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

Therefore I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of you all.

The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.

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.

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

and said, “You who are full of all deceit and all wrongdoing, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness – will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?

Peter said to them, “Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all) –

In it were all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth and wild birds.

because he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and a significant number of people were brought to the Lord.

Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and the province of Asia,

So they all seized Sosthenes, the president of the synagogue, and began to beat him in front of the judgment seat. Yet none of these things were of any concern to Gallio.

Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and so he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him when he was eight days old, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

“Look!” he said. “I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”

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.

But the word of God kept on increasing and multiplying.

Then they prayed, “Lord, you know the hearts of all. Show us which one of these two you have chosen

You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of joy with your presence.’

But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,

The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.