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“They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.”

“Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.”

“who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea and was waiting for the kingdom of God.”

“For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.”

“He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.”

“The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.”

“So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.”

“Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.”

“But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.”