After he had gone through those regions and spoken many words of encouragement to the believers there, he came to Greece,

With many other words he testified and exhorted them saying, “Save yourselves from this perverse generation!”

And now, Lord, pay attention to their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your message with great courage,

When Ananias heard these words he collapsed and died, and great fear gripped all who heard about it.

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.

So the twelve called the whole group of the disciples together and said, “It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables.

When the man said this, Moses fled and became a foreigner in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.

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

You have no share or part in this matter because your heart is not right before God!

So after Peter and John had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they started back to Jerusalem, proclaiming the good news to many Samaritan villages as they went.

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the message.

Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God.

A report about them came to the attention of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

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.

Brothers, descendants of Abraham’s family, and those Gentiles among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.

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.

Since we have heard that some have gone out from among us with no orders from us and have confused you, upsetting your minds by what they said,

But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and proclaiming (along with many others) the word of the Lord.

They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in the province of Asia.