And He said to them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father has put in His own authority.

And saying these things, as they watched, He was taken up. And a cloud received Him out of their sight.

who also said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into the heaven? This same Jesus who is taken up from you into Heaven, will come in the way you have seen Him going into Heaven.

And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples and said, (the number of names together was about a hundred and twenty,)

And they prayed and said, You, Lord, knower of all hearts, show which one You chose from these two,

And tongues as of fire appeared to them, being distributed; and it sat upon each of them.

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

But Peter, standing up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice and said to them, Men, Jews, and all who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, He would raise up Christ to sit upon his throne,

For David has not ascended into the heavens, but he says himself, "The LORD said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand

And hearing this, they were stabbed in the heart, and said to Peter and to the other apostles, Men, brothers, what shall we do?

Then Peter said to them, Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ to remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

And fastening his eyes on him, Peter with John said, Look on us!

But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!

And they recognized him, that it was him who sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

For Moses truly said to the fathers, "The Lord your God shall raise up a Prophet to you from your brothers, One like me. You shall hear Him in all things, whatever He may say to you.

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."

And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name have you done this?

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,

But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it is right before God to listen to you more than to God, you judge.

And being let go, they went to their own company and reported what the chief priests and elders had said to them.

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;

who by the mouth of Your servant David has said, "Why did the nations rage and the people imagine vain things?

And the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul. And not one said that any of the things which he possessed was his own. But they had all things common.

But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart for you to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

And Peter answered her, Tell me whether you sold the land for so much? And she said, Yes, for so much.

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

And Peter and the apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

And he said to them, Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what you intend to do regarding these men.

And the Twelve called near the multitude of the disciples and said, It is not pleasing to us, leaving the Word of God, to serve tables.

They set these before the apostles. And having prayed, they laid hands on them.

And they set up false witnesses, who said, This man does not cease speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the Law.

Then the high priest said, Then do you so hold these things?

And he said, Men, brothers, and fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran.

And He said to him, "Go out from your land and from your kindred, and come into a land which I shall show you."

And He gave him no inheritance in it, no, not even a foot-breadth. And He promised that He would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, there being no child to him.

And God spoke in this way, that his seed would be a tenant in another land, and that they would enslave it and oppress it four hundred years.

And God said, "I will judge the nation to whom they shall be in bondage," and "after these things they will come out and will serve Me in this place."

And seeing it, Moses marveled at the sight. And as he drew near to see, the voice of the Lord came to him:

Then the Lord said to him, "Loosen the sandal on your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground."

This is that Moses who said to the sons of Israel, "The Lord your God shall raise up a Prophet to you from your brothers, One like me; you shall hear Him."

And he said, Behold, I see Heaven opened and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God.

And kneeling down, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, do not lay this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

But Peter said to him, May your silver perish with you, because you have thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God.

And answering Simon said, You pray to the Lord for me that none of these things which you have spoken may come on me.

Then the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and join yourself to this chariot.

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, How can I unless some man should guide me? And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him.

And the eunuch answered Philip and said, I beg you, of whom does the prophet speak this? Of himself or of some other man?

And as they passed along the way, they came on some water. And the eunuch said, See, here is water, what hinders me from being baptized?

Philip said, If you believe with all your heart, it is lawful. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

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 trembling and astonished, he said, Lord, what will You have me to do? And the Lord said to him, Arise and go into the city, and you shall be told what you must do.

And there was a certain disciple in Damascus named Ananias. And the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias! And he said, Behold me, Lord.

And the Lord said to him, Arise and go into the street which is called Straight and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,

and has seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him so that he might receive his sight.

But the Lord said to him, Go! For this one is a chosen vessel to Me, to bear My name before nations and kings and the sons of Israel.

And Ananias went and entered into the house. And putting his hands on him, he said, Brother Saul, the Lord, Jesus, who appeared to you in the way in which you came, has sent me to you that you might see and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

But all who heard him were amazed and said, Is this not he who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem and came here for that reason, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?

And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals you; rise up and spread for yourself! And he arose immediately.

And putting them all out, Peter knelt down and prayed. And turning to the body he said, Tabitha, arise! And she opened her eyes. And when she saw Peter, she sat up.

And he was gazing at him, and becoming terrified, he said, What is it, lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your merciful deeds have come up for a memorial before God.

But Peter said, Not so, Lord, for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.

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?

And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man and one who fears God, and one of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear words from you.

And he said to them, You know that it is an unlawful thing for a man, a Jew to keep company with or to come near to one of another nation. But God has shown me not to call any man common or unclean.

And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour. And at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing.

And he said, Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your merciful deeds have been remembered before God.

Then Peter opened his mouth and said, Truly I see that God is no respecter of persons;

And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they begged him to stay certain days.

But I said, Not so, Lord, for nothing common or unclean has at any time entered into my mouth.

And he declared to us how he had seen an angel in his house, who stood and said to him, Send men to Joppa and call for Simon whose last name is Peter,

And I remembered the Word of the Lord, how He said, John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

And behold! An angel of the Lord stood by, and a light shone in the building. And striking Peter's side, he raised him up, saying, Rise up quickly! And his chains fell off his hands.

And the angel said to him, Gird yourself and put on your sandals. And he did so. And he says to him, Throw your robe around you and follow me.

And having come to himself, Peter said, Now I know surely that the Lord has sent His angel and has delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

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

But, waving to them with his hand to be quiet, he declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go tell these things to James and to the brothers. And he departed and went into another place.

And on a certain day, Herod sat on his throne, dressed in royal clothing, and made a speech to them.

As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, So, then, separate Barnabas and Saul to Me for the work to which I have called them.

Then Saul (who is also Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, set his eyes on him

and said, O son of the Devil, full of all deceit and all craftiness, enemy of all righteousness, will you not stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?

But going through from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day and sat down.

And rising up and signaling with his hand, Paul said, Men, Israelites, and those fearing God, listen.

And when He had removed him, He raised up David to them to be their king; to whom He also witnessed and said, I have found David the son of Jesse to be a man after My own heart, who shall fulfill all My will.

Of this man's seed God has raised to Israel, according to His promise, a Savior, Jesus;

And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Who do you think that I am? I am not He. But behold, One comes after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.

But speaking boldly, Paul and Barnabas said, It was necessary for the Word of God to be spoken to you first. But since indeed you put it far from you and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the nations.

For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, "I have set You to be a light of the nations, for salvation to the end of the earth."

said with a loud voice, Stand up on your feet! And he leaped and walked.

And indeed being set forward by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the nations. And they caused great joy to all the brothers.

And after much disputing, Peter rose up and said to them, Men, brothers, you recognize that from ancient days God chose among us that through my mouth the nations should hear the Word of the gospel, and believe.

"After this I will return and will build again the tabernacle of David which has fallen down; and I will build again its ruins, and I will set it up,

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.

Then having set sail from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;

And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was usually made. And we sat down and spoke to the women who came together there.

And when she was baptized, she and her household, she begged us, saying, If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay. And she constrained us.