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Your ancestors tried to hurt every prophet who ever lived. Those prophets said long ago that the One who is good would come, but your ancestors killed them. And now you have turned against and killed the One who is good.

You received the law of Moses, which God gave you through his angels, but you haven't obeyed it."

But Stephen was full of the Holy Spirit. He looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at God's right side.

Many of these people had evil spirits in them, but Philip made the evil spirits leave. The spirits made a loud noise when they came out. Philip also healed many weak and crippled people there.

But there was a man named Simon in that city. Before Philip came there, Simon had practiced magic and amazed all the people of Samaria. He bragged and called himself a great man.

But when Philip told them the Good News about the kingdom of God and the power of Jesus Christ, men and women believed Philip and were baptized.

These people had been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus, but the Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them.

But Philip appeared in a city called Azotus and preached the Good News in all the towns on the way from Azotus to Caesarea.

The people traveling with Saul stood there but said nothing. They heard the voice, but they saw no one.

Saul got up from the ground and opened his eyes, but he could not see. So those with Saul took his hand and led him into Damascus.

But Ananias answered, "Lord, many people have told me about this man and the terrible things he did to your holy people in Jerusalem.

But the Lord said to Ananias, "Go! I have chosen Saul for an important work. He must tell about me to those who are not Jews, to kings, and to the people of Israel.

But Saul grew more powerful. His proofs that Jesus is the Christ were so strong that his own people in Damascus could not argue with him.

They were watching the city gates day and night, but Saul learned about their plan.

When Saul went to Jerusalem, he tried to join the group of followers, but they were all afraid of him. They did not believe he was really a follower.

But Barnabas accepted Saul and took him to the apostles. Barnabas explained to them that Saul had seen the Lord on the road and the Lord had spoken to Saul. Then he told them how boldly Saul had preached in the name of Jesus in Damascus.

He would often talk and argue with the Jewish people who spoke Greek, but they were trying to kill him.

He was hungry and wanted to eat, but while the food was being prepared, he had a vision.

But Peter said, "No, Lord! I have never eaten food that is unholy or unclean."

But the voice said to him again, "God has made these things clean, so don't call them ‘unholy'!"