to whom also He presented Himself alive, after He had suffered, by many certain proofs; being seen among them for forty days, and speaking of the things relating to the kingdom of God.

Wherefore it is necessary that one of these men, who have been conversant with us all the time that the Lord Jesus came in and out among us,

Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you, by miracles, and prodigies, and signs, which God wrought by Him in the midst of you,

Men and brethren, allow me to speak with freedom to you concerning the patriarch David, that he is dead and buried, and his sepulchre is among us to this day.

and every soul, who will not hearken to that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people: yea and all the prophets from Samuel,

And there is salvation in no other; for there is no other name under heaven given among men, by which we can be saved.

and conferred among themselves, saying, What shall we do with these men? for that indeed an evident miracle hath been wrought by them is manifest to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

But that it may spread no farther among the people, let us severely charge them to speak no more to any man in this name.

Neither was there any indigent person among them; for as many as were proprietors of lands or houses, sold them and brought the prices of what were sold,

And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders done among the people: And they all met with one accord in Solomon's portico:

Wherefore, brethren, look out from among you seven men of good character, full of the holy Spirit, and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this matter:

Now Stephen being full of grace and power, wrought miracles and great signs among the people.

The tabernacle of witness was among our fathers in the wilderness, as He, that spake unto Moses, ordered him to make it according to the model which he had seen in the mount:

And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a righteous man, and one that feareth God, and of a good character among all the nation of the Jews, hath been warned from God by an holy angel, to send for thee to his house, and to hear what thou shalt say.

Now as soon as it was day, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.

---Men and brethren, children of the race of Abraham, and all those among you that fear God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

But the apostles Barnabas and Paul, when they heard of it, rent their clothes, and ran in among the people,

And after much debate, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Brethren, ye know that a good while ago, God, who was among us, chose that the Gentiles should hear by my mouth the word of the gospel, and believe.

And all the multitude kept silence, and gave attention to Barnabas and Paul, relating what signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

wherefore my advice is, not to trouble those who from among the Gentiles are converted to God; but to write to them,

Then it seemed good to the apostles, and elders, and the whole church, to send men chose from among themselves to Antioch along with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas sirnamed Barsabas, and Silas; leading men among the brethren:

And according to his custom Paul went in among them, and for three sabbath-days discoursed to them from the scriptures;

(Now all the Athenians, and strangers sojourning among them, spent their time in nothing else, but to tell or to hear something new.)

Some however adhered to him, and believed: among whom was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

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

And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know in what manner I behaved among you all the time, from the first day that I came into Asia.

And now behold I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

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

And from among yourselves shall men arise, speaking perverse things to draw away disciples after them.

And now, my brethren, I recommend you to God, and to the word of his grace: who is able to edify you, and to give you an inheritance among all that are sanctified.

And when he had saluted them, he gave a particular narrative of the things which God had done among the Gentiles by his ministry.

And they have heard of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews, who are among the Gentiles, to forsake the law of Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children, nor to walk after our customs.

But when the seven days were near ended, the Jews that came from Asia seeing him in the temple, raised a tumult among the people, and laid hands on him, crying out, Men of Israel, help:

For having found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ring-leader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

and they neither found me disputing with any one in the temple, or making sedition among the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:

unless for this one expression, that I cried out when I stood among them, For the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day."

And the high-priest and principal men among the Jews, appeared before him against Paul, and made application to him,

And when he had staid among them more than ten days, he went down to Cesarea, and the next day sitting on the tribunal, he commanded Paul to be brought before him.

especially as thou art acquainted with all the customs and questions which are among the Jews; wherefore I intreat thee to hear me patiently.

My manner of life then from my youth, as it has been from the beginning among my own nation at Jerusalem, all the Jews are acquainted with,

to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of satan unto God; that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.

However, I now exhort you to be of good courage: for there shall be no loss of any life among you, but only of the ship:

And when he had said these things, the Jews departed, having much debate among themselves.