The<n id="1" /> circumcised believers<n id="2" /> who had accompanied Peter were greatly astonished<n id="3" /> that<n id="4" /> the gift of the Holy Spirit<n id="5" /> had been poured out<n id="6" /> even on the Gentiles,

And I remembered the word of the Lord,<n id="1" /> as he used to say,<n id="2" /> &#8216;John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.&#8217;<n id="3" />

This man was listening to Paul as he was speaking. When Paul<n id="1" /> stared<n id="2" /> intently at him and saw he had faith to be healed,

The priest of the temple<n id="1" /> of Zeus,<n id="2" /> located just outside the city, brought bulls<n id="3" /> and garlands<n id="4" /> to the city gates; he and the crowds wanted to offer sacrifices to them.<n id="5" />

But when Paul appealed to be kept in custody for the decision of His Majesty the Emperor,<n id="1" /> I ordered him to be kept under guard until I could send him to Caesar.&#8221;<n id="2" />

But this is what was spoken about through the prophet Joel:<n id="1" />p>

<p class="otpoetry"><b><i>You have made known to me the paths of life;i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><i><b>you will make me full of joy with your presenceb>.i>&#8217;<n id="1" />p>

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit,<n id="1" /> replied,<n id="2" /> &#8220;Rulers of the people and elders,<n id="3" />

But when they had ordered them to go outside the council,<n id="1" /> they began to confer with one another,

But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.&#8221;

For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.&#8221;<n id="1" />

When he knocked at the door of the outer gate, a slave girl named Rhoda answered.<n id="1" />

But the word of God<n id="1" /> kept on increasing<n id="2" /> and multiplying.p>

From the descendants<n id="1" /> of this man<n id="2" /> God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, just as he promised.<n id="3" />

So the word of the Lord was spreading<n id="1" /> through the entire region.

Even by saying<n id="1" /> these things, they scarcely persuaded<n id="2" /> the crowds not to offer sacrifice to them.p>

<p class="bodytext">Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate<n id="1" /> about this matter.

On the contrary, we believe that we are saved through<n id="1" /> the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they are.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

After<n id="1" /> the city officials<n id="2" /> had received bail<n id="3" /> from Jason and the others, they released them.p>

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