Quotes About Unity

When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them.

In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.

After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.

There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,

And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.

The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomonís Colonnade.

Although the people regarded them highly, no one else dared to join them.

Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.

This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.

They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.

The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ëMen, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?í

The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philipís message and to the signs they saw him perform.

When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.

He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.

The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”

As Peter talked with him, he went inside and found many people gathered together.

He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.

Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,

but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.

He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.