Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.

The angel said to him, "Get dressed and put on your sandals." He did so. He said to him, "Put on your cloak, and follow me."

When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out, and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a maid named Rhoda came to answer.

When she recognized Peter's voice, she didn't open the gate for joy, but ran in, and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.

The people shouted, "The voice of a god, and not of a man!"

Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn't give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.

But the word of God grew and multiplied.

When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They had also John as their attendant.

who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.

Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, "Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.

The God of this people chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they stayed as aliens in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm, he led them out of it.

Afterward they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

From this man's seed, God has brought salvation to Israel according to his promise,

Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.

But God raised him from the dead,

We bring you good news of the promise made to the fathers,

that God has fulfilled the same to us, their children, in that he raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second psalm, 'You are my Son. Today I have become your father.'

For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.

But he whom God raised up saw no decay.

Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.

The next Sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.

Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, "It was necessary that God's word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

There they preached the Good News.

"Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them;

Yet he didn't leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness."

When they had preached the Good News to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into the Kingdom of God.

From there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled.

When they had arrived, and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.

When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all things that God had done with them.

When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the nations should hear the word of the Good News, and believe.

God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.

Now therefore why do you tempt God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

All the multitude kept silence, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul reporting what signs and wonders God had done among the nations through them.

Simeon has reported how God first visited the nations, to take out of them a people for his name.

All his works are known to God from eternity.'

"Therefore my judgment is that we don't trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.

it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:

But it seemed good to Silas to stay there.

But Paul didn't think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and didn't go with them to do the work.

but Paul chose Silas, and went out, being commended by the brothers to the grace of God.

The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.

When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.

A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us; whose heart the Lord opened to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.

Following Paul and us, she cried out, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!"

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

He brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his household, having believed in God.

But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Beroea also, they came there likewise, agitating the multitudes.

For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' What therefore you worship in ignorance, this I announce to you.

The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, doesn't dwell in temples made with hands,

Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,

He departed there, and went into the house of a certain man named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.

He lived there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

saying, "This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law."

but taking his leave of them, and saying, "I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills," he set sail from Ephesus.

He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside, and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

He entered into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning the Kingdom of God.

God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,

Seeing then that these things can't be denied, you ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash.

testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus.

But these things don't count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.

"Now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I went about preaching the Kingdom of God, will see my face no more.

for I didn't shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.

Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.

Now, brothers, I entrust you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up, and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

When he had greeted them, he reported one by one the things which God had worked among the Gentiles through his ministry.

They, when they heard it, glorified God. They said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.

When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,

"I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are this day.

He said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.

and saw him saying to me, 'Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.'

Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, "Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day."

Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?"

Those who stood by said, "Do you malign God's high priest?"

A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and contended, saying, "We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let's not fight against God!"

But this I confess to you, that after the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets;

having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

Herein I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.

Now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,

Why is it judged incredible with you, if God does raise the dead?

to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would happen,

Paul said, "I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me this day, might become such as I am, except for these bonds."

For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,

saying, 'Don't be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.'

Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.

Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let it fall off.

When he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it, and began to eat.

But they expected that he would have swollen or fallen down dead suddenly, but when they watched for a long time and saw nothing bad happen to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.

From there the brothers, when they heard of us, came to meet us as far as The Market of Appius and The Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God, and took courage.

When they had appointed him a day, many people came to him at his lodging. He explained to them, testifying about the Kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning until evening.

"Be it known therefore to you, that the salvation of God is sent to the nations. They will also listen."

preaching the Kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.