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

Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats to murder the Lord’s disciples, went to the high priest

But stand up and enter the city and you will be told what you must do.”

So he was staying with them, associating openly with them in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord.

Now send men to Joppa and summon a man named Simon, who is called Peter.

So Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had completed their mission, bringing along with them John Mark.

When they had accomplished everything that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb.

As Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people were urging them to speak about these things on the next Sabbath.

Paul and Barnabas learned about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding region.

But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about it, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting,

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.

So when they were dismissed, they went down to Antioch, and after gathering the entire group together, they delivered the letter.

They had a sharp disagreement, so that they parted company. Barnabas took along Mark and sailed away to Cyprus,

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

The jailer brought them into his house and set food before them, and he rejoiced greatly that he had come to believe in God, together with his entire household.

After they traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

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

After he had gone through those regions and spoken many words of encouragement to the believers there, he came to Greece,

I know that after I am gone fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.

When we heard this, both we and the local people begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.