"And his name, on the ground of faith in his name, has made strong this man, whom you now see and know; yes, the faith that is through him has made this man sound and strong again, in the presence of you all.

This plan commended itself to the whole body, and they selected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch.

And the word of the Lord continued to spread; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was increasing exceedingly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.

for he was a good man, and full of faith and the Holy Spirit. And a great multitude was added to the Lord.

But Elymas, "the sorcerer," for that is the translation of his name, opposed them, and tried to divert the proconsul from the faith.

He was listening while Paul was preaching, and Paul, looking intently at him, and perceiving that he had faith to be made whole,

Everywhere they strengthened the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to hold to the faith. "It is through many tribulations," they said, "that we must enter into the kingdom of God."

On their arrival they assembled the church and reported all things that God had done through them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.

"and he made no distinction between us and them, in cleansing their hearts by faith.

So the churches were strengthened in the faith and continued to increase in number daily.

testifying both to Jews and Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

Some days later Felix came, with his wife Drusilla, a Jewess; he sent for Paul, and listened to him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.

"'so that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, in order to receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'