and, being assembled together with them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which,'said he , ye heard from me:

For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.

And he said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within His own authority.

And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying, Behold, are not all these that speak Galilaeans?

For these are not drunken, as ye suppose; seeing it is but the third hour of the day.

whom God raised up, having loosed the pangs of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

For David saith concerning him, I beheld the Lord always before my face; For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:

Because thou wilt not leave my soul unto Hades, Neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption.

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

and they sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, according as any man had need.

And it shall be, that every soul that shall not hearken to that prophet, shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.

And they called them, and charged them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and soul: and not one of them'said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

and laid them at the apostles feet: and distribution was made unto each, according as any one had need.

While it remained, did it not remain thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thy power? How is it that thou hast conceived this thing in thy heart? thou has not lied unto men, but unto God.

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

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

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

saying, We strictly charged you not to teach in this name: and behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.

but if it is of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found even to be fighting against God.

And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles unto them, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

And every day, in the temple and at home, they ceased not to teach and to preach Jesus as the Christ.

And the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not fit that we should forsake the word of God, and serve tables.

And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spake.

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

and he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: and he promised that he would give it to him in possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.

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

The same dealt craftily with our race, and ill-treated our fathers, that they should cast out their babes to the end they might not live.

and he supposed that his brethren understood that God by his hand was giving them deliverance; but they understood not.

I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not behold.

to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him from them, and turned back in their hearts unto Egypt,

saying unto Aaron, Make us gods that shall go before us: for as for this Moses, who led us forth out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.

Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in houses made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Did not my hand make all these things?

Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? and they killed them that showed before of the coming of the Righteous One; of whom ye have now become betrayers and murderers;

ye who received the law as it was ordained by angels, and kept it not.

And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right before God.

Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, So he openeth not his mouth:

And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that in Jerusalem made havoc of them that called on this name? and he had come hither for this intent, that he might bring them bound before the chief priests.

but their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates also day and night that they might kill him:

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

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

And as Lydda was nigh unto Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men unto him, entreating him, Delay not to come on unto us.

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

And a voice came unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common.

and he said unto them, Ye yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to join himself or come unto one of another nation; and yet unto me hath God showed that I should not call any man common or unclean:

not to all the people, but unto witnesses that were chosen before of God, even to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

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

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

But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common.

And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison.

And he went out, and followed; and he knew not that it was true which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision.

And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate.

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

And the people shouted,'saying , The voice of a god, and not of a man.

And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

and said, O full of all guile and all villany, thou son of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, What suppose ye that I am? I am not he . But behold, there cometh one after me the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to unloose.

For they that dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him .

Because he saith also in another psalm , Thou wilt not give Thy Holy One to see corruption.

and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

And yet He left not himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.

Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not them that from among the Gentiles turn to God;

But Paul thought not good to take with them him who withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

and when they were come over against Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia; and the Spirit of Jesus suffered them not;

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

and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans.

And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, immediately.

And some of them were persuaded, and consorted with Paul and Silas, and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.

And when they found them not, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.

Many of them therefore believed; also of the Greek women of honorable estate, and of men, not a few.

The God that made the world and all things therein, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

that they should seek God, if haply they might feel after him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us:

Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and device of man.

And the Lord said unto Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak and hold not thy peace:

but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves; I am not minded to be a judge of these matters.

And when they asked him to abide a longer time, he consented not;

and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they'said unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Spirit was given .

And not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

And ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands:

and not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana be made of no account, and that she should even be deposed from her magnificence whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.

And when Paul was minded to enter in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.

And certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent unto him and besought him not to adventure himself into the theatre.

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

And when the townclerk had quieted the multitude, he saith, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there who knoweth not that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of the great Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

For indeed we are in danger to be accused concerning this day's riot, there being no cause for it : and as touching it we shall not be able to give account of this concourse.

And they brought the lad alive, and were not a little comforted.

For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.

how I shrank not from declaring unto you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly, and from house to house,

And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:

But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

For I shrank not from declaring unto you the whole counsel of God.

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

Wherefore watch ye, remembering that by the space of three years I ceased not to admonish every one night and day with tears.

And having found the disciples, we tarried there seven days: and these said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not set foot in Jerusalem.

And when we heard these things, both we and they of that place besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.

Then Paul answered, What do ye, weeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.