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

Now this man purchased a field with the wages of the iniquity; and falling headlong he burst asunder in the middle, and all his bowels gushed out.

For it is written in the book of Psalms, "Let his habitation be made desolate, and let no one dwell therein;" and, "Let another take his office."

Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven.

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

Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus the Nazarene, a man approved of God to you by miracles, and wonders, and signs, which God wrought by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves know,

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

And his name, through faith in his name, made this man strong, whom ye see and know; yea, the faith which is through him gave him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

And now, brethren, I know that ye acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.

And they laid hands upon them, and put them in prison until the next day; for it was now evening.

And there is salvation in no other; for there is not another name under heaven, that hath been given among men, by which we must be saved.

But that it spread no further among the people, let us strictly forbid them with threats to speak any longer in this name to any one.

So, having further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, on account of the people; because all were glorifying God for that which had been done.

And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and grant to thy servants that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

For there was no one among them that was in want; for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

But of the rest no one dared to join himself to them. But the people highly honored them;

saying, The prison we found shut in all security and the keepers standing at the doors: but when we opened them, we found no one within.

And now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone; for if this design or this work be of men, it will come to nought;

Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Haran; and from thence, after his father was dead, he caused him to remove into this land wherein ye now dwell;

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.

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

until another king arose, who knew not Joseph.

I have surely seen the oppression of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them; and now, come, I will send thee into Egypt."

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

Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they slew those who foretold the coming of the righteous one, of whom ye have now become the betrayers and murderers;

Now those that had been scattered abroad went through the country preaching the word.

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

And the men that journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing the voice, but seeing no one.

Now at Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which name being interpreted is the same as Dorcas, that is, Gazelle. This woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

Now a certain man in Caesarea, named Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, who is surnamed Peter;

Now, while Peter was doubting within himself what the vision which he had seen meant, lo! the men who were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simons house, and stood before the gate;

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.

I therefore sent to thee immediately; and thou hast done well in coming here. Now therefore we are all present before God, to hear all things that have been commanded thee from the Lord.

Ye yourselves know what was spoken of through the whole of Judaea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached,

Now they who were scattered abroad by the persecution that arose on account of Stephen traveled as far as Phenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none but Jews.

Now about that time, Herod the king laid his hands upon certain of the church, to oppress them.

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

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 when it was day, there was no small commotion among the soldiers, as to what had become of Peter.

Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers; Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenaean, and Manaen, the fosterbrother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

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

and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people.

And that he raised him up from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he hath thus spoken: "I will give you the sure holy things promised to David."

And they abode no little time with the disciples.

But when Paul and Barnabas had had no small dissension and debate with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

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.

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

Now therefore why do ye provoke the anger of God, by putting a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

Whereas we have heard, that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, to whom we gave no command;

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us, to lay upon you no further burden except these necessary things:

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

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

And the jailer reported these words to Paul: The magistrates have sent to release you; now therefore come out, and go in peace.

But Paul said to them, They have publicly beaten us uncondemned, although we are Romans, and have thrust us into prison; and now do they thrust us out secretly? No; but let them come themselves, and bring us out.

But when the Jews of Thessalonica knew that at Beroea, too, the word of God was preached by Paul, they came hither also, and stirred up the multitudes.

Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred within him, when he saw the city full of idols.

And they took him and brought him to Mars hill, saying, May we know what this new doctrine is, of which thou speakest?

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

Now all the Athenians, and the strangers residing among them, spent their leisure for nothing else but to tell or to hear something new.

The times indeed of ignorance God overlooked; but now commandeth all men every where to repent;

for I am with thee, and no one shall lay hands on thee, to hurt thee; for I have much people in this city.

he said to them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they said to him, No, we did not even hear whether there is a Holy Spirit.

And the evil spirit answering said, Jesus I knew, and Paul I well know; but who are ye?

And about that time there arose no small tumult concerning the faith.

For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, made silver shrines of Diana, and brought no small gain to the craftsmen.

And having called them together, with the workmen of like occupation, he said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth;

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

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

But when the Recorder had quieted the multitude, he said, Men of Ephesus, who is there among men that doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is guardian of the great Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

For we are in danger of being called to answer concerning this days riot, there being no ground on which we shall be able to give an account of this concourse.

But Paul went down and fell on him, and having embraced him, said, Make no lamentations; for his life is in him.

And when they had come to him, he said to them: Ye yourselves know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you the whole time,

And now behold, I go, bound in my spirit, to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will befall me there;

But I count life of no value to me, so that I may finish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the glad tidings of the grace of God.

And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, will see my face no more.

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

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

I have coveted no mans silver, or gold, or apparel.

Ye yourselves know, that these hands ministered to my necessities, and to those that were with me.

sorrowing most of all for the word which he had spoken, that they were to see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.

These take, and purify thyself with them, and pay the expenses for them, that they may shave their heads; and all will know that those things of which they have been informed concerning thee are nothing, but that thou thyself also walkest in observance of the Law.

But concerning the gentile believers, we have written to them and decided that they should observe no such thing, save only to abstain from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from what hath been strangled, and from fornication.

But Paul said, I am a Jew of Tarsus, a citizen of no mean city of Cilicia; and I beseech thee, suffer 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 chose thee to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth;

And now why dost thou delay? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.

And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned, and beat in every synagogue, those that believed in thee;

They therefore who were about to examine him left him immediately. And the chief captain also was alarmed when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

Then said Paul, I knew not, brethren, that he was highpriest; for it is written, "Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people."

But Paul, perceiving one part to be Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, cried aloud in the council, Brethren! I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees; for the hope of the resurrection of the dead I am now tried.

For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, and no angel or spirit; but the Pharisees affirm both.

Now therefore do ye with the council give notice to the chief captain, that he bring him down to you, as though ye were about to examine his case more thoroughly; and we are ready to kill him before he cometh near you.

But do not thou yield to them; for there lie in wait for him more than forty men of them, who have bound themselves with an oath neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him; and they are now ready, looking for the promise from thee.

The chief captain then dismissed the young man with the charge, Tell no one that thou hast disclosed these things to me.

And wishing to know the crime of which they accused him, I brought him down to their council;

Then Paul, after the governor had beckoned to him to speak, answered, Since I know that thou hast been for many years a judge for this nation, I answer for myself cheerfully;

nor can they prove the things of which they now accuse me.

But Paul said, I stand at the judgmentseat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as thou also very well knowest.

If indeed I am an offender, and have done anything deserving death, I refuse not to die; but if there be nothing in the charges which they bring against me, no man can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.