Therefore when you sent for me, I came without any objection. Now may I ask why you sent for me?”

The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.

When he knocked at the door of the outer gate, a slave girl named Rhoda answered.

At daybreak there was great consternation among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.

So Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had completed their mission, bringing along with them John Mark.

But Saul (also known as Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, stared straight at him

From the descendants of this man God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, just as he promised.

Before Jesus arrived, John had proclaimed a baptism for repentance to all the people of Israel.

And we proclaim to you the good news about the promise to our ancestors,

Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through this one forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

On the next Sabbath almost the whole city assembled together to hear the word of the Lord.

But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

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

They began to call Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

Even by saying these things, they scarcely persuaded the crowds not to offer sacrifice to them.

we have unanimously decided to choose men to send to you along with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,

Both Judas and Silas, who were prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with a long speech.

We put out to sea from Troas and sailed a straight course to Samothrace, the next day to Neapolis,

When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said, “These men are throwing our city into confusion. They are Jews

After they had beaten them severely, they threw them into prison and commanded the jailer to guard them securely.