but in every nation the person who fears him and does what is right is welcomed before him.

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

who will speak a message to you by which you and your entire household will be saved.’

because he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and a significant number of people were brought to the Lord.

So Barnabas and Saul, sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

When they had crossed over the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus,

In Lystra sat a man who could not use his feet, lame from birth, who had never walked.

he said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” And the man leaped up and began walking.

When they had appointed elders for them in the various churches, with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the protection of the Lord in whom they had believed.

After they stopped speaking, James replied, “Brothers, listen to me.

we have unanimously decided to choose men to send to you along with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,

Both Judas and Silas, who were prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with a long speech.

After they had beaten them severely, they threw them into prison and commanded the jailer to guard them securely.

Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell down trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas.

For you are bringing some surprising things to our ears, so we want to know what they mean.”

nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone.

For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought a great deal of business to the craftsmen.

When they heard this they became enraged and began to shout, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

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.

(When they heard that he was addressing them in Aramaic, they became even quieter.) Then Paul said,