⁵ At that time there were devout Jews from every nation living in Jerusalem.

² (Some devout men came and buried Stephen with great mourning.)

The Prophecy of Simeon

²⁵ At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him

²³ But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. The Good News has been preached all over the world, and I, Paul, have been appointed as God’s servant to proclaim it.

¹² A man named Ananias lived there. He was a godly man, deeply devoted to the law, and well regarded by all the Jews of Damascus.

⁵⁰ Then the Jews stirred up the influential religious women and the leaders of the city, and they incited a mob against Paul and Barnabas and ran them out of town.

⁷ As soon as the angel was gone, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier, one of his personal attendants.

² He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was everyone in his household. He gave generously to the poor and prayed regularly to God.

²⁷ So he started out, and he met the treasurer of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under the Kandake, the queen of Ethiopia. The eunuch had gone to Jerusalem to worship,

The Holy Spirit Comes

2 On the day of Pentecost^[a] all the believers were meeting together in one place.