And being assembled together, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, Which, he said, ye heard from me.

And he said to them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father established in his own authority.

But ye will receive the power of the Holy Spirit that comes upon you. And ye will be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and as far as of the extremity of the earth.

Men, brothers, it was necessary for this Scripture to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David about Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus,

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.

having begun from the immersion of John to the day that he was taken up from us, for one of these to become a witness with us of his resurrection.

And there appeared to them dividing tongues, as of fire, and they settled upon each one of them.

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

And I will give wonders in the heaven above, and signs on the earth beneath, blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.

whom God raised up, having loosed the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.

For David speaks for him: I beheld the Lord always before me, because he is at my right hand, so that I may not be moved.

For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand

And Peter said to them, Repent ye, and be immersed each of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all those in afar, as many as Lord our God may call.

And fear developed in every soul. And many wonders and signs occurred through the apostles.

and they recognized him, that this was the man who sat for charity at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. And they were filled of astonishment and amazement at that which happened to him.

But ye denied the Holy and Righteous, and asked for a man, a murderer to be granted to you.

And he may send Christ Jesus who has been pre-ordained for you,

For Moses indeed said to the fathers, Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you, from your brothers, like me. Ye shall hear him in all things, as many as he might speak to you.

Ye are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant that God made for our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed all the patriarchies of the earth will be blessed.

And they threw hands on them, and put them in custody for the morrow, for it was now evening.

And salvation is not in any other man, for there is no other name under the heaven, that has been given among men, by which we must be saved.

saying, What will we do to these men? For that indeed a notable sign has happened by them, is apparent to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

For we are not able not to speak what we saw and heard.

And they, having further threatened, released them, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people. Since all glorified God for that which happened.

For the man was more than forty years old on whom this sign of healing had occurred.

For in truth, against thy holy Boy Jesus, whom thou anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, were gathered together,

by thy stretching forth thy hand for healing, and signs and wonders to happen through the name of thy holy Boy Jesus.

For not even any needy was among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses, selling, they brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,

But Peter said, Ananias, why did Satan fill thy heart for thee to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back from the price of the land?

And Ananias hearing these words, after falling down he expired. And great fear developed in all who heard these things.

And Peter responded to her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much. And she said, Yes, for so much.

And great fear developed in the whole church, and in all who heard these things.

Then after departing, the captain with the subordinates brought them, not with violence, for they feared the people, lest they would be stoned.

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.

For before these days Theudas rose up saying himself to be somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred, bonded themselves, who was killed. And all, as many as were persuaded by him, were dispersed and developed into nothi

Indeed therefore they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were considered worthy to be treated shamefully for the name of Jesus.

And the twelve, having summoned the multitude of the disciples, they said, It is not right for us, having left the word of God behind, to serve tables.

For we have heard him saying that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and will change the customs that Moses delivered to us.

And he gave him no inheritance in it, not even a footstep. And he promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, although there was no child by him.

And God spoke thus: His seed would be alien in a foreign land, and they would enslave and mistreat them four hundred years.

and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And he appointed him governor over Egypt and his entire house.

And during the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph's race became manifest to Pharaoh.

And they were carried into Shechem, and laid in the sepulcher that Abraham bought for a price of silver from the sons of Hamor of Shechem.

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

And after seeing a certain man suffering wrong, he defended him, and did vengeance for the man being oppressed, having smitten the Egyptian.

And on the next day he was seen by them as they fought, and he was reconciling them for peace, having said, Men, ye are brothers. Why is it that ye wrong each other?

And forty years having been fulfilled, an agent of Lord appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai in a flame of fire of a bush.

And the Lord said to him, Put off the shoes from thy feet, for the place on which thou stand is holy ground.

This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you, from your brothers, like me.

after saying to Aaron, Make gods for us who will lead us. For this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has happened to him.

who found favor in the sight of God. And he asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.

The heaven is to me a throne, and the earth a footstool of my feet. What house will ye build for me? says Lord. Or what is the place of my rest?

For of many of those who had unclean spirits, they came out, crying in a great voice. And many who were paralyzed, and who were lame, were healed.

And they heeded him, because he facinated them for a considerable time with the sorceries.

who, when they came down, prayed for them, so that they might receive Holy Spirit,

for it was not yet fallen upon any of them. They were only immersed in the name of the Christ Jesus.

But Peter said to him, Thy silver with thee, may it be for destruction, because thou thought to obtain the gift of God by money.

There is no part nor lot for thee in this matter, for thy heart is not straight in the sight of God.

For I perceive that thou are in the gall of bitterness and the bond of unrighteousness.

And having answered, Simon said, Beg ye to the Lord for me, so that none of which things ye have spoken may come upon me.

And he said, For how can I unless some man may guide me? And he encouraged Philip, after coming up, to sit with him.

And when they came up out of the water, Spirit of Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

he requested letters from him for Damascus, to the synagogues, so that if he found any who were of the Way, both men and women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

And on going, it came to pass for him to approach Damascus. And suddenly there shone around him a light out of heaven.

And the Lord said to him, After rising, go into the street called Straight, and seek in the house of Judas, a man named Saul of Tarsus, for behold, he is praying.

For I will give him a glimpse of how many things it is necessary for him to suffer for my name.

And all those who heard were amazed, and said, Is this not the man who destroyed those in Jerusalem who call on this name? And he has come here for this, so that he might bring them bound to the chief priests.

Indeed therefore the congregations throughout the whole of Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified. And, going in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

And he found there a certain man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed, laying on a bed for eight years.

And it came to pass for him to remain considerable days at Joppa with a certain Simon, a tanner.

a devout man, and fearing God with all his house, and doing many charities for the people, and beseeching God always.

And after gazing at him, and having become afraid, he said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thy charities have come up for a memorial before God.

And he sees heaven opened, and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet bound at four corners, and being lowered to the earth,

in which were all the four-footed things of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the birds of the sky.

And a voice again for a second time, What God has cleansed, thou shall not make profane.

And having gone down to the men, Peter said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek. What is the cause for which ye are here?

And on the morrow they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his kinsmen and close friends.

And when it came about for Peter to enter, Cornelius, having met him, after falling down at his feet, worshiped.

And he said to them, Ye understand how it is unlawful for a Jewish man to fraternize or to visit with a foreign man, and yet God demonstrated to me not to call one man profane or unclean.

And so I came without objection when summoned. I ask therefore for what matter ye summoned me.

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

For they heard them speaking in tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

Can any man forbid the water for these not to be immersed, who have received the Holy Spirit as we also?

I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain container descending, as a great sheet being lowered from heaven by four corners, and it came as far as to me,

having gazed at which, I was examining. And I saw the four footed things of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the birds of the sky.

But a voice answered me for a second time out of heaven, What God has cleansed, thou shall not make profane.

Indeed therefore those who were scattered abroad from the persecution that occurred against Stephen passed through as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to none except Jews only.

And the word about them was heard in the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they dispatched Barnabas to pass through as far as Antioch,

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.

whom, having also arrested, he put in prison, having delivered to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.

Indeed therefore Peter was kept in the prison, but fervent prayer was being made by the church to God for him.

And after recognizing Peter's voice, she did not open the gate for joy, but having ran in, she reported Peter was standing in front of the gate.

And Herod, who sought for him, and not having found, having examined the guards, he commanded them to be led away. And going down from Judea to Caesarea, he remained there.

And while they were serving the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate to me now Barnabas and Saul for the work that I have called them.

Indeed therefore these men, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed for Cyprus.

And after becoming in Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews, and they also had John for a helper.

And after going through the island as far as Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a Jewish FALSE prophet, whose name was Bar-jesus,

But Elymas the sorcerer (for so his name is translated) opposed them, seeking to deviate the proconsul from the faith.

And after the reading of the law and the prophets the synagogue rulers sent to them, saying, Men, brothers, if there is among you a word of exhortation for the people, speak.