“Therefore I conclude that we should not cause extra difficulty for those among the Gentiles who are turning to God,

but said farewell to them and added, “I will come back to you again if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus,

Therefore I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of you all.

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.

beginning from his baptism by John until the day he was taken up from us – one of these must become a witness of his resurrection together with us.”

Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.

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

Therefore repent and turn back so that your sins may be wiped out,

God raised up his servant and sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each one of you from your iniquities.”

So Joseph, a Levite who was a native of Cyprus, called by the apostles Barnabas (which is translated “son of encouragement”),

He kept back for himself part of the proceeds with his wife’s knowledge; he brought only part of it and placed it at the apostles’ feet.

But some men from the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, as well as some from Cilicia and the province of Asia, stood up and argued with Stephen.

All the people, from the least to the greatest, paid close attention to him, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called ‘Great.’”

Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that he may perhaps forgive you for the intent of your heart.

In humiliation justice was taken from him. Who can describe his posterity? For his life was taken away from the earth.”

So Philip started speaking, and beginning with this scripture proclaimed the good news about Jesus to him.

So Saul got up from the ground, but although his eyes were open, he could see nothing. Leading him by the hand, his companions brought him into Damascus.

But Ananias replied, “Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem,

So Peter invited them in and entertained them as guests. On the next day he got up and set out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

you know what happened throughout Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John announced: