Gentile Salvation Defended 1 The apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles had welcomed God’s message also. 2 When Peter went up to Jerusalem, those…

James Martyred and Peter Jailed 1 About that time King Herod cruelly attacked some who belonged to the church, 2 and he killed James,John’s brother, with the sword. 3 When…

Preparing for the Mission Field 1 In the church that was at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen, a close…

Growth and Persecution in Iconium 1 The same thing happened in Iconium; they entered the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews…

Dispute in Antioch 1 Some mencame down from Judea and began to teach the brothers: “Unless you are circumcisedaccording to the custom prescribed by Moses,you cannot be saved! ” 2…

Paul Selects Timothy 1 Then he went on to Derbe and Lystra, where there was a disciple named Timothy,the son of a believing Jewish woman,but his father was a Greek….

A Short Ministry in Thessalonica 1 Then they traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia and came to Thessalonica,where there was a Jewish synagogue. 2 As usual, Paul went to the synagogue,…

Founding the Corinthian Church 1 After this, heleft Athens and went to Corinth, 2 where he found a Jewish man named Aquila,a native of Pontus, who had recently come from…

Twelve Disciples of John the Baptist 1 While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions and came to Ephesus. He found some disciples 2 and asked them,…

Paul in Macedonia 1 After the uproar was over, Paul sent for the disciples, encouraged them, and after saying good-bye, departed to go to Macedonia. 2 And when he had…