So Paul stood up, gestured with his hand and said, “Men of Israel, and you Gentiles who fear God, listen:

And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name.’

Every day they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts, breaking bread from house to house, sharing their food with glad and humble hearts,

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.

After the reading from the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent them a message, saying, “Brothers, if you have any message of exhortation for the people, speak it.”

When the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and God-fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking with them and were persuading them to continue in the grace of God.