so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and so that he may send the Messiah appointed for you – that is, Jesus.

This Jesus God raised up, and we are all witnesses of it.

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

The God of our forefathers raised up Jesus, whom you seized and killed by hanging him on a tree.

And every day both in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus was the Christ.

and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “This man is the Son of God.”

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

for he refuted the Jews vigorously in public debate, demonstrating from the scriptures that the Christ was Jesus.

testifying to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubt that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ.”

But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently toward heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

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

But there were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene among them who came to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.

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

and Jason has welcomed them as guests! They are all acting against Caesar’s decrees, saying there is another king named Jesus!”

But the evil spirit replied to them, “I know about Jesus and I am acquainted with Paul, but who are you?”

“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 –

“Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man clearly attested to you by God with powerful deeds, wonders, and miraculous signs that God performed among you through him, just as you yourselves know –

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our forefathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected in the presence of Pilate after he had decided to release him.

“For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,