| A | B |
|---|
| A deacon who became the first martyr in the church | Stephen |
| Urged the Jewish leaders to leave the new movement alone. If Jesus was the Messiah, he reasoned, the Sanhedrin could not do anything about it, as it would be fighting against God. On the other hand, if Jesus were not the Messiah, his followers would disband and eventually die out. | Gamaliel |
| He experienced the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus | Paul |
| Baptized Paul | Ananias |
| Apostle who baptized Gentiles in Samaria | Philip |
| A Gentile, Roman commander baptized by Peter at Caesarea | Cornelius |
| An influential and committed Christian who was sent by the Jerusalem community to make inquiries into the questionable goings-on at Antioch. Later he became a companion to Paul on his first missionary journey. | Barnabas |
| head of the Jerusalem community | James |
