But the voice replied a second time from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, you must not consider ritually unclean!’

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

The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.

About that time King Herod laid hands on some from the church to harm them.

At daybreak there was great consternation among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.

On a day determined in advance, Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the judgment seat, and made a speech to them.

Then when the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, because he was greatly astounded at the teaching about the Lord.

They began to call Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

And God, who knows the heart, has testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us,

Simeon has explained how God first concerned himself to select from among the Gentiles a people for his name.

The crowd joined the attack against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered them to be beaten with rods.

They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”

Therefore, although God has overlooked such times of ignorance, he now commands all people everywhere to repent,

The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were there.

So do what we tell you: We have four men who have taken a vow;

Then the commanding officer sent the young man away, directing him, “Tell no one that you have reported these things to me.”

Then Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and he himself intended to go there shortly.

Then, after conferring with his council, Festus replied, “You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you will go!”

After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.

But Paul replied, “I have not lost my mind, most excellent Festus, but am speaking true and rational words.