And all the believers were together and had all things in common;

But many of those who had heard the message believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

Sharing among Believers

And the congregation of those who believed were of one heart and soul; and not one of them claimed that anything belonging to him was his own, but all things were common property to them.

And increasingly believers in the Lord, large numbers of men and women, were being added to their number,

But when they believed Philip as he was preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were being baptized.

Now even Simon himself believed; and after being baptized, he continued on with Philip, and as he observed signs and great miracles taking place, he was repeatedly amazed.

When he came to Jerusalem, he tried repeatedly to associate with the disciples; and yet they were all afraid of him, as they did not believe that he was a disciple.

It became known all over Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

All the prophets testify of Him, that through His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins.”

All the Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had also been poured out on the Gentiles.

And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, the Jewish believers took issue with him,

And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord.

Then the proconsul believed when he saw what had happened, being amazed at the teaching of the Lord.

and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses.

‘Look, you scoffers, and be astonished, and perish; For I am accomplishing a work in your days, A work which you will never believe, though someone should describe it to you.’”

When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord; and all who had been appointed to eternal life believed.

Acceptance and Opposition

In Iconium they entered the synagogue of the Jews together, and spoke in such a way that a large number of people believed, both of Jews and of Greeks.

When they had appointed elders for them in every church, having prayed with fasting, they entrusted them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

But some of the sect of the Pharisees who had believed stood up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them and to direct them to keep the Law of Moses.”

After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of the gospel and believe.

But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they also are.”

The Macedonian Vision

Now Paul also came to Derbe and to Lystra. And a disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek,

The Jailer Converted

They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

And he brought them into his house and set food before them, and was overjoyed, since he had become a believer in God together with his whole household.

Therefore, many of them believed, along with a significant number of prominent Greek women and men.