"Go and stand in the Temple, and tell the people all about this new life."

The apostles obeyed, and at dawn they entered the Temple and started teaching. The High Priest and his companions called together all the Jewish elders for a full meeting of the Council; then they sent orders to the prison to have the apostles brought before them.

Day after day they met as a group in the Temple, and they had their meals together in their homes, eating with glad and humble hearts,

One day Peter and John went to the Temple at three o'clock in the afternoon, the hour for prayer.

There at the Beautiful Gate, as it was called, was a man who had been lame all his life. Every day he was carried to the gate to beg for money from the people who were going into the Temple.

They looked straight at him, and Peter said, "Look at us!"

But Peter said to him, "I have no money at all, but I give you what I have: in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth I order you to get up and walk!"

he jumped up, stood on his feet, and started walking around. Then he went into the Temple with them, walking and jumping and praising God.

and when they recognized him as the beggar who had sat at the Beautiful Gate, they were all surprised and amazed at what had happened to him.

Jesus spent those days teaching in the Temple, and when evening came, he would go out and spend the night on the Mount of Olives.

I was with you in the Temple every day, and you did not try to arrest me. But this is your hour to act, when the power of darkness rules."

to preach the message, to insist upon proclaiming it (whether the time is right or not), to convince, reproach, and encourage, as you teach with all patience.

You know that I did not hold back anything that would be of help to you as I preached and taught in public and in your homes.

For we cannot stop speaking of what we ourselves have seen and heard."

And now, Lord, take notice of the threats they have made, and allow us, your servants, to speak your message with all boldness.

and will disgrace myself even more. You may think I am nothing, but those women will think highly of me!"

So then, I am eager to preach the Good News to you also who live in Rome.

I have complete confidence in the gospel; it is God's power to save all who believe, first the Jews and also the Gentiles.

As for me, however, I will boast only about the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ; for by means of his cross the world is dead to me, and I am dead to the world.

Philip went to the principal city in Samaria and preached the Messiah to the people there.

Then Philip began to speak; starting from this passage of scripture, he told him the Good News about Jesus.

He went straight to the synagogues and began to preach that Jesus was the Son of God.

and explaining the Scriptures, and proving from them that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from death. "This Jesus whom I announce to you," Paul said, "is the Messiah."

For while I was with you, I made up my mind to forget everything except Jesus Christ and especially his death on the cross.

That was not what you learned about Christ!

You certainly heard about him, and as his followers you were taught the truth that is in Jesus.