Now during these days Peter stood up among the brothers (there was a crowd of about a hundred and twenty persons all together).

Well then, of the men who have been associated with us all the time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

Men of Israel, listen to my words. Jesus the Nazarene, a man accredited to you by God through miracles, wonders, and signs which God performed by him among you (as you yourselves know),

they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds among all, as anyone might be in need.

for Moses said, The Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brotherhood, as he raised me: you must listen to whatever he may tell you.

[Relocated to before vs 34] Now there was but one heart and soul among the multitude of the believers; not one of them considered anything his personal property, they shared all they had with one another.

There was not a needy person among them, for those who owned land or houses would sell them and bring the proceeds of the sale,

[Move first half of vs to start of vs 15] Many miracles and wonders were performed among the people by the apostles. Now they all without exception met in the portico of Solomon.

Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, performed great wonders and miracles among the people.

(This was the Moses who told the sons of Israel, 'God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brotherhood, as he raised me.')

He then went in and out among them at Jerusalem, speaking freely in the name of the Lord;

Peter moved here and there among them all, and it happened that in the course of his tours he came down to visit the saints who stayed at Lydda.

They said, "Cornelius, a captain, a good man who reverences God and enjoys a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation, was instructed by a holy angel to send for you to his house and to listen to what you had to say."

Now when day broke there was a great commotion among the soldiers over what could have become of Peter.

Brothers, sons of Abraham's race and all among you who reverence God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.

But when the apostles, Paul and Barnabas, heard this they rent their clothes and sprang out among the crowd,

So the whole meeting was quieted and listened to Barnabas and Paul recounting the signs and wonders God had performed by them among the Gentiles.

Symeon has explained how it was God's original concern to secure a People from among the Gentiles to bear his Name.

Hence, in my opinion, we ought not to put fresh difficulties in the way of those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles,

He had a good reputation among the brothers at Lystra and Iconium;

Among the listeners there was a woman called Lydia, a dealer in purple who belonged to the town of Thyatira. She reverenced God, and the Lord opened her heart to attend to what Paul said.

But when the Jews of Thessalonica heard that Paul was proclaiming the word of God at Beroea as well, they came to create a disturbance and a riot among the crowds at Beroea too.

When they came to him, he said, "You know quite well how I lived among you all the time ever since I set foot in Asia,

I know to-day that not one of you will ever see my face again ??not one of you among whom I moved as I preached the Reign.

I know that when I am gone, fierce wolves will get in among you, and they will not spare the flock; yes.

And now I entrust you to God and the word of his grace; he is able to upbuild you and give you your inheritance among all the consecrated.

and after saluting them Paul described in detail what God had done by means of his ministry among the Gentiles.

They glorified God when they heard it. Then they said to him, "Brother, you see how many thousands of believers there are among the Jews, all of them ardent upholders of the Law.

Now, they have heard that you teach all Jews who live among Gentiles to break away from Moses and not to circumcise their children, nor to follow the old customs.

Then a certain Ananias, a devout man in the Law, who had a good reputation among all the Jewish inhabitants,

The fact is, we have found this man is a perfect pest; he stirs up sedition among the Jews all over the world and he is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect.

How I lived from my youth up among my own nation and at Jerusalem, all that early career of mine, is known to all the Jews.

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

When they had gone without food for a long time, Paul stood up among them and said, "Men, you should have listened to me and spared yourselves this hardship and loss by refusing to set sail from Crete.

As they could not agree among themselves, they were turning to go away, when Paul added this one word: "It was an apt word that the holy Spirit spoke by the prophet Isaiah to your fathers,