You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of joy with your presence.’

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied, “Rulers of the people and elders,

But when they had ordered them to go outside the council, they began to confer with one another,

But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”

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.

From the descendants of this man God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, just as he promised.

So the word of the Lord was spreading through the entire region.

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

Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate about this matter.

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

After the city officials had received bail from Jason and the others, they released them.

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

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

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

Because he could not be persuaded, we said no more except, “The Lord’s will be done.”

for a crowd of people followed them, screaming, “Away with him!”

Those standing near him said, “Do you dare insult God’s high priest?”

and on the third day they threw the ship’s gear overboard with their own hands.