who said by the Holy Spirit through your servant David our forefather, ‘Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot foolish things?

while you extend your hand to heal, and to bring about miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”

Now many miraculous signs and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they were all meeting together in Solomon’s Portico.

He thought his own people would understand that God was delivering them through him, but they did not understand.

Now Simon, when he saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, offered them money,

But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could acquire God’s gift with money!

He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was all his household; he did many acts of charity for the people and prayed to God regularly.

So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here I am, the person you’re looking for. Why have you come?”

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

Peter went out and followed him; he did not realize that what was happening through the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

They strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, “We must enter the kingdom of God through many persecutions.”

They sent this letter with them: From the apostles and elders, your brothers, to the Gentile brothers and sisters in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia, greetings!

The brothers sent Paul and Silas off to Berea at once, during the night. When they arrived, they went to the Jewish synagogue.

The Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night, “Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent,

where he stayed for three months. Because the Jews had made a plot against him as he was intending to sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.

After we located the disciples, we stayed there seven days. They repeatedly told Paul through the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem.

When Paul had greeted them, he began to explain in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

the commanding officer ordered Paul to be brought back into the barracks. He told them to interrogate Paul by beating him with a lash so that he could find out the reason the crowd was shouting at Paul in this way.

Since considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the fast was already over, Paul advised them,

So for this reason I have asked to see you and speak with you, for I am bound with this chain because of the hope of Israel.”