When he has brought all his own sheep out, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they recognize his voice.

Then many of the people, who had come with Mary and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in him.

And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.”

The disciples began to look at one another, worried and perplexed to know which of them he was talking about.

“Do not let your hearts be distressed. You believe in God; believe also in me.

You will know at that time that I am in my Father and you are in me and I am in you.

He then said to his disciple, “Look, here is your mother!” From that very time the disciple took her into his own home.

After he had said this, while they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud hid him from their sight.

In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty people) and said,

He jumped up, stood and began walking around, and he entered the temple courts with them, walking and leaping and praising God.

Great fear gripped the whole church and all who heard about these things.

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

But the Lord said to him, ‘Take the sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

(For the Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

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

So he gave orders to have them baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for several days.

But Saul (also known as Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, stared straight at him

But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

When both the Gentiles and the Jews (together with their rulers) made an attempt to mistreat them and stone them,

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