until another king who did not know about Joseph ruled over Egypt.

He told them, “You are not permitted to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.

The same thing happened in Iconium when Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large group of both Jews and Greeks believed.

The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and made the people great during their stay as foreigners in the country of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it.

both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs – we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great deeds God has done!”

For the man, on whom this miraculous sign of healing had been performed, was over forty years old.

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

And they paid close attention to him because he had amazed them for a long time with his magic.

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

He found there a man named Aeneas who had been confined to a mattress for eight years because he was paralyzed.

In Lystra sat a man who could not use his feet, lame from birth, who had never walked.

and when Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.

let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands before you healthy.

Before it was sold, did it not belong to you? And when it was sold, was the money not at your disposal? How have you thought up this deed in your heart? You have not lied to people but to God!”

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.

The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.

Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to Philip constantly, and when he saw the signs and great miracles that were occurring, he was amazed.

And a man lame from birth was being carried up, who was placed at the temple gate called “the Beautiful Gate” every day so he could beg for money from those going into the temple courts.

‘Heaven is my throne, and earth is the footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is my resting place?

Therefore if God gave them the same gift as he also gave us after believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder God?”