Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for
the gift my Father promised, which
you have heard me speak about.
Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to
Matthias; so he was added to the
eleven apostles.
All of them were filled with the Holy
Spirit and began to speak in other
tongues, as the Spirit enabled them.
Silver or gold I do not have, but what
I have I give you. In the name of
Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk!
Now a man named Ananias, together
with his wife Sapphira, also sold a
piece of property.
It would not be right for us to neglect
the ministry of the word of God in
order to wait on tables.
While they were stoning him, Stephen
prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my
spirit!”
Then Philip ran up to the chariot and
heard the man reading Isaiah the
prophet.
Saul, Saul, why do you persecute
me?
Then a voice told him, “Rise,
Peter! Kill and eat!”
Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look
for Saul, and when he found him, he
brought him to Antioch.
He struck Peter on the side and woke
him up. “Quick, get up!” he said, and
the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.
Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul
for the work to which I have called
them.
On the Sabbath day they [Paul and
Barnabas] entered the synagogue and
sat down. After the reading from the
Law and the Prophets, the synagogue
rulers sent word to them, saying,
“Brothers, if you have a word of
encouragement for the people, please
speak.”
Some men came down from Judea to
Antioch and were teaching the
brothers, “Unless you are circumcised,
according to the custom taught by
Moses, you cannot be saved.”
Come over to Macedonia and help
us.
Men of Athens! I see that in every
way you are very religious.
A number who had practiced sorcery
brought their scrolls together and
burned them publicly.
Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!
Now I know that none of you among
whom I have gone about preaching
the kingdom will ever see me again.