²⁴ Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask who it was of whom He spoke.

⁴⁰ So when he had given him permission, Paul stood on the stairs and ^(A)motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the ^(B)Hebrew language, saying,

¹⁶ Then Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said, “Men of Israel, and ^(A)you who fear God, listen:

¹⁷ But ^(A)motioning to them with his hand to keep silent, he declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Go, tell these things to James and to the brethren.” And he departed and went to another place.

⁷ So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

²² But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he beckoned to them and remained speechless.