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

But others mocking, said, They are full of sweet wine.

These are not drunken as ye suppose for it is but the third hour of the day.

This Jesus God hath raised up, whereof all we are witnesses.

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

But ye killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead, whereof we are witnesses.

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

If we are examined this day, of the benefit done to the impotent man,

While thou stretchest forth thy hand to heal, and signs and wonders are done thro' the name of thy holy child Jesus.

And Peter said to her, Why have ye agreed together, to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of them that have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.

Then came one and told them, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison, are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

And we are witnesses of these things, and also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

And said to them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves, what ye are about to do, touching these men.

Then said the high priest, Are these things so? And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken.

And the next day, he shewed himself to them, as they were quarrelling, and would have persuaded them to peace, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren: why do ye wrong one another?

And looking stedfastly on him, and being affrighted, he said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thy alms are come up for a memorial before God.

Then Peter going down to the men, said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: for what cause are ye come?

and behold a man stood before me in bright clothing, And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are remembred before God.

Immediately therefore I sent to thee, and thou hast done well in coming. Now therefore we are all present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee by God.

And we are witnesses of all things which he did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom yet they slew and hanged on a tree.

For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, neither knowing him, nor the sayings of the prophets, which are read very sabbath-day, have fulfilled them, in condemning him.

And he was seen many days by them who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.

And he leaped and walked. But the multitude, seeing what Paul had done, lifted up their voice, saying, in the Lycaonian language, The gods are come down to us, in the likeness of men.

We also are men of like passions with you, and preach to you, to turn from these vanities unto the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things that are therein: Who, in times past, suffered all nations to walk in their own ways:

Known unto God are all his works from eternity.

Writing thus by their hand, The apostles, and the elders, and the brethren salute the brethren who are of the Gentiles, in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia.

She following after Paul and us, cried out, saying, These men are servants of the most high God, who declare to us the way of salvation.

But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm; for we are all here.

But Paul said to them, They have beaten us publickly, uncondemned, and have cast us into prison, who are Romans: and do they now thrust us out privately? Nay verily: but let them come themselves and conduct us out.

But not finding them, they dragged Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying aloud, These men, that have turned the world upside down, are come hither also:

Then Paul standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that ye are greatly addicted to the worship of invisible powers.

For in him we live and move, and have our being; as certain likewise of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

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

But ye see and hear, that not at Ephesus only, but almost through all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned aside much people, saying, That they are not gods, which are made with hands.

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

If then Demetrius and the artificers that are with him, have a charge against any one, the courts are held, and there are proconsuls; let them implead one another.

And indeed we are in danger to be questioned for sedition, concerning this day; there being no cause, whereby we can account for this concourse.

And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, who is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among them that are sanctified.

And having heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of believing Jews there are, and they are all zealous for the law.

But they have been informed concerning thee, that thou teachest the Jews who are among the Gentiles, to apostatize from Moses, telling them, not to circumcise their children, nor to walk after the customs.

Therefore do this that we say to thee: there are with us four men, who have a vow on them:

and he saith) I am verily a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and accurately instructed in the law of our fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

And the Lord said to me, Rise and go into Damascus, and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed thee to do.

Now therefore ye with the council signify to the tribune, that he bring him down to you to-morrow, as though ye would more accurately examine the things concerning him: and we, before he came near, are ready to kill him.

But do not yield to them; for there are more than forty of them lie in wait, who have bound themselves with a curse, neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, expecting a promise from thee.

And being informed, that he was of Cilicia, I will give thee, said he, a thorough hearing, when thy accusers also are come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's palace.

And he being called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing we enjoy great peace through thee, and that very worthy deeds are done to this nation by thy prudence always, and in all places, We accept it, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.

that after the way, which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:

Therefore let those of you, said he, who are able, go down with me and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.

And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all ye who are present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have pleaded with me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out, that he ought not to live any longer.

Who art accurately acquainted with all the customs and questions which are among the Jews, wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.

and the Gentiles, to whom I now send thee, To open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God; that they may receive through faith which is in me, forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance among them that are sanctified.

For the king knoweth of these things; to whom also I speak with freedom; for I am persuaded none of these things are hidden from him; for this was not done in a corner.