saying, “You went to uncircumcised men and shared a meal with them.”

But I said, ‘Certainly not, Lord, for nothing defiled or ritually unclean has ever entered my mouth!’

Now Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were greatly astonished.

Watch out, then, that what is spoken about by the prophets does not happen to you:

Then they passed through Pisidia and came into Pamphylia,

For you have brought these men here who are neither temple robbers nor blasphemers of our goddess.

When he met us in Assos, we took him aboard and went to Mitylene.

When he had said these things, he knelt down with them all and prayed.

We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, went aboard, and put out to sea.

“Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense that I now make to you.”

Those standing near him said, “Do you dare insult God’s high priest?”

When the governor had read the letter, he asked what province he was from. When he learned that he was from Cilicia,

Now three days after Festus arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

Do you believe the prophets, King Agrippa? I know that you believe.”

So all of them were encouraged and took food themselves.

and know his will and approve the superior things because you receive instruction from the law,

You who tell others not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?

You who boast in the law dishonor God by transgressing the law!

Absolutely not! How can we who died to sin still live in it?

For sin will have no mastery over you, because you are not under law but under grace.