So, when they were together, they said to him, Lord, will you at this time give back the kingdom to Israel?

And he said to them, It is not for you to have knowledge of the time and the order of events which the Father has kept in his control.

And while they were looking up to heaven with great attention, two men came to them, in white clothing,

For in the book of Psalms it says, Let his house be waste, and let no man be living in it: and, Let his position be taken by another.

For this reason, of the men who have been with us all the time, while the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

And they made prayers and said, Lord, having knowledge of the hearts of all men, make clear which of these two has been marked out by you,

To take that position as a servant and Apostle, from which Judas by his sin was shut out, so that he might go to his place.

And they put it to the decision of chance, and the decision was given for Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven Apostles.

And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like the rushing of a violent wind, and all the house where they were was full of it.

Now there were living at Jerusalem, Jews, God-fearing men, from every nation under heaven.

And how is it that every one of us is hearing their words in the language which was ours from our birth?

And they were all surprised and in doubt saying to one another, What is the reason of this?

For these men are not overcome with wine, as it seems to you, for it is only the third hour of the day;

And it will come about, in the last days, says God, that I will send out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will be prophets, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams:

But God gave him back to life, having made him free from the pains of death because it was not possible for him to be overcome by it.

For David said of him, I saw the Lord before my face at all times, for he is at my right hand, so that I may not be moved:

For David has not gone up into heaven, but says, himself, The Lord said to my Lord, Be seated at my right hand,

Now when these words came to their ears their hearts were troubled, and they said to Peter and the other Apostles, Brothers, what are we to do?

For the word of God is for you and for your children and for all those who are far off, even all those who may be marked out by the Lord our God.

And with more such words he gave his witness, offering them salvation and saying, Come out from this evil generation.

And exchanging their goods and property for money, they made division of it among them all, as they had need.

Now Peter and John were going up to the Temple at the ninth hour, the hour of prayer;

And a certain man who from birth had had no power in his legs, was taken there every day, and put down at the door of the Temple which is named Beautiful, requesting money from those who went into the Temple;

And Peter, looking at him, with John, said, Keep your eyes on us.

But Peter said, I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up on your feet.

And they saw that it was the man who made requests for money at the door of the Temple, and they were full of wonder and surprise at what had taken place.

And when Peter saw it he said to the people, You men of Israel, why are you so greatly surprised at this man? or why are you looking at us as if by our power or virtue we had given him the use of his legs?

And that he may send the Christ who was marked out for you from the first, even Jesus:

And they took them and put them in prison till the morning, for it was now evening.

Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this?