I WROTE my first account, O Theophilus, of all things which Jesus did and taught,

They therefore having come together asked him, saying, Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom of Israel?

but you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and all Judea, and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

And as they looked steadily to heaven while he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing;

All these continued with one accord in prayer, with the women, and with Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

This man therefore purchased a field with the price of the wickedness, and falling headlong burst in the middle and all his bowels were poured out;

and this became known to all who lived at Jerusalem, so that that field was called in their language Aceldamach, which is Field of blood.

It is necessary therefore that one of the men who have gone with us all the time in which the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

And praying, they said, Do thou, Lord, the searcher of all hearts, show which of these two thou hast chosen

AND when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one mind together.

And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of a violent wind borne along, and it filled all the house where they were sitting;

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

And they were astonished and wondered, saying, Are not all these that speak Galileans?

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

But Peter standing up with the eleven lifted up his voice and said to them, Men of Judea, and all who live at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and attend to my words.

In the last days, says God, I will pour out of my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;

and upon my male servants and upon my female servants in those days will I pour out of my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.

And I will show prodigies in heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and a cloud of smoke.

This Jesus has God raised up, whose witnesses we all are.

Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly, that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ.

For the promise is to you and your children, and to all that are afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.

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

and they sold their possessions and estates, and distributed them to all as any one had need;

praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added the saved, day by day, to the assembly [church].

And all the people saw him walking and praising God;

And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran to them in the porch which is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.

And by the faith of his name, his name has made strong this man whom you behold and know, and the faith which is by him has given him this entire soundness before you all.

but what God had before declared by the mouth of all the prophets that his Anointed should suffer, he has so accomplished.

whom heaven must receive till the times of the restoration of all things of which God has spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets since the world began.

Moses indeed said, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you, of your brothers, like me; him shall you hear in all things which he shall speak to you;

and every soul which will not hear that prophet shall be destroyed from the people.

And all the prophets, from Samuel and those following him in order, who have spoken, have also announced these days.

You are the children of the prophets, and of the promise which God promised to our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

And while they were speaking to the people, the priests, and the commander of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them,

assembled at Jerusalem, and Annas the chief priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and all that were of the family of the chief priesthood,

be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazoraean, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him has this man stood before you sound.

saying, What shall we do to these men? for that a notable miracle has been performed by them is manifest to all that live at Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it;

And calling them, they charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

And threatening them still further, they dismissed them, not being able to punish them, on account of the people, because all glorified God for what was done;

And when they heard it they lifted up their voice with one consent to God, and said, Master, thou who hast made heaven, and the earth, the sea, and all things in them,

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

And when they had prayed the place was shaken in which they were assembled, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke the word of God with boldness.

AND the multitude that believed had one heart and one soul, and none said that anything of his possessions was his; but they had all things common.

And the apostles delivered the testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus with great power, and great favor was towards them all.

And Ananias hearing these words fell down and expired; and great fear was upon all who heard.

And great fear was on all the assembly [church], and on all that heard of these things.

And many miracles and prodigies were performed among the people by the hands of the apostles; and they were all of one accord in Solomon's porch;

And the multitude came together from the cities about Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those troubled by impure spirits, all of whom were cured.

And the chief priest arose, and all those with him, being the sect of the Sadducees, and were filled with wrath,

Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

And hearing this they entered into the temple early in the morning and taught. And the chief priest coming, and those with him, called the Sanhedrim together, and all the eldership of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

saying, The prison found we shut with all safety, and the guards standing before the doors, but opening we found no one within.

But a certain Pharisee in the Sanhedrim, by the name of Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, in honor with all the people, standing up requested them to put the men out a little while;

For before these days Theudas arose, saying that he was somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred, adhered, who was destroyed, and all who obeyed him passed away and came to nothing.

After him arose Judas the Galilean, in the days of the census, and drew away people after him; and he was destroyed, and all who obeyed him were dispersed.

And now I tell you, abstain from these men, and let them alone; because if this design, or this work, is from men, it will be destroyed;

but we will attend continually to prayer, and the ministry of the word.

And the proposition pleased all the multitude, and they elected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus, and Nicanor and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch,

for we have heard him say, that Jesus this Nazoraean will destroy this place and change the customs which Moses gave us.

And all who sat in the Sanhedrin looking steadily at him saw his face like the face of an angel.

and said to him, Go out from your country and your kindred, and come to a land which I will show you.

and the nation which they shall serve will I judge, said God, and after that they shall come forth and serve me in this place.

and delivered 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 house.

And there came a famine on all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers found no provisions.

And Joseph sent and called for his father Jacob, and all the family of seventy-five souls.

And Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in his words and works.

Will you kill me as you did the Egyptian, yesterday?

I have seen the affliction of my people in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and have come down to deliver them; and now come, I will send you to Egypt.

and take up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of the god Rephan, figures which you made to worship? I will even remove you beyond Babylon.

Heaven is my throne, and the earth my footstool; what house will you build me, says the Lord, or what is the place of my rest?

has not my hand made all these things?

And Saul consented to his death. And at that time there was a great persecution of the church at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

to whom all from the least to the greatest attended, saying, This is the power of God which is called great.

And he arose and went. And behold a man, an Ethiopian eunuch, an officer of Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasures, who had come to Jerusalem to worship,

In his humiliation his judgment was taken away; and who will tell of his generation? for his life was taken from the earth.

But Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through he preached the good news to all the cities till he came to Caesarea.

and here he has power from the chief priests to bind all that call on your name.

for I will show him how great things he must suffer for my name.

And all that heard him were astonished and said, Is not this he that destroyed those who called on this name at Jerusalem, and has come here for this purpose, that he might lead them bound to the chief priests?

but the disciples took him by night and sent him away by the wall, letting him down in a store-basket.

And going to Jerusalem he endeavored to join the disciples; and they all feared him, not believing that he was a disciple.

Then had the church peace in all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and being built up, and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

And Peter passing through all places, went down also to the saints living at Lydda.

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

And Peter arose and came with them; and when he had come they led him into the upper room, and all the widows stood by weeping and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them.

And Peter putting them all out knelt down and prayed, and turning to the body he said, Tabitha, arise! And she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter sat up.

And this was known in all Joppa, and many believed on the Lord.

a pious man, and one fearing God with all his house, and bestowing many charities on the people, and praying to God always,

and having related all things to them sent them to Joppa.

And he was hungry and wished to eat; and while they were preparing a trance came upon him,

in which were all the quadrupeds and reptiles of the earth, and birds of heaven.

And while Peter doubted with himself what the vision which he had seen meant, behold, even [then] the men sent by Cornelius, having inquired for the house of Simon, stood at the gate,

And while Peter was considering of the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, men seek you;

And they said, Cornelius a centurion, a righteous man, and one that fears God, and esteemed by all the nation of the Jews, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for you to his house and hear words from you.

Send therefore to Joppa and call Simon who is called Peter; he lodges at the house of Simon a tanner, by the sea, who when he has come will speak to you.

Immediately therefore I sent to you, and you have done well to come. Now therefore we are all present before God to hear all things which God has commanded you.

The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching the good news of peace by Jesus Christ,??e is Lord of all,??37 you know; the word which was [preached] through all Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism which John preached,

Jesus from Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and power, who went about doing good and curing all that were subjugated by the devil, for God was with him;

and we are witnesses of all things which he did, both in the land of Judea, and at Jerusalem, whom also they killed, hanging him on a cross.

not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, to us, who eat and drank with him after he rose from the dead;