But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and proclaiming (along with many others) the word of the Lord.

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

“And now I know that none of you among whom I went around proclaiming the kingdom will see me again.

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

There was a great commotion, and some experts in the law from the party of the Pharisees stood up and protested strongly, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

Now those who had been forced to scatter went around proclaiming the good news of the word.

and when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

Do you believe the prophets, King Agrippa? I know that you believe.”

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

When the angel who had spoken to him departed, Cornelius called two of his personal servants and a devout soldier from among those who served him,

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.

and rescued him from all his troubles, and granted him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.

Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.

So they left the council rejoicing because they had been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.

He gave her his hand and helped her get up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her alive.

but in every nation the person who fears him and does what is right is welcomed before him.

All this took about four hundred fifty years. After this he gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.

Before Jesus arrived, John had proclaimed a baptism for repentance to all the people of Israel.

and he made no distinction between them and us, cleansing their hearts by faith.

Both Judas and Silas, who were prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with a long speech.