Study Desk

"But the Most High God does not live in houses built by human hands; as the prophet says,

But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw God's glory and Jesus standing at the right side of God.

But Saul tried to destroy the church; going from house to house, he dragged out the believers, both men and women, and threw them into jail.

But when they believed Philip's message about the good news of the Kingdom of God and about Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

But Peter answered him, "May you and your money go to hell, for thinking that you can buy God's gift with money!

When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away. The official did not see him again, but continued on his way, full of joy.

"But get up and go into the city, where you will be told what you must do."

The men who were traveling with Saul had stopped, not saying a word; they heard the voice but could not see anyone.

Saul got up from the ground and opened his eyes, but could not see a thing. So they took him by the hand and led him into Damascus.

But Saul's preaching became even more powerful, and his proofs that Jesus was the Messiah were so convincing that the Jews who lived in Damascus could not answer him.

but he was told of their plan. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.

But one night Saul's followers took him and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket.

Saul went to Jerusalem and tried to join the disciples. But they would not believe that he was a disciple, and they were all afraid of him.

He also talked and disputed with the Greek-speaking Jews, but they tried to kill him.

But Peter said, "Certainly not, Lord! I have never eaten anything ritually unclean or defiled."

But Peter made him rise. "Stand up," he said, "I myself am only a man."

He said to them, "You yourselves know very well that a Jew is not allowed by his religion to visit or associate with Gentiles. But God has shown me that I must not consider any person ritually unclean or defiled.

But God raised him from death three days later and caused him to appear,

not to everyone, but only to the witnesses that God had already chosen, that is, to us who ate and drank with him after he rose from death.

But I said, ‘Certainly not, Lord! No ritually unclean or defiled food has ever entered my mouth.'