While He was together with them, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father’s promise. “This,” He said, “is what you heard from Me;

When this sound occurred, a crowd came together and was confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

Therefore my heart was glad,
and my tongue rejoiced.
Moreover, my flesh will rest in hope,

When they heard this, they came under deep conviction and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles: “Brothers, what must we do?”

Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple complex, and broke bread from house to house. They ate their food with a joyful and humble attitude,

But many of those who heard the message believed, and the number of the men came to about 5,000.

for we are unable to stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

When they heard this, they all raised their voices to God and said, “Master, You are the One who made the heaven, the earth, and the sea, and everything in them.

“For, in fact, in this city both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed,

Now the large group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common.

Then Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the proceeds from the field?

Wasn’t it yours while you possessed it? And after it was sold, wasn’t it at your disposal? Why is it that you planned this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God!”

When he heard these words, Ananias dropped dead, and a great fear came on all who heard.

Then great fear came on the whole church and on all who heard these things.

As the commander of the temple police and the chief priests heard these things, they were baffled about them, as to what could come of this.

When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them.

Then they persuaded some men to say, “We heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God!”

For we heard him say that Jesus, this Nazarene, will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

When Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors the first time.

I have observed the oppression of My people in Egypt; I have heard their groaning and have come down to rescue them. And now, come, I will send you to Egypt.

When they heard these things, they were enraged in their hearts and gnashed their teeth at him.

The crowds paid attention with one mind to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the signs he was performing.

When the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had welcomed God’s message, they sent Peter and John to them.

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

Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.

When Philip ran up to it, he heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you’re reading?”

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

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

“Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

But all who heard him were astounded and said, “Isn’t this the man who, in Jerusalem, was destroying those who called on this name and then came here for the purpose of taking them as prisoners to the chief priests?”

Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to him who begged him, “Don’t delay in coming with us.”

and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your acts of charity have been remembered in God’s sight.

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came down on all those who heard the message.

For they heard them speaking in other languages and declaring the greatness of God.

Then Peter responded,

The apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles had welcomed God’s message also.

Then I also heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat!’

When they heard this they became silent. Then they glorified God, saying, “So God has granted repentance resulting in life even to the Gentiles!”

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged all of them to remain true to the Lord with a firm resolve of the heart,

About that time King Herod cruelly attacked some who belonged to the church,

On the night before Herod was to bring him out for execution, Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while the sentries in front of the door guarded the prison.

Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from all that the Jewish people expected.”

After Herod had searched and did not find him, he interrogated the guards and ordered their execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.

So on an appointed day, dressed in royal robes and seated on the throne, Herod delivered a public address to them.

In the church that was at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen, a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

After removing him, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man loyal to Me, who will carry out all My will.’

When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the message of the Lord, and all who had been appointed to eternal life believed.

and heard Paul speaking. After observing him closely and seeing that he had faith to be healed,

The apostles Barnabas and Paul tore their robes when they heard this and rushed into the crowd, shouting:

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

Because we have heard that some without our authorization went out from us and troubled you with their words and unsettled your hearts,

A woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, was listening. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was spoken by Paul.

Then the police reported these words to the magistrates. They were afraid when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.

The Jews stirred up the crowd and the city officials who heard these things.

When they heard about resurrection of the dead, some began to ridicule him. But others said, “We’d like to hear from you again about this.”

Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed the Lord, along with his whole household. Many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized.

For I am with you, and no one will lay a hand on you to hurt you, because I have many people in this city.”

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

and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”

“No,” they told him, “we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

And this went on for two years, so that all the inhabitants of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the message about the Lord.

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

When we heard this, both we and the local people begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.

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

When they heard it, they glorified God and said, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.

When they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they became even quieter.

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 people of what you have seen and heard.

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

he said, “I will give you a hearing whenever your accusers get here too.” And he ordered that he be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.

We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

Now the believers from there had heard the news about us and had come to meet us as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.

For the hearts of these people
have grown callous,
their ears are hard of hearing,
and they have shut their eyes;
otherwise they might see with their eyes
and hear with their ears,
understand with their heart,
and be converted,
and I would heal them.