16 I remembered that the Lord had said, “John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
17 God gave those Gentiles the same gift that he gave us when we put our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. So how could I have gone against God?
18 When they heard Peter say this, they stopped arguing and started praising God. They said, “God has now let Gentiles turn to him, and he has given life to them!”
19 Some of the Lord's followers had been scattered because of the terrible trouble that started when Stephen was killed. They went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, but they told the message only to the Jews.
20 Some of the followers from Cyprus and Cyrene went to Antioch and started telling Gentiles the good news about the Lord Jesus.
21 The Lord's power was with them, and many people turned to the Lord and put their faith in him.
22 News of what was happening reached the church in Jerusalem. Then they sent Barnabas to Antioch.