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.”

For the promise is for you and your children, and for all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”

praising God and having the good will of all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number every day those who were being saved.

While the man was hanging on to Peter and John, all the people, completely astounded, ran together to them in the covered walkway called Solomon’s Portico.

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

This one heaven must receive until the time all things are restored, which God declared from times long ago through his holy prophets.

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 Peter and John replied, “Whether it is right before God to obey you rather than God, you decide,

who said by the Holy Spirit through your servant David our forefather, ‘Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot foolish things?

When Ananias heard these words he collapsed and died, and great fear gripped all who heard about it.

Now when the commander of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this report, they were greatly puzzled concerning it, wondering what this could be.

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).

God exalted him to his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

They brought forward false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop saying things against this holy place and the law.

But God spoke as follows: ‘Your descendants will be foreigners in a foreign country, whose citizens will enslave them and mistreat them for four hundred years.

But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves,’ said God, ‘and after these things they will come out of there and worship me in this place.’

He thought his own people would understand that God was delivering them through him, but they did not understand.

Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to Philip constantly, and when he saw the signs and great miracles that were occurring, he was amazed.