Then as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as he did on us at the beginning.

And I remembered the word of the Lord, as he used to say, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,

So the disciples, each in accordance with his financial ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

When he had seized him, he put him in prison, handing him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him. Herod planned to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.

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.

When Peter realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.

Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.

When they arrived in Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. (Now they also had John as their assistant.)

who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsul summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God.

Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.

and for many days he appeared to those who had accompanied him from Galilee to Jerusalem. These are now his witnesses to the people.

For David, after he had served God’s purpose in his own generation, died, was buried with his ancestors, and experienced decay,

For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have appointed you to be a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

When the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoice and praise the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed for eternal life believed.

But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and after winning the crowds over, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, presuming him to be dead.

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.”

When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all the things God had done with them.

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!