So God's message continued to spread; the number of the disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a great many priests accepted the faith.

But when they believed Philip's message of the good news of the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, men and women alike accepted baptism.

When the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted God's message, they sent Peter and John there.

The apostles and brothers all over Judea heard that the heathen had also accepted God's message,

But Elymas the magician??or that is the meaning of his name??pposed them, and tried to keep the governor from accepting the faith.

One of our hearers was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple goods, from the town of Thyatira. She was a believer in God, and the Lord touched her heart, and led her to accept Paul's teaching.

and saw him saying to me, 'Make haste and leave Jerusalem at once, for they will not accept your evidence about me.'