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but their plot became known to Saul. They were also watching the gates day and night so that they might put him to death;

So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace, being built up; and going on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it continued to increase.

So Peter arose and went with them. When he arrived, they brought him into the upper room; and all the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing all the tunics and garments that Dorcas used to make while she was with them.

So he invited them in and gave them lodging. Peter at Caesarea And on the next day he got up and went away with them, and some of the brethren from Joppa accompanied him.

"That is why I came without even raising any objection when I was sent for. So I ask for what reason you have sent for me."

"So I sent for you immediately, and you have been kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here present before God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord."

So then those who were scattered because of the persecution that occurred in connection with Stephen made their way to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone.

So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church to God.

And the angel said to him, "Gird yourself and put on your sandals." And he did so. And he said to him, "Wrap your cloak around you and follow me."

They said to her, "You are out of your mind!" But she kept insisting that it was so. They kept saying, "It is his angel."

So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

But Elymas the magician (for so his name is translated) was opposing them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

"Therefore take heed, so that the thing spoken of in the Prophets may not come upon you:

"For so the Lord has commanded us, 'I HAVE PLACED YOU AS A LIGHT FOR THE GENTILES, THAT YOU MAY BRING SALVATION TO THE END OF THE EARTH.'"

SO THAT THE REST OF MANKIND MAY SEEK THE LORD, AND ALL THE GENTILES WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME,'

So when they were sent away, they went down to Antioch; and having gathered the congregation together, they delivered the letter.

So the churches were being strengthened in the faith, and were increasing in number daily.

So putting out to sea from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and on the day following to Neapolis;

and suddenly there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison house were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were unfastened.

Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.