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When he arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they all were afraid of him because they wouldn't believe he was a disciple.Acts 22:17; Galatians 1:17-18;">[xr]

God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and he went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him.Luke 4:18; John 3:2; Acts 2:22; 4:27; Hebrews 1:9;">[xr]

Now the people who were scattered by the persecution that started because of Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews.Acts 8:1;">[xr]

Now Herod had a violent quarrel with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they came to him as a group. After they had won over Blastus, who took care of the king's bedroom, they asked for peace because their country depended on the king's country for food.1 Kings 5:9,11; Ezekiel 27:17;">[xr]

Immediately the angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.1 Samuel 25:38; 2 Samuel 24:17; Psalm 115:1;">[xr]

He was associated with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. He sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.

They began to call Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, because he was the main speaker.

He made no distinction between them and us, because he cleansed their hearts by faith.Acts 10:15,28, 43; Romans 10:11; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 1 Peter 1:23;">[xr]

Paul wanted this man to go with him, so he took him and had him circumcised because of the Jews who lived in those places, for everyone knew that his father was a Greek.1 Corinthians 9:20; Galatians 2:3; 5:2;">[xr]

Then they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia because they had been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the word in Asia.

Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also debated with him. Some asked, "What is this blabbermouth trying to say?" while others said, "He seems to be preaching about foreign gods." This was because he was telling the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.

For we live, move, and exist because of him, as some of your own poets have said: 'For we are his children, too.'Phainomena (5) of Aratus, a poet of Cicilian origin (3">[fn][fn][fn]Colossians 1:17; Titus 1:12; Hebrews 1:3;">[xr]

There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. PaulHe">[fn] went to visit them,Romans 16:3; 1 Corinthians 16:19; 2 Timothy 4:19;">[xr]

and because they had the same trade he stayed with them. They worked together because they were tentmakers by trade.Acts 20:34; 1 Corinthians 4:12; 1 Thessalonians 2:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:8;">[xr]

For I am with you, and no one will lay a hand on you or harm you, because I have many people in this city."Jeremiah 1:18-19; Matthew 28:20;">[xr]

Some of the crowd concluded it was because of Alexander, since the Jews had pushed him to the front. So Alexander motioned for silence and tried to make a defense before the people.Acts 12:17; 1 Timothy 1:20; 2 Timothy 4:14;">[xr]

They were especially sorrowful because of what he had said - that they would never see his face again. Then they took him to the ship.Acts 20:25;">[xr]

We came in sight of Cyprus, and leaving it on our left we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre because the ship was to unload its cargo there.

Some of the crowd shouted this and some that. Since he couldn't learn the facts because of the confusion, he ordered him to be taken into the barracks.

When Paulhe">[fn] got to the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.