I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,

Then all the Greeks, taking hold of Sosthenes the ruler of the synagogue, were beating him before the judgment seat. And none of these things was a concern to Gallio.

Now after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent to them, saying, "Men and brothers, if there is by you a word of encouragement for the people, speak."

While He was still speaking, they came from the synagogue leader, saying, "Your daughter [has] died. Why do you still trouble the Teacher?"

a devout [man], and one that feared God, together with all his household, who often gave alms to the people, and making petition to God always.

And a certain woman named Lydia, a dealer of purple cloth of the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God, heard us, whose heart The Lord opened to give heed to the things spoken by Paul.

And when she and her household were baptized, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay." So she persuaded us.

And bringing them up into his house, he set a meal before them; and he rejoiced with his whole house, having believed in God.

and all the men of his house, both those born in the house, and those bought with money of foreign nations.

For I know that he will order his sons, and his house after him, and they will keep the ways of the Lord, to do justice and judgment, that the Lord may bring upon Abraham all things whatsoever He has spoken to him.

But if it seem not good to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods of your fathers that were on the other side of the river, or the gods of the Amorites, among whom you dwell upon their land. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord, for He is holy.

Now having heard this, they were cut to the heart, and they said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Men and brothers, what shall we do?"

"For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call."

Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added.

But when they believed Philip as he preached the good news of the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

And Philip, opening his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached the good news [about] Jesus to him.

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Go [therefore] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

And He said to them, "Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to all creation.

He that believes and is baptized shall be saved; but he that does not believe shall be condemned.

How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear apart from a preacher?

But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?"

Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?

lest anyone should say that I had baptized in my own name.

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not in eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ should be deprived of its power.