For the man, on whom this miraculous sign of healing had been performed, was over forty years old.

sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and placed it at the apostles’ feet.

So they left the council rejoicing because they had been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.

The patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. But God was with him,

Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join this chariot.”

As he was going along, approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

(Now the men who were traveling with him stood there speechless, because they heard the voice but saw no one.)

and here he has authority from the chief priests to imprison all who call on your name!”

All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

In it were all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth and wild birds.

While Peter was still thinking seriously about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Look! Three men are looking for you.

and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they began to contradict what Paul was saying by reviling him.

Paul and Barnabas learned about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding region.

But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about it, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting,

In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own ways,

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

“Therefore I conclude that we should not cause extra difficulty for those among the Gentiles who are turning to God,

who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For it seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place any greater burden on you than these necessary rules: