All who were sitting in the council looked intently at Stephen and saw his face was like the face of an angel.

and said to him, ‘Go out from your country and from your relatives, and come to the land I will show you.’

But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could acquire God’s gift with money!

So he ordered the chariot to stop, and both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.

Philip, however, found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through the area, he proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

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 learned of their plot against him. They were also watching the city gates day and night so that they could kill him.

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.

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 him all the prophets testify, that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”

When Herod had searched for him and did not find him, he questioned the guards and commanded that they be led away to execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.

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.

But regarding the fact that he has raised Jesus from the dead, never again to be in a state of decay, God has spoken in this way: ‘I will give you the holy and trustworthy promises made to David.’

yet he did not leave himself without a witness by doing good, by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying you with food and your hearts with joy.”

But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and after winning the crowds over, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, presuming him to be dead.

But after the disciples had surrounded him, he got up and went back into the city. On the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.

For Moses has had those who proclaim him in every town from ancient times, because he is read aloud in the synagogues every Sabbath.”

so that they would search for God and perhaps grope around for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.

Now while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews attacked Paul together and brought him before the judgment seat,

and said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They replied, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”