³⁵ And all the residents of Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.^(A)

²¹ The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number became believers and turned to the Lord.^(A)

⁴² This became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

¹⁶ and they lived in Gilead, in Bashan and in its towns, and in all the pasturelands of Sharon to their limits.^(A)

¹⁶ but when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.^(A)

²⁹ Over the herds that pastured in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite. Over the herds in the valleys was Shaphat son of Adlai.

⁹ For they report about us what kind of welcome we had among you and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God^{(A) 10} and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.^(B)

¹⁸ to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’^(A)

Paul Tells of His Preaching

¹⁹ “After that, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision ²⁰ but declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout the countryside of Judea, and also to the gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God and do deeds consistent with repentance.^(B)