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They said to her, "You are crazy." But she said again that it was so. They kept saying, "It is his angel."

He raised his hand and told them not to talk but to listen to him. He told them how the Lord had brought him out of prison. He said, "Tell all these things to James and to the other Christian brothers." Then he went to another place.

Herod looked for him but could not find him. He asked the soldiers who watched the prison about Peter. Herod said that the soldiers must be killed because Peter got away. Then Herod went down from the country of Judea to the city of Caesarea to stay for awhile.

But Elymas (as he called himself), the man who did witchcraft, worked against Barnabas and Saul. He tried to keep the leader of the country from putting his trust in the Lord.

Paul and those with him went by ship from Paphos to the city of Perga in the country of Pamphylia. John Mark did not go with them but went back to Jerusalem.

When John was near the end of his work, he asked, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not the Christ. No, but He is coming later and I am not good enough to get down and help Him take off His shoes!'

The people of Jerusalem and their leaders did not know Him. They did not understand the words from the early preachers. These words were read to them every Day of Rest. But they did the very thing the early preachers had said they would do by handing Him over to die.

They could find no reason that He should die, but they asked Pilate to have Him killed.

But God raised Him from the dead.

But God raised this One (Christ) to life. He did not go back to dust.

But look out! The writings of the early preachers tell of many things that you do not want to happen to you.

Paul and Barnabas said to the people in plain words, "We must preach the Word of God to you first. But because you put it aside, you are not good enough for life that lasts forever. So we will go to the people who are not Jews.

But Paul and Barnabas shook the dust off from their feet against them and went to the city of Iconium.

But the Jews who did not want to believe worked against those who were not Jews. They made them turn against the Christians.

But Silas thought he should stay there.

When they came to the city of Mysia, they tried to go on to the city of Bithynia but the Holy Spirit would not let them go.

But Paul called to him, "Do not hurt yourself. We are all here!"

It was late at night, but the man who watched the prison took Paul and Silas in and washed the places on their bodies where they were hurt. Right then he and his family were baptized.

But they did not find them there. Then they dragged Jason and some other Christians out in front of the leaders and cried out, "These men who have been making trouble over all the world have come here also.

At once the Christians sent Paul away to the sea-shore. But Silas and Timothy stayed there.