In the first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,

And while staying with them, he commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, "Which," he said, "you heard of from me;

for John baptized with water, but before many days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the ends of the earth."

And as they were gazing intently into the sky while he was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them.

They also said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched him go into heaven."

All these with one mind devoted themselves to prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

In those days Peter stood up among the brethren (the company of persons was in all about a hundred and twenty), and said,

(Now this man bought a field with the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out.

And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

Therefore it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

And they prayed and said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.

And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

They were amazed and wondered, saying, "Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?

And they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, "What does this mean?"

But Peter, taking his stand with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them: "Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words.

'And in the last days it shall be, God says, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;

even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they shall prophesy.

And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.

The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord shall come.

And it shall be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'

For David says concerning him, 'I saw the Lord always before me; for he is at my right hand, so that I will not be shaken.

Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced; moreover my flesh also will live in hope,

because you will not abandon my soul to hades, nor let your Holy One see decay.

You have made known to me the ways of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.'

This Jesus God raised up again, and of that we are all witnesses.

Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified."

And Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, for all whom the Lord our God will call to himself."

And all who believed were together and had all things in common;

and they sold their possessions and goods and distributed them to all, as anyone had need.

praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.

And all the people saw him walking and praising God,

While he clung to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch called Solomon's, astounded.

And his name, by faith in his name, has made this man strong whom you see and know; and the faith which comes through Jesus has given him perfect health in the presence of you all.

But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he thus fulfilled.

whom heaven must receive until the time for establishing all that God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from long ago.

Moses said, 'The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brethren; you shall listen to everything he tells you.

And it shall be that every soul that does not listen to that prophet will be destroyed from among the people.'

And likewise, all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came afterwards, also announced these days.

You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.'

and Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family.

be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him this man stands before you healed.

saying, "What shall we do with these men? For that a noteworthy miracle has been performed through them is apparent to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people; for all the people were praising God for what had happened.

When they had been released, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

And now, Lord, look upon their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,

while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders take place through the name of your holy servant Jesus."

And when they had prayed, the place where they were gathered together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God with boldness.

And with great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.

For there was not a needy person among them, For all who were owners of land or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of the sales

While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God."

When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and died. And great fear came upon all who heard of it.

Then Peter said to her, "How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out."

And great fear came upon the whole church, and upon all who heard of these things.

Now many signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Porch.

And all the more believers in the Lord, multitudes of men and women, were constantly added to their number,

The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed.

But the high priest rose up and all who were with him, that is, the party of the Sadducees, and they were filled with jealousy.

"Go, stand and speak to the people in the temple the whole message of this Life."

And when they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and began to teach. Now when the high priest and his associates came, they called the Council together, even all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison house for them to be brought.

But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, held in honor by all the people, stood up and ordered the men to be put outside for a while.

For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a group of about four hundred men joined him. But he was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.

After this man, Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and drew away some people after him; he too perished, and all those who followed him were scattered.

So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or action is of men, it will fail;

but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them; or else you may even be found fighting against God."

But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."

And the statement pleased the whole congregation; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch.

for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses handed down to us."

And fixing their gaze on him, all who were sitting in the Council saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

and said to him, 'Leave your country and your relatives, and go into the land that I will show you.'

'But I will judge the nation which they serve,' said God, 'and after that they will come out and worship me in this place.'

and rescued him from 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 household.

Now there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food.

Then Josnt sent and called his father Jacob and all his relatives to him, seventy-five persons in all.

Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was mighty in his words and deeds.

I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to rescue them. Come now, and I will send you to Egypt.'

This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brethren.'

saying to Aaron, 'Make for us gods who will go before us; as for this Moses who led us out from the land of Egyptwe do not know what has happened to him.'

You took up the tent of Moloch, and the star of the god Rephan, the figures which you made to worship. And I will remove you beyond Babylon.'

'Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me? says the Lord, or what is the place of my rest?

Has not my hand made all these things?'

Saul was consenting to his death. And on that day a great persecution arose against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the region of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Now there was a man named Simon, who had formerly practiced magic in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great,

and they all, from the least to the greatest, gave attention to him, saying, "This man is what is called the Great Power of God."

So he got up and went. And there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure; and he had come to Jerusalem to worship,

But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he kept preaching the gospel to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

but get up and enter the city, and it will be told you what you must do."

and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name."

for I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name."

All those who heard him were amazed, and said, "Is this not he who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called on this name, and who had come here for the purpose of bringing them bound before the chief priests?"

But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus by proving that this Jesus is the Christ.

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

When he came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace and was built up; and going on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it continued to increase.

Now as Peter went through all those regions, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.

And all who lived at Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.