Peter’s Sermon

But Peter, taking his stand with the other eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, know this, and pay attention to my words.

“Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a Man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know—

And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on urging them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation!”

So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.

And now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant it to Your bond-servants to speak Your word with all confidence,

And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.

And as he heard these words, Ananias collapsed and died; and great fear came over all who heard about it.

Now when the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them as to what would come of this.

So the twelve summoned the congregation of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables.

But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

The word of God kept spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.

Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.”

Then Joseph sent word and invited his father Jacob and all his relatives to come to him, seventy-five people in all.

This is the one who was in the assembly in the wilderness together with the angel who spoke to him at length on Mount Sinai, and who was with our fathers; and he received living words to pass on to you.

Philip in Samaria

Therefore, those who had been scattered went through places preaching the word.

Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John,

An Ethiopian Receives Christ

So, when they had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they started back to Jerusalem, and were preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.

The word which He sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all)—

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message.

Peter Reports in Jerusalem

Now the apostles and the brothers and sisters who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

and he will speak words to you by which you will be saved, you and all your household.’

And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

The Church in Antioch

So then those who were scattered because of the persecution that occurred in connection with Stephen made their way to Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone.

But the word of the Lord continued to grow and to be multiplied.

When they reached Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they also had John as their helper.