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But the people began to call out loudly, "The voice of a god and not of a man!"

But the word of God kept on increasing and multiplying.

But Elymas the magician (for his name is translated in this way) opposed them, attempting to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

But Saul (also called Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him

Now Paul and his companions put out to sea from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia, but John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.

But while John was completing his mission, he said, ‘What do you suppose me to be? I am not he! But behold, one is coming after me of whom I am not worthy to untie the sandals of his feet!'

But God raised him from the dead,

But that he has raised him from the dead, no more going to return to decay, he has spoken in this way: ‘I will give you the reliable divine decrees of David.'

But he whom God raised up did not experience decay.

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and began contradicting what was being said by Paul by reviling him.

But the Jews incited the devout women of high social standing and the most prominent men of the city, and stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and threw them out of their district.

But the Jews who were disobedient stirred up and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against the brothers.

But the population of the city was divided, and some were with the Jews and some with the apostles.

But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about it, they tore their clothing and rushed out into the crowd, shouting

But Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium, and when they had won over the crowds and stoned Paul, they dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead.

But after the disciples surrounded him, he got up and went into the city. And on the next day he departed with Barnabas for Derbe.

But some of those who had believed from the party of the Pharisees stood up, saying, "It is necessary to circumcise them and to command them to observe the law of Moses!"

But we believe we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus in the same way those also are."

but we should write a letter to them to abstain from the pollution of idols and from sexual immorality and from what has been strangled and from blood.

And after spending some time, they were sent away in peace from the brothers to those who had sent them. But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch teaching and proclaiming the word of the Lord with many others also. And after some days, Paul said to Barnabas, "Come then,let us return and visit the brothers in every town in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing." Now Barnabas wanted to take John who was called Mark along also, but Paul held the opinion they should not take this one along, who departed from them in Pamphylia and did not accompany them in the work. And a sharp disagreement took place, so that they separated from one another. And Barnabas took along Mark and sailed away to Cyprus, but Paul chose Silas and departed, after being commended to the grace of the Lord by the brothers. And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.