As they were still staring into the sky while he was going, suddenly two men in white clothing stood near them

Suddenly a sound like a violent wind blowing came from heaven and filled the entire house where they were sitting.

For David says about him, ‘I saw the Lord always in front of me, for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken.

So then, because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants on his throne,

Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubt that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ.”

Now when they heard this, they were acutely distressed and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “What should we do, brothers?”

He jumped up, stood and began walking around, and he entered the temple courts with them, walking and leaping and praising God.

You killed the Originator of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this fact we are witnesses!

God raised up his servant and sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each one of you from your iniquities.”

While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the commander of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,

But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.”

And now, Lord, pay attention to their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your message with great courage,

Then the commander of the temple guard went with the officers and brought the apostles without the use of force (for they were afraid of being stoned by the people).

So the twelve called the whole group of the disciples together and said, “It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables.

They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.

But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently toward heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

“Look!” he said. “I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”

Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

But Simon replied, “You pray to the Lord for me so that nothing of what you have said may happen to me.”

So after Peter and John had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they started back to Jerusalem, proclaiming the good news to many Samaritan villages as they went.