"He lived there two whole years at his own expense, and welcomed all who came to him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance.
"For this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship, and he said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you...'
Paul answered, "Whether it takes a short time or a long time, I wish you and everyone else who hears me today would become just like me! Except, of course, for these chains."
Then Festus, when he had conferred with his council, answered, "To Caesar you have appealed; to Caesar you shall go."
"Take courage, for as you have testified to the facts about me in Jerusalem, so you must testify also in Rome."
And he said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.'
Let the will of the Lord be done.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
So the word of the Lord continued to increase and prevail mightily.
Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, for I am with you...
The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man.
And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."
We believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.
And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
"'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'"
But the word of God continued to increase and spread.
The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.
And the voice came to him again a second time, "What God has made clean, do not call common."
And falling to the ground he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"
So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, "Do you understand what you are reading?" And he said, "How can I, unless someone guides me?"
And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
And gazing at him, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
"Keep away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail; but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them."
"This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."
