For John indeed baptised with water, but ye shall be baptised with the Holy Spirit after now not many days.

for he was numbered amongst us, and had received a part in this service.

For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his homestead become desolate, and let there be no dweller in it; and, Let another take his overseership.

And there appeared to them parted tongues, as of fire, and it sat upon each one of them.

for these are not full of wine, 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 below, blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

for David says as to him, I foresaw the Lord continually before me, because he is at my right hand that I may not be moved.

for thou wilt not leave my soul in hades, nor wilt thou give thy gracious one to see corruption.

For David has not ascended into the heavens, but he says himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit at my right hand

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

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

And fear was upon every soul, and many wonders and signs took place through the apostles' means.

and they recognised him, that it was he who sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

Repent therefore and be converted, for the blotting out of your sins, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

and he may send Jesus Christ, who was foreordained for you,

and they laid hands on them, and put them in ward till the morrow; for it was already evening.

And salvation is in none other, for neither is there another name under heaven which is given among men by which we must be saved.

saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed an evident sign has come to pass through their means is manifest to all that inhabit Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

for as for us we cannot refrain from speaking of the things which we have seen and heard.

But they, having further threatened them, let them go, finding no way how they might punish them, on account of the people, because all glorified God for what had taken place;

for the man on whom this sign of healing had taken place was above forty years old.

For in truth against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou hadst anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the nations, and peoples of Israel, have been gathered together in this city

For neither was there any one in want among them; for as many as were owners of lands or houses, selling them, brought the price of what was sold

and put aside for himself part of the price, his wife also being privy to it; and having brought a certain part, laid it at the feet of the apostles.

But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled thy heart that thou shouldest lie to the Holy Spirit, and put aside for thyself a part of the price of the estate?

And Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and expired. And great fear came upon all who heard it.

And the young men, rising up, swathed him up for burial, and having carried him out, buried him.

And Peter answered her, Tell me if ye gave the estate for so much? And she said, Yes, for so much.

And great fear came upon all the assembly, and upon all who heard these things.

Then the captain, having gone with the officers, brought them, not with violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.

But a certain man, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, held in honour of all the people, rose up in the council, and commanded to put the men out for a short while,

for before these days Theudas rose up, alleging himself to be somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred, were joined; who was slain, and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed and came to nothing.

And now I say to you, Withdraw from these men and let them alone, for if this counsel or this work have its origin from men, it will be destroyed;

They therefore went their way from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be dishonoured for the name.

for we have heard him saying, This Jesus the Nazaraean shall destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses taught us.

And he did not give him an inheritance in it, not even what his foot could stand on; and promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when he had no child.

And God spoke thus: His seed shall be a sojourner in a strange land, and they shall enslave them and evil entreat them four hundred years;

and delivered him out of all his tribulations, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he appointed him chief over Egypt and all his house.

and the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren, and the family of Joseph became known to Pharaoh.

and were carried over to Sychem and placed in the sepulchre which Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.

And when he was cast out, the daughter of Pharaoh took him up, and brought him up for herself to be for a son.

For he thought that his brethren would understand that God by his hand was giving them deliverance. But they understood not.

And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai, in a flame of fire of a bush.

And the Lord said to him, Loose the sandal of thy feet, for the place on which thou standest is holy ground.

saying to Aaron, Make us gods who shall go before us; for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has happened to him.

who found favour before God, and asked to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob;

For from many who had unclean spirits they went out, crying with a loud voice; and many that were paralysed and lame were healed.

And they gave heed to him, because that for a long time he had astonished them by his magic arts.

who, having come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit;

for he was not yet fallen upon any of them, only they were baptised to the name of the Lord Jesus.

Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter, for thy heart is not upright before God.

for I see thee to be in the gall of bitterness, and bond of unrighteousness.

And Simon answering said, Supplicate ye for me to the Lord, so that nothing may come upon me of the things of which ye have spoken.

In his humiliation his judgment has been taken away, and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

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

And the Lord said to him, Rise up and go into the street which is called Straight, and seek in the house of Judas one by name Saul, he is of Tarsus: for, behold, he is praying,

And the Lord said to him, Go, for this man is an elect vessel to me, to bear my name before both nations and kings and the sons of Israel:

for I will shew to him how much he must suffer for my name.

And all who heard were astonished and said, Is not this he who destroyed in Jerusalem those who called on this name, and here was come for this purpose, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?

The assemblies then throughout the whole of Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified and walking in the fear of the Lord, and were increased through the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

And he found there a certain man, Aeneas by name, who had been lying for eight years upon a couch, who was paralysed.

And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus, the Christ, heals thee: rise up, and make thy couch for thyself. And straightway he rose up.

But he, having fixed his eyes upon him, and become full of fear, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms have gone up for a memorial before God.

and he beholds the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as a great sheet, bound by the four corners and let down to the earth;

And Peter said, In no wise, Lord; for I have never eaten anything common or unclean.

And Peter going down to the men said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause for which ye come?

And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man, and fearing God, and borne witness to by the whole nation of the Jews, has been divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for thee to his house, and hear words from thee.

And on the morrow they came to Caesarea. But Cornelius was looking for them, having called together his kinsmen and his intimate friends.

And he said to them, Ye know how it is unlawful for a Jew to be joined or come to one of a strange race, and to me God has shewn to call no man common or unclean.

Wherefore also, having been sent for, I came without saying anything against it. I inquire therefore for what reason ye have sent for me.

And Cornelius said, Four days ago I had been fasting unto this hour, and the ninth I was praying in my house, and lo, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

for they heard them speaking with tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in an ecstasy I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending like a great sheet, let down by four corners out of heaven, and it came even to me:

And I said, In no wise, Lord, for common or unclean has never entered into my mouth.

And the report concerning them reached the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to go through as far as Antioch:

for he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith; and a large crowd of people were added to the Lord.

And having found him, he brought him to Antioch. And so it was with them that for a whole year they were gathered together in the assembly and taught a large crowd: and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

whom having seized he put in prison, having delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep, purposing after the passover to bring him out to the people.

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

And having passed through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain man a magician, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus,

But Elymas the magician (for so his name is by interpretation) opposed them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith.

And now behold, the Lord's hand is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell upon him a mist and darkness; and going about he sought persons who should lead him by the hand.

And Paul, rising up and making a sign with the hand, said, Israelites, and ye that fear God, hearken.

and for a time of about forty years he nursed them in the desert.

And after these things he gave them judges till Samuel the prophet, to the end of about four hundred and fifty years.

And then they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul, son of Kis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, during forty years.

And having removed him he raised up to them David for king, of whom also bearing witness he said, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who shall do all my will.

Brethren, sons of Abraham's race, and those who among you fear God, to you has the word of this salvation been sent:

for those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not having known him, have fulfilled also the voices of the prophets which are read on every sabbath, by judging him.

who appeared for many days to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people.

For David indeed, having in his own generation ministered to the will of God, fell asleep, and was added to his fathers and saw corruption.

Behold, ye despisers, and wonder and perish; for I work a work in your days, a work which ye will in no wise believe if one declare it to you.

for thus has the Lord enjoined us: I have set thee for a light of the nations, that thou shouldest be for salvation to the end of the earth.

and thence they sailed away to Antioch, whence they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled.

Simon has related how God first visited to take out of the nations a people for his name.

For Moses, from generations of old, has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.

men who have given up their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:

Him would Paul have go forth with him, and took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew his father that he was a Greek.

And on the sabbath day we went outside the gate by the river, where it was the custom for prayer to be, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had assembled.