And when they were all together, with him, he gave them orders not to go away from Jerusalem, but to keep there, waiting till the word of the Father was put into effect, of which, he said, I have given you knowledge:

But, while they stood intently gazing into the sky as He went, suddenly there were two men in white garments standing by them,

who also said, "Men {of Galilee}, why do you stand there looking into the sky? This Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven like this will come back in the same way you saw him departing into heaven!"

When they had entered Jerusalem, they went to the upstairs room where they were staying. Peter and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James were there.

And in these days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and said (and there was a multitude of persons gathered together, about a hundred and twenty),

(Now having bought a piece of ground with the money paid for his wickedness he fell there with his face downwards, and, his body bursting open, he became disembowelled.

For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his homestead become desolate, and let there be no dweller in it; and, Let another take his overseership.

Therefore must there, of these men having come with us in all the time in which the Lord Jesus came in and came out among us,

beginning from his baptism by John, until the day in which he was taken up from us, must there be chosen with us a witness of his resurrection, even one of these.

And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

And there having been this voice, the multitude came together, and were disturbed, for each one heard them speaking in his own dialect.

But there were some who said with a sneer: "They have had too much new wine."

Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

And there came on every soul, fear, and, many wonders and signs, through means of the apostles, were coming to pass.

And a man who was lame from birth was carried there and placed every day at the temple gate called Beautiful, so he could beg from those entering the temple complex.

And all the people [there in the Temple area] saw him walking and [heard him] praising God.

Repent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord;

And as they are speaking unto the people, there came to them the priests, and the magistrate of the temple, and the Sadducees --

greatly disturbed because they were teaching the people and declaring that in the case of Jesus there had been a resurrection from the dead.

And it came to pass upon the morrow, there were gathered together of them the rulers, and elders, and scribes, to Jerusalem,

and Annas the high priest was there , and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest.

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

And seeing the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in reply.

The kings of the earth were there, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ.

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,

Among all those who had embraced the faith there was but one heart and soul, so that none of them claimed any of his possessions as his own, but everything they had was common property;

Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

There was a man of the name of Ananias who, with his wife Sapphira, sold some property but,

And, as Ananias heard these words, he fell, and expired. And there came great fear upon all that heard;

And it happened that [there was] an interval of about three hours, and his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.

Peter said to her, "How could you arrange to put the Lord's Spirit to the proof? Listen, there are the footsteps of the men who have buried your husband! They are at the door, and they will carry you out as well."

And there came great fear upon the whole assembly, and upon all them that heard these things.

More and more believers in the Lord, crowds of men and women, were constantly being added to their number,

There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.

But when the officers arrived, they did not find them in the prison; and they came back and reported,

saying, "The jail we found quite safely locked, and the warders were on guard at the doors, but upon going in we found no one there."

And there came one and told them, Behold, the men whom ye put in the prison are in the temple standing and teaching the people.

Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;

For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody [of importance], and a group of about four hundred men allied themselves with him. But he was killed, and all who followed him were scattered and came to nothing.

After this man, there was Judas of Galilee, at the time of the numbering, and some of the people went after him: he was put to death, and all his supporters were put to flight.

And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.

Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.

There they produced witnesses who gave false evidence. "This man," they said, "is incessantly saying things against this Holy Place and the Law;

Then he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. And from there, after his father died, God sent him to this country in which you now live.

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.

But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves,' said God, 'and after these things they will come out of there and worship me in this place.'

Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

and Jacob went down to Egypt. He and our ancestors died there,

From there they were removed to Shechem and laid in the tomb which Abraham had purchased for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

till there arose another king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.

And, when there was being fulfilled unto him a period of forty years, it came up on his heart to look after his brethren the sons of Israel;

"Alarmed at this question, Moses fled from the country and went to live in the land of Midian. There he became the father of two sons.

And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.

And when Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold, there came a voice of the Lord,

I have surely seen the mistreatment of my people there in Egypt and I have heard their groaning and I have determined to rescue them. Now [get ready], I will send you to Egypt [to lead out in their rescue].'

It was he who brought them out of Egypt, and did wonders and signs there, and at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the desert.

""Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house can you build for me,' declares the Lord, "or what place is there in which I can rest?

was there ever any prophet whom your fathers did not persecute? have they not slain those who predicted the coming of that just person whom you have so lately betrayed and murder'd?

and he said, there I see the heavens open, and the son of man standing on the right hand of God.

And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

while Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed Christ there.

For there were many instances of people with foul spirits, where the spirits, with loud screams, came out of them;

And there was great joy in that city.

But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

Everyone there, high and low, made much of him, and said, "He must be what is known as the Great Power of God!"

When the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted God's message, they sent Peter and John there.

After they went down there, they prayed for them, so the Samaritans might receive the Holy Spirit.

There is neither part nor lot to thee in this word: for thy heart is not right before God.

Repent, there fore, of this your wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the purpose of your heart may be forgiven you.

And he got up [and] went, and behold, [there was] a man, an Ethiopian eunuch (a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasury) who had come to worship in Jerusalem

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

He was subjected to [terrible] humiliation and deprived of justice. Who will [there be to] trace His descendants, since His life was taken from Him, [leaving no posterity]."

As they were traveling down the road, they came to some water. The eunuch said, “Look, there’s water! What would keep me from being baptized?”

But [later on] Philip appeared at Azotus and after leaving there he preached the good news [of Jesus] to all the towns along the way until he reached Caesarea. [Note: Caesarea was a town on the west coast of Palestine, named after the emperor Caesar].

went to the High Priest and begged from him letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, in order that if he found any believers there, either men or women, he might bring them in chains to Jerusalem.

And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

but get up, and enter the city [of Damascus] and [there] you will be told what you must do."

(Now the men who were traveling with him stood there speechless, because they heard the voice but saw no one.)

And he remained there three days, seeing nothing, and without eating or drinking.

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

And the Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street called Straight, and ask at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul; for he is praying [there],

"Lord," exclaimed Ananias, "I have heard from many people about this man--how much harm he has done at Jerusalem to your People there.

Ananias set out and went to the house, and there he laid his hands upon Saul, and said to him, "Saul, my brother, I have been sent by the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on your journey, so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the holy Spirit."

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

But Saul was strengthened [spiritually] and proceeded to confound the Jews living [there] in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the Christ.

Now when Saul arrived at Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples there, but they were all afraid of him, because they did not believe that he was really a disciple.

So when the brothers found this out, they took him down to Caesarea, and from there sent him back to Tarsus.

Now as Peter was traveling throughout the land, he went down to [visit] the saints (God’s people) who lived at Lydda.

And there he found a certain man named AEneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.

And Peter went with them. And when he had come, they took him into the room: and all the widows were there, weeping and putting before him the coats and clothing which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

so that Peter staid there a considerable time with one Simon a tanner.

There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

and he became very hungry, and wished to eat; and they making ready, there fell upon him a trance,

And he saw heaven opened, and there descended to him a certain vessel, as a great sheet with chains at the four corners, and resting upon the earth:

and there were in it all kinds of four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the air.