Then, indeed, these coming together, they asked Him, saying, Lord, do You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?

And saying these things, as they watched, He was taken up. And a cloud received Him out of their sight.

who also said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into the heaven? This same Jesus who is taken up from you into Heaven, will come in the way you have seen Him going into Heaven.

Men, Israelites, hear these words. Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by powerful works, and wonders and miracles, which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know,

this One given to you by the before-determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken and by lawless hands, crucifying Him, you put Him to death;

For David speaks concerning Him, "I foresaw the Lord always before me, because He is at my right hand, that I should not be moved.

Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, He would raise up Christ to sit upon his throne,

And a certain man, who was lame from his mother's womb, was being carried. And they laid him daily at that temple gate which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered into the temple.

And fastening his eyes on him, Peter with John said, Look on us!

And taking him by the right hand, he lifted him up. And immediately his feet and ankle-bones received strength.

And all the people saw him walking and praising God.

And they recognized him, that it was him who sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His son Jesus, whom you delivered up, denying Him in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to let Him go.

And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, this one whom you see and know, His name made firm. And the faith which came through Him has given him this perfect soundness before you.

For Moses truly said to the fathers, "The Lord your God shall raise up a Prophet to you from your brothers, One like me. You shall hear Him in all things, whatever He may say to you.

Having raised up His son Jesus, God sent Him to you first, to bless you in turning every one of you away from his iniquities.

And the younger ones arose, wound him up, and carrying him out, they buried him.

And rising up, the high priest, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees) were filled with anger,

And hearing, they went into the temple about dawn, and taught. But the high priest came, and those with him. And they called the sanhedrin together, and all the elderhood of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

And we are His witnesses of these things. And so also is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.

For before these days Theudas rose up, boasting himself to be somebody; a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves to him; who was slain. And all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered and brought to nothing.

After this one, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the Registration, and drew away considerable people after him. Yet that one perished; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered.

And they obeyed him. And calling the apostles, beating them, they commanded not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

And they induced men to be saying, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.

And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes. And coming on, they seized him and brought him to the sanhedrin.

For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered to us.

And looking intently at him. all those sitting in the sanhedrin saw his face as if it were the face of an angel.

And He said to him, "Go out from your land and from your kindred, and come into a land which I shall show you."

And He gave him no inheritance in it, no, not even a foot-breadth. And He promised that He would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, there being no child to him.

And He gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so Abraham fathered Isaac and circumcised him the eighth day. And Isaac fathered Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.

And being jealous of Joseph, the patriarchs sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him

and plucked him out from all his afflictions, and He gave him favor and wisdom over against Pharaoh king of Egypt. And he appointed him governor over Egypt and all his household.

And he being cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up and reared him for a son to her.

And when a period of forty years was fulfilled to him, it arose in his heart to look upon his brothers, the sons of Israel.

And seeing one being wronged, he defended him. and avenged him who was oppressed and struck the Egyptian.

But he who wronged his neighbor thrust him away, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?

And forty years being fulfilled to him, the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai in a flame of fire in a bush.

And seeing it, Moses marveled at the sight. And as he drew near to see, the voice of the Lord came to him:

Then the Lord said to him, "Loosen the sandal on your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground."

This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? God has sent this one to be a ruler and a redeemer by the hand of the Angel who appeared to him in the Bush.

This is that Moses who said to the sons of Israel, "The Lord your God shall raise up a Prophet to you from your brothers, One like me; you shall hear Him."

This is he who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the Angel who spoke to him in Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received the living words to give to us,

to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him away and turned back again to Egypt in their hearts,

saying to Aaron, "Make us gods to go before us, for as for this Moses who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him."

but Solomon built Him a house.

And hearing these things, they were cut to their hearts. And they gnashed on him with their teeth.

And crying out with a loud voice, they stopped their ears and ran on him with one accord.

And throwing him outside the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid their clothes down at the feet of a young man named Saul.

And devout men buried Stephen and made a great mourning over him.

All gave heed to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, This one is the great power of God.

And they were paying attention to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with conjuring.

But Peter said to him, May your silver perish with you, because you have thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

And Philip ran there to him and heard him read the prophet Isaiah, and said, Do you indeed understand what you are reading?

And he said, How can I unless some man should guide me? And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him.

Then Philip opened his mouth and began at the same Scripture and preached the gospel of Jesus to him.

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

And when they had come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more. And he went on his way rejoicing.

and asked letters from him to Damascus to the synagogues; so that if he found any of the Way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

But in going, it happened as he drew near to Damascus, even suddenly a light from the heaven shone around him.

And he fell to the earth and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?

And trembling and astonished, he said, Lord, what will You have me to do? And the Lord said to him, Arise and go into the city, and you shall be told what you must do.

And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, indeed hearing a voice but seeing no one.

And Saul was lifted up from the earth, his eyes were opened, but he saw no one. But they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.

And there was a certain disciple in Damascus named Ananias. And the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias! And he said, Behold me, Lord.

And the Lord said to him, Arise and go into the street which is called Straight and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,

and has seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him so that he might receive his sight.

But the Lord said to him, Go! For this one is a chosen vessel to Me, to bear My name before nations and kings and the sons of Israel.

For I will show him what great things he must suffer for My name's sake.

And Ananias went and entered into the house. And putting his hands on him, he said, Brother Saul, the Lord, Jesus, who appeared to you in the way in which you came, has sent me to you that you might see and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

But all who heard him were amazed and said, Is this not he who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem and came here for that reason, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?

And after many days had been fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him.

But their plot was known to Saul. And they watched the gates day and night in order to kill him.

Then the disciples took him by night and let him down through the wall in a basket.

And arriving in Jerusalem, Saul attempted to join himself to the disciples. But they were all afraid of him, and did not believe that he was a disciple.

But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and told them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that He had spoken to him, and how he had spoken boldly in Damascus in the name of Jesus.

And he spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and argued with the Hellenists. But they seized him in order to kill him.

But knowing, the brothers brought him down to Caesarea and sent him forth to Tarsus.

And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals you; rise up and spread for yourself! And he arose immediately.

And all who lived at Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

And, because Lydda was near Joppa, hearing that Peter is in it, the disciples sent two men to him, begging him not to delay to come to them.

And rising up, Peter went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper room. And all the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them.

About the ninth hour of the day he saw plainly in a vision an angel of God coming to him and saying to him, Cornelius!

And he was gazing at him, and becoming terrified, he said, What is it, lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your merciful deeds have come up for a memorial before God.

And when the angel who spoke to Cornelius departed, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier from those who waited on him continually.

And he became very hungry and desired to eat. But while they made ready, an ecstasy fell on him.

And he saw the heaven opened and a certain vessel like a sheet coming down to him, being bound at the four corners and let down to the earth;

And a voice came to him, saying, Rise, Peter! Kill and eat!

And the voice spoke to him again the second time, What God has made clean, you do not call common.

And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men are looking for you.

And going down to the men, those sent to him from Cornelius, Peter said, Behold, I am the one you are seeking. For what reason have you come?

Then he called them in and lodged them. And on the next day Peter went away with them, and certain brothers from Joppa went with him.

And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped.

But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up! I also am a man myself.

And as he talked with him, he went in and found many who had come together.

but in every nation he who fears Him and works righteousness is accepted with Him.

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and He went about doing good, and healing all those who were oppressed by the Devil, for God was with Him.

And we are witnesses of all things which He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed Him and hanged Him on a tree;

but God raised Him up the third day and showed Him openly,

not to all the people, but to witnesses hand-picked before by God, even to us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.

All the Prophets give witness to Him, that through His name whoever believes in Him shall receive remission of sins.