From the descendants of this man God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, just as he promised.

And now I stand here on trial because of my hope in the promise made by God to our ancestors,

While he was with them, he declared, “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait there for what my Father promised, which you heard about from me.

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

“But as the time drew near for God to fulfill the promise he had declared to Abraham, the people increased greatly in number in Egypt,

And we proclaim to you the good news about the promise to our ancestors,

So then, exalted to the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out what you both see and hear.

So do not let them persuade you to do this, because more than forty of them are lying in ambush for him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they have killed him, and now they are ready, waiting for you to agree to their request.”