And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because they were hearing each one speaking in his own language.

So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, "What might this mean?"

Now when they observed the boldness of Peter and John, and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.

For there is no divination in Jacob, nor enchantment in Israel; in season it shall be told to Jacob and Israel what God shall perform.

I have become as it were a wonder to many, but You are [my] strong helper.

Behold I and the children which God has given me; and they shall be [for] signs and wonders in the house of Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells in Mount Zion.

[ 3:9] Hear now, Joshua the high priest, you and your neighbors that are sitting before you- for they are diviners; for behold, I bring forth My servant the Branch.

whenever He comes, in that Day, to be glorified among His saints and to be marveled among all those having believed, because our testimony among you was believed.

Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! On account of this the world does not know you, because it did not know Him.

Then they recognized that this was the one sitting for the alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with astonishment and amazement because of that which had happened to him.

And coming into His hometown, He began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, "Where did this Man get this wisdom and the miracles?

Is this not the carpenter's son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Jude?

Then they came to Jesus, and observed him who had been demon-possessed and had the legion, sitting and having been clothed and being of sound mind, and they were afraid.

Then they began to implore Him to go away from their region.

But Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, "Go home to your own family, and report to them all the things that the Lord has done for you, and how He had compassion on you."

Therefore the neighbors and those who previously saw him, that he was blind, were saying, "Is not this he who sat and begged?"

Some said, "This is he." Others said, "He looks like him." He kept saying, "I am [he]."

Then Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

and requested from him letters [of authority] to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he should find any who were of the Way, both men or women, he might bring them, having been bound, to Jerusalem.

But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how many wicked things he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem;

and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who are calling on Your name."

But Saul was doing injury to the church, going in from house to house, and dragging away both men and women, and committing them to prison.

For you have heard of my former conduct at one time in Judaism, that beyond measure I used to persecute the church of God, and I was devastating it.

But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb and called me through His grace,

neither did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.

But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the brother of the Lord.

Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

But they heard only, "He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith which at one time he was devastating."