Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, “Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me;

‘Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue exulted;
Moreover my flesh also will live in hope;

Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brethren, what shall we do?”

Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart,

But many of those who had heard the message believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

for we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

And when they heard this, they lifted their voices to God with one accord and said, “O Lord, it is You who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them,

For truly in this city there were gathered together against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel,

And the congregation of those who believed were of one heart and soul; and not one of them claimed that anything belonging to him was his own, but all things were common property to them.

But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the price of the land?

While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.”

And as he heard these words, Ananias fell down and breathed his last; and great fear came over all who heard of it.

And great fear came over the whole church, and over all who heard of these things.

Now when the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them as to what would come of this.

But when they heard this, they were cut to the quick and intended to kill them.

Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”

for we have heard him say that this Nazarene, Jesus, will destroy this place and alter the customs which Moses handed down to us.”

But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers there the first time.

I have certainly seen the oppression of My people in Egypt and have heard their groans, and I have come down to rescue them; come now, and I will send you to Egypt.’

“You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did.

Now when they heard this, they were cut to the quick, and they began gnashing their teeth at him.

The crowds with one accord were giving attention to what was said by Philip, as they heard and saw the signs which he was performing.

Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John,

You have no part or portion in this matter, for your heart is not right before God.

Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray the Lord that, if possible, the intention of your heart may be forgiven you.

Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

[And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”]

and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”

But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he did to Your saints at Jerusalem;

Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, having heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him, imploring him, “Do not delay in coming to us.”

and he *said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God.

Now the apostles and the brethren who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat.’

When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified God, saying, “Well then, God has granted to the Gentiles also the repentance that leads to life.”

Then when he arrived and witnessed the grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with resolute heart to remain true to the Lord;

Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to mistreat them.

On the very night when Herod was about to bring him forward, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards in front of the door were watching over the prison.

When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent forth His angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.”

When Herod had searched for him and had not found him, he examined the guards and ordered that they be led away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and was spending time there.

On an appointed day Herod, having put on his royal apparel, took his seat on the rostrum and began delivering an address to them.

Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

After He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will do all My will.’

When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord; and as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.

But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their robes and rushed out into the crowd, crying out

And God, who knows the heart, testified to them giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us;

“Since we have heard that some of our number to whom we gave no instruction have disturbed you with their words, unsettling your souls,

A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple fabrics, a worshiper of God, was listening; and the Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul.

The policemen reported these words to the chief magistrates. They were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,

They stirred up the crowd and the city authorities who heard these things.

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some began to sneer, but others said, “We shall hear you again concerning this.”

Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his household, and many of the Corinthians when they heard were believing and being baptized.

and he began to speak out 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 said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said to him, “No, we have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.”

When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

This took place for two years, so that all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

When they heard this and were filled with rage, they began crying out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

When we had heard this, we as well as the local residents began begging him not to go up to Jerusalem.

Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

And when they heard it they began glorifying God; and 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;

And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew dialect, they became even more quiet; and he *said,

and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’

For you will be a witness for Him to all men of what you have seen and heard.

When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and told him, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman.”

But the son of Paul’s sister heard of their ambush, and he came and entered the barracks and told Paul.

he said, “I will give you a hearing after your accusers arrive also,” giving orders for him to be kept in Herod’s Praetorium.

But some days later Felix arrived with Drusilla, his wife who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.

And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew dialect, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

And the brethren, when they heard about us, came from there as far as the Market of Appius and Three Inns to meet us; and when Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.

For the heart of this people has become dull,
And with their ears they scarcely hear,
And they have closed their eyes;
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart and return,
And I would heal them.”’