So Paul said, “Into what then were you baptized?” “Into John’s baptism,” they replied.

Those standing near him said, “Do you dare insult God’s high priest?”

Then they prayed, “Lord, you know the hearts of all. Show us which one of these two you have chosen

But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than people.

They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”

Now when they heard about the resurrection from the dead, some began to scoff, but others said, “We will hear you again about this.”

When they were released, Peter and John went to their fellow believers and reported everything the high priests and the elders had said to them.

So the twelve called the whole group of the disciples together and said, “It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables.

But they said to her, “You’ve lost your mind!” But she kept insisting that it was Peter, and they kept saying, “It is his angel!”

When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said, “These men are throwing our city into confusion. They are Jews

They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to partake of anything until we have killed Paul.

and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking up into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will come back in the same way you saw him go into heaven.”

When they heard this, they raised their voices to God with one mind and said, “Master of all, you who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them,

They replied, “We have received no letters from Judea about you, nor have any of the brothers come from there and reported or said anything bad about you.

They said, “Cornelius the centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear a message from you.”

Both Paul and Barnabas replied courageously, “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles.