I indeed made the former treatise, O Theophilus, about all things that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation become desolate, and let no man be dwelling in it, and, Let another take his office.

to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas transgressed to go to his own place.

Because thou will not leave my soul in Hades, nor will thou give thy Holy man to see decay.

Having foreseen this, he spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that his soul was not left behind in Hades, nor did his flesh see decay.

And having called them, they commanded them entirely, not to utter nor to teach in the name of Jesus.

saying, Did we not command by an order for you not to teach in this name? And behold, ye have filled Jerusalem of your doctrine, and intend to bring upon us this man's blood.

And he said to them, Men, Israelites, take heed to yourselves what ye are going to do against these men.

And when he was exposed, Pharaoh's daughter took him away, and reared him for a son to herself.

And ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, the images that ye made to worship them. And I will deport you beyond Babylon.

and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass a whole year for them to be assembled in the congregation, and to teach a considerable multitude, and to call the disciples Christians, first at Antioch.

And because he raised him from the dead, no longer going to return to decay, he has spoken this way: I will give to you the faithful holy things of David.

Therefore also he says in another, Thou will not give thy Holy man to see decay.

For indeed David, who served his own generation in the plan of God, became asleep, and was added near his fathers, and saw decay.

But he whom God raised up saw no decay.

Simeon described how God first came to help, to take from the Gentiles a people for his name.

And Barnabas wanted to take along John called Mark.

Therefore, having launched from Troas, we took a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day to Neapolis,

And this man began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him aside, and expounded to him the way of God more accurately.

But we, having gone ahead to the ship, went up to Assos, intending from there to take up Paul, for so it was arranged, he himself intending to go on foot.

How I kept back nothing of these things that are beneficial, not to inform you, and to teach you in public, and from house to house,

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit placed you guardians, to tend the church of the Lord and God, which he purchased by his own blood.

And they were informed about thee, that thou teach all the Jews throughout the nations desertion from Moses, telling them not to circumcise the children nor to walk by the customs.

And a great conflict having developed, the chief captain, having been alarmed lest Paul might be torn apart by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from the midst of them, and bring him into the fort.

And Paul, having called one of the centurions, said, Take this young man to the chief captain, for he has something to inform him.

who also attempted to profane the temple, whom also we took,

Therefore I encourage you to take of food, for this is for your safety. For not a hair will fall from the head of one of you.

And they all, having become encouraged, also took food.

And from there the brothers, who heard these things about us, came for a meeting with us as far as Appius Forum and The Three Taverns, whom, when Paul saw, having expressed thanks to God, he took courage.