The first narrative I made, O Theophilus, concerning all things that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

but ye shall receive power, the Holy Spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and Samaria, and to the utmost limit of the earth."

And, having said these things, while they were beholding, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him from their sight.

And, as they were gazing intently into the heaven, while He was ascending, behold, also two men stood by them in white apparel,

These all were continuing with one accord in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

This man, therefore, acquired a field with the reward of unrighteousness; and, falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out;

and it became known to all those dwelling at Jerusalem; so that place was called, in their own language, Akeldama, that is, 'Field of blood.'

"It is needful, therefore, that one of these men??ho accompanied us all the time that the Lord went in and out among us,

And, praying, they said, "Thou, Lord, Who knowest the hearts of all men, show which of these two Thou didst choose,

And, when the day of Pentecost was being fulfilled they were all together in one place;

and suddenly there came out of Heaven a sound, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, even as the Spirit was giving them to declare.

And they were amazed, and wondered, saying, "Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galilaeans?

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

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and declared to them, "Men of Judaea, and all those dwelling in Jerusalem, be this known to you, and give ear to my words;

'And it shall be in the last days', saith God, 'I will pour out of 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;

yea, and on My servants and on My handmaidens in those days will I pour out of My Spirit, and they shall prophesy.

And I will show wonders in the heaven above, and signs upon the earth beneath??lood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.

"This Jesus God raised up; of which fact we all are witnesses.

"Therefore, let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God made Him both Lord and Christ??his Jesus Whom ye crucified."

for the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all those afar off??s many as the Lord our God shall call to Him."

And all who believed were together, and were holding all things common;

and they were selling their possessions and goods, and were distributing them to all, according as any one had need.

praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to them daily those who were being saved.

And all the people saw him walking about, and praising God;

And, as he was holding Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch, which is called Solomon's, greatly astonished.

And His name, by the faith of His name, gave strength to this man, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is through Him gave him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

but God thus fulfilled what He before announced through the mouth of all His prophets, that His Christ should suffer.

Whom Heaven must retain, until the times of restoration of all things of which God spake through the mouth of all His holy prophets from the beginning.

Moses, indeed, said, 'A prophet will the Lord your God raise up for you from among your brethren, as He did me; to Him shall ye hearken in all things, whatsoever He shall say to you.

And it shall be, that every soul that will not hearken to that Prophet, shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.'

And also all the prophets from Samuel and those in succession, as many as spake, also foretold these days.

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

if we are this day examined in regard to a good deed done to an impotent man, by what means this person has been made whole;

be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the Name of Jesus Christ, the Nazarene, Whom ye crucified, Whom God raised from the dead, in Him does this man stand here before you well!

saying, "What shall we do to these men? for, indeed, that a notable sign has been done through them is manifest to all those dwelling in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it;

And, having called them they charged them not to speak at all, nor teach, in the name of Jesus.

And they, when they had further threatened them, released them, finding no way to punish them, on account of the people; because all were glorifying God for what had taken place;

And, being released, they went to their own friends, and reported all that the high priests and the elders said to them.

And they, having heard it, lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, "Lord, Thou Who didst make the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all things in them;

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

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

And the heart and soul of the multitude of those who believed were one; and not even one was saying that any of the things belonging to him was his own, but they had all things common.

And, with great power, were the apostles giving forth their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus; and great grace also was upon them all.

While remaining, did it not remain your own? and, when sold, did it not continue in your own authority? Why did you conceive in your heart this thing? You did not lie to men, but to God."

And Ananias, hearing these words, falling down, expired; and great fear came upon all who heard it;

But Peter said to her, "Why is it that it was agreed by you to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out."

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

And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were wrought among the people; and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.

And the high priest, rising up, and all those with him, being the sect of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy,

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

And, having heard this, they entered at dawn, into the temple, and were teaching. And the high priest, having come, and those with him, called together the Sanhedrin, and all the senate of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison-house to have them brought.

saying, "The prison-house we found shut in all safety, and the prison-keepers standing at the doors; but, having opened, we found no one within."

But a certain one, having risen up in the council?? Pharisee, by name Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, honored by all the people??rdered to put the men without a little while.

for before these days arose Theudas, alleging that he himself was somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves; who was slain, and all, as many as obeyed him, were disbanded, and came to nothing.

After this arose Judas, the Galilean, in the days of the enrollment, and drew away people after him; he also perished; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.

And now I say to you, refrain from these men, and let them alone; for, if this counsel or this work be of men, it will be overthrown;

but, if it be of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest perhaps ye be found even fighting against God."

but look ye out, brethren, from among yourselves, seven well-attested men, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint over this business;

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

for we have heard him say, that This Jesus, the Nazarene, will overthrow this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us."

And all those who were sitting in the Sanhedrin, gazing intently at him, saw his face as it were an angel's face.

But he said, "Brethren and fathers, the God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, while he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,

and said to him, 'Go forth from your country, and from your kindred, and came into the land which I will show you,'

And God spake thus; that his seed would be a sojourner in a foreign land; and they would bring it into servitude, and ill-use it four hundred years.

'And the nation to which they shall be in bondage will I judge,' said God; 'and, after these things, shall they come forth, and they shall serve Me in this place.'

and delivered him out of all his tribulations, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he appointed him governor over Egypt and all his house.

"Now there came a famine upon the whole of Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation; and our fathers were not finding sustenance.

And Joseph, sending, called for Jacob his father, and all his kindred, seventy-five souls.

The same, dealing craftily with our race, ill-treated our fathers, in causing their children to be cast out, that they might not be preserved alive.

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

On the following day, also, he appeared to them while they were fighting and he was urging them to peace, saying, 'Men, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one another?'

Surely, I saw the affliction of My people in Egypt, and heard their groaning; and I came down to rescue them. And now come, I will send you into Egypt.'

This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, A Prophet will God raise up for you of your brethren, as He did me.

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

'Heaven is My throne; and the earth is the footstool of My feet: what manner of house will ye build me? saith the Lord, Or what is the place of My rest?

Did not My hand make all these things?'

Now, while hearing these things, they were being cut to their hearts, and were gnashing their teeth over him.

And Saul was approving of his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the assembly which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the countries of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

to whom all were giving heed, from small to great, saying, "This man is the power of God, which is called Great."

And, having arisen, he went on; and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch, a state-officer of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship;

[And Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."]

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

and here he has authority from the high priests to bind all those calling on Thy name."

for I will show him how many things he must suffer for My name's sake.

And all who heard were astonished, and said, "Is not this he who destroyed, in Jerusalem, those calling upon this name, and had come here for this purpose, that he might bring them bound to the high priests?"

but the disciples, taking him by night, let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.

Now, having come to Jerusalem, he was trying to join himself to the disciples; and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

The assembly, therefore, throughout the whole of Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, was having peace, being built up; and, walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the consolation of the Holy Spirit, was being multiplied.

And it came to pass that Peter, going through all parts, came down also to the saints who were dwelling at Lydda.

And all who were dwelling in Lydda and in Sharon saw him; and they turned to the Lord.

And Peter, having arisen, went with them; whom, having come, they led up into the upper chamber; and there stood by him all the widows, weeping and showing coats and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them.

But Peter, having put them all forth, and bowing his knees, prayed; and, turning to the body, he said, "Tabitha, arise!" And she opened her eyes; and, seeing Peter, she sat up.

And it became known throughout all Joppa; and many believed on the Lord.

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!"

and, having recounted all things to them, he sent them to Joppa.

And he became very hungry, and wished to eat; and, while they were making ready, there came upon him a trance;

in which were all the four-footed beasts, and creeping things of the earth, and birds of the heaven.

And, while Peter was earnestly considering the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men are seeking you.

And they said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man, and one fearing God, well reported of also by all the nation of the Jews, was divinely warned by a holy angel to send for you to his house, and to hear words from you."