Peter, seeing him, saith to Jesus, Lord, and how will it be with him?

Jesus saith to him, If it be my will that he remain till I come, what is it to thee? Follow thou me.

This report therefore went abroad among the brethren, that this disciple was not to die. And yet Jesus did not say to him, He will not die; but, If it be my will that he remain till I come, what is it to thee?

They therefore, having come together, asked him, saying, Lord, art thou at this time about to restore the kingdom to Israel?

And having thus spoken, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

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.

Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus the Nazarene, a man approved of God to you by miracles, and wonders, and signs, which God wrought by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves know,

But God raised him up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.

For David saith concerning him, "I saw the Lord always before me; because he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.

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,

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

And Peter fixing his eyes upon him, with John, said, Look upon us.

And grasping him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and ankles received strength.

And all the people saw him walking, and praising God;

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.

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.

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.

Moses indeed said, "A prophet will the Lord your God raise up to you from among your brethren, as be raised up me; him shall ye hear in all things, whatever he shall speak to you.

To you first, God, having raised up his servant, sent him to bless you in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.

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.

And the young men arose, and wrapt him up, and carried him out, and buried him.

But the highpriest and all that were with him, which is the sect of the Sadducees, rose up and were filled with indignation,

And hearing this, they went into the temple at daybreak and taught. But the highpriest and they that were with him came and called together the council, and all the elders of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

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

him hath God exalted by his right hand, as a Leader and Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

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.

After this man arose Judas the Galilaean, in the days of the registering, and drew people away after him; he also perished, and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.

And they were persuaded by him; and having called the apostles, they beat them, and commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.

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

And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and seized him, and brought him to the council,

For we have heard him say, This Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses delivered to us.

And all that sat in the council, looking steadily upon him, saw his face like the face of an angel.

and said to him, "Go forth from thy country and thy kindred, and come into the land which I will show thee."

Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Haran; and from thence, after his father was dead, he caused him to remove into this land wherein ye now dwell;

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.

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

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt; and God was with him,

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

Then Joseph sent and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, seventy five souls.

And when he was cast out, Pharaohs daughter took him up, and nourished him for herself as a son.

And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed by smiting the Egyptian.

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

And when forty years were completed, there appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai an angel in the flaming fire of a bush.

And Moses seeing it wondered at the sight; and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came [to him],

And the Lord said to him, "Loose the sandals from thy feet; for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

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 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."

But Solomon built him a house.

But when they heard these things, their hearts were filled with rage, and they gnashed their teeth at him.

And they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;

and having cast him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul;

And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

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

But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee! because thou didst think to obtain the gift of God with money.

And Philip ran up, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Well, but dost thou understand what thou art reading?

And he said, How can I, unless some one shall guide me? And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

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

And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this scripture declared to him the glad tidings concerning Jesus.

And he commanded that the chariot should stop; and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

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.

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 as he journeyed, he came near Damascus; and suddenly there shone around a him a light from heaven;

and he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

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

And Saul arose from the earth; but when his eyes were opened, he saw nothing; and they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias, and to him the Lord said in a vision, Ananias! And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.

And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the street called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus; for lo! he prayeth,

and hath seen a man, named Ananias, coming in and putting his hand on him, that he might receive sight.

But the Lord said to him, Go; for this man is to me a chosen vessel, to bear my name before nations, and kings, and the sons of Israel.

For I myself will show him how great things he must suffer for my names sake.

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

but their plot became known to Saul; and they were even watching the gates day and night to kill him.

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

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.

speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. And he often spoke and disputed with the Hellenists; but they were endeavoring to slay him.

But the brethren obtaining knowledge of it, brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus the Christ healeth thee; arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.

And all that dwelt in Lydda and Sharon saw him; and they turned to the Lord.

And as Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, having heard that Peter was there, sent to him two men with the entreaty, Do not delay to come to us.

Then Peter arose, and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber; and all the widows came to him weeping, and showing the coats and cloaks which Dorcas made while she was with them.

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

And he, looking steadily at him, and becoming affrighted, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms have come up for a memorial before God.

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,

And he became very hungry and wished to eat; but while they were making ready, a trance came upon him,

And there came a voice to him, Arise, Peter; slay, and eat.

And a voice came to him again, the second time, That which God hath cleansed, call not thou common.

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

Then he called them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow he arose and went forth with them, and certain of the brethren from Joppa accompanied him.

And as Peter came in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and did him reverence.

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

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

And he said to them, Ye know that it is an unlawful thing for a Jew to keep company with one of another nation, or to come near him; but God showed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

but in every nation he that feareth him and worketh righteousness is acceptable to him

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.