⁶ He lodges with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside.{TR adds "This one will tell you what it is necessary for you to do."}"

⁴³ It happened, that he stayed many days in Joppa with one Simon, a tanner.

¹⁷ If anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God, or if I am speaking from myself.

⁶ But{TR omits "But" } rise up, and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do."

¹³ He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying to him, 'Send to Joppa, and get Simon, whose surname is Peter,

¹⁴ who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.'

¹⁴ How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?

¹⁵ And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!"

¹⁶ But they didn't all listen to the glad news. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?"

¹⁷ So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

⁸ Therefore he says, "When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men."

⁹ Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

¹⁰ He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.

¹¹ He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds{The word for "shepherds" (poimenas) can also be correctly translated "pastors."} and teachers;

¹² for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;