But ye shall receive the virtue of the Holy Spirit which shall come upon you, and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem and in all Judaea and in Samaria and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Then Peter said unto them, Repent and be baptized each one of you into the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship and in breaking of bread and in prayers.

Neither is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men in which we can be saved.

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

Take heed therefore unto yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has placed you as bishops to feed the congregation of God, which he has purchased with his own blood.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all diligence and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

So that those who gladly received his word were baptized, and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

And the first of the sabbaths, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart the next day, and continued his word until midnight.

who also said, Ye men of Galilee, what do ye stand gazing at up into heaven? This same Jesus, who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

Repent ye therefore and be converted that your sins may be blotted out, for the times of refreshing of the presence of the Lord are come;

For the times of this ignorance God overlooked, but he now commands all men everywhere to repent

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

Then Peter opened his mouth and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons;

And the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night unto Berea, who when they got there went into the synagogue of the Jews.

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

and has made of one blood all the lineage of men to dwell on all the face of the earth and has determined the seasons (which he has limited) and the bounds of their habitation;

And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, came unto the prince of the priests

Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know,

But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to defraud of the price of the land?

Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?

And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;

and gathering them together, he commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, Which, he said, ye have heard of me.

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil, for God was with him.

Now there were in the congregation that was at Antioch prophets and teachers: Barnabas and Simeon that was called Niger and Lucius of Cyrene and Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

And the angel of the Lord spoke unto Philip, saying, Arise and go toward the south unto the way that goes down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We must persuade God rather than men.

And of the multitude of those that had believed was one heart and one soul; no one said that anything he possessed was his own, but they had all things common.

Then those that were come together asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

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

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession

for in him we live and move and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also of his lineage.

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

And it came to pass that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper coasts, came to Ephesus, and finding certain disciples,

and brought them out and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

And it came to pass that for a whole year they gathered themselves together with the congregation and taught many people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

Then certain men who came down from Judaea taught the brethren and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

And now why tarriest thou? Arise and be baptized and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

The God that made the world and all the things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands;

she followed Paul and us and cried out, saying, These men are the slaves of the most high God, who announce unto us the way of deliverance.

unto whom he also showed himself alive, after he had suffered, by many infallible proofs, appearing unto them for forty days and speaking to them of the kingdom of God;

praising God and having grace with all the people. And the Lord added to the congregation daily such as should be saved.

And all that believed were together and had all things common

I have showed you in all things how that so labouring, ye ought to support the weak and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Then Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea and all ye that dwell in Jerusalem, be this known unto you and hearken to my words;

For John truly baptized in water, but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.

and it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken and by wicked hands have crucified and slain,

But none of these things move me, neither do I count my life dear unto myself, only that I might finish my course with joy and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a Pythian spirit met us, which brought her masters much gain by divination:

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the congregation .

While Peter yet spoke these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word.

And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food together with gladness and singleness of heart,

And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what hinders me to be baptized?

confirming the souls of the disciples and exhorting them to remain in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

to open their eyes and to turn them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among those who are sanctified by the faith that is in me.

Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.

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

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

because he has appointed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he has ordained; of whom he has given assurance unto all men in that he has raised him from the dead.

And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father has put under his authority only.

But when they believed Philip preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

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

testifying both to the Jews and also to the Gentiles, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

And now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is powerful to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work unto which I have called them.

Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus, , and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.

For he was numbered with us, and had obtained a lot or inheritance of this ministry.

to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This is the great virtue of God.

Now passing through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia;

And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where Peter and James and John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James were.

Then a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who feared God, heard us, whose heart the Lord opened that she attended unto the things which were spoken by Paul.

And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord, and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

Unto him all the prophets give witness, that whosoever believes in him shall receive remission of sins through his name.

And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples and said (the number of names together were about one hundred and twenty),

For I know this, that after my departing, grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

And they took him and brought him unto the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine is, of which thou speakest?

Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him when he saw the city completely given over to idolatry.

And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.

When they heard these things, they were silent and glorified God, saying, Then God has also granted repentance unto life to the Gentiles.

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

For the promise is unto you and to your children and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

And as they spoke unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,

in which were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth and wild beasts and reptiles and fowls of the air.

Therefore being raised up by the right hand of God and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which ye now see and hear.

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

Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do ye.

Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John unto them,

And the Spirit bade me go with them, doubting nothing. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house:

After these things Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth

Now at that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to mistreat certain of the congregation .

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled, and they took knowledge of them that they had been with Jesus.

whom it is certainly necessary that the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the age began.

But at midnight as Paul and Silas prayed and sang praises unto God, and the prisoners heard them,

that the men that are left might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who does all these things.

and have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

So the word of God grew mightily and prevailed.

And Philip said, If thou dost believe with all thine heart, thou may. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

until the day in which, having given commandments by the Holy Spirit unto the apostles whom he had chosen, he was received on high;

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

And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly, and also a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

Then they returned unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.

be it known unto you all and to all the people of Israel that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him does this man stand here before you whole.

But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing on the right hand of God

And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,

And by the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were wrought in the people. (And they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.

But there was a certain man called Simon, who before this in the same city used magic arts and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that he himself was some great one,

Now those who were scattered abroad by the tribulation that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice and Cyprus and Antioch, preaching the word to no one except only unto the Jews.

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

Then he came to Derbe and Lystra; and, behold, a certain disciple was there named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman, who was faithful, but his father was a Gentile,

Can anyone forbid water that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?

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

And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

God has exalted him with his right hand as Prince and Saviour, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

whom God has raised up, having loosed the pains of death because it was not possible for him to be held by it.

For I have not refrained from declaring unto you the full counsel of God.

But the Lord said unto him, Go; for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;

Then Peter and John answered and said unto them, Judge whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God.

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:

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

And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

therefore, brethren, seek out among you seven men of whom you bear witness, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles in the people.

For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things doing whatever he shall say unto you.

But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel:

Then Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yes, for so much.

But those that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the word of the gospel.

But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day and sat down.

This Jesus God has raised up, of whom we all are witnesses.

And they stoned Stephen calling upon God and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

And a vision was shown to Paul in the night: There stood a man of Macedonia, asking him, saying, Come over into Macedonia and help us.

Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.

And it was known unto all the dwellers of Jerusalem, in such a manner that the field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.

Be it known unto you, therefore, men and brethren, that through this one is preached unto you the remission of sins;

On the morrow, as they went on their journey and drew near unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour;

For thou bringest certain new things to our ears; we desire, therefore, to know what these things mean.

and in him all that believe are justified from all the things from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

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

Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit by the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, who was guide to those that took Jesus.

And some days after, Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord and see how they do.

And we are his witnesses of these things, and so is also the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those that persuade him.

Simeon has declared how God first visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

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

And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel,

that they should seek the Lord, if in any manner they might reach out to touch him and find him though he is not far from each one of us;

And the saying pleased the whole multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch:

Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached the Christ unto them.

For of a truth against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together (in this city),

But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have I give thee: in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole congregation , to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas and Silas, principal men among the brethren;

This is he, who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him in the Mount Sinai and with our fathers, who received the oracles of life to give unto us;

And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king, to whom also he gave testimony, saying, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who shall fulfil all my will.

And as Peter knocked at the door of the patio, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.

And being let go, they went to their own company and reported all that the princes of the priests and the elders had said unto them.

Then the congregations had rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria and were edified, walking in the fear of the Lord, and with the comfort of the Holy Spirit they were multiplied.

because thou wilt not leave my soul in Hades, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

but that we write unto them that they abstain from pollutions of idols and from fornication and from things strangled and from blood.

And fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.

But when Jacob heard that there was wheat in Egypt, he sent our fathers the first time.

Then the prince of the priests rose up, and all those that were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees) were filled with jealousy

And he commanded the chariot to stand still, and they went both down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

and how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have showed you and have taught you publicly and from house to house,

He, therefore, purchased a field with the reward of his iniquity; and hanging himself, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

And when they did not find them, they brought Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down have come here also,

And to him they had regard because for a long time he had amazed them with magic arts.

And as he proceeded, he came near Damascus; and suddenly there shone round about him a light from heaven;

I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel and taught according to the truth of the law of the fathers, zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken. The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,

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 with many other words he testified and exhorted, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation.

And daily in the temple and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach the gospel of Jesus the Christ.

And he commanded us to preach unto the people and to testify that it is he who is ordained of God to be the Judge of living and dead.

And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these who speak Galilaeans?

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them, Ye princes of the people and elders of Israel,

And he showed us how he had seen an angel in his house, who stood and said unto him, Send to Joppa and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter,

It behooves, therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

Being therefore of the lineage of God, we ought not to think that which is Divine is like unto gold or silver or stone, bearing the mark of art and man's imagination.

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

Therefore being a prophet and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne;

neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he gives to all life and breath and all things

The word which God sent unto the sons of Israel, preaching the gospel: peace by Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all),

And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul

And we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.

(For all the Athenians and strangers who were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.)

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew, hanging him on a tree.

Then Philip opened his mouth and began at the same scripture and preached unto him the gospel of Jesus.

and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the things that are therein,

And as they cried out and cast off their clothes and threw dust into the air,

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

For as I passed by and beheld your sanctuaries, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him I declare unto you.

he, seeing this before, spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that his soul was not left in Hades, neither did his flesh see corruption.

Nevertheless he did not leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

that he may take the lot or inheritance of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas rebelled that he might go to his own place.

Then the prince of the priests said, Are these things so?

but I announced first unto those of Damascus and at Jerusalem and throughout all the coasts of Judaea and then to the Gentiles that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

King Agrippa, dost thou believe the prophets? I know that thou believest.

Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried thy husband are at the door and shall carry thee out.

And in the second Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's lineage was made known unto Pharaoh.

For we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.

And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while and then took his leave of the brethren and sailed from there into Syria and with him Priscilla and Aquila, having shorn his head in Cenchrea, for he had a vow.

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

And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians, hearing, believed and were baptized.

Then Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation), a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,

and found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla (for Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome) and came unto them.

And now, Lord, behold their threatenings and grant unto thy slaves that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

Then Ananias went and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared unto thee in the way as thou didst come, has sent me, that thou might receive thy sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

And when she recognized Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in and told how Peter stood at the gate.

And considering this, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together praying.

Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them and said, It is not right that we should leave the word of God and serve tables;

But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee, and of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Son Jesus, whom ye delivered up and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he had judged to let him go.

Now there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers found no sustenance.

For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand

And for the time of about forty years, he suffered their manners in the wilderness.

And in those days prophets came down from Jerusalem unto Antioch.

And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God chose that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel and believe.

But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call a sect, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets,

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

The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with a high arm he brought them out of it.

And when they were come and had gathered the congregation together, they related what great things God had done with them and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

and falling to the earth, he heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me?

When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not,

And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter, kill and eat.

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

And great fear came upon all the congregation and upon as many as heard these things.

Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, of how much evil he has done to thy saints in Jerusalem,

What is it therefore? The multitude must needs come together, for they will hear that thou art come.

except that the Holy Spirit witnesses in every city, saying that prisons and tribulations await me.

Then she fell down straightway at his feet and yielded up the spirit; and the young men came in and found her dead and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.

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

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

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

and provide them beasts that they may set Paul on and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.

Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men who were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house and stood before the gate

And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.

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

And he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping and praising God.

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

And they were all amazed and were in doubt, saying one to another, What does this mean?

This was done three times, and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men among us who have a vow on them;

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

And when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.

and brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city

So he sent into Macedonia two of those that ministered unto him, Timothy and Erastus, but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.

and even here he has authority from the princes of the priests to bind all that call on thy name.

And all the people saw him walking and praising God,

And when he had said these words, the Jews departed and had a great dispute among themselves.

But Peter continued knocking, and when they had opened the door and saw him, they were astonished.

and teach rites which are not lawful for us to receive neither to observe, being Romans.

the tribunal commanded him to be brought into the fortress and bade that he should be examined by scourging that he might know why they cried out so against him.

And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then they said, It is his angel.

for I will show him how much it behooves him to suffer for my name.

but bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that comes in Jerusalem, but I will return again unto you, if God wills. And he sailed from Ephesus.

And afterward they asked for a king, and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

So then, if God gave them the same gift as he did unto us, who have believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I should withstand God?

and they knew that it was he who sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.

He hoped also that money should have been given him from Paul, that he might loose him; therefore he sent for him many times and communed with him.

And with these words they scarcely restrained the people, that they not sacrifice unto them.

And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.

and called and asked whether Simon, who was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.

And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned unto the Lord.

And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they came into Antioch, spoke unto the Greeks, preaching the gospel of the Lord Jesus.

And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he divided their land to them by lot.

and set up false witnesses, who said, This man does not cease to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law,

And of the others, no one dared join themself to them, but the people magnified them.

Arise therefore and get thee down and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them.

Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Therefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O King Agrippa, that, after examination, I might have something to write.

And Herod was highly displeased with those of Tyre and Sidon, but they came with one accord to him, and, having bribed Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they asked for peace because their lands were supplied through those of the king's.

and they wrote letters by them after this manner: The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia;

Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers concerning what was become of Peter.

And when Herod had sought for him and found him not, he examined the guards and commanded that they should be taken away. Then he went down from Judaea to Caesarea and abode there.

And he wrote a letter after this manner:

Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the congregation which was in Jerusalem, and they sent forth Barnabas that he should go unto Antioch.

and for certain on my slaves and on my handmaids I will pour out in those days of my Spirit, and they shall prophesy;

who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison and made their feet fast in the stocks.

And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne and made an oration unto them.

And Paul said, I desire before God that by little or by much, not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were such as I am, except these bonds.

And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely,

and I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath: blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke;

So Jacob went down into Egypt and died, he and our fathers,

And when he had received food, he was comforted. Then Saul was certain days with the disciples who were at Damascus.

who were carried over into Shechem and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor of Shechem.

But after two years Felix received Porcius Festus as successor; and Felix, wanting to win the grace of the Jews, left Paul bound.

There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks and those who were tormented with unclean spirits, and they were healed every one.

And beholding the man who was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

Then all that sat in the council, looking steadfastly on him, saw his face as the face of an angel.

For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen,

Of this man's seed has God according to his promise raised up Jesus as Saviour unto Israel:

But the word of the Lord grew and multiplied.

And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of god, and not of man.

Then fearing lest we should fall upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern and wished for the day.

for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place and shall change the traditions which Moses delivered us.

And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there comes one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover even my flesh shall rest in hope

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

men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added unto the Lord.

And when he had landed at Caesarea and gone up to Jerusalem and after greeting the congregation , he went down to Antioch.

and when he was put in danger, Pharaoh's daughter took him in and nourished him as her own son.

But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.

saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle has been done by them is manifest to all those that dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

But all that heard him were amazed and said, Is not this he that destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem and came here for that intent that he might bring them bound unto the princes of the priests?

But certain men believed and joined themselves with him, among whom was Dionysius of the Areopagus and a woman named Damaris and others with them.

them take, and purify thyself with them, and pay their expenses, that they may shave their heads, and all may know that those things, of which they were informed concerning thee, are nothing, but that thou thyself dost also walk orderly and keep the law.

But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them that from now on they speak to no man in this name.

And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of those that entered into the temple,

resentful that they taught the people and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man and one that fears God and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by a holy angel to send for thee into his house and to hear words of thee.

In which time Moses was born and was beautiful to God and was nourished in his father's house three months;

forasmuch as we have heard that certain ones who went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised and keep the law, to whom we gave no such commandment,

Then the disciples took him by night and let him down by the wall in a basket.

And certain of the chief persons of Asia, who were his friends, sent unto him, asking him that he not present himself in the theatre.

until another king arose, who did not know Joseph.

and from there sailed to Antioch, where they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

On the next day, because he wanted to know of certainty the cause for which he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands and commanded the princes of the priests and all their council to appear and brought Paul down and set him before them.

And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman and uncondemned?

crying out, Men of Israel, help; this is the man that teaches everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place and further brought Greeks also into the temple and has polluted this holy place.

And as many days passed, the Jews took counsel among themselves to kill him;

And leaving the prison, they entered into the house of Lydia; and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them and departed.

Then Peter went down to the men who were sent unto him from Cornelius and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek; what is the cause for which ye are come?

for he mightily convinced the Jews in public, showing by the scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors and brought them forth and said,

For those that dwell at Jerusalem and their princes, because they knew him not nor yet the voices of the prophets who are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

was returning and sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.

and when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

The same dealt subtly with our kindred and mistreated our fathers so that they exposed their babies to death, to the end that the generation would cease.

John, having first proclaimed before his coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.

When the centurion heard that, he went and told the tribunal, saying, Take heed what thou doest, for this man is a Roman.

And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the sons of Israel.

For many unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of those who were possessed with them, and many paralytics and that were lame were healed.

For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shown.

and defrauded of the price, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles' feet.

and laid their hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison.

which they likewise did and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the prison of iniquity.

Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sends greeting.

And they laid hands on them and put them in jail unto the next day, for it was now evening.

But as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up and came into the city, and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

that thou might stretch forth thine hand so that healings and signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy slave Jesus.

And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning and taught. In the meantime, the prince of the priests came, and those that were with him, and called the council together and all the elders of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spoke, hearing and seeing the signs which he did.

Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter, for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

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

and he became very hungry and would have eaten; but while they made ready, he fell into a rapture of understanding

Then someone came and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.

And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

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

So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way how they might punish them because of the people, for everyone glorified God for that which was done.

then suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.

but their ambushes were understood by Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.

saying, We certainly found the prison shut with all security and the keepers standing outside before the doors, but when we had opened, we found no one within.

so that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worship.

And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the tribunal of the company that all Jerusalem was in an uproar

Then Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and gave up the spirit; and great fear came on all those that heard these things.

Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the princes of the priests heard these things, they were perplexed regarding what this would come to.

Then Paul took the men and the next day, purifying himself with them, entered into the temple to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification until an offering should be offered for each one of them.

But Paul said, I am certainly a Jew, a citizen of Tarsus, a city known in Cilicia; and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.

and the rest, some on boards and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass that they were all saved by making it to land.

As touching the Gentiles who believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, except only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols and from blood and from that which has been strangled and from fornication.

And there was great joy in that city.

And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.

to do that which thy hand and thy counsel had determined beforehand must be done.

And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)

The kings of the earth were present, and the princes were gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ.

Then the town scribe, appeasing the people, said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that does not know how the city of the Ephesians is honored of the great goddess Diana and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety that the Lord has sent his angel and has delivered me out of the hand of Herod and from all the people of the Jews who waited for me.

But when the officers came and found them not in the prison, they returned and told,

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

When Peter was come up to Jerusalem, those that were of the circumcision contended with him,

When they were past the first and the second guard, they came unto the iron gate that leads unto the city, which opened to them of its own accord, and they went out and passed on through one street, and then the angel departed from him.

And they, when they had testified and preached the word of God, returned to Jerusalem and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.

Then he came out of the land of the Chaldaeans and dwelt in Haran; and from there, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, in which ye now dwell.

But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was confused; and most of them did not know why they were come together.

And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing

Then Simon answered and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.

for he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God was to give them saving health by his hand, but they had not understood.

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

And he said, How can I, except someone should guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.

And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him and smote the Egyptian, avenging the oppressed;

And there they abode a long time with the disciples.

And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and the guards before the door that kept the prison.

Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat and let her fall off.

and said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.

Art not thou that Egyptian, who before these days made an uproar and led four thousand men out into the wilderness that were murderers?

And God spoke thus, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into slavery and mistreat them four hundred years.

And the Gentiles unto whom they shall be in slavery I will judge, said God; and after that they shall come forth and serve me in this place.

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

And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews, who were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people and laid hands on him,

And as Paul was to be led into the fortress, he said unto the tribunal, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?

saying, Why didst thou go in to men uncircumcised and eat with them?

Then they all wept sore and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him,

And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe and Timothy; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

And they spoke unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.

But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way and that he had spoken to him and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

So Paul departed from among them.

And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have waited and continued fasting, having taken nothing.

So that all the city was moved, and the people ran together; and they took Paul and drew him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut.

And this was done three times, and it was all drawn up again into heaven.

And when he had given him license, Paul stood on the stairs and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spoke unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,

And all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.

upon which when I had fastened my eyes, I considered and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth and wild beasts and reptiles and fowls of the air.

and said unto him, Get thee out of thy country and from thy kindred and come into the land which I shall show thee.

We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.

And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand and would have made his defense unto the people.

Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching the word of the Lord and announcing the gospel, with many others also.

On the next day they left the horsemen to go with him and returned to the fortress,

And the next day he showed himself unto them as they strove and urged them to peace, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?

And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he said unto him, Cast thy garment about thee and follow me.

And the whole city was filled with confusion, and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.

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

Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are not gods which are made with hands

And when he came upon the stairs, so it was that he was borne of the soldiers because of the violence of the people.

This man was taken of the Jews and should have been killed by them; then I came with an army and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.

And when I desired to know the cause of why they accused him, I brought him forth into their council,

I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a rapture of understanding I saw a vision: A certain vessel descended like a great sheet let down from heaven by the four corners, and it came unto me,

Now when Paul and his company sailed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia; then John, departing from them, returned to Jerusalem.

But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning and expounded it by order unto them, saying,

Then Paul and Barnabas speaking with freedom, said, It was necessary indeed that the word of God should first have been spoken to you; but seeing ye put it from you and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

who immediately took soldiers and centurions and ran down unto them; and when they saw the tribunal and the soldiers, they left off beating Paul.

And when he had thus spoken, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.

Then the captain with the officers went and brought them without violence, for they feared being stoned by the people.

And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.

But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.

And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,

And when Gallio was the proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up with one accord against Paul and brought him to the judgment seat,

Therefore I came unto you without doubting, as soon as I was sent for; I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?

And when they arrived at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews, and they also had John as an attendant.

Then he arose and went, and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure and had come to Jerusalem to worship,

where he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.

And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem;

Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans and of the Stoics encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? others, He seems to be a setter forth of new gods, because he preached unto them Jesus and the resurrection.

And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter, slay and eat.

And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea and loosed the rudder bands and hoisted up the mainsail to the wind and made toward shore.

I have coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel.

declaring openly and proposing that it behooved the Christ to have suffered and risen again from the dead and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is the Christ.

which God has fulfilled unto us their children, in that he has raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice, Lord, impute not this sin to their charge. And having said this, he fell asleep in the Lord.

Seeing then that these things cannot be gainsaid, ye ought to be quiet and to do nothing rashly.

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship and cast out the grain into the sea.

Then Saul arose from the earth; and opening his eyes, he saw no one; so they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus

And when he had gone over those parts and had exhorted them with much word, he came into Greece

Then the tribunal came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yes.

And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Aquila and Priscilla had heard him, they took him unto them and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.

But I said, Not so, Lord, for nothing common or unclean has at any time entered into my mouth.

Then they were all of good cheer, and they also took some food.