“After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush.

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.

The crowds were paying attention with one mind to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was performing.

All the people, from the least to the greatest, paid close attention to him, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called ‘Great.’”

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

But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could acquire God’s gift with money!

You have no share or part in this matter because your heart is not right before God!

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

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.

Philip, however, found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through the area, he proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

But Ananias replied, “Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem,

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.

About three o’clock one afternoon he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him, “Cornelius.”

So when Peter came in, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him.

He commanded us to preach to the people and to warn them that he is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead.

About him all the prophets testify, that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the message.

“No one can withhold the water for these people to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?”

Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God.

As I stared I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and wild birds.