²⁷ So they talked together and went inside, where many others were assembled.

¹² When I came to the city of Troas to preach the Good News of Christ, the Lord opened a door of opportunity for me.

²⁴ They arrived in Caesarea the following day. Cornelius was waiting for them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

³⁵ You know the saying, ‘Four months between planting and harvest.’ But I say, wake up and look around. The fields are already ripe^[a] for harvest.

⁹ There is a wide-open door for a great work here, although many oppose me.

²⁷ Upon arriving in Antioch, they called the church together and reported everything God had done through them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles, too.

³ Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ. That is why I am here in chains.