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 Saul became more and more capable, and was causing consternation among the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.

When he arrived in Jerusalem, he attempted to associate with the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, because they did not believe that he was a disciple.

He gave her his hand and helped her get up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her alive.

About three o’clock one afternoon he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him, “Cornelius.”

About noon the next day, while they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.

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

He commanded us to preach to the people and to warn them that he is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead.

“No one can withhold the water for these people to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?”

As I stared I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and wild birds.

At that very moment, three men sent to me from Caesarea approached the house where we were staying.

Then as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as he did on us at the beginning.

And I remembered the word of the Lord, as he used to say, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,

So the disciples, each in accordance with his financial ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

When he had seized him, he put him in prison, handing him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him. Herod planned to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.

Peter went out and followed him; he did not realize that what was happening through the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

When Peter realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.

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.

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.)