Now Saul was consenting to his death. At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the Word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,

who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit.

But Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through, he preached in all the cities till he came to Caesarea.

And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch,

On the next day we who were Paul's companions departed and came to Caesarea, and entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit is come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans.

But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him.

Then Philip said, If you believe with all your heart, it is lawful. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus Christ.

And immediately he preached Christ in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God.

And Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

explaining and setting forth that the Christ needed to suffer and rise again from the dead, and that this Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ.

The woman said to Him, I know that Messiah is coming (who is called Christ). When He comes, He will make known all things to us.

Jesus said to her, I AM! the One speaking to you.

but we preach Christ crucified, truly to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness,

For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

For no one is able to lay any other foundation than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.