man’s blood.”
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Acts 5:40

40 His speech persuaded them. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
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Acts 7:19

19 He dealt treacherously with our people and oppressed our ancestors by forcing them to throw out their newborn babies so that they would die.
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Acts 7:28

28 Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
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Acts 7:42

42 But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the sun, moon and stars. This agrees with what is written in the book of the prophets: “ ‘Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, people of Israel?
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Acts 7:60

60 Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he fell asleep.
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Acts 9:9

9 For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.
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Acts 9:26

26 When he came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple.
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Acts 9:38

38 Lydda was near Joppa; so when the disciples heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged him, “Please come at once!”
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Acts 10:15

15 The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
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Acts 10:47

47 “Surely no one can stand in the way of their being baptized with water. They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.”
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Acts 11:9

9 “The voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’
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Acts 12:19

19 After Herod had a thorough search made for him and did not find him, he cross-examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then Herod went from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.
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Acts 13:11

11 Now the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
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Acts 13:40

40 Take care that what the prophets have said does not happen to you:
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Acts 14:18

18 Even with these words, they had difficulty keeping the crowd from sacrificing to them.
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Acts 15:19

19 “It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God.
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Acts 15:38

38 but Paul did not think it wise to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in the work.
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Acts 17:6

6 But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some other believers before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the world have now come here,
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Acts 18:9

9 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent.
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Acts 19:31

31 Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.
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Acts 20:10

10 Paul went down, threw himself on the young man and put his arms around him. “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “He’s alive!”
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Acts 20:16

16 Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, for he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
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Acts 20:20

20 You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house.
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Acts 20:22

22 “And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.
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Acts 20:27

27 For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God.
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Acts 20:29

29 I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.
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Acts 21:4

4 We sought out the disciples there and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they urged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem.
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Acts 21:12

12 When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
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Acts 21:14

14 When he would not be dissuaded, we gave up and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
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Acts 21:21

21 They have been informed that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to turn away from Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or live according to our customs.
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Acts 21:34

34 Some in the crowd shouted one thing and some another, and since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks.
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Acts 23:8

8 (The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, and that there are neither angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees believe all these things.)
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Acts 23:9

9 There was a great uproar, and some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees stood up and argued vigorously. “We find nothing wrong with this man,” they said. “What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
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Acts 23:10

10 The dispute became so violent that the commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them. He ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force and bring him into the barracks.
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Acts 23:21

21 Don’t give in to them, because more than forty of them are waiting in ambush for him. They have taken an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They are ready now, waiting for your consent to their request.”
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Acts 25:24

24 Festus said: “King Agrippa, and all who are present with us, you see this man! The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him in Jerusalem and here in Caesarea, shouting that he ought not to live any longer.
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Acts 25:27

27 For I think it is unreasonable to send a prisoner on to Rome without specifying the charges against him.”
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Acts 27:7

7 We made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus. When the wind did not allow us to hold our course, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.
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Acts 27:15

15 The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along.
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Acts 27:17

17 so the men hoisted it aboard. Then they passed ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. Because they were afraid they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and let the ship be driven along.
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Acts 27:21

21 After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said: “Men, you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete; then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss.
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Acts 27:24

24 and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.’
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Acts 27:42

42 The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping.
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