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

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

The jailer brought them into his house and set food before them, and he rejoiced greatly that he had come to believe in God, together with his entire household.

Therefore keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will be just as I have been told.

After he said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all, broke it, and began to eat.

At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful to God. For three months he was brought up in his father’s house,

Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.

Paul looked directly at the council and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life with a clear conscience before God to this day.”

Before it was sold, did it not belong to you? And when it was sold, was the money not at your disposal? How have you thought up this deed in your heart? You have not lied to people but to God!”

For as I went around and observed closely your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: ‘To an unknown god.’ Therefore what you worship without knowing it, this I proclaim to you.

But I confess this to you, that I worship the God of our ancestors according to the Way (which they call a sect), believing everything that is according to the law and that is written in the prophets.

Paul replied, “I pray to God that whether in a short or a long time not only you but also all those who are listening to me today could become such as I am, except for these chains.”

The brothers from there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. When he saw them, Paul thanked God and took courage.