⁴¹ And a great number more of them came to have faith in him because of what he himself said.

³ So they, being sent on their way by the church, went through Phoenicia and Samaria, giving news of the salvation of the Gentiles, to the great joy of all the brothers.

²⁵ So they, having given their witness and made clear the word of the Lord, went back to Jerusalem, giving the good news on their way in a number of the small towns of Samaria.

¹² But when they had faith in the good news given by Philip about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, a number of men and women had baptism.

⁸ But you will have power, when the Holy Spirit has come on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judaea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

¹³ And there is nothing made which is not completely clear to him; there is nothing covered, but all things are open to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

⁴ And in my preaching there were no honeyed words of wisdom, but I was dependent on the power of the Spirit to make it clear to you:

⁵ So that your faith might be based not on man's wisdom but on the power of God.

⁴⁶ The servants made answer, No man ever said things like this man.

⁶³ The spirit is the life giver; the flesh is of no value: the words which I have said to you are spirit and they are life.

³² And they were surprised at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

²⁸ And it came about, when Jesus had come to the end of these words, that the people were surprised at his teaching,

²⁹ for he was teaching as one having authority, and not as their scribes.

¹⁰ The rod of authority will not be taken from Judah, and he will not be without a law-giver, till he comes who has the right to it, and the peoples will put themselves under his rule.