from the baptism of John down to the day when he was taken up from us ??of these men one must join us as a witness to his resurrection."

indeed Simon himself believed, and after his baptism kept close to Philip, utterly astonished to see the signs and striking miracles which were taking place.

you know how it spread over the whole of Judaea, starting from Galilee after the baptism preached by John ??38 how God consecrated Jesus of Nazaret with the holy Spirit and power, and how he went about doing good and curing all who were harassed by the devil; for God was with him.

"Can anyone refuse water for the baptism of these people ??people who have received the holy Spirit just as we ourselves have?"

before whose coming John had already preached a baptism of repentance for all the people of Israel.

He had been instructed in the Way of the Lord and he preached and taught about Jesus with ardour and accuracy, though all the baptism he knew was that of John.

"Then," said he, "what were you baptized in?" "In John's baptism," they replied.

"John," said Paul, "baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in Him who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus."