The church therefore throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being built up, and walking in the fear of the Lord; and by the exhortation of the Holy Spirit it was greatly increased.

Then Paul stood up, and beckoned with his hand and said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, hearken.

who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all nations shall come and worship before thee, because thy judgments are made manifest.

With

And when the angel that spoke to him had departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of those who waited on him,

And when she had been baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be a believer in the Lord, come into my house, and abide. And she constrained us.

And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians upon hearing believed, and were baptized.

Which

And he, looking steadily at him, and becoming affrighted, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms have come up for a memorial before God.

Now at Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which name being interpreted is the same as Dorcas, that is, Gazelle. This woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

And they came to Jesus, and besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that thou shouldst do this for him;

For Macedonia and Achaia have thought it good to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

And God is able to make every blessing abound toward you, that ye, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work;

And prayed

And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the street called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus; for lo! he prayeth,

Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and ye will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

And he spoke a parable to them to show that they ought to pray always, and not be fainthearted:

Persevere in prayer, being watchful therein with thanksgiving;

Pray without ceasing;

But if any one of you is wanting in wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it will be given him.

General references

If any one is desirous to do his will, he will know concerning the teaching, whether it is from God, or whether I speak from myself.

If then he who is uncircumcised keep the precepts of the Law, shall not he though uncircumcised be regarded as circumcised?