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I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
This Jesus is ‘the stone that was rejected by you, the builders; it has become the cornerstone.’For Jesus is the one referred to in the Scriptures, where it says, ‘The stone that you builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.’
And now why do you delay? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name.What are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized. Have your sins washed away by calling on the name of the Lord.
And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it had upon us at the beginning.“As I began to speak,” Peter continued, “the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as he fell on us at the beginning.”
When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were watching, and they could no longer see him.
So those who welcomed his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were added.Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all.
And every day in the temple and at home they did not cease to teach and proclaim Jesus as the Messiah.And every day, in the Temple and from house to house, they continued to teach and preach this message: “Jesus is the Messiah.”
While God has overlooked the times of human ignorance, now he commands all people everywhere to repent.God overlooked people’s ignorance about these things in earlier times, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to him.
And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.We are witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Spirit, who is given by God to those who obey him.
Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone.Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone.
They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.
Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?Can anyone object to their being baptized, now that they have received the Holy Spirit just as we did?
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.
When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.When God raised up his servant, Jesus, he sent him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways.
Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.
All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.He is the one all the prophets testified about, saying that everyone who believes in him will have their sins forgiven through his name.
For ‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we too are his offspring.’For in him we live and move and exist. As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’
There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals by which we must be saved.There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.
I did not shrink from doing anything helpful, proclaiming the message to you and teaching you publicly and from house to house.I never shrank back from telling you what you needed to hear, either publicly or in your homes.
Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus.”Paul said, “John’s baptism called for repentance from sin. But John himself told the people to believe in the one who would come later, meaning Jesus.”
All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer, together with certain women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, as well as his brothers.They all met together and were constantly united in prayer, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, several other women, and the brothers of Jesus.
For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, ‘I have set you to be a light for the Gentiles, so that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’For the Lord gave us this command when he said, ‘I have made you a light to the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.’
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Appoint Barnabas and Saul for the special work to which I have called them.”
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
When they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God with boldness.After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness.

Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you both see and hear.Now he is exalted to the place of highest honor in heaven, at God’s right hand. And the Father, as he had promised, gave him the Holy Spirit to pour out upon us, just as you see and hear today.
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