(Now there were about twelve men in all.)<n id="1" />p>

Some<n id="1" /> devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation<n id="2" /> over him.<n id="3" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense<n id="1" /> that I now<n id="2" /> make to you.&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">Now there were devout Jews<n id="1" /> from every nation under heaven residing in Jerusalem.<n id="2" />

Then he said to the council,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Men of Israel,<n id="2" /> pay close attention to<n id="3" /> what you are about to do to these men.

(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" />

While Peter was still thinking seriously about<n id="1" /> the vision, the Spirit said to him, &#8220;Look! Three men are looking for you.

Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through this one<n id="1" /> forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

After they stopped speaking,<n id="1" /> James replied,<n id="2" /> &#8220;Brothers, listen to me.

Even from among your own group<n id="1" /> men<n id="2" /> will arise, teaching perversions of the truth<n id="3" /> to draw the disciples away after them.

So do what<n id="1" /> we tell you: We have four men<n id="2" /> who have taken<n id="3" /> a vow;<n id="4" />

Therefore keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God<n id="1" /> that it will be just as I have been told.

As<n id="1" /> they were still staring into the sky while he was going, suddenly<n id="2" /> two men in white clothing stood near them

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now when they heard this,<n id="1" /> they were acutely distressed<n id="2" /> and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, &#8220;What should we do, brothers?&#8221;

The next day Moses<n id="1" /> saw two men<n id="2" /> fighting, and tried to make peace between<n id="3" /> them, saying, &#8216;Men, you are brothers; why are you hurting one another?&#8217;

But when they believed Philip as he was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God<n id="1" /> and the name of Jesus Christ,<n id="2" /> they began to be baptized,<n id="3" /> both men and women.

At that very moment,<n id="1" /> three men sent to me from Caesarea<n id="2" /> approached<n id="3" /> the house where we were staying.<n id="4" />

But there were some men from Cyprus<n id="1" /> and Cyrene<n id="2" /> among them who came<n id="3" /> to Antioch<n id="4" /> and began to speak to the Greeks<n id="5" /> too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.

So Paul stood up,<n id="1" /> gestured<n id="2" /> with his hand and said,p> <p class="bodytext">&#8220;Men of Israel,<n id="3" /> and you Gentiles who fear God,<n id="4" /> listen:

Brothers,<n id="1" /> descendants<n id="2" /> of Abraham&#8217;s family,<n id="3" /> and those Gentiles among you who fear God,<n id="4" /> the message<n id="5" /> of this salvation has been sent to us.