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On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.
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But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.
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Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia—who began to argue with Stephen.
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I have indeed seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to set them free. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’
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Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
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So Saul stayed with them and moved about freely in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
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Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked. The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God.
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and said, ‘Cornelius, God has heard your prayer and remembered your gifts to the poor.
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The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on Gentiles.
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So if God gave them the same gift he gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in God’s way?”
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This they did, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
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Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses.
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“After an absence of several years, I came to Jerusalem to bring my people gifts for the poor and to present offerings.
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He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard but to give him some freedom and permit his friends to take care of his needs.
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The king is familiar with these things, and I can speak freely to him. I am convinced that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.
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Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
