Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews , and fellow prisoners. They are noteworthy in the eyes of the apostles, and they were also in Christ before me.
Now those who had been scattered as a result of the persecution that started because of Stephen made their way as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews.
After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, ‘Brothers, you are aware that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the gospel message and believe.