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Then they asked for a king; and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years.
Many of them therefore believed, including not a few Greek women and men of high standing.
He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
He wrote a letter to this effect:
The crowd that followed kept shouting, "Away with him!"
"Claudius Lysias to his Excellency the governor Felix, greetings.
They went to the chief priests and elders and said, "We have strictly bound ourselves by an oath to taste no food until we have killed Paul.
Some in the crowd shouted one thing, some another; and as he could not learn the facts because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into the barracks.
"Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord."
to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, enduring the trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews.
When Paul had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: "Your Excellency, because of you we have long enjoyed peace, and reforms have been made for this people because of your foresight.
But the evil spirit said to them in reply, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?"
I persecuted this Way up to the point of death by binding both men and women and putting them in prison,
when at midday along the road, your Excellency, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
The whole assembly kept silence, and listened to Barnabas and Paul as they told of all the signs and wonders that God had done through them among the Gentiles.
The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates; he and the crowds wanted to offer sacrifice.
Now those who were with me saw the light but did not hear the voice of the one who was speaking to me.