² And he began to speak and taught them, saying:

³⁵ Then Philip began to speak, and starting with this scripture he proclaimed to him the good news about Jesus.^(A)

Blessings and Woes

²⁰ Then he looked up at his disciples and said:

²² “Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you^[a] on account of the Son of Man.^{(B) 23} Rejoice on that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven, for that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.^(C)

²⁶ “Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.^(F)

Gentiles Hear the Good News

³⁴ Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality,^(A)

¹⁹ Pray also for me, so that when I speak a message may be given to me to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,^[a](A)

¹⁴ Just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of crime or serious villainy, I would be justified in accepting the complaint of you Jews,^(A)

³⁵ This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet:^[a]