And they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, Behold, are not these who speak all Galileans?

But others mocking said, These men are full of sweet wine.

For these are not drunk as you suppose, for it is the third hour of the day.

God raised up this Jesus, of which we all are witnesses.

And you killed the Prince of Life, whom God has raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.

You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, "And in your Seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed."

if we are examined today on a good work for an infirm man, by what this one has been healed,

And having heard, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord and said, Lord, You are the God who made the heaven and earth, and the sea, and all that is in them;

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

But one came, reporting to them, saying, Behold, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.

And we are His witnesses of these things. And so also is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.

And the next day he appeared to them while fighting. And he urged them to peace, saying, Men, you are brothers, why do you wrong one another?

For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.

And Philip ran there to him and heard him read the prophet Isaiah, and said, Do you indeed understand what you are reading?

And he said, Who are you, lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom you persecute. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.

And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men are looking for you.

And going down to the men, those sent to him from Cornelius, Peter said, Behold, I am the one you are seeking. For what reason have you come?

Therefore I immediately sent to you, and you have done well to come. Now therefore we are all here present before God to hear all things that are commanded you by God.

And we are witnesses of all things which He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed Him and hanged Him on a tree;

And they said to her, You are mad. But she kept on saying that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.

who appeared for many days by those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are His witnesses to the people.

this God has fulfilled to us their children, raising up Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm, "You are My Son, this day I have begotten You."

And by Him all who believe are justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the Law of Moses.

and saying, Men, why do you do these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preaching the gospel to you to turn you from these vanities to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all things in them;

And certain ones who came down from Judea taught the brothers, saying, Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.

so those men who are left might seek after the Lord, and all the nations on whom My name has been called, says the Lord, who does all these things."

All His works are known to God from eternity.

And some days afterward, Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brothers in every city where we have announced the Word of the Lord, to see how they are holding to it.

The same followed Paul and us and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the Most High God, who are announcing to us the way of salvation.

And bringing them near to the judges, they said, These men, being Jews, are exceedingly troubling our city.

And they teach customs which are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.

But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.

But Paul said to them, Having beaten us publicly, men who are Romans and uncondemned, they threw us into prison. And now do they put us out secretly? No indeed! But coming themselves, let them bring us out.

And taking hold of him, they led him to the Areopagus, saying, Are we able to know what is this new doctrine of which you speak?

For you bring certain strange things to our ears, therefore we are minded to know what these things mean.

And standing in the middle of the Areopagus, Paul said, Men, Athenians, I see that you are fearful of gods in everything.

For in Him we live and move and have our being, as also certain of your own poets have said, For we are also His offspring.

But answering the evil spirit said, Jesus I know, and I comprehend Paul, but who are you?

And you see and hear that, not only at Ephesus, but almost all Asia, this Paul having persuaded, he has perverted a huge crowd, saying that those which are made with hands are no gods.

For you have brought these men, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.

Therefore if Demetrius and those craftsmen with him truly have a matter against anyone, the court days are kept, and there are proconsuls. Let them plead against one another.

For we are in danger to be accused of revolt concerning today; there being no cause by which we may give an account of this crowding together.

And now, brothers, I commend you to God, and to the Word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

Then Paul answered, What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

And hearing, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who believe, and they are all zealous of the Law.

And they are informed concerning you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the nations to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, nor to walk after the customs.

Then are you not the Egyptian who before these days caused a riot, and led four thousand men of the assassins out into the wilderness?

I am truly a man, a Jew born in Tarsus in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the exactness of the Law of the fathers, being a zealous one of God, as you all are today.

And I answered, Who are you, lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.

And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise and go into Damascus. And there it shall be told you all things which are appointed for you to do.

And hearing, coming near the centurion reported to the chiliarch, saying, Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman.

And coming up the chiliarch said to him, Tell me, are you a Roman? And He said, Yes.

Now therefore you, with the sanhedrin, inform the chiliarch that he bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you would inquire something more perfectly regarding him. And we are ready to put him to death before he comes near.

But do not yield to them, for there are more than forty men of them lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves with an oath that they will neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. And now they are ready, looking for a promise from you.

Since we enjoy great quietness by you, and very worthy deeds are done to this nation due to your forethought, in everything and everywhere, most noble Felix, we accept with all thankfulness.

But I confess this to you, that after the Way which they call heresy, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things that are written in the Law and in the Prophets.

And Agrippa said to Paul, You are permitted to speak for yourself. Then stretching out his hand, Paul made a defense:

And I said, Who are you, lord? And He said, I am Jesus whom you persecute.

in order to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the authority of Satan to God, so that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.

For the king understands about these things, to whom I speak, even being bold of speech. For I am persuaded that not any of these things are hidden from him, nothing. For the doing of this was not in a corner.