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;

But he said to them, It belongeth not to you to know times or seasons, which the Father appointed by his own authority.

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.

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

and there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributing themselves; and one sat upon each of them.

Others making sport of it, said, They are full of new wine.

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said to them, Men of Judea, and all that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and hearken to my words.

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,

For David did not ascend into the heavens; but he himself saith, The Lord said to my lord, "Sit thou on my right hand,

And when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brethren, what must we do?

But Peter said to them, Repent, and let every one of you be baptized to the name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness of sins, and ye will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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

Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but what I have I give thee. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, rise up and walk.

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.

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.

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

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel!

This is the stone which was set at nought by you the builders, which is become a cornerstone.

But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye.

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

And on hearing it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art he that made heaven and earth and sea, and all things that are in them;

who by the mouth of thy servant David said, "Why did the heathen rage, and the peoples meditate vain things?

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.

But Peter said, Ananias, why did Satan fill thy heart that thou shouldst lie to the Holy Spirit, and keep back part of the price of the land?

Peter said to her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much. And she said, Yes, for so much.

And Peter said to her, Why is it that ye agreed together to try the Spirit of the Lord? Lo! the feet of those who have buried thy husband are at the door, and they will carry thee out.

But an angel of the Lord in the night opened the prisondoors, and brought them forth and said,

And having brought them, they set them before the council. And the highpriest questioned them,

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

and said to them [of the council], Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves as to what ye are about to do in respect to these men.

And the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them, and said, It doth not seem to us proper, that we should leave the word of God, and provide for tables.

And what was said 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 Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch,

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

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

and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place, and the Law.

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

And the highpriest said, Are then these things so?

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

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

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 the nation to which they shall be in bondage will I judge," said God; "and after that they shall come forth, and shall worship me in this place."

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.

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 is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, "A prophet will God raise up to you from among your brethren, as he raised up me."

and said, Lo, I behold the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

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

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

And Simon answering said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of the things which ye have spoken may come upon me.

And the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and join thyself to this chariot.

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.

And the eunuch answering said, I pray thee, of whom doth the prophet say this? Of himself, or of some other man?

And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he answered, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

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

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.

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 immediately there fell off from his eyes as it were scales; and he received sight, and arose, and was baptized.

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.

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

But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down and prayed; and turning to the body he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes; and seeing Peter, she sat up.

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.

But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything common and unclean.

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

And Peter went down to the men and said, Behold, I am he whom ye are seeking; for what cause have ye come?

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

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.

And Cornelius said, Four days ago, I was fasting till this hour; and at the ninth hour was praying in my house; and lo! a man stood before me in bright clothing,

and said, Cornelius, thy prayer hath been heard, and thine alms have been remembered before God.

And Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is not a respecter of persons,

But I said, Not so, Lord; for nothing common or unclean ever entered my mouth.

And I remembered the word of the Lord, that he said, John indeed baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.

And lo! an angel of the Lord came to him, and a light shone in the room; and he smote Peter on the side, and roused him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell from his hands.

And the angel said to him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals; and he did so. And he saith to him, Throw thy garment round thee, and follow me.

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.

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

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 on a day appointed, Herod, having arrayed himself in royal apparel, and taken his seat on the throne, made a speech to them.

And while they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.

and said, O full of all deceit, and of all mischief, son of the Devil, enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

And they, going on from Perga, came to Antioch in Pisidia; and they went into the synagogue on the sabbathday, and sat down.

Then Paul stood up, and beckoned with his hand and said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, hearken.

From the seed of this man hath God, according to his promise, brought to Israel a Saviour, Jesus;

And as John was finishing his course, he said, Who do ye think that I am? I am not He. But lo I there cometh after me one, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.

Then Paul and Barnabas said boldly and plainly, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you; but seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of the everlasting life, lo! we turn to the gentiles.

For thus hath the Lord commanded us: "I have set thee to be a light of the gentiles, that thou mayst bring salvation even to the end of the earth."

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.

said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped up and walked.

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

And after much debate, Peter rose up and said to them, Brethren, ye know that a long time ago God made choice among you, that by my mouth the gentiles should hear the word of the glad tidings, and believe.

"After this I will return, and will rebuild the tabernacle of David which hath fallen; and I will rebuild its ruins, and will set it up;

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

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 this she did for many days. But Paul, being much displeased, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out immediately.

and having brought them before the magistrates, said, These men are grievously disturbing our city, being Jews;

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