To whom, after he had suffered, he also showed himself alive, by many indubitable proofs; appearing to them for forty days, and speaking of the things that pertain to the kingdom of God.

And calling them together, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of my Father, which, said he, you have heard from me;

for John indeed immersed in water, but you shall be immersed in the Holy Spirit, not many days hence.

But he said to them: It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has reserved under his own control.

But you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be witnesses for me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the most distant part of the earth.

Brethren, it was necessary for this scripture to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit had before spoken by the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who was a guide to those who took Jesus:

for he was numbered with us, and had been appointed to this ministry.

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

And there appeared to them tongues like fire, which distributed them selves, and sat one on each of them.

When the report of this had gone abroad, the multitude came together; and they were perplexed, for each one heard them speak in his own language.

For these men are not drunk, as you suppose: for it is the third hour of the day.

And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath, blood and fire and columns of smoke.

whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible for him to be held in subjection by it.

For David speaks with reference to him: I saw the Lord always in my presence: for he is at my right hand, that I should not be moved.

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

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

And fear came on every soul; and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.

and they recognized him, that it was he that had sat for charity at the Beautiful gate of the temple. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

But the things which God fore told by the mouth of all his prophets, that the Christ should suffer, he has thus fulfilled.

and that he may send Jesus Christ, who was destined for you;

whom heaven must retain, till the time for restoring all things that God has spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets of ancient times.

For Moses said to the fathers, A prophet like me shall the Lord your God raise up for you from among your brethren; him shall you hear in all things that he shall say to you.

And they laid hands on them, and put them in prison till the next day, for it was already evening.

saying: What shall we do with these men? For that an evident sign has been done by them, is manifest to all that dwell in Jerusalem, and we can not deny it.

For we can not but speak the things that we have seen and heard.

And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing for which they could punish them, because of the people; for they all glorified God on ac count of that which had been done;

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

For, in truth, against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, did meet together,

Nor, indeed, was there any needy person among them; for as many as were owners of lands or houses, sold them, and brought the prices of what had been sold,

And when Ananias heard these words, he fell down, and expired. And great fear came on all that heard these things.

And Peter answered her: Tell me, did you sell the land for so much? She replied: Yes; for so much.

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

Then went the captain with the attendants, and brought them without violence; for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.

Then arose a certain man in the Sanhedrin, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people; and he commanded them to put the apostles out for a little while,

For before these days Theudas arose, declaring himself to be some great one; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves; and he was slain; and all, as many as believed him, were scattered and brought to naught.

And now I say to you, keep away from these men, and let them alone; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to an end;

Then, they went from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were thought worthy to suffer shame for his name's sake.

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

And he gave him no inheritance in it, not a foot breadth: and yet he promised to give it for a possession to him, and to his posterity after him, when as yet he had no child.

And God spoke thus: That his posterity should sojourn in a strange land, and they should enslave them and afflict them, for four hundred years.

and delivered him from all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharoah, king of Egypt: and he made him governor over Egypt, and his whole house.

and, on their second visit, Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and the kindred of Joseph were made known to Pharaoh.

and they were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulcher which Abraham bought for its value in silver, from the sons of Emmor, the father of Sychem.

But having been exposed, the daughter of Pharaoh took him up, and educated him as her own son.

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

Then said the Lord to him: Loose your shoes from your feet; for the place in which you stand is holy ground.

This is that Moses, who said to the sons of Israel, A prophet like me will the Lord your God raise up for you from among your brethren; him shall you hear.

saying to Aaron: Make us gods that shall go be fore us; for, as for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has become of him.

But God turned and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: Your victims and your sacrifices did you offer to me for forty years in the wilderness, house of Israel?

who found favor before God, and desired to find a dwelling-place for the God of Jacob.

For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them, and many paralytics and lame per sons were cured.

But there was a certain man, named Simon, who had, be fore this time, been practicing magic in the city, and astonishing the people of Samaria, saying that he was some great one;

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

who, when they had gone down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit.

For he had not yet fallen on any of them; only they had been immersed into the name of the Lord Jesus.

You have neither part nor share in this matter; for your heart is not right in the sight of God.

Repent, there fore, of this your wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the purpose of your heart may be forgiven you.

For I perceive that you are in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.

But Simon answered and said: Pray you both to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken come upon me.

The passage of the scripture which he was reading, was this: As a sheep for the slaughter was he led; and as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, so opened he not his mouth

in his humiliation. The sentence against him was taken away; but who shall describe the men of his generation? For his life was taken from the earth.

And when they came 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 asked of him letters to Damascus, for the synagogues, that, if he should find any who were of this persuasion, either men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

The men who journeyed with him stood amazed; for they heard a voice, but saw no one.

And the Lord said to him: Arise, and go into the street that is called Straight, and in quire at the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus: for behold, he is praying;

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

For I will show him what great things he must suffer for my name.

And, having taken food, he was strengthened. And he was with the disciples in Damascus for some days;

And all that heard him were astonished, and said: Is not this he who destroyed in Jerusalem those that call on this name, and who has come hither for this purpose, that he might carry them bound to the chief priests?

And having come to Jerusalem, he attempted to associate with the disciples: and they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple.

Then the churches throughout the whole of Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, and were edified; and, walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

And he found there a certain man named Aeneas, who was a paralytic, and had kept his bed for eight years.

And Peter said to him: Aeneas, Jesus the Christ restores you to health; arise, and spread your bed for yourself. And he immediately arose;

And having looked steadily on him, he was afraid, and said: "What is it, Lord? He said to him: Your prayers and your charitable deeds have come up for a memorial before God.

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

and he saw heaven opened, and some vessel, like a great sheet, descending, bound by the four corners, and let down to the earth.

In this were all kinds of four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts and creeping things and birds of the air.

But Peter said: By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing common or unclean.

Now, while Peter was perplexed within himself about the meaning of the vision which he had seen, behold, the men who had been sent from Cornelius, having made inquiry for the house of Simon, stood before the gate.

While Peter was thinking of the vision, the Spirit said to him: Behold, three men ask for you:

arise then, and go down, and go with them without hesitation, for I have sent them.

And he said to them: You know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with one of another nation, or to go into his house. But God has showed me that I must not call any man common or unclean.

For this reason, when I was sent for, I came without making objection. I ask, therefore, for what purpose have you sent for me?

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

Send, therefore, to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter: he lodges in the house of Simon a tanner, by the sea; who, when he comes, will speak to you.

Therefore, I immediately sent to you; and you have done well in coming. Now, there fore, we are all here present before God, to hear all things that are given in charge to you by God.

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit, and with power; who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed by the devil; for God was with him.

not to all the people, but to witnesses who were be fore appointed by God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him, after he rose from the dead.

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

Can any one for bid the water, that these should not be immersed, who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?

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

When I had looked attentively into it, I observed and saw four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts and creeping things and birds of the air.

But I said, By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.

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

Now those who had been dispersed by the persecution that arose after the death of Stephen, traveled as far as Phenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to none but Jews.

And the report concerning them came to the ears of the church that was in Jerusalem; and they sent out 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 Barnabas went to Tarsus, to seek for Saul;

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

And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four tetrads of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the passover.