praising God and having the good will of all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number every day those who were being saved.

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

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

But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently toward heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

But when they believed Philip as he was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they began to be baptized, both men and women.

Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to Philip constantly, and when he saw the signs and great miracles that were occurring, he was amazed.

He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was all his household; he did many acts of charity for the people and prayed to God regularly.

And I remembered the word of the Lord, as he used to say, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too. (This took place during the feast of Unleavened Bread.)

who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsul summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God.

But the magician Elymas (for that is the way his name is translated) opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

and by this one everyone who believes is justified from everything from which the law of Moses could not justify you.

When the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoice and praise the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed for eternal life believed.

Now some men came down from Judea and began to teach the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

But when her owners saw their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities.

At that hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds; then he and all his family were baptized right away.

So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are proclaiming?

Now when Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul became wholly absorbed with proclaiming the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

Then Paul went back upstairs, and after he had broken bread and eaten, he talked with them a long time, until dawn. Then he left.

Therefore be alert, remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning each one of you with tears.