The next day Moses saw two men fighting, and tried to make peace between them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers; why are you hurting one another?’

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.

Those who were with me saw the light, but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me.

Then they cast lots for them, and the one chosen was Matthias; so he was counted with the eleven apostles.

Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through this one forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus.”

Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They killed those who foretold long ago the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become!

From one man he made every nation of the human race to inhabit the entire earth, determining their set times and the fixed limits of the places where they would live,

For there was no one needy among them, because those who were owners of land or houses were selling them and bringing the proceeds from the sales

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

One of them, named Agabus, got up and predicted by the Spirit that a severe famine was about to come over the whole inhabited world. (This took place during the reign of Claudius.)

But some in the crowd shouted one thing, and others something else, and when the commanding officer was unable to find out the truth because of the disturbance, he ordered Paul to be brought into the barracks.

Then he said, ‘The God of our ancestors has already chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear a command from his mouth,

Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is important for your survival. For not one of you will lose a hair from his head.”

If then I am in the wrong and have done anything that deserves death, I am not trying to escape dying, but if not one of their charges against me is true, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”

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

But while John was completing his mission, he said repeatedly, ‘What do you think I am? I am not he. But look, one is coming after me. I am not worthy to untie the sandals on his feet!’

“For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his house become deserted, and let there be no one to live in it,’ and ‘Let another take his position of responsibility.’

Peter said to them, “Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

If then Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaint against someone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another there.