Comparison of Paul and Peter

 
(Chart 1) Both Peter and Paul do many of the same things and experience many of the same problems in Acts.
Peter (Acts 1-12)
Paul (Acts 13-28)
Witness to Risen Christ

1:21-22
23:11; 26:16
Spirit initiates

2:1-40
13:1-40
Heals lame and speech

3:12-26
13:1-40
Defended by Pharisees in Sanhedrin

5:34-39
23:9
Appoints leaders with prayer/laying on of hands

6:1-6
14:23
Persecution (stoning) leads to wider mission

6:8-8:4
14:19-23
Accused of acting verses Moses

6:13-14
21:20-21; 25:8
Encounters a magician

8:9-24
13:6-12
Laying on hands gives Spirit

8:14-17
19:1-6
Raises the dead

9:36-43
20:9-12
Gentiles try to worship him

10:25-2
14:13-15
Defends Gentile mission in Jerusalem

Ch. 11
Ch. 21
Imprisoned at Jewish feast

12:4-7
21:16-28
Delivered from prison

12:6-11
16:24-26
Conclusion: Success of the Word of God

12:24
28:30-31