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

but others scoffing said, they are full of sweet wine.

for these men are not drunk, as ye suppose; for it is but the third hour of the day.

This Jesus hath God raised up from the dead, of which we all are witnesses.

for the promise is to you and to your children, yea and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

and put to death the prince of life; whom God hath raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.

Now ye are the children 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:"

and elders of Israel, if we are this day examined about the benefit done to the impotent man,

and while signs and wonders are done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

when there came one and told them, saying, behold, the men whom ye put in prison, are in the temple teaching the people.

and we are his witnesses of what we declare; and so is the holy Spirit, whom God hath given to them that obey Him.

Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves, what ye are about to do, as to these men.

Then said the high priest, Are these things so?

And the next day he came to them, as they were two of them fighting, and would have persuaded them to agree, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren, why do ye injure one another?

I have seen the oppression of my people that are in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. Therefore come now, and I will send thee into Egypt."

and he looking earnestly at him, and being afraid, said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up as a memorial before God.

And as Peter was pondering upon the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold there are three men enquiring for thee:

Then Peter went down to the men that were sent to him from Cornelius, and said, Behold I am the person whom ye seek: what is the cause for which ye are come?

and said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are remembered before God.

Immediately therefore I sent to thee, and thou hast done well that thou art come. And now we are all here present before God, to hear all the things which God hath charged thee with to us.

And we are witnesses of all things that He did, both in the country of Judea, and in the city of Jerusalem: whom notwithstanding they put to death, hanging Him on a tree.

For the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and their rulers, not knowing Him, have indeed fulfilled the words of the prophets, which are read every sabbath-day, in condemning Him.

and He was seen for many days by those that came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.

And the people, seeing what Paul had done, lifted up their voice, saying in the Lycaonian tongue, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.

crying out, and saying, "Sirs, why do ye these things? we also are men subject to the like infirmities with you, and we preach the gospel unto you, that ye may turn from these vanities to the living God, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea,

Now all his works are known unto God from the beginning of the world:

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

and they wrote by their hand, as follows, The apostles and elders and brethren here to the Gentile brethren which are in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia, send greeting.

And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, Let us return and visit our brethren in every city, where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are.

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

And when they brought them to the governors, they said, These men cause great disturbance in our city, for they are Jews, and teach customs,

which it is not lawful for us to receive, nor practise, who are Romans.

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

are come hither also, and Jason has privately received them. And they all act contrary to the decrees of Cesar, saying, there is another king, one Jesus.

Then Paul stood up in the midst of the Areopagus and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that you are indeed over-much religious:

For in Him we live and move, and exist; as some also of your own poets have said, "For we his offspring are."

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

And ye see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but in almost all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and perverted many people, saying, that they are no gods which are made by hands.

So that we are not only in danger of this, that the business we follow will come to nothing; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be despised; and her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the whole world worshippeth.

Since therefore these things are incontestible, ye ought to be quiet and composed, and to do nothing rashly.

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

If Demetrius therefore, and the artificers that are with him, have a charge against any one, the law-courts are open, and there are Roman proconsuls likewise: let them implead one another.

But if ye are enquiring any thing about other matters, let it be decided in a lawful assembly:

for we are in danger of being charged with sedition for what has happened this day, there being no cause by which we can give a reason for this concourse.

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

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.

Do this therefore, which we advise thee. Here are four men with us, that have a vow upon them: take these and be purified with them,

---I am indeed a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, accurately instructed in the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as ye all are this day.

And I said, Lord, what shall I do? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go on to Damascus, and there it shall be told thee concerning all things which are appointed for thee to do.

Now therefore do ye with the rest of the sanhedrim signify to the tribune, that he would bring him down to you to-morrow, as if you would examine more accurately some things concerning him: and we are ready to dispatch him before he come near you."

But do not thou comply with them: for there lie in wait for him more than forty men of them, who have bound themselves with a curse neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him: and they are now ready, waiting for an order from thee.

I will hear thee, when thine accusers are also come. And he ordered him to be kept in Herod's palace.

And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "As by thee we enjoy much peace, and glorious things are done to this nation by thy prudent administration,

because thou mayst know, that there are not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem:

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

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

And Festus said, "King Agrippa and all that are here present with us, ye see this man, concerning whom all the Jews have applied to me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out, that he ought not to live.

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.

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

Fear not, Paul, thou must be brought before Cesar, and behold God hath given thee all that are sailing with thee.