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 after the  baptism  which  John  preached,  Jesus  of  Nazareth:  how God anointed  Him  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  with  power,  who went about  doing  good,  and  healing  all  that  were  oppressed by the  devil,  for  God  was  with  Him. And we  are  witnesses  of  all things that  He  did  in  the  land  of  the  Jews,  and  in  Jerusalem; whom they  killed,  hanging  Him  upon  a tree. Him God  raised up the  third  day,  and  gave  Him  to  be  made  manifest,  not  to  all the people,  but  to  witnesses  pre-ordained by  God,  even  to  us who  did  eat  and  drink  with  Him  after  He  arose  again  from  the dead, and  He  commanded  us  to  preach  to  the  people  and  to testify  that  it  was  He  who  was  appointed  by  God  to  be  the Judge of  the  living  and  of  the  dead. To Him  all  the  prophets give testimony,  that  by  His  Name  all  receive  remission  of  sins who believe  in  Him.”

Whilst Peter  was  yet  speaking,  the  Holy  Ghost  came  upon all who  heard  him. Peter and  his  disciples  were  astonished  to hear  these  Gentiles  speak  in  divers  tongues,  even  as  the  apostles had done  on  the  day  of  Pentecost. Then Peter  said:  “Can  any man forbid  water,  that  these  should  not  be  baptized,  who  have received the  Holy  Ghost  as  well  as  we?”  And  he  commanded them all  to  be  baptized  in  the  Name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.

From that  time  forth  the  Gospel  was  preached  to  the  Gentiles in various  other  places. Paul, as  Saul  was  now  called,  and  Barnabas,