he looked ahead and spoke about the resurrection of the Messiah: "He was not abandoned to Hades, and his flesh did not experience decay.'

"Therefore, let all the people of Israel understand beyond a doubt that God made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah!"

Peter answered them, "Every one of you must repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus the Messiah for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the Holy Spirit as a gift.

However, Peter said, "I don't have any silver or gold, but I'll give you what I do have. In the name of Jesus the Messiah from Nazareth, walk!"

This is how God fulfilled what he had predicted through the voice of all the prophets that his Messiah would suffer.

so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord and so that he may send you Jesus, whom he appointed long ago to be the Messiah.

The kings of the earth take their stand, and rulers meet together against the Lord and against his Messiah.'

Every day in the Temple and from house to house they kept teaching and proclaiming that Jesus is the Messiah.

Philip went down to the city of Samaria and began to preach the Messiah to the people.

But when Philip proclaimed the good news about the kingdom of God and about the name of Jesus the Messiah, men and women believed and were baptized.

But Saul grew more and more persuasive, and continued to confound the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that this man was the Messiah.

Peter told him, "Aeneas, Jesus the Messiah is healing you. Get up and put away your mat!" At once he got up,

He has sent his word to the descendants of Israel and brought them the good news of peace through Jesus the Messiah. This man is the Lord of everyone.

So Peter ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus the Messiah. Then they asked him to stay there for several days.

Now if God gave them the same gift that he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, who was I to try to stop God?"

When John was finishing his work, he said, "Who do you think I am? I'm not the Messiah. No, but he is coming after me, and I'm not worthy to untie the sandals on his feet.'

We certainly believe that it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, that we are saved, just as they are."

who have risked their lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah.

They went as far as Mysia and tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them,

so they bypassed Mysia and went down to Troas.

She kept doing this for many days until Paul became annoyed, turned to her and told the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus the Messiah to come out of her!" And it came out that very moment.

He explained and showed them that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead: "This very Jesus whom I proclaim to you is the Messiah."

But when Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself entirely to the word as he emphatically assured the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah.

He successfully refuted the Jews in public and proved by the Scriptures that Jesus is the Messiah.

Some days later, Felix arrived with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish. He sent for Paul and listened to him talk about faith in Jesus the Messiah.

that the Messiah would suffer and be the first to rise from the dead and would bring light both to our people and to the gentiles."

He continued to preach about the kingdom of God and to teach boldly and freely about the Lord Jesus, the Messiah.