Lexicon :: Strong's G2257 - hēmōn

“beginning from the baptism of John until the day he was taken up from us ​— ​from among these, it is necessary that one become a witness with us of his resurrection.”

“How is it that each of us can hear them in our own native language?

“For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

“The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied before Pilate, though he had decided to release him.

“You are the sons[fn] of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, saying to Abraham, And all the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring.

“The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, whom you had murdered by hanging him on a tree.

“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,

“Now a famine and great suffering came over all of Egypt and Canaan, and our ancestors could find no food.

“and Jacob went down to Egypt. He and our ancestors died there,

“He dealt deceitfully with our race and oppressed our ancestors by making them abandon their infants outside so that they wouldn’t survive.

“He is the one who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors. He received living oracles to give to us.

“Our ancestors had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, just as he who spoke to Moses commanded him to make it according to the pattern he had seen.

“The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors, made the people prosper during their stay in the land of Egypt, and led them out of it with a mighty[fn] arm.

“although he did not leave himself without a witness, since he did what is good by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons and filling you with food and your hearts with joy.”

“He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

“Since we have heard that some without our authorization went out from us and troubled you with their words and unsettled your hearts,[fn]

After some time had passed, Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s go back and visit the brothers and sisters in every town where we have preached the word of the Lord and see how they’re doing.”

Once, as we were on our way to prayer, a slave girl met us who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She made a large profit for her owners by fortune-telling.

Bringing them before the chief magistrates, they said, “These men are seriously disturbing our city. They are Jews

“Because what you say sounds strange to us, and we want to know what these things mean.”

“He did this so that they might seek God, and perhaps they might reach out and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.

When he had assembled them, as well as the workers engaged in this type of business, he said, “Men, you know that our prosperity is derived from this business.

“I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

After we had been there for several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

When we reached Jerusalem, the brothers and sisters welcomed us warmly.

“And he said, ‘The God of our ancestors has appointed you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear the words from his mouth,

“But, so that I will not burden you any further, I request that you would be kind enough to give us a brief hearing.

“the promise our twelve tribes hope to reach as they earnestly serve him night and day. King Agrippa, I am being accused by the Jews because of this hope.

“We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice speaking to me in Aramaic,[fn] ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

and told them, “Men, I can see that this voyage is headed toward disaster and heavy loss, not only of the cargo and the ship but also of our lives.”

Because we were being severely battered by the storm, they began to jettison the cargo the next day.

When the fourteenth night came, we were drifting in the Adriatic Sea, and about midnight the sailors thought they were approaching land.

Now the brothers and sisters from there had heard the news about us and had come to meet us as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.

Disagreeing among themselves, they began to leave after Paul made one statement:[fn] “The Holy Spirit was right in saying to your[fn] ancestors through the prophet Isaiah