The patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. But God was with him,

So Joseph sent a message and invited his father Jacob and all his relatives to come, seventy-five people in all.

When he saw one of them being hurt unfairly, Moses came to his defense and avenged the person who was mistreated by striking down the Egyptian.

But the man who was unfairly hurting his neighbor pushed Moses aside, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?

They continued to stone Stephen while he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

and was returning home, sitting in his chariot, reading the prophet Isaiah.

and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “This man is the Son of God.”

You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all) –

The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.

About that time King Herod laid hands on some from the church to harm them.

So Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had completed their mission, bringing along with them John Mark.

On the next Sabbath almost the whole city assembled together to hear the word of the Lord.

But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about it, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting,

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

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the rest of the prisoners were listening to them.

They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”

Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him, along with all those who were in his house.

The jailer brought them into his house and set food before them, and he rejoiced greatly that he had come to believe in God, together with his entire household.

So they all seized Sosthenes, the president of the synagogue, and began to beat him in front of the judgment seat. Yet none of these things were of any concern to Gallio.

for he refuted the Jews vigorously in public debate, demonstrating from the scriptures that the Christ was Jesus.