beginning from his baptism by John until the day he was taken up from us – one of these must become a witness of his resurrection together with us.”

Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,

With many other words he testified and exhorted them saying, “Save yourselves from this perverse generation!”

He kept back for himself part of the proceeds with his wife’s knowledge; he brought only part of it and placed it at the apostles’ feet.

But some men from the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, as well as some from Cilicia and the province of Asia, stood up and argued with Stephen.

and said to him, ‘Go out from your country and from your relatives, and come to the land I will show you.’

Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that he may perhaps forgive you for the intent of your heart.

you know what happened throughout Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John announced:

A report about them came to the attention of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

When Peter realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.

Then Paul and his companions put out to sea from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia, but John left them and returned to Jerusalem.

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 we are in danger of being charged with rioting today, since there is no cause we can give to explain this disorderly gathering.”

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.”

When Paul had gathered a bundle of brushwood and was putting it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.

For just as through the disobedience of the one man many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of one man many will be made righteous.

For the law of the life-giving Spirit in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.

nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

This means it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God; rather, the children of promise are counted as descendants.

For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.