Lexicon :: Strong's G5346 - phēmi

Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

“Brothers and fathers,” he replied, “listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,

As they were traveling down the road, they came to some water. The eunuch said, “Look, there’s water. What would keep me from being baptized? ”[fn]

Peter said to them, “You know it’s forbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or visit a foreigner, but God has shown me that I must not call any person impure or unclean.

Cornelius replied, “Four days ago at this hour, at three in the afternoon,[fn] I was[fn] praying in my house. Just then a man in dazzling clothing stood before me

He escorted them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved? ”

But Paul said to them, “They beat us in public without a trial, although we are Roman citizens, and threw us in jail. And now are they going to send us away secretly? Certainly not! On the contrary, let them come themselves and escort us out.”

Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus and said, “People of Athens! I see that you are extremely religious in every respect.

When the city clerk had calmed the crowd down, he said, “People of Ephesus! What person is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is the temple guardian of the great[fn] Artemis, and of the image that fell from heaven?

As he was about to be brought into the barracks, Paul said to the commander, “Am I allowed to say something to you? ”

He replied, “You know how to speak Greek?

When they heard that he was addressing them in Aramaic,[fn] they became even quieter.

The commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen? ”

“Yes,” he said.

“I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest,” replied Paul. “For it is written, You must not speak evil of a ruler of your people.”

Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander, because he has something to report to him.”

he said, “I will give you a hearing whenever your accusers also get here.” He ordered that he be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.[fn]

“Therefore,” he said, “let those of you who have authority go down with me and accuse him, if he has done anything wrong.”

Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear the man myself.”

“Tomorrow you will hear him,” he replied.

Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all men present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has appealed to me concerning him, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that he should not live any longer.

Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.”

Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:

As he was saying these things in his defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You’re out of your mind, Paul! Too much study is driving you mad.”

Agrippa said to Paul, “Are you going to persuade me to become a Christian so easily? ”[fn]

Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”