and after taking some food, his strength returned. For several days he was with the disciples in Damascus,

and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “This man is the Son of God.”

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

Now as Peter was traveling around from place to place, he also came down to the saints who lived in Lydda.

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

The voice spoke to him again, a second time, “What God has made clean, you must not consider ritually unclean!”

But get up, go down, and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”

But Peter helped him up, saying, “Stand up. I too am a mere mortal.”

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

but God raised him up on the third day and caused him to be seen,

who will speak a message to you by which you and your entire household will be saved.’

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

So Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had completed their mission, bringing along with them John Mark.

that this promise God has fulfilled to us, their children, by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son; today I have fathered you.’

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they began to contradict what Paul was saying by reviling him.

But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

In Lystra sat a man who could not use his feet, lame from birth, who had never walked.

But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about it, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting,

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

For it seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place any greater burden on you than these necessary rules: