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

Simeon has explained how God first concerned himself to select from among the Gentiles a people for his name.

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

Therefore, although God has overlooked such times of ignorance, he now commands all people everywhere to repent,

This is the reason I do my best to always have a clear conscience toward God and toward people.

For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve came to me

proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with complete boldness and without restriction.

“Look!” he said. “I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”

So Peter was kept in prison, but those in the church were earnestly praying to God for him.

From the descendants of this man God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, just as he promised.

“Therefore be advised that this salvation from God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!”

God exalted him to his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

And now I stand here on trial because of my hope in the promise made by God to our ancestors,

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.

Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God.

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

But the things God foretold long ago through all the prophets – that his Christ would suffer – he has fulfilled in this way.

“But as the time drew near for God to fulfill the promise he had declared to Abraham, the people increased greatly in number in Egypt,

And God, who knows the heart, has testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us,

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