They therefore, having come together, asked him, saying, Lord, art thou at this time about to restore the kingdom to Israel?

They therefore received his word, and were baptized; and there were added on that day about three thousand souls.

Many however of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men became five thousand.

And on hearing it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art he that made heaven and earth and sea, and all things that are in them;

And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and grant to thy servants that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

But the officers that came did not find them in the prison; and they returned and brought word,

But one came and brought them word, Lo! the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.

And the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them, and said, It doth not seem to us proper, that we should leave the word of God, and provide for tables.

but we will give ourselves closely to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was greatly enlarged; and a great multitude of the priests were obedient to the faith.

Now those that had been scattered abroad went through the country preaching the word.

And the apostles at Jerusalem, hearing that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John;

For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.

They then, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, were returning to Jerusalem, and publishing the glad tidings in many villages of the Samaritans.

And Philip ran up, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Well, but dost thou understand what thou art reading?

And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he answered, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

the word which he sent to the sons of Israel, publishing glad tidings of peace through Jesus Christ; he is Lord of all men.

While Peter was yet speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all that heard the word.

And the apostles and the brethren throughout Judaea heard that the gentiles also had received the word of God.

And I remembered the word of the Lord, that he said, John indeed baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.

Now they who were scattered abroad by the persecution that arose on account of Stephen traveled as far as Phenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none but Jews.

And they said to her, Thou art mad. But she positively affirmed that it was even so. Then they said, It is his angel.

But the word of God grew and was extended.

And having come to Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they had also John as an assistant.

who was with the proconsul of the country, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. He, having called for Barnabas and Saul, desired to hear the word of God.

And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, speak.

Brethren, sons of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you was the word of this salvation sent forth.

God hath fulfilled to us their children, in raising up Jesus [from the dead]; as it is also written in the first Psalm: "Thou art my Son; I have this day begotten thee."

And on the next sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of the Lord.

Then Paul and Barnabas said boldly and plainly, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you; but seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of the everlasting life, lo! we turn to the gentiles.

And when the gentiles heard this, they rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord; and as many as were ordained to everlasting life, believed.

And the word of the Lord was spread abroad throughout the whole country.

They abode therefore a long time there, speaking boldly in reliance on the Lord, who gave testimony to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be wrought by their a hands.

and when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia,

And after much debate, Peter rose up and said to them, Brethren, ye know that a long time ago God made choice among you, that by my mouth the gentiles should hear the word of the glad tidings, and believe.

We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who will themselves tell you the same things by word of mouth.

But Paul and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and publishing, with many others also, the glad tidings of the word of the Lord.

And some days after, Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go again and visit the brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are.

And having gone through Phrygia and the Galatian country, on being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia,

And they spoke to him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

But when the Jews of Thessalonica knew that at Beroea, too, the word of God was preached by Paul, they came hither also, and stirred up the multitudes.

Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Deity is like to gold or silver or stone, graven by the art and device of man.

And when both Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was wholly engaged in the word, testifying to the Jews, that Jesus was the Christ.

And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

And this continued for two years, so that all who dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

So the word of the Lord grew and prevailed mightily.

And now I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, who is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all the sanctified.

sorrowing most of all for the word which he had spoken, that they were to see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.

Art thou not then the Egyptian, who before these days made an insurrection, and led out into the wilderness those four thousand men of the assassins?

And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom thou persecutest.

And they listened to him as far as this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth! for it was not fit that he should live.

When the centurion heard this, he went and told the chief captain, saying, What art thou about to do? For this man is a Roman.

Then the chief captain came and said to him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yes.

Then Paul said to him, God will smite thee, thou whited wall! Art thou then sitting to judge me according to the law, and dost thou command me to be smitten contrary to the law?

And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee to bring down Paul tomorrow into the council, as though thou wert about to inquire more thoroughly concerning him.

But Festus, wishing to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, Art thou willing to go up to Jerusalem, and there be tried on these charges before me?

And Agrippa said to Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth his hand and made his defence:

especially as thou art acquainted with all the customs and questions among the Jews. Wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.

And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest.

And as he was thus speaking in his defence, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning is making thee mad.

So, disagreeing with one another, they took their departure, after Paul had spoken one word: Well did the Holy Spirit speak through Isaiah the prophet to your fathers,