⁸ (for He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the ^(A)circumcised ^(B)also ^(C)worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles),

¹⁵ But the Lord said to him, “Go, for ^(A)he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before ^(B)Gentiles, ^(C)kings, and the ^(D)children^[a] of Israel.

²¹ Then He said to me, ‘Depart, ^(A)for I will send you far from here to the Gentiles.’ ”

¹⁹ When he had greeted them, ^(A)he told in detail those things which God had done among the Gentiles ^(B)through his ministry.

Miracles Glorify Christ

¹¹ Now ^(A)God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul, ^12 (B)so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them.

¹² Then all the multitude kept silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul declaring how many miracles and wonders God had ^(A)worked through them among the Gentiles.

Peter’s Sermon^(A)

¹⁴ But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words. ¹⁵ For these are not drunk, as you suppose, ^(B)since it is only ^[a]the third hour of the day. ¹⁶ But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

²² “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you ^(J)by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know— ²³ Him, ^(K)being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, ^(L)you ^[b]have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death; ^24 (M)whom God raised up, having ^[c]loosed the ^[d]pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it. ²⁵ For David says concerning Him:

²⁹ “Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you ^(P)of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. ³⁰ Therefore, being a prophet, ^(Q)and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, ^[e]according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne, ³¹ he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, ^(R)that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption. ^32 (S)This Jesus God has raised up, ^(T)of which we are all witnesses. ³³ Therefore ^(U)being exalted ^[f]to ^(V)the right hand of God, and ^(W)having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He ^(X)poured out this which you now see and hear.

³⁴ “For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself:

³⁶ “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”

³⁷ Now when they heard this, ^(Z)they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”

³⁸ Then Peter said to them, ^(AA)“Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the ^[g]remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ For the promise is to you and ^(AB)to your children, and ^(AC)to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

A Vital Church Grows

⁴⁰ And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this ^[h]perverse generation.” ⁴¹ Then those who ^[i]gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.

⁴ For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a ^(A)different gospel which you have not accepted—you may well put up with it!

Paul and False Apostles

⁵ For I consider that ^(B)I am not at all inferior to the most eminent apostles.

¹⁰ But ^(A)by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, ^(B)yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.