He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”

(Now the men who were traveling with him stood there speechless, because they heard the voice but saw no one.)

On the next Sabbath almost the whole city assembled together to hear the word of the Lord.

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

After they stopped speaking, James replied, “Brothers, listen to me.

The police officers reported these words to the magistrates. They were frightened when they heard Paul and Silas were Roman citizens

When they heard this they became enraged and began to shout, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

When we heard this, both we and the local people begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.

(When they heard that he was addressing them in Aramaic, they became even quieter.) Then Paul said,

Then I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’

But so that I may not delay you any further, I beg you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness.

because you are especially familiar with all the customs and controversial issues of the Jews. Therefore I ask you to listen to me patiently.

“Therefore be advised that this salvation from God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!”

While he was with them, he declared, “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait there for what my Father promised, which you heard about from me.

When this sound occurred, a crowd gathered and was in confusion, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

Now when they heard this, they were acutely distressed and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “What should we do, brothers?”

But Peter and John replied, “Whether it is right before God to obey you rather than God, you decide,

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.

The crowds were paying attention with one mind to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was performing.

Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.