“The next day he visited them again and saw two men of Israel fighting. He tried to be a peacemaker. ‘Men,’ he said, ‘you are brothers. Why are you fighting each other?’

The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it also grew in numbers.

This is the message of Good News for the people of Israel—that there is peace with God through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

The Death of Herod Agrippa

Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they sent a delegation to make peace with him because their cities were dependent upon Herod’s country for food. The delegates won the support of Blastus, Herod’s personal assistant,

They stayed for a while, and then the believers sent them back to the church in Jerusalem with a blessing of peace.

So the jailer told Paul, “The city officials have said you and Silas are free to leave. Go in peace.”

When Paul was called in, Tertullus presented the charges against Paul in the following address to the governor: “You have provided a long period of peace for us Jews and with foresight have enacted reforms for us.