Therefore indeed having assembled, they asked Him saying, Lord, do you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?

And having spoken these words, they looking, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him from their eyes.

Ye Galilean men, why stand you looking up into the heaven? this same Jesus, the One having been received up into the heaven, will so come in the manner in which you saw Him going up into the heaven.

Israelitish men, hear these words, Jesus the Nazarene, a man having been demonstrated unto you from God by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did through Him in your midst, as yourselves know;

Him by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, having been delivered, you having nailed up, slew through the hand of lawless men;

For David says in reference to him, I foresaw my Lord always before me, because he is on my right hand, in order that I may not be moved.

And Peter along with John, fixing his attention on him, said, Look unto us.

And taking him by the right hand he raised him up; and immediately the bottoms of his feet and his ankle-bones were strengthened.

And all the people saw him walking round and praising God.

And they recognized him, that he was the one sitting for alms at Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with astonishment and delight at that which had happened to him.

The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, and the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Child, Jesus, who you indeed delivered up and denied before the face of Pilate having decided to release Him.

And through the faith of his name, his name hath made sound this one who you see and know, and through him faith has given unto him this soundness, in the presence of you all.

Moses indeed said; The Lord our God will raise up to you from your brethren a prophet like unto me; Him you will hear concerning all things so many as he may speak to you.

To you God, having first raised up his Son, sent him blessing you, in turning each one from your sins.

let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ, the Nazarene whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, through him this man now stands sound in your presence.

And of the multitude who believed there was one heart and soul, and no one was saying that any of those things which belonged to him were his own, but all things were common to them.

a farm belonging to him, having sold it, he brought the money and laid it at the feet of the apostles.

and kept back a part from the price, his wife knowing it along with him; and having brought a certain part, laid it at the feet of the apostles.

and the young men, rising up, took him, and having carried him out, buried him.

And the high priest and all those being with him, being the sect of the Sadducees, were filled with rage,

And hearing, they came into the temple at daydawn, and were teaching. And the high priest coming and those with him, called together the sanhedrim and all the eldership of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to bring them.

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you have slain, hanging him on the wood;

Him hath God exalted at His own right hand, a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance and remission of sins to Israel.

And we are witnesses of these words, and the Holy Ghost, whom God has given to those who obey him.

For before these days Theudas arose, saying that he was somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred, adhered, who were slain, and all, so many as confided in him, were dispersed, and came to nothing.

After him Judas the Galilean arose, in the days of the enrollment, and led the people after him; he also perished, and all, so many as confided in him, were scattered abroad.

And they obeyed him, and having called the apostles, beating them, they commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and sent them away.

Then they bribed men, saying, that we have heard him speaking words blasphemous against Moses and God.

And they excited the people and the elders and scribes, and coming upon him, seized him, and led him into the council,

for we have heard him saying, that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses delivered unto us.

And all sitting in the council, having fixed their eyes on him, saw his face as the face of an angel.

And he said, Men, brothers and fathers, hear ye; The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, while he was in Mesopotamia, before he migrated into Haran, and He said to him;

and God gave him no inheritance in it, not the step of his foot; and he promised to give it to him, and his seed after him, for an inheritance, there being no child to him.

And He gave him the covenant of circumcision; and so he begat Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac, Jacob; and Jacob, the twelve patriarchs.

And the patriarchs, envying Joseph, sold him into Egypt:

and God was with him, and delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave him grace and wisdom before Pharaoh the king of Egypt; and he placed him governor over Egypt and all his house.

And Joseph sending, called to him Jacob his father, and all the family, seventy-five souls.

And he being exposed, the daughter of Pharaoh took him, and adopted him for a son to herself.

And when the time of the fortieth year was fulfilled to him, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel.

And the one injuring his neighbor thrust him away, saying, Who appointeth you a leader and a judge over us?

And forty years having passed away, an angel appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai in the flame of fire of the bramble bush.

And the Lord said to him, Loose the sandal of thy feet: for the place on which thou standest is holy ground.

And this Moses whom they denied, saying, Who hath established thee a ruler and a judge? him hath God sent a ruler and deliverer, with the hand of an angel having appeared unto him in a bush.

And this is the one being in the church in the wilderness with the angel speaking to him in Mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received the living oracles to give unto us;

to whom our fathers were not willing to be obedient, but thrust him away, and turned back in their hearts towards Egypt,

saying to Aaron, Make us gods who shall go before us: for this Moses, who led us out from the land of Egypt, we know not what happened to him.

And the tabernacle of testimony was with our fathers in the wilderness, as the one speaking to Moses commanded him to make it according to the example he had seen;

But Solomon built a house for him.

And hearing these words, they were cut through their hearts and gnashed their teeth at him.

And crying out with a loud voice, they stopped their ears, and unanimously rushed on him,

and casting him out from the city, they began to stone him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man, called Saul:

And godly men buried Stephen, and made great mourning over him.

And they gave heed to him, because for a long time he had deceived them with his magic arts.

And Peter said to him, Thy silver be unto destruction with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.

And Philip running forth, heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said; Whether do you understand what you are reading?

And he said, How could I, unless some one shall guide me? And he called upon Philip coming up, to sit with him;

and the place of the scripture which he was reading was this, He was led like a sheep to the slaughter; and as a lamb before the one shearing him is dumb, so he opens not his mouth.

Philip opening his mouth, and beginning from the same scripture, preached Jesus to him.

And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both came down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more: for he went on his way rejoicing.

asked from him letters to Damascus against the synagogues, in order that if he should find any being of the way, both men and women, he might lead them bound to Jerusalem.

And it came to pass, while prosecuting the journey he drew near to Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven shone around him;

and falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord?

And the men journeying along with him stood speechless, indeed hearing the voice, but seeing no one.

And Saul arose from the ground; and his eyes being open, he saw nothing: but leading him by the hand, they led him into Damascus;

And there was a certain disciple in Damascus, Ananias by name; and the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.

And the Lord said to him, Arising, go to the street which is called Straight, and seek a Tarsean, by name Saul, in the house of Judas; for, behold, he is praying,

and he saw a man, Ananias by name, coming in, and putting his hands on him, in order that he may look up.

And the Lord said to him, Go: because he is a vessel of election to me, to bear my name both before the Gentiles, and kings, and sons of Israel:

for I will show him how many things it behooves him to suffer for my name's sake.

And Ananias departed, and came into the house: and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, Jesus, that appeared to you in the way in which thou didst come, hath sent me, that thou mayest look up, and he filled with the Holy Ghost.

And when many days were being filled up, the Jews issued a verdict to kill him:

but their plot was made known to Saul. And they were keeping the gates both day and night in order that they might kill him:

and his disciples taking him, let him down through the wall in the night, lowering him in a basket.

And arriving in Jerusalem, he was endeavoring to join himself to the disciples: and all were afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

But Barnabas taking him, led him to the apostles, and related to them how he saw the Lord on the way, and that He spoke to him, and how he preached boldly in Damascus in the name of Jesus.

and he was speaking and arguing against the Hellenists, and they undertook to kill him.

And the brethren, taking cognizance, led him to Caesarea, and sent him away to Tarsus.

And Peter said to him, Eneas, Jesus Christ heals thee: arise, and take up thy bed: and immediately he arose.

And all those dwelling at Lydda and Sharon, whosoever saw him, turned to the Lord.

And Lydda being near to Joppa, the disciples hearing that Peter is in it, sent two men to him, entreating him, Do not delay to come unto us.

And Peter rising up came along with them; whom, on arrival, they led to the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing him the chitoons and himations, so many as Dorcas made, while with them.

saw openly in a vision about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming to him and saying to him, Cornelius.

And he looking upon him, and being afraid, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayer and thine alms have come up for a memorial before God.

And when the angel speaking to him went away, calling two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually;

And he became hungry, and wished to eat: but they getting it ready, an ecstasy came on him,

And a voice came to him, Arising, Peter, slay, and eat.

And the voice again the second time came to him, Whatsoever things God has cleansed, do not count unclean;

And Peter meditating concerning the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, men are seeking thee;

Then having called them in, he lodged them. And on the following day, rising up he went out with them, and certain ones of the brethren, who were from Joppa went along with him.

And when it came to pass that Peter was coming in, Cornelius meeting him, falling down at his feet, worshiped.

And Peter raised him up, saying, Stand up; I also am a man.

And conversing with him, he came in, and finds many having come together;

but in every nation the one fearing him, and working righteousness, is acceptable to him;

Jesus, the one from Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Ghost and power: who went about doing good, and healing all oppressed by the devil: because God is with Him.

And we are witnesses in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they even slew, hanging him on the wood.

God raised him on the third day, and gave him to be made manifest;

not to all the people, but to the witnesses having been chosen of God, to us, who ate and drank along with him after He arose from the dead:

And to Him give all the prophets witness, that every one believing on him receives the remission of sins through His name.

And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to tarry some days.