But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the ends of the earth."

'And in the last days it shall be, God says, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;

even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they shall prophesy.

But God raised him up, having loosed the agony of death, because it was impossible for him to be held in its power.

And when Peter saw this he addressed the people, "Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as if by our own power or piety we had made him walk?

And when they had set them in the midst, they began to inquire, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"

And with great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.

And Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders and signs among the people.

and they all, from the least to the greatest, gave attention to him, saying, "This man is what is called the Great Power of God."

saying, "Give me also this power, so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit."

Repent therefore of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.

And Simon answered, "Pray for me to the Lord, so that nothing of what you have said may come upon me."

The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray.

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

Of him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."

When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet, named Bar-Jesus,

So they spent a long time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he also did to us;

Now therefore why do you test God by putting upon the neck of the disciples a yoke which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?

The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.

But when the Jews of Thessalonica learned that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul in Berea also, they came there too, agitating and stirring up the crowds.

He was accompanied by Sopater of Berea, the son of Pyrrhus, and by Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.

The following night the Lord stood by him and said, "Take courage, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must bear witness also at Rome."

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