until the day in which, after he had through the Holy Spirit given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;

to whom also he showed himself living, after he had suffered, by many sure proofs, appearing to them during forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.

who said, Men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This Jesus, who hath been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same manner in which ye beheld him going into heaven.

Brethren, it was necessary that this scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus.

Of these men, therefore, who accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

And they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

And they prayed saying, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show which of these two thou hast chosen

And they were amazed, and marveled, saying, Behold, are not all these who speak Galilaeans?

Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those who inhabit Mesopotamia, Judaea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and Romans who sojourn here, both Jews and Proselytes,

Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God hath made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom ye crucified.

praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were in the way of salvation.

And a certain man lame from his birth was carried along, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of those who entered the temple;

who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked alms.

The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his servant Jesus, whom ye indeed delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him.

But the author of life ye killed; whom God raised from the dead, whereof we are witnesses.

And his name, through faith in his name, made this man strong, whom ye see and know; yea, the faith which is through him gave him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

and that he may send forth Christ Jesus, who was before appointed for you;

whom heaven indeed must receive until the times of a restoration of all things; of which times God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from the days of old.

And all the prophets also, Samuel and those who followed, as many as spoke, announced these days.

Many however of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men became five thousand.

be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead,by him doth this man stand here before you sound.

For the man was above forty years old, on whom this sign of the healing had been wrought.

who by the mouth of thy servant David said, "Why did the heathen rage, and the peoples meditate vain things?

For in truth against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, did both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the gentiles, and the peoples of Israel, assemble in this city,

And the multitude of those who believed were of one heart, and of one soul; and not one of them said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

And Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, when interpreted, Son of consolation,) a Levite, born in Cyprus,

And Peter said to her, Why is it that ye agreed together to try the Spirit of the Lord? Lo! the feet of those who have buried thy husband are at the door, and they will carry thee out.

But one came and brought them word, Lo! the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew by hanging him on a cross;

And we are his witnesses of these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit which God hath given to those who obey him.

For before these days arose Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain, and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and came to nought.

Therefore, brethren, look out among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint over this business;

whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

But some of those who belonged to the socalled synagogue of the Freedmen, and of the Cyrenaeans and Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, arose and disputed with Stephen;

Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and God.

and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place, and the Law.

until another king arose, who knew not Joseph.

In which time Moses was born, and was exceedingly fair; who was nourished in his fathers house three months.

But he who was wronging his neighbor thrust him away, saying, "Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

This Moses, whom they denied, saying, "Who made thee a ruler and a judge?" this very man did God send both as a ruler and a redeemer with the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, "A prophet will God raise up to you from among your brethren, as he raised up me."

This is he that was in the assembly in the wilderness with the anger who spake to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers; who received the living oracles to give to us;

to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back into Egypt,

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

which also our fathers received and brought in with Joshua, at their taking possession of the gentiles whom God drove out from before our fathers, until the days of David;

who found favor before God, and asked that he might find a habitation for the God of Jacob.

Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they slew those who foretold the coming of the righteous one, of whom ye have now become the betrayers and murderers;

ye who received the Law as ordained through angels, and did not keep it.

to whom they gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the Power of God, which is called Great.

who, having come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit.

And he arose and went; and lo! a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch, a high officer of Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem to worship,

In his humiliation judgment was refused him; and who shall describe his generation? for his life is taken away from the earth."

And the eunuch answering said, I pray thee, of whom doth the prophet say this? Of himself, or of some other man?

and asked of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any who were of this way of belief, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he answered, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

And Ananias went away, and entered the house; and putting his hands on him, he said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus who appeared to thee in the way thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mayst receive sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that destroyed in Jerusalem those who called on this name? And he hath come hither for this purpose, that he may bring them bound to the chief priests.

But Saul gained still more strength, and confounded the Jews who dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

And it came to pass, that as Peter went through the whole country, he came down also to the saints who dwelt at Lydda.

And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had lain on a bed eight years, and was palsied.

And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, who is surnamed Peter;

And when the angel that spoke to him had departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of those who waited on him,

Now, while Peter was doubting within himself what the vision which he had seen meant, lo! the men who were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simons house, and stood before the gate;

And Peter went down to the men and said, Behold, I am he whom ye are seeking; for what cause have ye come?

And while talking with him, he went in, and found many who had come together.

Send therefore to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter; he lodgeth in the house of Simon a tanner, by the seaside; and he, when he cometh, will speak to thee.

relating to Jesus of Nazareth, that God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power; who went about doing good, and healing all that were overpowered by the Devil; for God was with him.

And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom they also slew by hanging him on a cross.

not to all the people, but to witnesses before appointed by God, to ourselves, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead;

and he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is he who hath been appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.

And those of the circumcision who believed, as many as came with Peter, were astonished that on the gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit;

Can any one forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit even as we have?

who will speak to thee words by which thou shalt be saved, and all thy house.

Since then God gave the like gift to them as to us, on believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?

Now they who were scattered abroad by the persecution that arose on account of Stephen traveled as far as Phenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none but Jews.

But some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks, publishing the glad tidings of the Lord Jesus.

who, when he came, and saw the grace of God, rejoiced, and exhorted all to cleave to the Lord with purpose of heart;

And according as any one of the disciples was prospered, they determined every one of them to send relief to the brethren who dwelt in Judaea;

Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers; Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenaean, and Manaen, the fosterbrother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

who was with the proconsul of the country, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. He, having called for Barnabas and Saul, desired to hear the word of God.

But Saul (who is also called Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, fixed his eyes on him

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou wilt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and darkness; and going about he sought to find some who would lead him by the hand.

and having removed him, he raised up to them David to be their king, to whom he gave testimony, saying, "I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who will do all my will."

And as John was finishing his course, he said, Who do ye think that I am? I am not He. But lo I there cometh after me one, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.

Brethren, sons of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you was the word of this salvation sent forth.

and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people.

but he whom God raised from the dead did not see corruption.

And when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and proselyte worshippers followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, exhorted them to continue in the grace of God.

But the Jews stirred up the women of rank who worshipped God, and the chief men of the city, and raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them from their borders.

They abode therefore a long time there, speaking boldly in reliance on the Lord, who gave testimony to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be wrought by their a hands.

And at Lystra there sat a certain man who had not the use of his feet, a cripple from his birth, who never had walked.

This man heard Paul speaking; who looking steadily at him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,

and saying, Men, why do ye these things? We also are men of like nature with you, bringing to you glad tidings, that ye may turn from these vanities to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea, and all things that are therein;

who in the ages past suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways;

But there came thither Jews from Antioch and Iconium; who, having persuaded the multitudes, and stoned Paul, dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead.

And having appointed for them elders in every church, they prayed with fasting, and commended them to the Lord, in whom they believed.

And God, who knoweth the heart, bore them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, as he gave it to us;

that the rest of men may seek after the Lord, and all the gentiles, who have been called by my name, saith the Lord, who doeth these things,

Wherefore my judgment is, that we should not trouble those who from among the gentiles are turning to God;