But Peter and John replied, “Whether it is right before God to obey you rather than God, you decide,

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.

But the crowd began to shout, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

So he stayed there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

For I did not hold back from announcing to you the whole purpose of God.

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

both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs – we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great deeds God has done!”

this man, who was handed over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed by nailing him to a cross at the hands of Gentiles.

but if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them, or you may even be found fighting against God.” He convinced them,

He found favor with God and asked that he could find a dwelling place for the house of Jacob.

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

and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.

On the next Sabbath almost the whole city assembled together to hear the word of the Lord.

Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him, along with all those who were in his house.

but said farewell to them and added, “I will come back to you again if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus,

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

For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve came to me

“Therefore be advised that this salvation from God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!”

proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with complete boldness and without restriction.

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.