because he was numbered among us, and obtained the portion of this ministry.

"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 there appeared to them tongues, as of fire, distributed among them; and it sat upon each one of them.

"Brethren! It is permitted to speak to you freely concerning the patriarch David, that he both died, and was buried; and his tomb is among us till this day;

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 in no one else is there salvation; for neither is there any other name under Heaven, that has been given among men, in Which we must be saved."

but, that it spread no further among the people, let us threaten them, that they speak no more to any man in This Name."

For neither was any one among them in want; for as many as were possessors of lands or houses, selling them, were bringing the prices of the things sold,

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.

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;

And Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.

And, when it became day, there was no small commotion among the soldiers, as to what, consequently, became of Peter.

And, after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, "Brethren, if there is among you any word of exhortation for the people, speak."

Brethren, sons of Abraham's race, and those among you who fear God, to us the word of this salvation was sent forth.

But the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, hearing of it, having rent their garments, leaped forth among the multitude, crying out,

And, much discussion having arisen, Peter, standing up, said to them, "Brethren, ye well know that, from early days, God made choice among you, that through my mouth the gentiles should hear the word of the Gospel, and believe.

And all the multitude kept silence: and they were listening to Barnabas and Paul, recounting what signs and wonders God wrought among the gentiles through them.

Wherefore, I judge that we should not trouble those who from among the gentiles are turning to God;

Then it seemed good to the apostles and elders, with the whole assembly, to send men, chosen from themselves, to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; Judas who is surnamed Barsabas, and Silas??eading men among the brethren;

Forasmuch as we heard that some from among us troubled you with words, unsettling your souls??o whom we gave no directions;

But certain men, joining themselves to him, believed; among whom also were Dionysius??he Areopagite??nd a woman, Damaris by name, and others with them.

And he dwelt there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

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

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

and from among yourselves will men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.

"And now I commend you to God, and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you the inheritance among all the sanctified.

And, having saluted them, he narrated, one by one, each of the things God wrought among the gentiles through his ministry.

And they, hearing it, were glorifying God, and said to him, "You observe, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews, of those who have believed; and they are all zealous for the law.

And they were informed by report concerning you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children, nor to walk after the customs.

And some shouted one thing, some another, among the crowd; and, when he could not ascertain the certainty because of the tumult, he ordered that he be brought into the castle.

And, on the morrow, wishing to know the certainty, wherefore he was accused by the Jews, he released him, and gave orders that the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin should assemble together; and, bringing Paul down, he set him among them.

For, finding this man a plague, and stirring up insurrections among the Jews throughout the inhabited earth, and a ring-leader of the sect of the Nazarenes;

except concerning this one voice with which I cried aloud, standing among them, 'Concerning a resurrection of the dead I am being judged before you this day.'

"Let those, therefore, among you," said he, who are able, going down with me, accuse him, if there is anything amiss in him.

And, having spent among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and, on the morrow, sitting on the judgment-seat, he ordered Paul to be brought.

My manner of life, therefore, from my youth, which from the first was among my own nation and at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;

to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.'

And, as to the present things, I exhort you to be of good cheer; for there will be no loss of soul among you, but only of the ship.

And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging on his hand, they said among themselves, "Assuredly this man is a murderer, whom, though safely escaping from the sea, justice permitted not to live."

And, disagreeing among themselves, they were departing, when Paul uttered one declaration, "Well did the Holy Spirit speak through Isaiah, the prophet, to your fathers,