²⁰ But if I am casting out demons by the power of God,^[a] then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you.

¹⁹ “This is the finger of God!” the magicians exclaimed to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart remained hard. He wouldn’t listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted.

²³ So a time was set, and on that day a large number of people came to Paul’s lodging. He explained and testified about the Kingdom of God and tried to persuade them about Jesus from the Scriptures. Using the law of Moses and the books of the prophets, he spoke to them from morning until evening. ²⁴ Some were persuaded by the things he said, but others did not believe. ²⁵ And after they had argued back and forth among themselves, they left with this final word from Paul: “The Holy Spirit was right when he said to your ancestors through Isaiah the prophet,

²⁸ So I want you to know that this salvation from God has also been offered to the Gentiles, and they will accept it.”^[b]

¹¹ ‘We wipe even the dust of your town from our feet to show that we have abandoned you to your fate. And know this—the Kingdom of God is near!’

⁹ Heal the sick, and tell them, ‘The Kingdom of God is near you now.’

²⁸ But if I am casting out demons by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you.

² “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.^[a]”

⁴⁴ “During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed or conquered. It will crush all these kingdoms into nothingness, and it will stand forever.

⁵ And God will use this persecution to show his justice and to make you worthy of his Kingdom, for which you are suffering.

²⁵ “And now I know that none of you to whom I have preached the Kingdom will ever see me again.