<t /><p class="bodytext">Now those who had been forced to scatter went around proclaiming the good news of the word.

and when they had spoken the word<n id="1" /> in Perga,<n id="2" /> they went down to Attalia.<n id="3" />

So he stayed there<n id="1" /> a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">I wrote<n id="1" /> the former<n id="2" /> account,<n id="3" /> Theophilus,<n id="4" /> about all that Jesus began to do and teach

So those who accepted<n id="1" /> his message<n id="2" /> were baptized, and that day about three thousand people<n id="3" /> were added.<n id="4" />p>

But many of those who had listened to<n id="1" /> the message<n id="2" /> believed, and the number of the men<n id="3" /> came to about five thousand.p>

You know<n id="1" /> the message<n id="2" /> he sent to the people<n id="3" /> of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace<n id="4" /> through<n id="5" /> Jesus Christ<n id="6" /> (he is Lord<n id="7" /> of all) &#8211;

<p class="bodytext">On the next Sabbath almost the whole city assembled together to hear the word of the Lord.<n id="1" />

Then<n id="1" /> they spoke the word of the Lord<n id="2" /> to him, along with all those who were in his house.

And now, Lord, pay attention to<n id="1" /> their threats, and grant<n id="2" /> to your servants<n id="3" /> to speak your message<n id="4" /> with great courage,<n id="5" />

So the twelve<n id="1" /> called<n id="2" /> the whole group<n id="3" /> of the disciples together and said, &#8220;It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables.<n id="4" />

<p class="bodytext">Now when the apostles in Jerusalem<n id="1" /> heard that Samaria had accepted the word<n id="2" /> of God, they sent<n id="3" /> Peter and John to them.

<p class="bodytext">So after Peter and John<n id="1" /> had solemnly testified<n id="2" /> and spoken the word of the Lord,<n id="3" /> they started back to Jerusalem, proclaiming<n id="4" /> the good news to many Samaritan villages<n id="5" /> as they went.<n id="6" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on<n id="1" /> all those who heard the message.<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted<n id="1" /> the word of God.<n id="2" />

When<n id="1" /> they arrived<n id="2" /> in Salamis,<n id="3" /> they began to proclaim<n id="4" /> the word of God in the Jewish synagogues.<n id="5" /> (Now they also had John<n id="6" /> as their assistant.)<n id="7" />

who was with the proconsul<n id="1" /> Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsul<n id="2" /> summoned<n id="3" /> Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear<n id="4" /> the word of God.

When the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoice<n id="1" /> and praise<n id="2" /> the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed for eternal life<n id="3" /> believed.

But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch,<n id="1" /> teaching and proclaiming (along with many others)<n id="2" /> the word of the Lord.<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">They went through the region of Phrygia<n id="1" /> and Galatia,<n id="2" /> having been prevented<n id="3" /> by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message<n id="4" /> in the province of Asia.<n id="5" />