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

So the churches were being strengthened in the faith and were increasing in number every day.<n id="1" />p>

However,<n id="1" /> Paul<n id="2" /> shook<n id="3" /> the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm.

Some were convinced<n id="1" /> by what he said,<n id="2" /> but others refused<n id="3" /> to believe.

<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

For<n id="1" /> John baptized with water, but you<n id="2" /> will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.&#8221;p>

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>

So they left the council rejoicing because they had been considered worthy<n id="1" /> to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.<n id="2" />

(Now the men<n id="1" /> who were traveling with him stood there speechless,<n id="2" /> because they heard the voice but saw no one.)<n id="3" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">So Barnabas and Saul,<n id="1" /> sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia,<n id="2" /> and from there they sailed to Cyprus.<n id="3" />

<p class="bodytext">So when they were dismissed,<n id="1" /> they went down to Antioch,<n id="2" /> and after gathering the entire group<n id="3" /> together, they delivered the letter.

Therefore many of them believed, along with quite a few<n id="1" /> prominent<n id="2" /> Greek women and men.

Therefore, although God has overlooked<n id="1" /> such times of ignorance,<n id="2" /> he now commands all people<n id="3" /> everywhere to repent,<n id="4" />

<p class="bodytext">Now when they heard about<n id="1" /> the resurrection from the dead, some began to scoff,<n id="2" /> but others said, &#8220;We will hear you again about this.&#8221;

Then the commanding officer<n id="1" /> sent the young man away, directing him,<n id="2" /> &#8220;Tell no one that you have reported<n id="3" /> these things to me.&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">So the soldiers, in accordance with their orders,<n id="1" /> took<n id="2" /> Paul and brought him to Antipatris<n id="3" /> during the night.

Then Festus<n id="1" /> replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea,<n id="2" /> and he himself intended to go there<n id="3" /> shortly.

Of course,<n id="1" /> I myself was convinced<n id="2" /> that it was necessary to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.

<p class="bodytext">So when they had gathered together, they began to ask him,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Lord, is this the time when you are restoring the kingdom to Israel?&#8221;

(Now this man Judas<n id="1" /> acquired a field with the reward of his unjust deed,<n id="2" /> and falling headfirst<n id="3" /> he burst open in the middle and all his intestines<n id="4" /> gushed out.