And while in assembly with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for what had been promised by the Father, which [said he] ye heard from me;

for John indeed baptized with water, but ye will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.

For he was numbered among us, and obtained the allotment of this ministry.

For it is written in the book of Psalms, "Let his habitation be made desolate, and let no one dwell therein;" and, "Let another take his office."

And they cast lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

and there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributing themselves; and one sat upon each of them.

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

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

For David saith concerning him, "I saw the Lord always before me; because he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.

For David did not ascend into the heavens; but he himself saith, The Lord said to my lord, "Sit thou on my right hand,

But Peter said to them, Repent, and let every one of you be baptized to the name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness 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 that are afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.

And fear came upon every soul; and many wonders and signs were wrought through the apostles.

and they recognized him as the man that sat 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 that he may send forth Christ Jesus, who was before appointed for you;

And they laid hands upon them, and put them in prison until the next day; for it was now evening.

And there is salvation in no other; for there is not another name under heaven, that hath been given among men, by which we must be saved.

saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a remarkable sign hath been wrought by them is manifest to all that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.

For we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard.

So, having further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, on account of the people; because all were glorifying God for that which had been done.

For the man was above forty years old, on whom this sign of the healing had been wrought.

For in truth against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, did both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the gentiles, and the peoples of Israel, assemble in this city,

For there was no one among them that was in want; for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

And Ananias, hearing these words, fell down, and expired. And great fear came on all that heard of it.

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

And great fear came upon all the church, and upon all that heard of these things.

Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence, that they might not be stoned; for they feared the people.

For before these days arose Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain, and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and came to nought.

And now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone; for if this design or this work be of men, it will come to nought;

And the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them, and said, It doth not seem to us proper, that we should leave the word of God, and provide for tables.

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

and he gave him no inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on; and he promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his posterity after him, when as yet he had no child.

And God spoke in this manner: "That his posterity should sojourn in a foreign land, and that they would bring them into bondage, and illtreat them four hundred years;

and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt, and all his house.

And at the second time Joseph was recognized by his brothers, and the kindred of Joseph became known to Pharaoh.

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

In which time Moses was born, and was exceedingly fair; who was nourished in his fathers house three months.

And when he was cast out, Pharaohs daughter took him up, and nourished him for herself as a son.

For he supposed his brethren would understand that God through his hand would give them salvation; but they understood not.

And when forty years were completed, there appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai an angel in the flaming fire of a bush.

And the Lord said to him, "Loose the sandals from thy feet; for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

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

But God turned away, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the Prophets, "Did ye offer to me slain beasts and sacrifices for forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

who found favor before God, and asked that he might find a habitation for the God of Jacob.

"Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What house will ye build for me? saith the Lord; or what is the place of my rest?

For from many that had unclean spirits came they out crying with a loud voice; and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were cured.

And to him they gave heed, because they had for a long time been amazed by his sorceries.

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

For it had not yet fallen upon any of them; but they had only been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter; for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.

And Simon answering said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of the things which ye have spoken may come upon me.

In his humiliation judgment was refused him; and who shall describe his generation? for his life is taken away from the earth."

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

And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the street called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus; for lo! he prayeth,

But the Lord said to him, Go; for this man is to me a chosen vessel, to bear my name before nations, and kings, and the sons of Israel.

For I myself will show him how great things he must suffer for my names sake.

And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that destroyed in Jerusalem those who called on this name? And he hath come hither for this purpose, that he may bring them bound to the chief priests.

The church therefore throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being built up, and walking in the fear of the Lord; and by the exhortation of the Holy Spirit it was greatly increased.

And he, looking steadily at him, and becoming affrighted, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms have come up for a memorial before God.

And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, who is surnamed Peter;

and he beheld heaven opened, and a sort of vessel descending, as it were a large sheet having cords at the four corners, and let down upon the earth;

But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything common and unclean.

Now, while Peter was doubting within himself what the vision which he had seen meant, lo! the men who were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simons house, and stood before the gate;

but arise, and go down, and go with them, without scruple; for I have sent them.

And Peter went down to the men and said, Behold, I am he whom ye are seeking; for what cause have ye come?

And they said, Cornelius a centurion, a righteous man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by a holy angel to send for thee to his house, and to hear words from thee.

And he said to them, Ye know that it is an unlawful thing for a Jew to keep company with one of another nation, or to come near him; but God showed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

Wherefore I came without objection, when sent for. I ask therefore, for what reason did ye send for me?

And Cornelius said, Four days ago, I was fasting till this hour; and at the ninth hour was praying in my house; and lo! a man stood before me in bright clothing,

Send therefore to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter; he lodgeth in the house of Simon a tanner, by the seaside; and he, when he cometh, will speak to thee.

relating to Jesus of Nazareth, that God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power; who went about doing good, and healing all that were overpowered by the Devil; for God was with him.

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

I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, a sort of vessel descending, as it were a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners, and it came even to me;

But I said, Not so, Lord; for nothing common or unclean ever entered my mouth.

And he told us how he had seen the angel in his house, standing and saying to him, Send to Joppa, and call for Simon, surnamed Peter;

Now they who were scattered abroad by the persecution that arose on account of Stephen traveled as far as Phenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none but Jews.

But the talk concerning them came to the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem; and they sent forth Barnabas, to go as far as Antioch;

for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great multitude was added to the Lord.

And he went to Tarsus, to seek for Saul;

and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that for a whole year they came together in the church, and taught a great multitude; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

and he seized him and put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people.

and recognizing Peters voice, she opened not the gate for gladness; but ran in, and told them that Peter was standing before the gate.

And Herod, when he had sought for him and found him not, examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be led away [to execution]. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and there abode.

And he was highly displeased with the Tyrians and Sidonians; but they came to him with one accord, and having made Blastus the kings chamberlain their friend, sued for peace; because their country drew its nourishment from that of the king.

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

And when they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain magian, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Barjesus,

who was with the proconsul of the country, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. He, having called for Barnabas and Saul, desired to hear the word of God.

But Elymas the magian (for so is his name interpreted) withstood them, seeking so turn away the proconsul from the faith.

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou wilt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and darkness; and going about he sought to find some who would lead him by the hand.

And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, speak.

Then Paul stood up, and beckoned with his hand and said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, hearken.

and for about forty years he nourished them in the wilderness.

And after that, for about four hundred and fifty years, he gave judges, until Samuel the prophet.

And afterward they asked for a king; and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years;

Brethren, sons of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you was the word of this salvation sent forth.

For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, not knowing him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them in condemning him.

and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people.

For David, after having in his own generation served 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 not believe, though one should plainly declare it to you."