With great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on them all.

For there was no one needy among them, because those who were owners of land or houses were selling them and bringing the proceeds from the sales

Peter said to her, “Tell me, were the two of you paid this amount for the land?” Sapphira said, “Yes, that much.”

Thus they even carried the sick out into the streets, and put them on cots and pallets, so that when Peter came by at least his shadow would fall on some of them.

Now when the commander of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this report, they were greatly puzzled concerning it, wondering what this could be.

Then the commander of the temple guard went with the officers and brought the apostles without the use of force (for they were afraid of being stoned by the people).

God exalted him to his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

And we are witnesses of these events, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.”

and they summoned the apostles and had them beaten. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.

They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.

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

On their second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers again, and Joseph’s family became known to Pharaoh.

This was the one who exploited our people and was cruel to our ancestors, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.

“After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush.

But the Lord said to him, ‘Take the sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

This man led them out, performing wonders and miraculous signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.

Our ancestors were unwilling to obey him, but pushed him aside and turned back to Egypt in their hearts,

At that time they made an idol in the form of a calf, brought a sacrifice to the idol, and began rejoicing in the works of their hands.

When they had driven him out of the city, they began to stone him, and the witnesses laid their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Then he fell to his knees and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” When he had said this, he died.