Then they cast lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias. So he was numbered with the 11 apostles.

But some sneered and said, “They’re full of new wine!”

You have revealed the paths of life to me;
You will fill me with gladness
in Your presence.

As a result, they would carry the sick out into the streets and lay them on cots and mats so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on some of them.

In obedience to this, they entered the temple complex at daybreak and began to teach.

When the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full Senate of the sons of Israel—and sent orders to the jail to have them brought.

Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and wisdom, whom we can appoint to this duty.

The proposal pleased the whole company. So they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte from Antioch.

Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.

Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin!” And saying this, he fell asleep.

At once something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized.

When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him.

for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And large numbers of people were added to the Lord.

Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the cell. Striking Peter on the side, he woke him up and said, “Quick, get up!” Then the chains fell off his wrists.

“Get dressed,” the angel told him, “and put on your sandals.” And he did so. “Wrap your cloak around you,” he told him, “and follow me.”

and said, “You son of the Devil, full of all deceit and all fraud, enemy of all righteousness! Won’t you ever stop perverting the straight paths of the Lord?

Now, look! The Lord’s hand is against you. You are going to be blind, and will not see the sun for a time.” Suddenly a mist and darkness fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

For David, after serving his own generation in God’s plan, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and decayed.

Then the whole assembly fell silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul describing all the signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles.

Then the jailer called for lights, rushed in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was troubled within him when he saw that the city was full of idols.

This became known to everyone who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. Then fear fell on all of them, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

However, when the city clerk had calmed the crowd down, he said, “Men of Ephesus! What man is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is the temple guardian of the great Artemis, and of the image that fell from heaven?

and a young man named Eutychus was sitting on a window sill and sank into a deep sleep as Paul kept on speaking. When he was overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.

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

The rest were to follow, some on planks and some on debris from the ship. In this way, everyone safely reached the shore.

proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with full boldness and without hindrance.