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But among them were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene who came to Antioch and began talking to the Hellenistic Jewsto the Greeks">[fn] too, proclaiming the Lord Jesus.Acts 6:1; 9:29;">[xr]

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

On recognizing Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed that she didn't open the gate but ran in and announced that Peter was standing at the gate.

They said to her, "You're out of your mind!" But she kept insisting that it was so. Then they said, "It's his angel."Genesis 48:16; Matthew 18:10;">[xr]

Herod searched for him but didn't find him, so he questioned the guards and ordered them to be executed. Then he left Judea, went down to Caesarea, and stayed there for a while.

But the word of God continued to grow and spread.Isaiah 55:11; Acts 6:7; 19:20; Colossians 1:6;">[xr]

But Elymas the occult practitioner (that is the meaning of his name) continued to oppose them and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.Exodus 7:11; 2 Timothy 3:8;">[xr]

But Saul, also known aswho was also">[fn] Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked him straight in the eyeActs 4:8;">[xr]

Then Paul and his men set sail from Paphos and arrived in Perga in Pamphylia. But John left them and went back to Jerusalem.Acts 15:38;">[xr]

But he removed Saulhim">[fn] and made David their king, about whom he testified, 'I have found that David, the son of Jesse, is a man after my own heart, who will carry out all my wishes.'Psalm 89:20; 1 Samuel 13:14">[fn]1 Samuel 13:14; 2 Samuel 2:4; 5:3; Psalm 89:20; Hosea 13:11; Acts 7:46;">[xr]

When John was finishing his work, he said, 'Who do you think I am? I am not the one. No, but he is coming after me, and I am not worthy to untie the sandals on his feet.'Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16; John 1:20,27;">[xr]

But God raised him from the dead,Matthew 28:6; Acts 2:24; 5:30;">[xr]

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to object to the statements made by Paul and even to abuse him.Acts 18:6; 1 Peter 4:4; Jude 1:10;">[xr]

Then Paul and Barnabas boldly declared, "We had to speak God's word to you first, but since you reject it and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we are now going to turn to the Gentiles.Exodus 32:10; Deuteronomy 32:21; Isaiah 55:5; Matthew 10:6; 21:43; Acts 3:26; 18:6; 28:28; Romans 1:16; 10:19;">[xr]

But the Jews stirred up devout women of high social standing and the officials in the city, started a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their territory.2 Timothy 3:1-17;">[xr]

But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

But the people of the city were divided. Some were with the Jews, while others were with the apostles.Acts 13:3;">[xr]

But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting,Matthew 26:65;">[xr]

But some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowds by persuasion. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of the town, thinking he was dead.Acts 13:45; 2 Corinthians 11:25; 2 Timothy 3:11;">[xr]

But the disciples formed a circle around him, and he got up and went back to town. The next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe.