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.

And while in assembly with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for what had been promised by the Father, which [said he] ye heard from me;

And when they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were making their abode, namely, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the zealot, and Judas the brother of James.

Being then a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath that he would set one sprung from his loins upon his throne,

And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

and they sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as any one had need.

and they recognized him as the man that sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him.

But Peter seeing it, answered the people: Men of Israel, why wonder ye at this? Or why look ye earnestly on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man to walk?

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 God thus fulfilled what he had before announced by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer.

And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, did ye do this?

And seeing the man that had been cured standing with them, they could say nothing in reply.

But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

So, having further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, on account of the people; because all were glorifying God for that which had been done.

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

And being released they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

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 laid them at the feet of the apostles; and distribution was made to every one, according as he had need.

And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in.

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

and he gave him no inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on; and he promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his posterity after him, when as yet he had no child.

Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, as he that spoke to Moses commanded that he should make it according to the pattern that he had seen;

Now those that had been scattered abroad went through the country preaching the word.

For from many that had unclean spirits came they out crying with a loud voice; and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were cured.

And to him they gave heed, because they had for a long time been amazed by his sorceries.

And the apostles at Jerusalem, hearing that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John;

For it had not yet fallen upon any of them; but they had only been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

They then, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, were returning to Jerusalem, and publishing the glad tidings in many villages of the Samaritans.

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,

But when they had come 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.

But after many days had passed, the Jews took counsel together to kill him;

And when he had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join himself to the disciples; and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that he had spoken to him, and hew he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

The church therefore throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being built up, and walking in the fear of the Lord; and by the exhortation of the Holy Spirit it was greatly increased.

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

And it came to pass in those days, that she fell sick, and died; and when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper chamber.

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 the morrow after, he came into Caesarea. And Cornelius was expecting them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.

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

And the apostles and the brethren throughout Judaea heard that the gentiles also had received the word of God.

And he told us how he had seen the angel in his house, standing and saying to him, Send to Joppa, and call for Simon, surnamed Peter;

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.

and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that for a whole year they came together in the church, and taught a great multitude; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

And when they had passed the first, and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leadeth to the city, which opened to them of itself; and they went out and passed on through one street, and the angel immediately departed from him.

And when Peter had come to himself, he said, Now I know certainly, that the Lord hath sent forth his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

But beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, he related how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go and tell these things to James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place.

And when it was day, there was no small commotion among the soldiers, as to what had become of Peter.

And Herod, when he had sought for him and found him not, examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be led away [to execution]. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and there abode.

Then, after they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

And having come to Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they had also John as an assistant.

And when they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain magian, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Barjesus,

Then the proconsul, when he saw what had taken place, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.

before whose coming forward John had first preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

And when they had accomplished all that was written of him, they took him down from the cross, and laid him in a tomb.

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 the multitudes, seeing what Paul had done, lifted up their voices, saying, in the language of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men.

And when they had published the glad tidings to that city, and had made many disciples, they went back to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch;

and when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia,

and thence set sail for Antioch, whence they had been commended to the grace of God, for the work which they had accomplished.

And when they had arrived and had gathered the church together, they related what great things God had wrought with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the gentiles.

But when Paul and Barnabas had had no small dissension and debate with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

And having come to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, and by the apostles and elders, and they related what great things God had wrought with them.

And all the multitude became silent, and listened to Barnabas and Paul, while they related what great signs and wonders God had wrought among the gentiles by them.

And after they had done speaking, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken to me.

For Moses from the times of old hath had in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.

They therefore being sent away came to Antioch; and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the letter.

And when they had read it, they rejoiced over the encouragement.

And when they had remained some time, they were dismissed with peace from the brethren to those who sent them.

But Paul did not think it proper to take with them a man who had left them in Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

And as they journeyed through the cities, they delivered to them for their observance the decrees which had been ordained by the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem.

And when he had seen the vision, we immediately endeavored to go into Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to publish the glad tidings to them.

And on the sabbathday we went forth out of the gate to a riverside, where was wont to be a place of prayer, and we sat down, and spoke to the women who had assembled.

And when she had been baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be a believer in the Lord, come into my house, and abide. And she constrained us.

and when they had laid on them many stripes, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely;

And the jailer awakening out of sleep, and seeing the prisondoors open, drew his sword, and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

And when he had brought them up into his house, he set food before them, and rejoiced with all his house, having become a believer in God.

And they came and besought them; and when they had brought them out, they entreated them to leave the city.

And when they had come out of the prison, they went into the house of Lydia; and when they saw the brethren, they exhorted them, and departed.

And when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was the synagogue of the Jews.

And having found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife, (because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome,) he came to them;

And when both Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was wholly engaged in the word, testifying to the Jews, that Jesus was the Christ.

And Paul, having stayed many days longer, took leave of the brethren, and sailed thence to Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila, after he had shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.

And after he had spent some time there, he departed, going through the Galatian country and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.

This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught correctly the things concerning Jesus, knowing only the baptism of John.

And when he wished to go over into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to give him welcome; and when he was come, he gave much aid to those who had believed through grace.

Then some of the wandering Jewish exorcists undertook to name over those who had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by that Jesus whom Paul preacheth.

Many also of those who had practised magical arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

Some therefore were crying one thing, and some another; for the assembly was in confusion, and the greater part knew not wherefore they had come together.

But when the Recorder had quieted the multitude, he said, Men of Ephesus, who is there among men that doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is guardian of the great Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.

And after the tumult had ceased, Paul called to him the disciples, and having embraced them departed to go into Macedonia.

And when he had gone through those regions, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece.

And when he had stayed three months, a plot having been laid for him by the Jews as he was about to sail for Syria, he resolved to return through Macedonia.

And on the first day of the week, when we had assembled to break bread, Paul discoursed to them, being about to depart on the morrow, and continued the discourse until midnight.

And there were many lamps in the upper room where we had assembled.

We however, going forward to the ship, put to sea for Assos, intending to take in Paul from that place; for so he had appointed, intending himself to go on foot.