and gathered them together, and commanded them, that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but to "Wait for the promise of the father, whereof ye have heard of me.

which also said, "Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, even as ye have seen him go into heaven."

Then returned they unto Jerusalem from Mount Olivet, which is nigh to Jerusalem, containing a Sabbath day's journey.

beginning at the baptism of John unto that same day that he was taken up from us - must one be ordained to bear witness with us of his resurrection."

that the one may take the room of this ministration, and apostleship from the which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place."

And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as it had been the coming of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they sat.

And with many other words bare he witness, and exhorted them saying, "Save yourselves from this untoward generation."

And there was a certain man halt from his mother's womb, whom they brought and laid at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask his alms of them that entered into the temple.

and killed the Lord of life whom God hath raised from death, of the which we are witnesses:

For the time will come, that every soul which shall not hear that same prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.'

Also all the prophets from Samuel, and thenceforth, as many as have spoken, have in likewise told of these days.

First unto you hath God raised up his son Jesus, and him he hath sent to bless you, that every one of you should turn from your wickedness."

taking it grievously that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from death.

be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, and whom God raised from death again, even by him doth this man stand here present before you whole.

And now I say unto you: refrain yourselves from these men, let them alone: For if the counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:

And they departed from the council rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer rebuke for his name.

and said unto him, 'Come out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show unto thee.'

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

to whom our fathers would not obey: But cast it from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,

Whom they regarded, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This fellow is the great power of God."

Then the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, "Arise and go towards midday unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is in the desert."

Because of his humbleness, he was not esteemed. Who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth."

But as he journeyed, it fortuned that he drew nigh to Damascus, and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven.

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

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales and he received his sight, and arose and was baptised.

While Peter mused in himself what this vision which he had seen meant, behold: the men which were sent from Cornelius, had made inquirance for Simon's house, and stood before the door.

Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius, and said, "Behold, I am he, whom ye seek, what is the cause wherefore ye are come?"

Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.

not to all the people, but unto us witnesses chosen before of God, which ate and drank with him, after he arose from death.

"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision; A certain vessel descend, as it had been a large linen cloth, let down from heaven by the four corners; And it came to me:

But the voice answered me again from heaven, 'Count not thou those things common, which God hath cleansed.'

And behold immediately were there three men come unto the house where I was, sent from Cesarea unto me.

In those days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.

And behold, the angel of the Lord was there present, and a light shined in the lodge. And he smote Peter on the side, and stirred him up, saying, "Arise up quickly." And his chains fell off from his hands.

When they were past the first and the second watch, they came unto the iron gate, that leadeth unto the city, which opened to them by his own accord. And they went out and passed through one street, and by and by the angel departed from him.

And when Peter was come to himself, he said, "Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the waiting for of the people of the Jews."

When Herod had called for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded them to depart. And he descended from Jewry to Caesarea, and there abode.

And they, after they were sent of the holy ghost, came unto Seleucia, and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

But the sorcerer Elymas - for so was his name by interpretation - withstood them, and sought to turn away the ruler from the faith.

When Paul, and they that were with him, had departed by ship from Paphos, they came to Perga a city of Pamphylia. And there departed John from them, and returned to Jerusalem.

But they wandered through the countries, from Perga to Antioch a city of the country of Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sat down.

And when they had fulfilled all that were written of him, they took him down from the tree and put him in a sepulchre:

But God raised him again from death,

and he was seen many days of them, which came with him from Galilee to Jerusalem which are his witnesses unto the people.

As concerning that he so raised him up from death, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, 'The holy promises made to David I will give them faithfully to you.'

And that by him are all that believe justified from all things, from the which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, "It was meet that the word of God should first have been preached to you. But seeing ye put it from you, and think yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the gentiles.

And there sat a certain man at Lystra weak in his feet, being cripple from his mother's womb, and never walked.

and saying, "Sirs, why do ye this? We are mortal men like unto you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven and earth and the sea and all that in them is,

Nevertheless, he left not himself without witness, in that he showed his benefits, in giving us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness."

Thither came certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, and obtained the peoples' consent, and stoned Paul: and drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.

and thence departed by ship to Antioch, from whence they were delivered unto the grace of God, to the work which they had fulfilled.

Then came certain from Jewry and taught the brethren, "Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses ye cannot be saved."

Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them which from among the gentiles are turned to God:

but that we write unto them, that they abstain themselves from filthiness of images, from fornication, from strangled, and from blood.

Forasmuch as we have heard that certain which departed from us, have troubled you with words, and cumbered your minds saying ye must be circumcised and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment.

that is to say: that ye abstain from things offered to images, from blood, from strangled and fornication. From which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. So fare ye well."

But Paul thought it not meet to take him unto their company which departed from them at Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

And so sharp was the dissension between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: so that Barnabas took Mark and sailed unto Cyprus.

Then loosed we forth from Troas, and with a straight course came we to Samothrace, and the next day to Neapolis,

and from thence to Philippi, which is the chiefest city in the parts of Macedonia: and a free city. We were in that city abiding a certain days.

opening and alleging that Christ must needs have suffered and risen again from death. And that this Jesus was Christ, whom, said he, "I preach to you."

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

because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world according to righteousness, by that man, whom he hath appointed, and hath offered faith to all men, after that he had raised him from death."

When they heard of the resurrection from death, some mocked, and others said, "We will hear thee again of this matter."

So Paul departed from among them.

After that, Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth,

and found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy with his wife Priscilla: because that the Emperor Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome. And he drew unto them.

When Silas and Timothy were come from Macedonia, Paul was constrained by the spirit, to testify to the Jews that Jesus was very Christ.

And when they said contrary, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment and said unto them, "Your blood upon your own heads. And from henceforth I go blameless unto the gentiles."

And he drave them from the seat.

And he departed from Ephesus and came unto Caesarea: and ascended and saluted the congregation,

When divers waxed hard hearted, and believed not, but spake evil of the way of the Lord, and that before the multitude: he departed from them; And separated the disciples away; And disputed daily in the school of one called Tyrannus.

So that from his body were brought unto the sick, napkins or partlets, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.

When the town clerk had ceased the people he said, "Ye men of Ephesus: what man is it that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which came from heaven?

And we sailed away from Philippi after the holy days, and came unto them to Troas in five days, where we abode seven days.

and there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, fallen into a deep sleep. And as Paul declared, he was the more overcome with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.

Wherefore from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the congregation.

And when they were come to him, he said unto them, "Ye know from the first day that I came unto Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,

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

And it chanced that as soon as we had launched forth, and were departed from them, we came with a straight course unto Cos, and the day following unto the Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara.

When we had full ended the course from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.

And as we tarried there a good many days, there came a certain prophet from Jewry, named Agabus.

For as touching the gentiles which believe: we have written, and concluded, that they observe no such things - but that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, from blood, from strangled, and from fornication."

And it fortuned that as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus, about noon, that suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me,

They gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices and said, "Away with such a fellow from the earth: it is pity that he should live."

Then straightway departed from him they which should have examined him. And the high captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman: because he had bound him.

On the morrow he loosed him from his bonds, desiring to know the certainty for what cause he was accused of the Jews, and commanded the high priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul, and set him before them.

When Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, "Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. Of hope, and of resurrection from death I am judged."

And when there arose great debate, the captain fearing lest Paul should have been plucked asunder of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

and have hope towards God, that the same resurrection from death, which they themselves look for also, shall be both of just and unjust.

except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them of the resurrection from death am I judged of you this day."

When Festus was come into the province, after three days, he ascended from Caesarea unto Jerusalem.

When he was come, the Jews which were come from Jerusalem came about him and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul: which they could not prove

which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify it. For after the most straitest sect of our lay, lived I a Pharisee.

About the which things: as I went to Damascus with authority, and commission from license of the high priests,

even at mid day, o King, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shine round about me and them, which journeyed with me.

delivering thee from the people, and from the gentiles, unto thee which now I send thee,

to open their eyes that they might turn from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith in me.'