The city was filled with the uproar, and the crowd rushed to the theater together, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, the Macedonians who were Paul’s traveling companions.

Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time for prayer, at three o’clock in the afternoon.

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

Now while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews attacked Paul together and brought him before the judgment seat,

Then Paul took the men the next day, and after he had purified himself along with them, he went to the temple and gave notice of the completion of the days of purification, when the sacrifice would be offered for each of them.

Every day they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts, breaking bread from house to house, sharing their food with glad and humble hearts,

Now many miraculous signs and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they were all meeting together in Solomon’s Portico.

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.

When the angel who had spoken to him departed, Cornelius called two of his personal servants and a devout soldier from among those who served him,

and Jason has welcomed them as guests! They are all acting against Caesar’s decrees, saying there is another king named Jesus!”

I replied, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those in the various synagogues who believed in you.

Rather they had several points of disagreement with him about their own religion and about a man named Jesus who was dead, whom Paul claimed to be alive.

But a Pharisee whose name was Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the council and ordered the men to be put outside for a short time.

This is the man who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors, and he received living oracles to give to you.

A woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, a God-fearing woman, listened to us. The Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying.

Completely baffled, they said, “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?

None of the rest dared to join them, but the people held them in high honor.

This man is staying as a guest with a man named Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.”

But the evil spirit replied to them, “I know about Jesus and I am acquainted with Paul, but who are you?”

“While doing this very thing, as I was going to Damascus with authority and complete power from the chief priests,