You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of gladness with Your presence.’

but put to death the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, a fact to which we are witnesses.

“Go, stand and speak to the people in the temple area the whole message of this Life.”

In humiliation His justice was taken away; Who will describe His generation? For His life is taken away from the earth.”

When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified God, saying, “Well then, God has also granted to the Gentiles the repentance that leads to life.”

Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you repudiate it and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.

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.

nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things;

But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of God’s grace.

Paul before the Council

Now looking intently at the Council, Paul said, “Brothers, I have lived my life with an entirely good conscience before God up to this day.”

“So then, all Jews know my way of life since my youth, which from the beginning was spent among my own nation and in Jerusalem,

And yet now I urge you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.