They, therefore, having come together, were asking Him, saying, "Lord, dost Thou at this time restore the Kingdom to Israel?"

He said to them, "It is not yours to know times or seasons, which the Father placed in His own authority;

And, having said these things, while they were beholding, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him from their sight.

And, as they were gazing intently into the heaven, while He was ascending, behold, also two men stood by them in white apparel,

And, when they entered, they went up into the upper-room, where they were abiding; both Peter and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

These all were continuing with one accord in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

And, when the day of Pentecost was being fulfilled they were all together in one place;

and suddenly there came out of Heaven a sound, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, even as the Spirit was giving them to declare.

Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven;

and, when this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were greatly surprised, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

And they were amazed, and wondered, saying, "Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galilaeans?

And how do we hear, each in our own language in which we were born;

Cretans, and Arabians??e hear them speaking in our own languages the wonderful works of God?"

And they were all amazed, and perplexed, saying one to another, "What does this mean?"

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and declared to them, "Men of Judaea, and all those dwelling in Jerusalem, be this known to you, and give ear to my words;

for these are not drunken, as ye suppose, for it is the third hour of the day;

'And it shall be in the last days', saith God, 'I will pour out of My Spirit 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;

"This Jesus God raised up; of which fact we all are witnesses.

And, hearing this, they were pricked in the heart, and said to Peter, and the rest of the apostles, "Brethren! what shall we do?"

And Peter said to them, "Repent, and be immersed each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, unto remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit;

for the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all those afar off??s many as the Lord our God shall call to Him."

Those, therefore, who gladly received his word, were immersed; and there were added to them on that day about three thousand souls;

and they were constantly attending the teaching of the apostles and the fellowship, and the breaking of bread, and the prayers.

And fear was coming upon every soul; and many wonders and signs were coming to pass through the apostles.

And all who believed were together, and were holding all things common;

and they were selling their possessions and goods, and were distributing them to all, according as any one had need.

And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at their homes, were partaking of food in gladness and singleness of heart;

praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to them daily those who were being saved.

Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer??he ninth hour.

And a certain man, lame from his mother's womb, was being carried along, whom they were wont to lay daily at the gate of the temple??hich was called "Beautiful"??o ask alms of those entering the temple;

And, seizing him by the right hand, he raised him up; and instantly his feet and ankles were strengthened;

and they were recognizing him, that this was he who was wont to sit for alms, at the Beautiful gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him.

And Peter, seeing it, spake to the people, "Men of Israel, why do ye wonder at this? Or why look ye so intently on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him to walk

The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Child Jesus, Whom ye, indeed, delivered up, and denied before Pilate's face, when he gave judgment to release Him;

and the Prince of life ye killed; Whom God raised from the dead??f which fact we are witnesses.

"And now, brethren, I know that in ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers;

Repent ye, therefore, and turn, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord;

Moses, indeed, said, 'A prophet will the Lord your God raise up for you from among your brethren, as He did me; to Him shall ye hearken in all things, whatsoever He shall say to you.

Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And in your Seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.'

To you first, God, having raised up His Child, sent Him forth, blessing you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities."

But, as they were speaking to the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,

And it came to pass, the next day, that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem,

and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest.

And, having set them in the midst, they were inquiring, "In what power or in what name, did ye do this?"

if we are this day examined in regard to a good deed done to an impotent man, by what means this person has been made whole;

Now, beholding the boldness of Peter and John, and perceiving that they were unlettered and ignorant men, they were wondering; they also were recognizing them, that they had been with Jesus;

But, having ordered them to go aside out of the Sanhedrin, they were conferring one with another,

And they, when they had further threatened them, released them, finding no way to punish them, on account of the people; because all were glorifying God for what had taken place;

Who, through the Holy Spirit by the mouth of our father David, Thy servant, didst say, 'Why did the gentiles rage, and the peoples premeditate empty things?

The kings of the earth did set themselves in array; and the rulers assembled together, against the Lord, and against His Christ.'

For, of a truth, there were gathered together in this city, against Thy Holy Child Jesus, Whom Thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the gentiles and peoples of Israel??28 to do whatsoever Thy hand and Thy counsel predetermined to come to pass.

And, when they had prayed, the place in which they had assembled was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and were speaking the word of God with boldness.

And the heart and soul of the multitude of those who believed were one; and not even one was saying that any of the things belonging to him was his own, but they had all things common.

And, with great power, were the apostles giving forth their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus; and great grace also was upon them all.

For neither was any one among them in want; for as many as were possessors of lands or houses, selling them, were bringing the prices of the things sold,

and were laying them, at the feet of the apostles; and distribution was being made according as any one had need.

But Peter said, "Ananias, why did Satan fill your heart, that you should lie to the Holy Spirit, and keep back part of the price of the land?

While remaining, did it not remain your own? and, when sold, did it not continue in your own authority? Why did you conceive in your heart this thing? You did not lie to men, but to God."

But Peter said to her, "Why is it that it was agreed by you to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out."

And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were wrought among the people; and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.

But of the rest no one was daring to join himself to them; but the people were magnifying them;

(and the more were believers being added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women);

And the multitude of the cities round about were coming together to Jerusalem, bearing the sick, and those harassed by unclean spirits ??ho, indeed, were being healed, every one.

And the high priest, rising up, and all those with him, being the sect of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy,

And, having heard this, they entered at dawn, into the temple, and were teaching. And the high priest, having come, and those with him, called together the Sanhedrin, and all the senate of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison-house to have them brought.

Now, when both the captain of the temple and the high priests heard these words, they were thoroughly perplexed concerning them, what this might become.

But a certain one, coming near, told them, "Behold, the men whom ye put in the prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people!"

Then the captain, having gone away with the officers, brought them, not with violence, for they were fearing the people, lest they should be stoned;

saying, "We strictly charged you not to teach in This Name; and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching! and intend to bring upon us the blood of This Man!"

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, Whom ye slew, having suspended Him on a tree:

And we are witnesses of these things; also the Holy Spirit, Whom God gave to those who obey Him."

And they, hearing it, were being convulsed with rage, and were taking counsel to slay them.

And he said to them, "Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves with regard to these men, what ye are about to do;

for before these days arose Theudas, alleging that he himself was somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves; who was slain, and all, as many as obeyed him, were disbanded, and came to nothing.

After this arose Judas, the Galilean, in the days of the enrollment, and drew away people after him; he also perished; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.

And now I say to you, refrain from these men, and let them alone; for, if this counsel or this work be of men, it will be overthrown;

They, therefore, were going from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they were accounted worthy to suffer dishonor in behalf of The Name.

Now in these days, when the disciples were being multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily ministration.

And the word of God was increasing, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was being multiplied exceedingly; a great multitude also of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.

But there arose some of those who were of the synagogue called the synagogue of the Freedmen, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.

And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the spirit with which he was speaking.

And all those who were sitting in the Sanhedrin, gazing intently at him, saw his face as it were an angel's face.

And the high priest said, "Are these things so?"

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,

and said to him, 'Go forth from your country, and from your kindred, and came into the land which I will show you,'

"Now there came a famine upon the whole of Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation; and our fathers were not finding sustenance.

But Jacob, having heard that there was grain in Egypt, sent out our fathers first;

And Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he and our fathers;

and they were removed to Shechem, and were laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Emmor, in Shechem.

But, as the time of the promise which God promised to Abraham was drawing nigh, the people increased and were multiplied in Egypt,

The same, dealing craftily with our race, ill-treated our fathers, in causing their children to be cast out, that they might not be preserved alive.

But, when his fortieth year was being completed, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the sons of Israel.

On the following day, also, he appeared to them while they were fighting and he was urging them to peace, saying, 'Men, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one another?'

And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.

'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob.' And Moses, becoming terrified, was not daring to examine it.

And the Lord said to him, 'Loose the sandals from your feet; for the place on which you have been standing is holy ground.

This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, A Prophet will God raise up for you of your brethren, as He did me.

This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spake to him on mount Sinai, and with our fathers; who received living oracles to give to us:

to whom our fathers wished not to become obedient, but thrust him away, and in their hearts turned back again to Egypt;