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.

When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,

Peter went out and followed him; he did not realize that what was happening through the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

When Peter realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.

When they arrived in Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. (Now they also had John as their assistant.)

who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsul summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God.

For David, after he had served God’s purpose in his own generation, died, was buried with his ancestors, and experienced decay,

For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have appointed you to be a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

When the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoice and praise the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed for eternal life believed.

They strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, “We must enter the kingdom of God through many persecutions.”