But Peter began and explained to them in order:
it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent The-ophilus,
And when they arrived, they gathered the church together and declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
he did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.