And tongues spreading out like a fire appeared to them and came to rest on each one of them.

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

On the next day, their rulers, elders, and experts in the law came together in Jerusalem.

When they heard these things, they became furious and ground their teeth at him.

But they covered their ears, shouting out with a loud voice, and rushed at him with one intent.

(For the Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

So he was staying with them, associating openly with them in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord.

He became hungry and wanted to eat, but while they were preparing the meal, a trance came over him.

The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.

As Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people were urging them to speak about these things on the next Sabbath.

When both the Gentiles and the Jews (together with their rulers) made an attempt to mistreat them and stone them,

In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own ways,

who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the rest of the prisoners were listening to them.

Therefore many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.

Even from among your own group men will arise, teaching perversions of the truth to draw the disciples away after them.

Since I wanted to know what charge they were accusing him of, I brought him down to their council.

I found he was accused with reference to controversial questions about their law, but no charge against him deserved death or imprisonment.

What then? If some did not believe, does their unbelief nullify the faithfulness of God?

Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God on behalf of my fellow Israelites is for their salvation.