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Saul Persecutes the Church 1 Saul wholeheartedly approved of Stephen’s death. And on that day a greatandrelentless persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem; and the believers were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles. 2 Some devout men buried Stephen, andmourned greatly over him [expressing a personal […]

The Conversion of Saul 1 NowSaul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord [and relentless in his search for believers], went to thehigh priest, 2 and he asked for letters [of authority] from him to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any men or women there belonging tothe […]

Cornelius’ Vision 1 Now atCaesarea [Maritima]there wasa man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as theItalian Regiment, 2 a devout man and one who, along with all his household, feared God. He made many charitable donations to theJewishpeople, and prayed to God always. 3 About the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.) of the day […]

Peter Reports at Jerusalem 1 Now the apostles and the believers who were throughout Judea heard [with astonishment] that the Gentiles also had receivedandaccepted the word of God [the message concerning salvation through Christ]. 2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision [certain Jewish believers who followed the Law] took issue […]

Peter’s Arrest and Escape 1 Now at that timeHerod [Agrippa I] the king [of the Jews] arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to harm them. 2 And he had James the brother of John put to death with a sword; 3 and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to […]

First Missionary Journey 1 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets [who spoke a new message of God to the people] and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was calledNiger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up withHerod [Antipas] the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the […]

Acceptance and Opposition 1 Now in Iconium Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue together and spoke in such a way [with such power and boldness] that a large number of Jews as well as Greeks believed [and confidently accepted Jesus as Savior]; 2 but the unbelieving Jews [who rejected Jesus as Messiah] stirred […]

The Council at Jerusalem 1 Some men came down from Judea andbeganteaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised in accordance with the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” 2 Paul and Barnabas disagreed greatly and debated with them, so it was determined that Paul and Barnabas and some of the others from their group […]

The Macedonian Vision 1 Now Paul traveled to Derbe and also to Lystra. A disciple named Timothy was there, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer [in Christ], however, his father was a Greek. 2 Timothy was well spoken of by the brothers and sisters who were in Lystra and Iconium. 3 […]