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Then I thought of the Lord's words when he said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'

Meanwhile, the believers who had been scattered during the persecution after Stephen's death traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch of Syria. They preached the word of God, but only to Jews.

But while Peter was in prison, the church prayed very earnestly for him.

So Peter left the cell, following the angel. But all the time he thought it was a vision. He didn't realize it was actually happening.

But Elymas, the sorcerer (as his name means in Greek), interfered and urged the governor to pay no attention to what Barnabas and Saul said. He was trying to keep the governor from believing.

But Paul and Barnabas traveled inland to Antioch of Pisidia. On the Sabbath they went to the synagogue for the services.

But God removed Saul and replaced him with David, a man about whom God said, ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do.'

As John was finishing his ministry he asked, ‘Do you think I am the Messiah? No, I am not! But he is coming soon—and I'm not even worthy to be his slave and untie the sandals on his feet.'

They found no legal reason to execute him, but they asked Pilate to have him killed anyway.

But God raised him from the dead!

But when some of the Jews saw the crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered Paul and argued against whatever he said.

Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and declared, "It was necessary that we first preach the word of God to you Jews. But since you have rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we will offer it to the Gentiles.

But the apostles stayed there a long time, preaching boldly about the grace of the Lord. And the Lord proved their message was true by giving them power to do miraculous signs and wonders.

But the people of the town were divided in their opinion about them. Some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard what was happening, they tore their clothing in dismay and ran out among the people, shouting,

but he never left them without evidence of himself and his goodness. For instance, he sends you rain and good crops and gives you food and joyful hearts."

But even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could scarcely restrain the people from sacrificing to them.

But as the believers gathered around him, he got up and went back into the town. The next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.

But then some of the believers who belonged to the sect of the Pharisees stood up and insisted, "The Gentile converts must be circumcised and required to follow the law of Moses."

"We understand that some men from here have troubled you and upset you with their teaching, but we did not send them!