₁And now I want to remind you, my brothers and sisters, of the Good News which I preached to you, which you received, and on which your faith stands firm. ₂That is the gospel, the message that I preached to you. You are saved by the gospel if you hold firmly to it — unless it was for nothing that you believed.

₃I passed on to you what I received, which is of the greatest importance: that Christ died for our sins, as written in the Scriptures; ₄that he was buried and that he was raised to life three days later, as written in the Scriptures; ₅that he appeared to Peter and then to all twelve apostles. ₆Then he appeared to more than 500 of his followers at once, most of whom are still alive, although some have died. ₇Then he appeared to James, and afterwards to all the apostles.

₈Last of all he appeared also to me — even though I am like someone whose birth was abnormal. ₉For I am the least of all the apostles — I do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted God's church. ₁₀But by God's grace I am what I am, and the grace that he gave me was not without effect. On the contrary, I have worked harder than any of the other apostles, although it was not really my own doing, but God's grace working with me. ₁₁So then, whether it came from me or from them, this is what we all preach, and this is what you believe.

₃₄Peter began to speak: “I now realize that it is true that God treats everyone on the same basis. ₃₅Those who worship him and do what is right are acceptable to him, no matter what race they belong to. ₃₆You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, proclaiming the Good News of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. ₃₇You know of the great event that took place throughout the land of Israel, beginning in Galilee after John preached his message of baptism. ₃₈You know about Jesus of Nazareth and how God poured out on him the Holy Spirit and power. He went everywhere, doing good and healing all who were under the power of the Devil, for God was with him. ₃₉We are witnesses of everything that he did in the land of Israel and in Jerusalem. Then they put him to death by nailing him to a cross. ₄₀But God raised him from death three days later and caused him to appear, ₄₁not to everyone, but only to the witnesses that God had already chosen, that is, to us who ate and drank with him after he rose from death. ₄₂And he commanded us to preach the gospel to the people and to testify that he is the one whom God has appointed judge of the living and the dead. ₄₃All the prophets spoke about him, saying that all who believe in him will have their sins forgiven through the power of his name.”