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.

who also said: Men of Galilee, why stand you gazing up into heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, shall come in the same manner in which you saw him go into heaven.

and praying, they said: Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all, make known which of these two thou hast chosen,

This Jesus has God raised up, of which we all are witnesses.

Therefore, having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from his Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this, which you now see and hear.

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

Therefore, let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God has made this same Jesus whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.

The God of Abra ham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Son Jesus, whom you delivered up, and whom you rejected in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to release him.

and you slew the Author of life, whom God has raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.

And his name, by faith in his name, has made this man strong whom you see and know; even the faith which is by him, has given him this entire soundness in the presence of you all.

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

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.

To you first, God, having raised up his Son Jesus, has sent him to bless you, in turning every one of you away from his iniquities.

if we are this day examined with respect unto the good deed done to the infirm man, by what means he has been saved,

This is the stone that was rejected with contempt by you builders, which has become the head of the corner.

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.

But Peter said: Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart, that you should at tempt to deceive the Holy Spirit, and keep back part of the price of the land?

The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus, whom you slew by hanging him on a tree.

Him has God exalted to his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, in order to give to Israel repentance and remission of sins:

and we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit also, whom God has given to them that obey him.

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.

Has not my hand made all these things?

and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias, coming in and laying his hand on him, that he may receive his sight.

But Ananias answered: Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how much evil he has done to thy saints in Jerusalem;

and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all that call upon thy name.

And Ananias went, and entered the house, and laying his hands on him, said: Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me, that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

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 the voice came to him again a second time: What God has cleansed, you must not call common.

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.

And he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that this is he who has been appointed by God as the judge of the living and the dead.

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

But the voice answered me a second time from heaven, What God has cleansed, you must not call common.

And when they heard these things, they ceased to contend; and they glorified God, saying: Then, indeed, has God given to the Gentiles also repentance in order to life.

And when Peter came to himself, he said: Now I know, in truth, that the Lord has sent his angel, and has delivered me from the hand of Herod, and from all that was expected by the Jewish people.

that God has fulfilled the same to us, their children, by raising up Jesus, as it is written in the second Psalm: Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

But that he raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: I will give you the sure mercies of David.

For thus has the Lord given us commandment: I have placed thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be for salvation to the most distant part of the earth.

Simeon has declared how God, at the first, did visit the Gentiles, in order to take out from among them a people for his name.

After this I will return, and build again the tabernacle of David which has fallen down; and I will build again its ruins, and I will set it up;

that the rest of men may seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name has been called, says the Lord, who does all these things.

For, from ancient times, Moses has, in every city, those who preach him, being read in the synagogue every sabbath-day.

it has seemed good to us, having come together with one mind, to send chosen men to you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:

whom Jason has received into his house: and they all act in opposition to the decrees of Caesar, saying, That there is another king, Jesus.

and he has made from one blood every nation of men, that they might dwell on all the face of the earth, having marked out their appointed times, and the bounds of their dwelling:

because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world, in righteousness, by the man whom he has chosen, giving to all assurance of this, by having raised him from the dead.

and you see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but throughout almost the whole of Asia, this Paul, by his persuasions, has drawn away a great multitude, saying, that they which are made with hands are not gods.

Therefore, take heed to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, that you be shepherds to the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood.

crying out: Men of Israel, help! this is the man who teaches all men every where against this people, and the law, and this place: and besides, he has even brought Greeks into the temple, and defiled this holy place.

And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen you, that you should know his will, and see the Just One, and hear the voice of his mouth;

We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

And Paul called one of the centurions to him, and said: Conduct this young man to the officer, for he has something to tell him.

So he took him, and led him to the officer, and said: The prisoner Paul called me to him, and requested me to conduct this young man to you; for he has something to tell you.

Since through you we enjoy great quietness, and since whatever has been undertaken for this nation has been conducted to a successful issue by your foresight at all times and in all places, we accept it, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.

I replied to them, that it is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man up to death, before the accused has had his accusers face to face, and has had an opportunity to answer concerning the charge that is against him.

But finding that he had done nothing worthy of death, and as he himself has appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.

Concerning him I have nothing certain to write to my Lord. For this reason, I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that, after the examination has been held, I may have something to write.

For the king has knowledge of these things, before whom, also, I speak with boldness; for I am persuaded that none of these things have escaped his notice; for this was not done in a corner.

and said, Fear not, Paul; you must stand in the presence of Caesar; and behold, God has given you all that are sailing with you.

And when the barbarians saw the reptile hanging from his hand, they said to one an other: This man is certainly a murderer, whom, although he has saved himself from the sea, justice does not permit to live.

And they said to him: We have neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor has any one of the brethren come, and reported or spoken any evil of you.

For the heart of this people has become fat, and with their ears they hear heavily, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should turn, and I should restore them to health.