and when they had spoken the word ¹  in Perga, ²  they went down to Attalia. ³ 

Do you believe the prophets, ¹  King Agrippa? ²  I know that you believe.”

and said to him, ‘Go out from your country and from your relatives, and come to the land I will show you.’ ¹ 

When the angel who had spoken to him departed, Cornelius ¹  called two of his personal servants ²  and a devout soldier from among those who served him, ³ 

Peter said to them, “Repent, and each one of you be baptized ¹  in the name of Jesus Christ ²  for ³  the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ⁴ 

and rescued him from all his troubles, and granted him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made ¹  him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.

Even on my servants, ¹  both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. ² 

So they left the council rejoicing because they had been considered worthy ¹  to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name. ² 

He gave ¹  her his hand and helped her get up. Then he called ²  the saints and widows and presented her alive.

but in every nation ¹  the person who fears him ²  and does what is right ³  is welcomed before him.

All this took ¹  about four hundred fifty years. After this ²  he gave them judges until the time of ³  Samuel the prophet.

Before ¹  Jesus ²  arrived, John ³  had proclaimed a baptism for repentance ⁴  to all the people of Israel.

and he made no distinction ¹  between them and us, cleansing ²  their hearts by faith.

Both Judas and Silas, who were prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with a long speech. ¹ 

Then ¹  they spoke the word of the Lord ²  to him, along with all those who were in his house.

Because he could not be persuaded, ¹  we said no more except, ²  “The Lord’s will be done.” ³ 

A man named Ananias, ¹  a devout man according to the law, ²  well spoken of by all the Jews who live there, ³ 

After several years ¹  I came to bring to my people gifts for the poor ²  and to present offerings, ³ 

“Brothers, ¹  the scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through ²  David concerning Judas – who became the guide for those who arrested Jesus –

and by this one ¹  everyone who believes is justified ²  from everything from which the law of Moses could not justify ³  you. ⁴