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

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

But Simon replied, “You pray to the Lord for me so that nothing of what you have said may happen to me.”

and was returning home, sitting in his chariot, reading the prophet Isaiah.

Philip, however, found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through the area, he proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”

When the brothers found out about this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.

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

He saw heaven opened and an object something like a large sheet descending, being let down to earth by its four corners.

So when Peter came in, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him.

About him all the prophets testify, that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”

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

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

So Barnabas and Saul, sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

This man was listening to Paul as he was speaking. When Paul stared intently at him and saw he had faith to be healed,

Simeon has explained how God first concerned himself to select from among the Gentiles a people for his name.

we have unanimously decided to choose men to send to you along with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,

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

After they had beaten them severely, they threw them into prison and commanded the jailer to guard them securely.

Receiving such orders, he threw them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.