And having assembled them together, he commanded them, not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard from me.

And having spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up, and a cloud received him from their sight.

behold two men, in white apparel, stood by them, Who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing into heaven? This Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, as ye have seen him going into heaven.

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath-day's journey.

Beginning from the baptism of John, till the day that he was taken up from us, one must be ordained, to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

To take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, to go to his own place.

And suddenly there was a sound from heaven, as of a rushing, violent wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

Being therefore exalted by the right-hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this perverse generation.

And a certain man, lame from his mother's womb, was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple, called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that were entering into the temple, Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple,

But ye killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead, whereof we are witnesses.

Repent ye therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, that the times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

And every soul who will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.

Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and them that followed, whosoever have spoken, have also foretold these days.

God having raised up his Son, hath sent him to you first, to bless you, by turning every one of you from your iniquities.

and the Saducees came upon them, Being grieved that they had healed the lame man, and preached thro' Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

by what means he is healed, Be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God hath raised from the dead, by him doth this man stand before you whole.

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 come to nought.

And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

And they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ daily, in the temple, and from house to house.

Therefore, brethren, look out from among you seven men of good report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we will set over this business.

Come out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into a land, which I will shew thee.

And coming out of the land of the Chaldeans, he dwelt in Haran. And from thence, after his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.

Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet; for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

Whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back into Egypt,

Which also our fathers having received, brought in with Joshua into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drove out from the face of our fathers, till the days of David:

To whom they all gave heed from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.

And an angel of the Lord spake to Philip, saying, Arise and go toward the south by the way leading down from Jerusalem to Gaza, which is desert.

In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? For his life is taken from the earth.

Then Philip opening his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached Jesus to him.

And as he journeyed, he drew near Damascus; and suddenly there shone about him a light from heaven.

And Saul arose from the earth; and his eyes being opened, he saw no man; but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

And here also he hath authority from the chief priests, to bind all that call on thy name.

And immediately as it were scales fell from his eyes, and he recovered his sight, and arose and was baptized.

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

And he invited them in and lodged them. And the next day, Peter went away with them; and certain brethren from Joppa went with him.

Ye know the word which was published through all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached:

(Not to all the people, but to witnesses, chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him) after he rose from the dead.

and being in a trance, I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet, let down from heaven by the four corners, and it came even to me:

And the voice from heaven answered me again, What God hath purified, call not thou common.

And behold immediately three men stood at the house where I was, sent from Cesarea to me.

In those days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch. And one of them,

And behold, an angel of the Lord stood over him, and light shined in the house: and smiting Peter on the side he waked him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

When they had passed the first and the second ward, they came to the iron gate that leadeth to the city, which opened to them of its own accord: and going out, they went on through one street; and immediately the angel departed from him.

And Peter coming to himself, said, Now I know of a truth, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

And Herod having sought for him, and not found him, examined the guard, and commanded them to be put to death. And going down from Judea to Cesarea, he abode there.

And Barnabas and Saul, having fulfilled their service, returned from Jerusalem, taking with them John, surnamed Mark.

So being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, they went down to Seleucia, and from thence sailed to Cyprus.

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

And Paul and those with him loosing from Paphos, came to Perga in Pamphylia; but John withdrawing from them, returned to Jerusalem.

And departing from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia; and going into the synagogue on the sabbath-day, they sat down.

And when they had fulfilled all things that were written of him, taking him down from the tree, they laid him in a sepulchre.

But God raised him from the dead.

And he was seen many days by them who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.

And because he raised him up from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he spake thus, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

And by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

Then Paul and Barnabas speaking boldly, said, It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold! we turn to the Gentiles.

And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, having been a cripple from his mother's womb, who had never walked.

We also are men of like passions with you, and preach to you, to turn from these vanities unto the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things that are therein: Who, in times past, suffered all nations to walk in their own ways:

in that he did good, giving rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling their hearts with food and gladness.

And with these sayings scarce restrained they the multitude from sacrificing to them.

But there came thither Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the multitude, and having stoned Paul, dragged him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.

they went down to Attalia, And thence sailed back to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God, for the work which they had fulfilled.

But certain men coming down from Judea taught the brethren, Except ye be circumcised, after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

Known unto God are all his works from eternity.

Wherefore my sentence is, That we trouble not them who from among the Gentiles turn to God.

But that we write to them, to abstain from things offered to idols and fornication, and things strangled and blood.

Then it seemed good to the apostles and elders with the whole church, to send chosen men from among them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, Judas, surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren,

Forasmuch as we have heard, that some who came from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law, whom we commanded not.

For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost and to us, that no further burden be laid upon you than these necessary things, To abstain from meats offered to idols and blood,

and things strangled and fornication; from which keeping yourselves ye will do well. Fare ye well.

But Paul thought it not right to take with them him, who had departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

And there was a sharp contention, so that they parted from each other; and Barnabas taking Mark with him, sailed away to Cyprus;

Sailing therefore from Troas, we ran with a strait course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis:

And from thence to Philippi, which is the first city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony.

And they came and comforted them; and conducting them out, requested that they would depart from the city.

And Paul, according to his custom, went in to them, and three sabbath-days discoursed with them from the scriptures,

Opening them and evincing, That Christ ought to suffer, and to rise from the dead, and that this is the Christ, even Jesus, whom I declare unto you.

That they might seek God, if haply they might feel after him and find him, though he be not far from every one of us.

Because he hath appointed a day, in which he will judge the world righteously, by the man whom he hath ordained, whereof he hath given assurance to all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

And when they heard of the resurrection from the dead, some mocked: but others said, We will hear thee again concerning this.

So Paul departed from among them. Howbeit, some clave to him and believed:

After these things, Paul departing from Athens, came to Corinth.

And finding a certain Jew name Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy with Priscilla his wife (because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome) he went to them.

And when Silas and Timothy were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in spirit, and testified to the Jews, that Jesus was the Christ.

But when they set themselves in opposition and blasphemed, he shook his raiment and said to them, Your blood is upon your own head; I am pure: from henceforth I will go to the Gentiles.

And he drove them away from the judgment-seat.

And he set sail from Ephesus. And landing at Cesarea, he went up and saluted the church, and went down to Antioch.

But when some were hardened, and would not believe, but spake reproachfully of the way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, discoursing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

So that handkerchiefs or aprons were carried from his body to the sick, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits came out of them.

Whom having gathered together, with the workmen employed in such things, he said, Sirs, ye know, that our maintenance arises from this occupation.

And they thrust Alexander forward from among the multitude, the Jews pushing him on; and Alexander, waving with his hand, would have made a defence to the people.

But when they knew that he was a Jew, one voice arose from them all, crying out, for about two hours, The great Diana of the Ephesians.

But the register, having pacified the people, said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there who knoweth not, that the city of the Ephesians is a worshiper of the great Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

These going before, staid for us at Troas, And we set sail from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread,

And a certain young man, named Eutychus, sitting in a window, fell into a deep sleep: and as Paul still continued his discourse, being overpowered with sleep, he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.

And sending to Ephesus from Miletus, he called thither the elders of the church.

And when they were come to him, he said to them, Ye know in what manner I have conversed among you, all the time from the first day I came into Asia,

And that I have with-held nothing which was profitable, but have preached to you, and taught you, publickly and from house to house:

Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men: