And being assembled together with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, 'Ye did hear of me;

because John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit a few days from now."

But he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times and the seasons, which the Father hath reserved under his own authority.

But you'll receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you'll be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

As he went up, their eyes were fixed on heaven; but just then two men stood beside them dressed in white,

but after he had purchased a field with the reward of his iniquity, he fell down, his belly burst, and all his bowels gushed out:

But the rumour of this having spread, the multitude came together and were confounded, because each one heard them speaking in his own dialect.

But they were all beside themselves and were utterly at a loss, saying one to another - What doth this please to be?

But others kept saying in derision, "They're drunk on sweet wine!"

But Peter standing up with the eleven lifted up his voice and said to them, Men of Judea, and all who live at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and attend to my words.

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

'But this is that which hath been spoken through the prophet Joel:

But whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord, shall be saved.

But you, by the fixed purpose and intention of God, handed him over to wicked men, and had him crucified.

But God raised him up and put an end to suffering of death, since it was impossible for him to be held by it,

"Men and brothers, I can speak plainly to you concerning the patriarch David, because he not only died and was buried, but his tomb is among us even to this very day.

But being a prophet, and having in mind the oath which God had given to him, that of the fruit of his body one would take his place as a king,

After all, David did not go up to heaven, but he said, "The Lord told my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

But Peter said to them, Repent, and let every one of you be baptized to the name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness of sins, and ye will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

But fear came on every soul: and all sorts of wonders and signs were done by the Apostles.

But Peter looking steadily at him with John, said, Look on us.

Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

But as the lame man that was cured held fast Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them into the portico called Solomon's, in vast amazement.

But when Peter saw this, he replied to the people, “Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this, or why do you gaze at us, as if by our own power or piety we had made him walk?

But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;

and you killed the Prince of life, but God raised Him from the dead, to which fact we are witnesses.

But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.

but must reside in heaven, till the time of the restitution of all things, of which God has spoken from the beginning by the mouth of his holy prophets.

But it shall come to pass, that every soul which will not hearken to that prophet, shall be utterly exterminated from amidst the people."

But, indeed, all the prophets, - from Samuel and those following after, as many as have spoken, have even announced these days.

But, as they were speaking unto the people, the High-priests and the Captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,

But many of those who heard their message believed, and the number of the men grew to about five thousand.

you and all the people of Israel must know that it is by the authority of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead -- yes, I repeat it, it is by His authority that this man stands here before you well.

He is the stone which you builders had no use for, but which has been made the chief stone of the building.

They were surprised to see the courage shown by Peter and John and to find that they were uneducated men, and especially untrained in the schools, but they recognized the fact that they had been companions of Jesus,

but seeing the man that was cured standing with them, they had nothing to say against it.

But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.

For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

But they, having further threatened them, let them go, finding no way how they might punish them, on account of the people, because all glorified God for what had taken place;

But they being dismissed, came unto their own friends, and told them all things which the high-priests and elders had said.

There have indeed gathered together in this city against your holy Servant Jesus, whom you has consecrated the Christ, not Herod and Pontius Pilate only, but the nations and the people of Israel besides--

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

He owned a field, but [due to the great need] sold it and brought the money and gave it to the apostles [for distribution].

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

and brought [only] a part of the selling price and gave it to the apostles; but the man and his wife had kept this a secret.

But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.

But the young men, rising up, wrapped him about, and, bearing him forth, buried him.

After an interval of about three hours, his wife came in, but she did not know what had happened.

But Peter'said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to try the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them that have buried thy husband are at the door, and they shall carry thee out.

But by the hands of the apostles were many signs and miracles done among the people; (and they were all with one accord in the portico of Solomon.

And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.

but still a vast number of people, both men and women, who believed in the Lord, continued to join them,

Insomuch that they carried out into the streets the sick, and laid them on beds and couches, that when Peter was coming by, if but even his shadow might pass over some of them.

But the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy,

But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,

And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,

Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.

But somebody came by and reported to them, "The men that you put in jail are standing right here in the temple square, teaching the people."

Then the military commander went with his attendants and brought them back, but without any violence, for they were afraid of being pelted with stones by the people.

But when they had conducted them, they placed them in the sanhedrim: and the high-priest interrogated them,

But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men!

But God exalted Him at His right side to be a Prince and Savior and to give the people of Israel [an opportunity] to repent [i.e., change their hearts and lives] and [receive] forgiveness of [their] sins [through Him].

But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and minded to slay them.

But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, highly respected by all the people, got up in the council and gave orders to put the men out of the council a little while;

For in the days gone by Theudas appeared, claiming that he was a man of importance, and a considerable number of men, about four hundred, espoused his cause, but he was slain and all his followers were dispersed and as a party annihilated.

After him, at the time of the enrollment for the Roman tax, Judas the Galilean appeared and influenced people to desert and follow him, but he too perished and all his followers were scattered.

And now I say to you, Do nothing to these men, but let them be: for if this teaching or this work is of men, it will come to nothing:

But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.

But the Apostles left the Council, rejoicing that they had been thought worthy to suffer disgrace for that Name;

but not for a single day did they desist from teaching and preaching in the Temple, and in private houses, the Gospel of Jesus, the Messiah.

But, in these days, the disciples, multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews, in that, their widows, were being overlooked in the daily ministry.

But look out for yourselves, brethren, seven men from among you, who can be well-attested, full of Spirit and wisdom, - whom we will appoint over this need;

But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

But members of the synagogue known as that of the Libyans, Cyreneans, and Alexandrians, and men from Cilicia and Asia, got to debating with Stephen,

but they could not cope with his good practical sense and the spiritual power with which he usually spoke.

But he said, "Brethren and fathers, the God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, while he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,

though He gave him no inheritance in it, no not the breadth of a foot; but He promised to give it to him for a possession, even to his seed after him; though he had then no child."

But God, spake thus - His seed shall be a sojourner in a foreign land, and they will bring it into bondage, and ill-treat it four-hundred years;

But God further promised: 'I will pass sentence on the nation that enslaves them, and after that they will leave that country and worship me on this very spot.'

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

"But God was with him, and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him grace and wisdom, when he stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him Governor over Egypt, and over all the royal household.

"But a famine spread throughout Egypt and Canaan, and with it great suffering, and our ancestors couldn't find any food.

But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

but being exposed, the daughter of Pharaoh took him up and nourished him as her own son.

But when he had completed his fortieth year, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.

But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

"But at the end of forty years there appeared to him, in the desert of Mt. Sinai, an angel in a flame of fire, in a bush.

But when Moses saw it, he marvelled at the sight: and as he was drawing nearer to observe it, a voice from the Lord came to him,

saying, "I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;" but Moses trembling durst not look on.

But the Lord said to him, 'Take the sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

But the Hebrews refused [to acknowledge Moses as their leader], saying, 'Who made you a ruler and judge [over us]?' [Nevertheless], God sent him [to Egypt] to be both a ruler and liberator [of the people] through the direction of [His] angel who appeared [to Moses] from the bush.

To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,

But God turned, and gave them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, Did ye offer unto me slain beasts and sacrifices Forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

Nay! but ye took with you the tent of Moloch, and the star of the god Rephan, - the forms which ye made to bow down unto them: therefore will I carry you away beyond Babylon.