But I said, ‘Certainly not, Lord, for nothing defiled or ritually unclean has ever entered my mouth!’

At that the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.

But the things God foretold long ago through all the prophets – that his Christ would suffer – he has fulfilled in this way.

Then Peter started speaking: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism in dealing with people,

This one heaven must receive until the time all things are restored, which God declared from times long ago through his holy prophets.

who said by the Holy Spirit through your servant David our forefather, ‘Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot foolish things?

So Philip started speaking, and beginning with this scripture proclaimed the good news about Jesus to him.

“Brothers, the scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through David concerning Judas – who became the guide for those who arrested Jesus –

Now the passage of scripture the man was reading was this: “He was led like a sheep to slaughter, and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth.

But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of some crime or serious piece of villainy, I would have been justified in accepting the complaint of you Jews,

Then he said, ‘The God of our ancestors has already chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear a command from his mouth,

After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that some time ago God chose me to preach to the Gentiles so they would hear the message of the gospel and believe.