And [while he] was with [them], he commanded them, "Do not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for what was promised by the Father, which you heard about from me.

For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit {not many days from now}."

But he said to them, "It is not for you to know [the] times or seasons that the Father has set by his own authority.

(Now this man acquired a field for the wages of [his] wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines spilled out.

"For it is written in the book of Psalms, 'Let his residence become deserted, and let there be no one to live in it,' and, 'Let another person take his position.'

Therefore it is necessary for [one] of the men who have accompanied us during all the time [in] which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,

And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was added [to serve] with the eleven apostles.

And divided tongues like fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them.

For these [men] are not drunk, as you assume, because it is the third hour of the day.

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

God raised {him} up, having brought to an end the pains of death, because it was not possible [for] him to be held by it.

For David says with reference to him, 'I saw the Lord before me {continually}, for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken.

For this [reason] my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced greatly, furthermore also my flesh will live in hope,

For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet." '

And Peter [said] to them, "Repent and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all those [who are] far away, as many as the Lord our God calls to himself."

And fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were being performed by the apostles.

And a certain man was being carried who was lame {from birth}. {He} was placed every day at the gate of the temple called "Beautiful," [so that he] could ask for charitable gifts from those who were going into the temple [courts].

And they recognized him, that this one was the one who used to sit [asking] for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with awe and astonishment at what had happened to him.

so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and he may send the Christ appointed for you--Jesus,

Moses said, 'The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You will listen to him in everything that he says to you.

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among people by which we must be saved."

saying, "What should we do with these men? For that a remarkable sign has taken place through them [is] evident to all those who live [in] Jerusalem, and we are not able to deny [it]!

For we are not able to refrain from speaking about [the things] that we have seen and heard."

So [after] threatening [them] further, they released them, finding no way to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising God for what had happened.

For the man on whom this sign of healing had been performed was more [than] forty years [old].

For in truth both Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus whom you anointed,

For there was not even anyone needy among them, because all those who were owners of plots of land or houses were selling [them] [and] bringing the proceeds of the things that were sold

and he kept back for himself [some] of the proceeds, and [his] wife was aware of [it]. And he brought a certain part [and] placed [it] at the feet of the apostles.

But Peter said, "Ananias, for what [reason] has Satan filled your heart, [that] you lied to the Holy Spirit and kept back for yourself [some] of the proceeds of the piece of land?

And [when] Ananias heard these words, he fell down [and] died. And great fear came on all those who heard about [it].

And Peter said to her, "Tell me whether you [both] were paid this much [for] the piece of land." And she said, "Yes, this much."

And great fear came on the whole church and on all who heard about these [things].

Then the captain went with the officers [and] brought them, not with force (for they were afraid of the people, lest they be stoned [by them]).

But a certain man stood up in the Sanhedrin, a Pharisee {named} Gamaliel, a teacher of the law respected by all the people, [and] gave orders to put the men outside for a short time.

And he said to them, "Men [and] Israelites, take care for yourselves what you are about to do to these men!

For before these days, Theudas rose up saying he was somebody. A number of men, about four hundred, joined {him}. {He} was executed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.

So they went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin rejoicing, because they had been considered worthy to be dishonored for the sake of the name.

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

And he did not give him an inheritance in it--not even a footstep--and he promised to give [it] to him for his possession, and to his descendants after him, {although he did not have} a child.

But God spoke like this: 'His descendants will be foreigners in a foreign land, and they will enslave them and mistreat [them] four hundred years,

and rescued him from all his afflictions and granted him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And he appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.

And on the second [visit] Joseph was made known to his brothers, and the family of Joseph became known to Pharaoh.

And they were brought back to Shechem and buried in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

At this time Moses was born, and he was beautiful to God. {He} was brought up [for] three months in [his] father's house,

and [when] he was abandoned, the daughter of Pharaoh took him [up] and brought him [up] {as her own son}.

And the Lord said to him, 'Untie the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.

This man led them out, performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt and at the Red Sea and in the wilderness [for] forty years.

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

saying to Aaron, 'Make us gods who will go on before us! For this Moses, who led us out from the land of Egypt--we do not know what has happened to him!'

But God turned away and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, just as it is written in the book of the prophets: 'You did not bring offerings and sacrifices to me [for] forty years in the wilderness, [did you], house of Israel?

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

But Solomon built a house for him.

'Heaven [is] my throne and earth [is] the footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what [is the] place of my rest?

For many of those who had unclean spirits, they were coming out [of them], crying out with a loud voice, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.

And they were paying attention to him because for a long time he had astonished them with [his] magic.

who went down [and] prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.

(For he had not yet fallen on any of them, {but they had only been baptized} in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

For I see you are in {a state of bitter envy} and {bound by unrighteousness}."

But Simon answered [and] said, "You pray to the Lord for me so that nothing of what you have said will come upon me."

In his humiliation justice was taken from him. Who can describe his {descendants}? For his life was taken away from the earth."

And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any longer, for he went on his way rejoicing.

[and] asked for letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, both men and women, he could bring [them] tied up to Jerusalem.

And he was {unable to see} [for] three days, and he did not eat or drink.

And the Lord [said] to him, "Get up, go to the street called 'Straight' and in the house of Judas look for {a man named Saul from Tarsus}. For behold, he is praying,

For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name."

And all who heard [him] were amazed, and were saying, "Is this not the one who was wreaking havoc in Jerusalem [on] those who call upon this name, and had come here for this [reason], that he could bring them tied up to the chief priests?"

Then the church throughout all of Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being strengthened. And living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it was increasing [in numbers].

And he found there a certain man {named} Aeneas who was paralyzed, who had been lying on a mat for eight years.

devout and fearing God together with all his household, doing many charitable deeds for the people and praying to God {continually}.

And he stared at him and became terrified [and] said, "What is [it], Lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and your charitable deeds have gone up for a memorial offering before God.

And he saw heaven opened and an object something like a large sheet coming down, being let down to the earth by its four corners,

in which were all the four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth and birds of the sky.

But Peter said, "Certainly not, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common and unclean!"

And the voice [came] again to him for the second time: "[The things] which God has made clean, you must not consider unclean!"

And [while] Peter was reflecting about the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, men are looking for you.

So Peter went down to the men [and] said, "Behold, I am [he] whom you are looking for! What [is] the reason for which you have come?"

And he said to them, "You know that it is forbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or to approach a foreigner. And to me God has shown [that] I should call no man common or unclean.

Therefore--and without raising any objection--I came [when I] was sent for. So I ask for what reason you sent for me."

And Cornelius said, "{Four days ago at this hour}, [the] ninth, I was praying in my house. And behold, a man in shining clothing stood before me

Therefore I sent for you at once, and you {were kind enough to come}. So now we all are present before God to hear all the things that have been commanded to you by the Lord."

[As for] the message that he sent to the sons of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ--this one is Lord of all--

for they heard them speaking in tongues and glorifying God. Then Peter said,

"Surely no one can withhold the water for these [people] to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as we also did!"

So he ordered [that] they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for several days.

"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision--an object something like a large sheet coming down, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came to me.

[As I] looked intently into it, I was considering [it], and I saw the four-footed animals of the earth and the wild animals and the reptiles and the birds of the sky.

But I said, 'Certainly not, Lord! For nothing common or unclean has ever entered into my mouth!'

But the voice replied from heaven for the second time, '[The things] which God has made clean, you must not consider unclean!'

Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, proclaiming the message to no one except Jews alone.

{And the report came to the attention} of the church that was in Jerusalem about them, and they sent out Barnabas as far as Antioch,

So he departed for Tarsus to look for Saul.

And [when he] found [him], he brought [him] to Antioch. And it happened to them also [that they] met together [for] a whole year with the church and taught a large number [of people]. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians.

So from the disciples, {according to their ability to give}, each one of them determined to send [financial aid] for support to the brothers who lived in Judea,

[After he] had arrested {him}, he also put [him] in prison, handing [him] over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him {out for public trial} after the Passover.

Thus Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer was fervently being made to God by the church for him.

And [after they] had passed the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened for them by itself, and they went out [and] went forward [along] one narrow street, and at once the angel departed from him.

And [when] Herod had searched for him and did not find [him], he questioned the guards [and] ordered [that they] be led away to execution. And he came down from Judea to Caesarea [and] stayed [there].

Now he was very angry with the Tyrians and Sidonians. So they came to him with one purpose, and [after] persuading Blastus, {the king's chamberlain}, they asked for peace, because their country was supported with food from the king's country.