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

But so that I may not delay<n id="1" /> you any further, I beg<n id="2" /> you to hear us briefly<n id="3" /> with your customary graciousness.<n id="4" />

Agrippa<n id="1" /> said to Festus,<n id="2" /> &#8220;I would also like to hear the man myself.&#8221; &#8220;Tomorrow,&#8221; he replied,<n id="3" /> &#8220;you will hear him.&#8221;p>

because you are especially<n id="1" /> familiar with all the customs and controversial issues<n id="2" /> of the Jews. Therefore I ask<n id="3" /> you to listen to me patiently.

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.

This went on for two years, so that all who lived in the province of Asia,<n id="1" /> both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.<n id="2" />p>

But we would like to hear from you what you think, for regarding this sect we know<n id="1" /> that people<n id="2" /> everywhere speak against<n id="3" /> it.&#8221;p>

Therefore I sent for you at once, and you were kind enough to come.<n id="1" /> So now we are all here in the presence of God<n id="2" /> to listen<n id="3" /> to everything the Lord has commanded you to say to us.&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

Then he said, &#8216;The God of our ancestors<n id="1" /> has already chosen<n id="2" /> you to know his will, to see<n id="3" /> the Righteous One,<n id="4" /> and to hear a command<n id="5" /> from his mouth,

They said, &#8220;Cornelius the centurion,<n id="1" /> a righteous<n id="2" /> and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation,<n id="3" /> was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear a message<n id="4" /> from you.&#8221;

After there had been much debate,<n id="1" /> Peter stood up and said to them, &#8220;Brothers, you know that some time ago<n id="2" /> God chose<n id="3" /> me to preach to the Gentiles so they would hear the message<n id="4" /> of the gospel<n id="5" /> and believe.<n id="6" />