The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.

Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven residing in Jerusalem.

So Barnabas and Saul, sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they began to contradict what Paul was saying by reviling him.

but Paul chose Silas and set out, commended to the grace of the Lord by the brothers and sisters.

nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone.

When he came to the steps, Paul had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob,

A man named Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who live there,

“Regarding all the things I have been accused of by the Jews, King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate that I am about to make my defense before you today,

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

But the centurion was more convinced by the captain and the ship’s owner than by what Paul said.

A crowd of people from the towns around Jerusalem also came together, bringing the sick and those troubled by unclean spirits. They were all being healed.

The crowds were paying attention with one mind to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was performing.

He commanded us to preach to the people and to warn them that he is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead.

So Peter was kept in prison, but those in the church were earnestly praying to God for him.

As they went through the towns, they passed on the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the Gentile believers to obey.

They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in the province of Asia.

So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are proclaiming?

where he stayed for three months. Because the Jews had made a plot against him as he was intending to sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.

Since I could not see because of the brilliance of that light, I came to Damascus led by the hand of those who were with me.