But when they believed Philip preaching the gospel, the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

For as yet He had not fallen on any of them, they were baptized only in the name of the Lord Jesus.

and asked letters from him to Damascus to the synagogues; so that if he found any of the Way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

And Saul was lifted up from the earth, his eyes were opened, but he saw no one. But they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.

And instantly scales as it were fell from his eyes, and he instantly saw again. And rising up, he was baptized.

But all who heard him were amazed and said, Is this not he who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem and came here for that reason, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?

And arriving in Jerusalem, Saul attempted to join himself to the disciples. But they were all afraid of him, and did not believe that he was a disciple.

Then, indeed, the churches had rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and having been built up. And having gone on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were increased.

in which were all the four-footed animals of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the reptiles, and the birds of the heaven.

And while Peter doubted within himself what the vision which he had seen might be, even behold, the men who were sent from Cornelius had asked for Simon's house and stood on the porch.

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and He went about doing good, and healing all those who were oppressed by the Devil, for God was with Him.

And those of the circumcision, who believed (as many as came with Peter), were astonished because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out on the nations also.

And the apostles and brothers who were in Judea heard that the nations had also received the Word of God.

And this was done three times, and all were drawn up again into the heaven.

When they heard these things, they were silent and glorified God, saying, Then God has also granted repentance to life to the nations.

Then, indeed, they who were scattered abroad by the persecution that rose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, preaching the Word to no one except the Jews.

And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene; who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the gospel of the Lord Jesus.

For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and faith. And many people were added to the Lord.

And finding him, he brought him to Antioch. And it happened to them a whole year they were assembled in the church. And they taught a considerable crowd. And the disciples were first called Christian in Antioch.

And the disciples, as any were prospered, determined each of them to send for ministry to those brothers who lived in Judea,

And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he went further to seize Peter also. (And they were days of Unleavened Bread.)

And when Herod was about to bring him out, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Also guards were keeping the prison before the door.

When they were past the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord. And they went out and passed on through one street. And immediately the angel departed from him.

But Peter continued knocking, and when they had opened and saw him, they were amazed.

And in Antioch some among the existing church were prophets and teachers. (such as Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch) and Saul.

And when they were at Salamis, they announced the Word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they also had John as an assistant.

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy and contradicted those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

And hearing, the nations rejoiced and glorified the Word of the Lord. And as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

they were aware of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the country around them.

And there they were preaching the gospel.

And arriving in Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and by the apostles and elders. And they declared all things that God had done with them.

And the apostles and elders were assembled to see about this matter.

Now therefore why do you tempt God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples, a yoke which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

And after they were silent, James answered, saying, Men, brothers, listen to me.

And remaining for a time, they were let go in peace from the brothers to the apostles.

Paul wanted him to go with him, and taking him he circumcised him, because of the Jews who were in those places; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

And as they passed through the cities, they delivered to them the commandments to keep, the ones that were ordained by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem.

Then indeed the churches were established in the faith and increased in number daily.

And a certain woman named Lydia heard us, a seller of purple of the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God; whose heart the Lord opened, so that she attended to the things which were spoken by Paul.

And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened and all the bonds were loosened.

And they spoke the Word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his household.

And the floggers reported these words to the judges. And hearing that they were Romans, they were afraid.

And these were more noble than those of Thessalonica, in that they received the Word with all readiness of mind and searched the Scriptures daily to see if those things were so.

(For all the Athenians and strangers who were there spent their time in nothing else except to tell or to hear something newer.)

But certain men joined themselves to him and believed; among whom were Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

And because he was of the same trade, he stayed and worked with them; for they were tentmakers by occupation.

And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house. And hearing this, many of the Corinthians believed and were baptized.

And Paul having remained many days more, taking leave of the brothers, he sailed from there into Syria. And Priscilla and Aquila were with him. And Paul had shorn his head in Cenchrea, for he had a vow.

And he said to them, Then to what were you baptized? And they said, To John's baptism.

And hearing, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

And all of the men were about twelve.

But when some were hardened and did not believe, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

so that even handkerchiefs or aprons from his skin being brought onto the sick, the diseases were released, and the evil spirits went out of them.

And there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so.

After these things were ended, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, Paul purposed in the spirit to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have come there, I must also see Rome.

And there were many lights in the upper room where they were assembled.

And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.

For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not lose time in Asia; for, if it were possible for him, he hastened to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

Yea, you yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my needs, and to those who were with me.

And there were four virgin daughters to this one, who prophesied.

Also some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing Mnason, a certain Cypriot, an old disciple with whom we were to lodge.

And on the next day Paul went with us to James. And all the elders were present.

And when the seven days were about to be completed, the Jews who were from Asia, having seen him in the temple, stirred up all the crowd and laid hands on him,

And all the city was moved, and the people ran together. And laying hands on Paul, they drew him outside of the temple. And immediately the doors were shut.

And as they were seeking to kill him, the news came to the chiliarch of the cohort, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

And they who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid. But they did not hear the voice of Him who spoke to me.

And I did not see, because of the glory of that light; being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.

But when Paul saw that the one part were Sadducees and the other part Pharisees, he cried out in the sanhedrin, Men! Brothers! I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee! I am being judged because of the hope and resurrection of the dead.

And there arose a great cry. And the scribes who were on the Pharisees' side arose and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

And they who made this conspiracy were more than forty.

And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.

And on the next day we were landed at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul courteously and gave him liberty to go to his friends to receive care.

And setting sail from there, we sailed close to Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

And the ship being seized, and not being able to beat against the wind, giving way we were borne along.

And running under an islet being called Clauda, we hardly were able to become masters of the boat;

which taking, they used helps, undergirding the ship. And fearing lest they should fall into the sandbanks of Syrtis, lowering the tackle, so they were borne along.

And we were, all the souls in the ship, two hundred and seventy-six.

And when day came, they did not recognize the land. But they discovered a certain bay with a beach, into which they were minded, if they were able, to drive the ship.

And the rest went, some on boards and others on some of the things from the ship. And so it happened that all were saved on the land.

In the quarters about that place were lands to the chief of the island, whose name was Publius. Welcoming us, he lodged us courteously three days.

Then this taking place, the rest who were having infirmities in the island also came, and were healed.

where finding brothers, we were asked to stay seven days. And so we went toward Rome.

who, examining me, were of a mind to let me go because there was no cause of death in me.

And some indeed believed the things that were said, others did not believe.

And disagreeing with one another, they were let go, Paul saying one word: Well did the Holy Spirit speak through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,

Because, knowing God, they did not glorify Him as God, neither were thankful. But they became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

Much, by every way! Chiefly, indeed, because they were entrusted with the oracles of God.

But God commends His love toward us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.

For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.

For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of One shall many be made righteous.

Do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into His death?

Therefore we were buried with Him by baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father; even so we also should walk in newness of life.

But thanks be to our God that you were the slaves of sin, but you have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.

For when you were the slaves of sin, you were free from righteousness.

For when we were in the flesh, the passions of sin worked in our members through the law to bring forth fruit to death.

But now we having been set free from the Law, having died to that in which we were held, so that we serve in newness of spirit and not in oldness of the letter.

Why? Because it was not of faith, but as it were by the works of the Law. For they stumbled at that Stumbling-stone;

What then? Israel has not obtained that which it seeks, but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened

And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and became a sharer of the root and the fatness of the olive tree with them,