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

And they paid close attention to him because he had amazed them for a long time with his magic.

He was speaking and debating with the Greek-speaking Jews, but they were trying to kill him.

This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven.

When he knocked at the door of the outer gate, a slave girl named Rhoda answered.

But the word of God kept on increasing and multiplying.

Watch out, then, that what is spoken about by the prophets does not happen to you:

Even by saying these things, they scarcely persuaded the crowds not to offer sacrifice to them.

Then they passed through Pisidia and came into Pamphylia,

On the contrary, we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they are.”

The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written,

After they had spent some time there, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.

Barnabas wanted to bring John called Mark along with them too,

They caused confusion among the crowd and the city officials who heard these things.

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

So Paul said, “Into what then were you baptized?” “Into John’s baptism,” they replied.

When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus,

Many of those who had believed came forward, confessing and making their deeds known.

In this way the word of the Lord continued to grow in power and to prevail.

At that time a great disturbance took place concerning the Way.