From Miletus he sent a message to Ephesus, telling the elders of the church to come to him.

beginning from his baptism by John until the day he was taken up from us – one of these must become a witness of his resurrection together with us.”

Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,

With many other words he testified and exhorted them saying, “Save yourselves from this perverse generation!”

He kept back for himself part of the proceeds with his wife’s knowledge; he brought only part of it and placed it at the apostles’ feet.

But some men from the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, as well as some from Cilicia and the province of Asia, stood up and argued with Stephen.

and said to him, ‘Go out from your country and from your relatives, and come to the land I will show you.’

Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that he may perhaps forgive you for the intent of your heart.

you know what happened throughout Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John announced:

A report about them came to the attention of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

When Peter realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.

Then Paul and his companions put out to sea from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia, but John left them and returned to Jerusalem.

From one man he made every nation of the human race to inhabit the entire earth, determining their set times and the fixed limits of the places where they would live,

For we are in danger of being charged with rioting today, since there is no cause we can give to explain this disorderly gathering.”

Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is important for your survival. For not one of you will lose a hair from his head.”

When Paul had gathered a bundle of brushwood and was putting it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.

for he was counted as one of us and received a share in this ministry.”

Philip went down to the main city of Samaria and began proclaiming the Christ to them.

Now there was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort.

So the word of the Lord was spreading through the entire region.