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And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord.

for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and faith. And considerable numbers were added to the Lord.

One of them, named Agabus, stood up and indicated by the Spirit that there would definitely be a severe famine all over the world. And this took place in the reign of Claudius.

And to the extent that any of the disciples had means, each of them determined to send a contribution for the relief of the brothers and sisters living in Judea.

And he had James the brother of John executed with a sword.

And behold, an angel of the Lord suddenly stood near Peter, and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter's side and woke him, saying, "Get up quickly." And his chains fell off his hands.

And he went out and continued to follow, and yet he did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

When he knocked at the door of the gate, a slave woman named Rhoda came to answer.

The people repeatedly cried out, "The voice of a god and not of a man!"

When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet whose name was Bar-Jesus,

who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.

"Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time." And immediately a mist and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking those who would lead him by the hand.

"For a period of about forty years He put up with them in the wilderness.

"Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

"After He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, 'I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will do all My will.'

"From the descendants of this man, according to promise, God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus,

after John had proclaimed, before His coming, a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

"When they had carried out everything that was written concerning Him, they took Him down from the cross and laid Him in a tomb.

'LOOK, YOU SCOFFERS, AND BE ASTONISHED, AND PERISH; FOR I AM ACCOMPLISHING A WORK IN YOUR DAYS, A WORK WHICH YOU WILL NEVER BELIEVE, THOUGH SOMEONE SHOULD DESCRIBE IT TO YOU.'"

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