When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire all made and a fish lying on it; also some bread.

This was then the third time that Jesus was made known to His disciples after He arose from the dead.

Truly I say to you, When you were young, you made yourself ready and went wherever you had a desire to go: but when you are old, you will put out your hands and another will make you ready, and you will be taken where you have no desire to go.

The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Till the day when he was taken up to heaven after he had given his orders, through the Holy Spirit, to the Apostles of whom he had made selection:

And having met with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father which you heard from Me.

For [Jesus had said, Matt. 3:11], "John immersed you [men] in water but [this time] you will be immersed in the Holy Spirit, and [it will happen] in just a few more days."

So, when the Apostles had met together, they asked Jesus this question--"Master, is this the time when you intend to re-establish the Kingdom for Israel?"

But you will receive power and ability when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be My witnesses [to tell people about Me] both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the ends of the earth.”

Then they made their way back to Jerusalem from the hill called 'The Olive-Orchard'; it is close to Jerusalem, only a sabbath day's journey from it.

On entering the city they went to the upper room where they were accustomed to meet. They were Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James, son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

These men continued in united prayer [for the kingdom to come? See 1:6; Matt. 6:10] along with [certain] women, Mary the mother of Jesus and His [half-] brothers.

"Brothers," he said, "it was necessary that the prediction of Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit made by the lips of David about Judas, who acted as guide to the men that arrested Jesus,

(Now this man [Judas] paid for [in a sense] a [burial] field with the reward money he had received for his sinful act [of betraying Jesus, See Matt. 27:3-10]. [Then, some time after Judas hanged himself, See Matt. 27:5] he fell down headlong, [his swollen body] bursting so that his intestines gushed out.

For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be made desolate, And let no man dwell therein: and, His office let another take.

beginning from the baptism of John till the day on which he was taken up from us, should be made with us a witness of his resurrection.

And they made selection of two, Joseph, named Barsabbas, whose other name was Justus, and Matthias.

And they made prayers and said, Lord, having knowledge of the hearts of all men, make clear which of these two has been marked out by you,

That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.

At length, on the day of the Harvest Festival, they had all met in one place;

Men of Parthia, Media, and Elam, and those living in Mesopotamia, in Judaea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia,

But others were laughing and joking and ridiculing them, saying, “They are full of sweet wine and are drunk!”

and also upon My men-servants, and upon My maid-servants, in those days, I will pour out of My Spirit, and they shall prophesy;

[In that day] the sun will become dark and the moon will [appear] as blood. [This will all happen] before the great and wonderful day when the Lord comes. [Note: Some view these last two verses as a reference to events occurring at the end of time. See Matt. 24:29-30].

Men of Israel, give ear to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man who had the approval of God, as was made clear to you by the great works and signs and wonders which God did by him among you, as you yourselves have knowledge,

But God gave him back to life, having made him free from the pains of death because it was not possible for him to be overcome by it.

For David speaketh concerning him, "I have seen the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand, that I might not be shaken:

For this reason, was my heart made glad and my tongue exulted, - ye further, even my flesh, shall encamp on hope:

Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured out this [blessing] which you both see and hear.

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

"For the promise was made unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar, even as many as the Lord God shall call."

then they that embraced his doctrine, were baptized: and there were about three thousand converts made that very day.

A deep impression was made upon every one, and many wonders and signs were done at the hands of the Apostles.

and sold their possessions and substance, and distributed them to all, according as any one might have need.

And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

and a man who had been unable to walk from birth was being carried along, whom they used to set down every day at that gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, so that he could beg alms from those entering the temple.

He then, seeing Peter and John going into the Temple, made a request to them.

And having taken hold of him by the right hand he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones were made strong.

And they saw that it was the man who made requests for money at the door of the Temple, and they were full of wonder and surprise at what had taken place.

And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?

The God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has given glory to his servant Jesus; whom you gave up, turning your backs on him, when Pilate had made the decision to let him go free.

But you would have nothing to do with the Holy and Upright One, and made request for a man of blood to be given to you,

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

But in this way God has fulfilled the declarations He made through all the Prophets, that His Christ would suffer.

Therefore repent, and return, for your sins to be wiped out, so that times of refreshment might come from the face of the Lord;

For Moses indeed said to the fathers, Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you, from your brothers, like me. Ye shall hear him in all things, as many as he might speak to you.

Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

The next day, their rulers, elders, and scribes met in Jerusalem

and Annas the chief priest, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and as many as were of the family of the chief priest, met together in Jerusalem.

And they made them stand in [their] midst [and] began to ask, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"

If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;

we want you men and all the people of Israel to know that this man was made completely well through the name of Jesus Christ from Nazareth. [He is the One] whom you people put to death on the cross, but God raised from the dead.

He is the stone which was set at nought of you the builders, which was made the head of the corner.

And, seeing that the man who had been made well was there with them, they were not able to say anything against it.

But when the Council [of Jewish leaders] made Peter and John leave [the meeting], they discussed the matter among themselves,

but Peter and John made answer, do you yourselves judge, whether it be right in the sight of God, to obey you rather than God.

So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

And when they had been made free, they came back to their friends, and gave an account of all the things which the chief priests and the authorities had said to them.

And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:

The kings of the earth take their stand, and rulers meet together against the Lord and against his Messiah.'

For in this city there were gathered together against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel,

And, when they had made supplication, the place was shaken in which they were gathered together, and they were filled, one and all, with the Holy Spirit, and began speaking the word of God with freedom of utterance.

And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

"Ananias," said Peter, "why has Satan filled your heart and made you cheat the holy Spirit by appropriating some of the money paid for the land?

And the young men went and made ready his body, and took it out, and put it in the earth.

and Peter made answer to her, "Tell me, if ye sold the place for so much?" And she said, "Yes, for so much."

But Peter said to her, Why have you made an agreement together to be false to the Spirit of the Lord? See, the feet of the young men who have put the body of your husband in the earth, are at the door, and they will take you out.

At the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders (attesting miracles) were continually taking place among the people. And by common consent they all met together [at the temple] in [the covered porch called] Solomon’s portico.

But none of the rest [of the people, the non-believers] dared to associate with them; however, the people were holding them in high esteem and were speaking highly of them.

Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.

And numbers of people came together from the towns round about Jerusalem, with those who were ill and those who were troubled with unclean spirits: and they were all made well.

With these orders they went into the temple about dawn and proceeded to teach. Meantime the high priest and his allies met, called the Sanhedrin together and the council of seniors belonging to the sons of Israel, and then sent to prison for the men.

but the officers who went there not finding them in the prison, returned, and made this report,

Now when the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard these things, they were greatly perplexed, wondering what would come of this.

Then the commander went with the temple police and brought them in without force, because they were afraid the people might stone them.

And [when they] had brought them, they made [them] stand in the Sanhedrin, and the high priest put a question to them,

then Peter and the other apostles made answer, we ought to obey God rather than men.

But one of the Sanhedrin, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a man of learning in the law, of whom all the people had a high opinion, got up and made a suggestion for the men to be put outside for a little time.

but if it is of God [and it appears that it is], you will not be able to stop them; or else you may even be found fighting against God!”

Now about this time, when the number of disciples was increasing, a complaint was made by the Hellenists (Greek-speaking Jews) against the [native] Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food.

Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples together and said, "It is not meet that we should leave the word of God and serve at the tables.

The suggestion met with general approval, and they selected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch.

But several men from the synagogue, made up of freed slaves from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia and Asia, began arguing with Stephen.

but they could not meet the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

He answered: "Listen, brothers and fathers. The glorious God appeared to our forefather Abraham while he was in Mesopotamia before he ever made his home in Haran,

Then he went out from the country of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God made him move to this country where you now live.

And I will be the judge, said God, of that nation which made them servants: and after that, they will come out and give me worship in this place.

And God gave Abraham a covenant [a formal agreement to be strictly observed] of [which] circumcision [was the sign]; and so [under these circumstances] Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac [became the father] of Jacob, and Jacob [became the father] of the twelve patriarchs.

And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.

“But as the time [for the fulfillment] of the promise which God had made to Abraham was approaching, the [Hebrew] people increased and multiplied in Egypt,

The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.

And on the following day, he made an appearance to them [while they] were fighting and was attempting to reconcile them in peace, saying, 'Men [and] brothers, why are you doing wrong to one another?'

But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

And at this word Moses fled, and became a sojourner in the land of Midia, where he begat two sons.

"Then after [another] forty years passed, an angel appeared to him [one day] out of a flaming bush in the wilderness near Mt. Sinai.

This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.

This was the Moses who said to the descendants of Israel, 'God will make a prophet rise from among your brothers to teach you, just as he made me rise.'

This is the man who was in the church in the waste land with the angel who was talking to him in Sinai, and with our fathers; and to him were given the living words of God, so that he might give them to you.