to whom also he showed himself alive, after his passion, by many tokens; appearing unto them forty days, and speaking of the kingdom of God;

Jews and converts, Greeks and Arabians: We have heard them speak with our own tongues the great works of God."

'It shall be in the last days, saith God, of my spirit I will pour out upon all flesh. And your sons, and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions. And your old men shall dream dreams.

"Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you with miracles and wonders, and signs which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves know:

him have ye taken by the hands of unrighteous persons, after he was delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, and have crucified and slain him whom God hath raised up:

For David speaketh of him, 'Aforehand, saw I God always before me: For he is on my righthand, that I should not be moved.

Therefore seeing he was a prophet, and knew that God had sworn with an oath to him, that the fruit of his loins should sit on his seat - in that Christ should rise again in the flesh -

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

Since now that he by the righthand of God exalted is, and hath received of the father the promise of the holy ghost, he hath shed forth that which ye now see and hear.

So therefore let all the house of Israel know for a surety, that God hath made the same Jesus whom ye have crucified, Lord and Christ."

"For the promise was made unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar, even as many as the Lord God shall call."

And they continued daily with one accord in the temple, and brake bread in every house, and did eat their meat together with gladness and singleness of heart, praising God,

And there was a certain man halt from his mother's womb, whom they brought and laid at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask his alms of them that entered into the temple.

and he sprang, stood, and also walked, and entered with them into the temple: walking, and leaping, and lauding God.

And all the people saw him walk and laud God.

And they knew him, that it was he which sat and begged at the Beautiful gate of the temple. And they wondered, and were sore astonished at that which had happened unto him.

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his son Jesus, whom ye delivered and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had judged him to be loosed:

and killed the Lord of life whom God hath raised from death, of the which we are witnesses:

But those things which God before had showed by the mouth of all his prophets, how that Christ should suffer, he hath thus wise fulfilled it.

and when God shall send him, which before was preached unto you,

that is, to wit, Jesus Christ: which must receive heaven until the time that all things which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began, be restored again.

For Moses said unto the fathers, 'A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you, even of your brethren, like unto me: him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.

Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant, which God hath made unto our fathers, saying to Abraham, 'Even in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.'

First unto you hath God raised up his son Jesus, and him he hath sent to bless you, that every one of you should turn from your wickedness."

if we this day are examined of the good deed done to the sick man by what means he is made whole:

be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, and whom God raised from death again, even by him doth this man stand here present before you whole.

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

So threatened they them and let them go; And found nothing how to punish them, because of the people: For all men lauded God for the miracle which was done.

And when they heard that, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord and said, "Lord, thou art God which hast made heaven and earth, the sea and all that in them is,

And as soon as they had prayed, the place moved where they were assembled together, and they were all filled with the holy ghost, and they spake the word of God boldly.

Pertained it not unto thee only? And after it was sold, was not the price in thine own power? How is it that thou hast conceived this thing in thine heart? Thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God."

Peter and the other apostles answered, and said, "We ought more to obey God than men.

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on tree.

Him hath God lift up with his right hand, to be a ruler and a saviour: for to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

And we are his records as concerning these things: and also the holy ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him."

but and if it be of God, ye cannot destroy it, lest haply ye be found to strive against God."

Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples together and said, "It is not meet that we should leave the word of God and serve at the tables.

And the word of God increased, and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly. And a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

Then sent they in men which said, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God,"

And he said, "Ye men, brethren, and fathers, hearken to. The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham while he was yet in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,

God verily spake on this wise, that this seed should be a dweller in a strange land, and that they should keep them in bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.

'But the nation to whom they shall be in bondage, will I judge,' said God, 'and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.'

And the patriarchs, having indignation, sold Joseph into Egypt, and God was with him,

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

The same time was Moses born, and was a proper child in the sight of God, which was nourished up in his father's house three months.

For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hands should save them: but they understood not.

'I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.' Moses trembled and durst not behold.

This Moses whom they forsook, saying, 'Who made thee a ruler and a judge?' - the same God sent, both a ruler and a deliverer, by the hands of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.

This is that Moses which said unto the children of Israel, 'A prophet shall the Lord God raise up unto you, of your brethren, like unto me: him shall ye hear.'

Then God turned himself, and gave them up, that they should worship the stars of the sky, as it is written in the book of the prophets, 'O ye of the house of Israel: gave ye to me sacrifices and meat offerings by the space of forty years in the wilderness?

And ye took unto you the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Rephan, figures which ye made to worship them. And I will translate you beyond Babylon.'

which tabernacle our fathers received, and brought it in with Joshua into the possession of the gentiles, which gentiles God drave out before the face of our fathers unto the time of David,

which found favour before God, and desired that he would faine have made a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

But he, being full of the holy ghost, looked up steadfastly with his eyes into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the righthand of God,

and said, "Behold, I see the heavens open, and the son of man standing on the righthand of God."

Whom they regarded, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This fellow is the great power of God."

But as soon as they believed Philip's preaching of the kingdom of God and of the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptised: both men and women.

When the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard say that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

Then said Peter unto him, "Thy money perish with thee, because thou wenest that the gift of God may be obtained with money.

Thou hast neither part nor fellowship in this business. For thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

Repent, therefore, of this thy wickedness, and pray God that the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

Philip said unto him, "If thou believe with all thine heart, thou mayest." He answered, and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God."

And straightway he preached Christ in the Synagogues how that he was the son of God.

And after a good while, the Jews took counsel together among themselves, to kill him.

and quit himself boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus. And he spake and disputed with the Greeks; and they went about to slay him.

There was at Joppa a certain woman, which was a disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: the same was full of good works and alms deeds, which she did.

a devout man, and one that feared God with all his household, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed God always.

The same man saw in a vision evidently, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming into him, and saying unto him, "Cornelius."

When he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, "What is it Lord?" He said unto him, "Thy prayers and thy alms are come up into remembrance before God.

But Peter said, "God forbid Lord, for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean."

And the voice spake unto him again the second time, "What God hath cleansed that make thou not common."

While Peter thought on this vision, the spirit said unto him, "Behold, men seek thee: arise therefore, get thee down,

And they said unto him, "Cornelius the captain, a just man and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the people of the Jews, was warned by a holy angel, to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee."

And he said unto them, "Ye do know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to company or come unto an alien: But God hath showed me that I should not call any man common or unclean:

and said, 'Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms deeds are had in remembrance in the sight of God.

Then sent I for thee immediately, and thou hast well done for to come. Now are we all here, present before God to hear all things that are commanded unto thee of God."

Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, "Of a truth I perceive, that God is not partial:

Ye know the preaching that God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ, which is Lord over all things;

How God had anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the holy ghost, and with power; which Jesus went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devils, for God was with him.

Him God raised up the third day, and showed him openly,

not to all the people, but unto us witnesses chosen before of God, which ate and drank with him, after he arose from death.

And he commanded unto us to preach unto the people and testify, that it is he that is ordained of God, a judge of quick and dead.

For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

And the Apostles and the brethren that were throughout Jewry heard say that the Heathen had also received the word of God.

And I said, 'God forbid Lord, for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.'

But the voice answered me again from heaven, 'Count not thou those things common, which God hath cleansed.'

Forasmuch then as God gave them like gifts, as he did unto us, when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ: what was I that I should have withstood God?"

When they heard this, they held their peace and glorified God, saying, "Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life."

Which when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad: and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would continually cleave unto the Lord.

For he was a good man, and full of the holy ghost and of faith. And much people was added unto the Lord.

Then was Peter kept in prison. But prayer was made without ceasing of the congregation unto God for him.

When they were past the first and the second watch, they came unto the iron gate, that leadeth unto the city, which opened to them by his own accord. And they went out and passed through one street, and by and by the angel departed from him.

And the people gave a shout, saying, "It is the voice of a god and not of a man."

And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the honour, and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

And the word of God grew and multiplied.

And when they were come to Salamis, they showed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to their minister.

named Barjesus: which was with the ruler of the country, one Sergius Paulus, a prudent man. The same ruler called unto him Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.

Then Paul stood up and beckoned with the hand and said, "Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.

The God of this people chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with a mighty arm brought them out of it.

And after that they desired a king, and God gave unto them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.