In my first book, Theophilus, I wrote about everything Jesus did and taught from the beginning,

After he had suffered, he had shown himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during a period of 40 days and telling them about the kingdom of God.

While he was meeting with them, he ordered them, "Don't leave Jerusalem. Instead, wait for what the Father has promised, about which you heard me speak,

So, when they came together, they began to ask him, "Master, are you at this time about to restore the kingdom of Israel?"

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

At that time, Peter got up among the brothers (there were about 120 people present) and said,

"Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through the voice of David about Judas, who was the guide for those who arrested Jesus,

"For it was written [about Judas] in the book of Psalms [69:25]: 'Let the place where he lives become deserted, with no one living there' and [Psa. 109:8] 'Let someone else fill his ministry.'

"So one of the men who has been associated with us all the time that the Lord Jesus moved about among us,

When this was noised about, the multitude came together and were astonished, because that every man heard them speak his own tongue.

Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Lybia about Cyrene, and the Roman strangers, both Jews and proselytes,

Cretans, and Arabs, listening to them talk in our own languages about the great deeds of God?"

Then Peter, with the Eleven, stood up and addresses them in a loud voice. "Men of Judea and dwellers in Jerusalem, have no doubt about this matter, but listen to what I say.

These people are not drunk, as you assume, since it is [only] the third hour of the day (9:00 a.m.);

But this is what was spoken about through the prophet Joel:

And it will come about, in the last days, says God, that I will send out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will be prophets, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams:

since David says about him, "I always keep my eyes on the Lord, for he is at my right hand so that I cannot be shaken.

You have made known to me what life is all about. You will make me completely happy by your very presence.'

"Brothers, I can speak confidently to you about our forefather David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

he looked ahead and spoke about the resurrection of the Messiah: "He was not abandoned to Hades, and his flesh did not experience decay.'

Now when the people heard this message [of Peter and the other apostles, See verse 14], they were convicted [of its truth] in their hearts and said to Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do [about our condemned condition]?"

So those who welcomed his message were baptized. That day about 3,000 people were added to their number.

Reverential awe came over everyone, and many wonders and miraculous signs came about by the apostles.

And a certain man, lame from his mother's womb, was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple, called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that were entering into the temple, Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple,

When he saw that Peter and John were about to go into the Temple, he asked them to give him something.

Peter said, Silver and gold do not belong to me; but I give thee that which I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, walk about.

And, leaping up, he stood and began to walk about, and then went with them into the Temple Courts, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

When all the people saw him walking about and praising God,

And as he still clung to Peter and John, all the people crowded about them in the utmost astonishment in what was known as Solomon's Colonnade.

When Peter saw this, he told the people: "Fellow Israelis, why are you wondering about this, and why are you staring at us as if by our own power or godliness we made him walk?

But this is the way God fulfilled the things which He had predicted through the prophets about the suffering of Christ.

whom heaven must receive until the times of the restoration of all [things], about which God spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from earliest times.

And all the prophets, from Samuel and those who followed him, have spoken about and announced these days.

Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

and elders of Israel, if we are this day examined about the benefit done to the impotent man,

saying, "What should we do with these men? For it is plain to all who live in Jerusalem that a notable miraculous sign has come about through them, and we cannot deny it.

But to keep it from spreading farther among the people, let us severely threaten them not to say anything at all to anyone else about this person."

So they called them in and ordered them not to speak or teach at all about the name of Jesus.

for we cannot stop talking about what we've seen and heard."

And when the Council had threatened them some more, they [finally] released them because they could not find any reason to punish them. [Actually] they were worried about how the people felt [about the matter], since everybody was giving honor to God for the miracle that had been performed.

while you extend your hand to heal, and to bring about miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus."

When it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And even after the sale, was the money not yours to do as you pleased about it? How could you think of doing a thing like this? You have not defrauded men but God."

When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and died. And great fear seized everyone who heard about it.

But the young men, rising up, wrapped him about, and, bearing him forth, buried him.

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

And great fear seized the whole church and everyone else who heard about this.

Now many miraculous signs and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they were all meeting together in Solomon's Portico.

There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.

"Go, stand in the Temple, and keep on telling the people the whole message about this life they can have."

So they obeyed, and about the break of day they went into the temple square and began to teach. The high priest and his party arrived and called a meeting of the council and the whole senate of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison to have the men brought in.

Now, at these words, the captain of the Temple and the chief priests were greatly troubled about what might be the end of this business.

"We strictly forbade you, did we not, to teach about this Name, and here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us."

then he said to them: "Fellow Israelites, take care as to what you are about to do to these men.

For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.

They gave in to him; and called the apostles in, and after flogging them, released them, with instructions not to speak about the name of Jesus.

But they did not desist from teaching every day, in the Temple or in private houses, and telling the Good News about Jesus, the Christ.

Now about this time, when the number of disciples was increasing, a complaint was made by the Hellenists (Greek-speaking Jews) against the [native] Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food.

Then the Twelve summoned the whole company of the disciples and said, “It would not be right for us to give up preaching about God to handle financial matters.

So the preaching about God flourished, the number of the disciples in Jerusalem multiplied greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.

So they instigated people to say, "We have heard him use abusive language about Moses and about God."

And God had spoken about this [beforehand] by saying that Abraham's descendants would live in a foreign country and that they would [eventually] be ill-treated as slaves for four hundred years.

until another king, who knew nothing about Joseph, ascended the throne.

But when he was about forty years old, it entered his mind to visit his fellow countrymen the Israelites.

which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? and they killed those who declared before about the coming of the Righteous One, of whom now ye betrayers and murderers have become,

They therefore that were scattered abroad, went about preaching the word.

And Philip went down to Samaria and was teaching them about Christ.

But when the people came to believe the good news proclaimed by Philip about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were constantly baptized.

And Simon answered, "[Please] pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said about me will [really] happen."

When Peter and John had testified [regarding the truth] and had proclaimed the message of God [to the people] they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the good news [about Jesus] in many Samaritan villages [on their way back].

And the eunuch answering Philip said, 'I pray thee, about whom doth the prophet say this? about himself, or about some other one?'

Then Philip opened his mouth, and starting from this passage, he told him the good news about Jesus.

And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

And Ananias answered, 'Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how many evils he did to Thy saints in Jerusalem,

He immediately started to preach about Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "This is the Son of God."

but he found out about their plan. And so they watched the gates [of the city] day and night [looking for their chance] to kill him.

And he was with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord.

And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

When the brothers found out about the plot, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.

And so it came about that the Church, throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, enjoyed peace and became firmly established; and, ordering its life by reverence for the Lord and the help of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.

And it came about that while Peter was going through all parts of the country he came to the saints who were living at Lydda.

And it happened, about the same time, that she fell sick and died: and when they had washed her they laid her out in an upper chamber.

Peter arose and came with them: And when he was come, they brought him into the chamber, and all the widows stood round about him weeping and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them.

So it came about that Peter stayed in Joppa several days, at the house of a tanner named Simon.

New a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of a band, called the Italian band??2 devout, and fearing God with all his house, giving many alms to the people, and praying to God continually??3 saw in a vision manifestly, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him, "Cornelius!"

He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.

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

While Peter was perplexed about the signification of this vision, the messengers from Cornelius having enquir'd out Simon's house, arriv'd at the gate,

And Peter thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, 'Lo, three men do seek thee;

Get up, go downstairs and go with them without hesitating or doubting, because I have sent them Myself.”

They said, "Cornelius, a [military] man in charge of one hundred soldiers, [and] a man who does what is right, [and] who respects God and who has a good reputation among all the Jews [who know him], was urged by God through a holy angel to have you come to his house so he could hear you speak [about salvation, See 11:14]."

When Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him, bowed down at his feet, and began to worship him.

Then Cornelius said, "Four days ago, about this hour, three o'clock in the afternoon, I was praying in my house, and all at once a man in dazzling clothing stood before me,

and he said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your acts of charity have been remembered before God [so that He is about to help you].

you know how it spread over the whole of Judaea, starting from Galilee after the baptism preached by John ??38 how God consecrated Jesus of Nazaret with the holy Spirit and power, and how he went about doing good and curing all who were harassed by the devil; for God was with him.

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

About him all the prophets testify, that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."

I gazed at it and wondered [about it], as I saw [it full of] four-legged [domestic] animals, wild animals, crawling [reptiles] and birds of the sky.

"Then, just about that time, three men sent from Caesarea to get me, walked up to the house where we were [staying].

and he told us about seeing an angel standing in his house and saying [to him] 'Send to Joppa for Simon Peter and bring him [here]

Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.