For John indeed baptised with water, but ye shall be baptised with the Holy Spirit after now not many days.

And he said to them, It is not yours to know times or seasons, which the Father has placed in his own authority;

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.

And when the day of Pentecost was now accomplishing, they were all together in one place.

Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, pious men, from every nation of those under heaven.

But others mocking said, They are full of new wine.

Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus the Nazaraean, a man borne witness to by God to you by works of power and wonders and signs, which God wrought by him in your midst, as yourselves know

Let the whole house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God has made him, this Jesus whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

And, by faith in his name, his name has made this man strong whom ye behold and know; and the faith which is by him has given him this complete soundness in the presence of you all.

And now, brethren, I know that ye did it in ignorance, as also your rulers;

But that it be not further spread among the people, let us threaten them severely no longer to speak to any man in this name.

But they, having further threatened them, let them go, finding no way how they might punish them, on account of the people, because all glorified God for what had taken place;

And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and give to thy bondmen with all boldness to speak thy word,

but of the rest durst no man join them, but the people magnified them;

saying, We found the prison shut with all security, and the keepers standing at the doors; but when we had opened them, within we found no one.

And now I say to you, Withdraw from these men and let them alone, for if this counsel or this work have its origin from men, it will be destroyed;

Then going out of the land of the Chaldeans he dwelt in Charran, and thence, after his father died, he removed him into this land in which ye now dwell.

And he did not give him an inheritance in it, not even what his foot could stand on; and promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when he had no child.

But a famine came upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress, and our fathers found no food.

until another king over Egypt arose who did not know Joseph.

I have surely seen the ill treatment of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groan, and have come down to take them out of it; and now, come, I will send thee to Egypt.

saying to Aaron, Make us gods who shall go before us; for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has happened to him.

Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain those who announced beforehand concerning the coming of the Just One, of whom ye have now become deliverers up and murderers!

And Philip, running up, heard him reading the prophet Esaias, and said, Dost thou then know what thou art reading of?

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But when they came up out of the water the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no longer, for he went on his way rejoicing.

But the men who were travelling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but beholding no one.

And Saul rose up from the earth, and his eyes being opened he saw no one. But leading him by the hand they brought him into Damascus.

Now when many days were fulfilled, the Jews consulted together to kill him.

Now it came to pass that Peter, passing through all quarters, descended also to the saints who inhabited Lydda.

And now send men to Joppa and fetch Simon, who is surnamed Peter.

And Peter said, In no wise, Lord; for I have never eaten anything common or unclean.

And when Peter was now coming in, Cornelius met him, and falling down did him homage.

And he said to them, Ye know how it is unlawful for a Jew to be joined or come to one of a strange race, and to me God has shewn to call no man common or unclean.

Immediately therefore I sent to thee, and thou hast well done in coming. Now therefore we are all present before God to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.

And Peter opening his mouth said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons,

ye know; the testimony which has spread through the whole of Judaea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached --

And I said, In no wise, Lord, for common or unclean has never entered into my mouth.

They then who had been scattered abroad through the tribulation that took place on the occasion of Stephen, passed through the country to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one but to Jews alone.

Now in these days prophets went down from Jerusalem to Antioch;

And going forth he followed him and did not know that what was happening by means of the angel was real, but supposed he saw a vision.

And Peter, being come to himself, said, Now I know certainly that the Lord has sent forth his angel and has taken me out of the hand of Herod and all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

And when it was day there was no small disturbance among the soldiers, what then was become of Peter.

Now there were in Antioch, in the assembly which was there, prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen, foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

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

And now behold, the Lord's hand is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell upon him a mist and darkness; and going about he sought persons who should lead him by the hand.

And having found no cause of death in him, they begged of Pilate that he might be slain.

who appeared for many days to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people.

But that he raised him from among the dead, no more to return to corruption, he spoke thus: I will give to you the faithful mercies of David.

Behold, ye despisers, and wonder and perish; for I work a work in your days, a work which ye will in no wise believe if one declare it to you.

And they stayed no little time with the disciples.

A commotion therefore having taken place, and no small discussion on the part of Paul and Barnabas against them, they arranged that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others from amongst them, should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

And much discussion having taken place, Peter, standing up, said to them, Brethren, ye know that from the earliest days God amongst you chose that the nations by my mouth should hear the word of the glad tidings and believe.

and put no difference between us and them, having purified their hearts by faith.

Now therefore why tempt ye God, by putting a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?

Inasmuch as we have heard that some who went out from amongst us have troubled you by words, upsetting your souls, saying that ye must be circumcised and keep the law; to whom we gave no commandment;

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

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But after certain days Paul said to Barnabas, Let us return now and visit the brethren in every city where we have announced the word of the Lord, and see how they are getting on.

Him would Paul have go forth with him, and took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew his father that he was a Greek.

But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm, for we are all here.

And the jailor reported these words to Paul: The praetors have sent that ye may be let go. Now therefore go out and depart in peace.

But Paul said to them, Having beaten us publicly uncondemned, us who are Romans, they have cast us into prison, and now they thrust us out secretly? no, indeed, but let them come themselves and bring us out.

But when the Jews from Thessalonica knew that the word of God was announced in Berea also by Paul, they came there also, stirring up the crowds.

And having taken hold on him they brought him to Areopagus, saying, Might we know what this new doctrine which is spoken by thee is?

For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears. We wish therefore to know what these things may mean.

Now all the Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else than to tell and to hear the news.

God therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, now enjoins men that they shall all everywhere repent,

because I am with thee, and no one shall set upon thee to injure thee; because I have much people in this city.

And God wrought no ordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,

But the wicked spirit answering said to them, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; but ye, who are ye?

And there took place at that time no small disturbance about the way.

For a certain man by name Demetrius, a silver-beater, making silver temples of Artemis, brought no small gain to the artisans;

whom having brought together, and those who wrought in such things, he said, Men, ye know that our well-living arises from this work,

and ye see and hear that this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great crowd, not only of Ephesus, but almost of all Asia, saying that they are no gods which are made with hands.

Now not only there is danger for us that our business come into discredit, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis be counted for nothing, and that her greatness should be destroyed whom the whole of Asia and the world reveres.

Different persons therefore cried out some different thing; for the assembly was tumultuous, and the most did not know for what cause they had come together.

And the townclerk, having quieted the crowd, said, Ephesians, what man is there then who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of Artemis the great, and of the image which fell down from heaven?

For also we are in danger to be put in accusation for sedition for this affair of to-day, no cause existing in reference to which we shall be able to give a reason for this concourse.

And they brought away the boy alive, and were no little comforted.

And when they were come to him, he said to them, Ye know how I was with you all the time from the first day that I arrived in Asia,

And now, behold, bound in my spirit I go to Jerusalem, not knowing what things shall happen to me in it;

But I make no account of my life as dear to myself, so that I finish my course, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the glad tidings of the grace of God.

And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

For I know this, that there will come in amongst you after my departure grievous wolves, not sparing the flock;

And now I commit you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and give to you an inheritance among all the sanctified.

I have coveted the silver or gold or clothing of no one.

Yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my wants, and to those who were with me.

specially pained by the word which he had said, that they would no more see his face. And they went down with him to the ship.

Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.

take these and be purified with them, and pay their expenses, that they may have their heads shaved; and all will know that of those things of which they have been informed about thee nothing is true; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, keeping the law.

But concerning those of the nations who have believed, we have written, deciding that they should observe no such thing, only to keep themselves both from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication.

And different persons cried some different thing in the crowd. But he, not being able to know the certainty on account of the uproar, commanded him to be brought into the fortress.

But as he was about to be led into the fortress, Paul says to the chiliarch, Is it allowed me to say something to thee? And he said, Dost thou know Greek?

But Paul said, I am a Jew of Tarsus, citizen of no insignificant city of Cilicia, and I beseech of thee, allow me to speak to the people.

Brethren and fathers, hear my defence which I now make to you.

And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen thee beforehand to know his will, and to see the just one, and to hear a voice out of his mouth;

And now why lingerest thou? Arise and get baptised, and have thy sins washed away, calling on his name.

And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I was imprisoning and beating in every synagogue those that believe on thee;

And on the morrow, desirous to know the certainty of the matter why he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and having brought Paul down set him before them.