And he said to them, It is not yours to know times or seasons, which the Father has placed in his own authority;

who also said, Men of Galilee, why do ye stand looking into heaven? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, shall thus come in the manner in which ye have beheld him going into heaven.

And they prayed, and said, Thou Lord, knower of the hearts of all, shew which one of these two thou hast chosen,

Whom God has raised up, having loosed the pains of death, inasmuch as it was not possible that he should be held by its power;

Therefore has my heart rejoiced and my tongue exulted; yea more, my flesh also shall dwell in hope,

Thou hast made known to me the paths of life, thou wilt fill me with joy with thy countenance.

Brethren, let it be allowed to speak with freedom to you concerning the patriarch David, that he has both died and been buried, and his monument is amongst us unto this day.

he, seeing it before, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that neither has he been left in hades nor his flesh seen corruption.

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

Having therefore been exalted by the right hand of God, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which ye behold and hear.

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

Let the whole house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God has made him, this Jesus whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he had judged that he should be let go.

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

but God has thus fulfilled what he had announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer.

whom heaven indeed must receive till the times of the restoring of all things, of which God has spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets since time began.

To you first God, having raised up his servant, has sent him, blessing you in turning each one of you from your wickedness.

if we this day are called upon to answer as to the good deed done to the infirm man, how he has been healed,

be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazaraean, whom ye have crucified, whom God has raised from among the dead, by him this man stands here before you sound in body.

He is the stone which has been set at nought by you the builders, which is become the corner stone.

saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed an evident sign has come to pass through their means is manifest to all that inhabit Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

who hast said by the mouth of thy servant David, Why have the nations raged haughtily and the peoples meditated vain things?

But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled thy heart that thou shouldest lie to the Holy Spirit, and put aside for thyself a part of the price of the estate?

While it remained did it not remain to thee? and sold, was it not in thine own power? Why is it that thou hast purposed this thing in thine heart? Thou hast not lied to men, but to God.

The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus, whom ye have slain, having hanged on a cross.

Him has God exalted by his right hand as leader and saviour, to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins.

And we are his witnesses of these things, and the Holy Spirit also, which God has given to those that obey him.

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

has not my hand made all these things?

And Peter said to him, Thy money go with thee to destruction, because thou hast thought that the gift of God can be obtained by money.

Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter, for thy heart is not upright before God.

In his humiliation his judgment has been taken away, and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

and has seen in a vision a man by name Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him, so that he should see.

And Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many concerning this man how much evil he has done to thy saints at Jerusalem;

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

And Ananias went and entered into the house; and laying his hands upon him he said, Saul, brother, the Lord has sent me, Jesus that appeared to thee in the way in which thou camest, that thou mightest see, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

And there was a voice again the second time to him, What God has cleansed, do not thou make common.

And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man, and fearing God, and borne witness to by the whole nation of the Jews, has been divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for thee to his house, and hear words from thee.

And he said to them, Ye know how it is unlawful for a Jew to be joined or come to one of a strange race, and to me God has shewn to call no man common or unclean.

and said, Cornelius, thy prayer has been heard, and thy alms have come in remembrance before God.

Immediately therefore I sent to thee, and thou hast well done in coming. Now therefore we are all present before God to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.

ye know; the testimony which has spread through the whole of Judaea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached --

saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised and hast eaten with them.

And I said, In no wise, Lord, for common or unclean has never entered into my mouth.

And a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God has cleansed, do not thou make common.

If then God has given them the same gift as also to us when we had believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who indeed was I to be able to forbid God?

And when they heard these things they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then indeed God has to the nations also granted repentance to life.

And Peter, being come to himself, said, Now I know certainly that the Lord has sent forth his angel and has taken me out of the hand of Herod and all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

Of this man's seed according to promise has God brought to Israel a Saviour, Jesus;

Brethren, sons of Abraham's race, and those who among you fear God, to you has the word of this salvation been sent:

that God has fulfilled this to us their children, having raised up Jesus; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son: this day have I begotten thee.

for thus has the Lord enjoined us: I have set thee for a light of the nations, that thou shouldest be for salvation to the end of the earth.

Simon has related how God first visited to take out of the nations a people for his name.

For Moses, from generations of old, has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.

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; and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying, that there is another king, Jesus.

The God who has made the world and all things which are in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands,

and has made of one blood every nation of men to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, having determined ordained times and the boundaries of their dwelling,

because he has set a day in which he is going to judge the habitable earth in righteousness by the man whom he has appointed, giving the proof of it to all in having raised him from among the dead.

and ye see and hear that this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great crowd, not only of Ephesus, but almost of all Asia, saying that they are no gods which are made with hands.

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, wherein the Holy Spirit has set you as overseers, to shepherd the assembly of God, which he has purchased with the blood of his own.

crying, Israelites, help! this is the man who teaches all everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place, and has brought Greeks too into the temple, and profaned this holy place.

And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen thee beforehand to know his will, and to see the just one, and to hear a voice out of his mouth;

for thou shalt be a witness for him to all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

And there was a great clamour, and the scribes of the Pharisees' part rising up contended, saying, We find nothing evil in this man; and if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel ...

But the following night the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good courage; for as thou hast testified the things concerning me at Jerusalem, so thou must bear witness at Rome also.

And Paul, having called one of the centurions, said, Take this youth to the chiliarch, for he has something to report to him.

He therefore, having taken him with him, led him to the chiliarch, and says, The prisoner Paul called me to him and asked me to lead this youth to thee, who has something to say to thee.

And the chiliarch having taken him by the hand, and having gone apart in private, inquired, What is it that thou hast to report to me?

The chiliarch then dismissed the youth, commanding him, Utter to no one that thou hast represented these things to me.

But Paul, the governor having beckoned to him to speak, answered, Knowing that for many years thou hast been judge to this nation, I answer readily as to the things which concern myself.

Then Festus, having conferred with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed to Caesar. To Caesar shalt thou go.

but rise up and stand on thy feet; for, for this purpose have I appeared to thee, to appoint thee to be a servant and a witness both of what thou hast seen, and of what I shall appear to thee in,

saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted to thee all those that sail with thee.

Wherefore be of good courage, men, for I believe God that thus it shall be, as it has been said to me.

Wherefore I exhort you to partake of food, for this has to do with your safety; for not a hair from the head of any one of you shall perish.

And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said to one another, This man is certainly a murderer, whom, though saved out of the sea, Nemesis has not allowed to live.

And they said to him, For our part, we have neither received letters from Judaea concerning thee, nor has any one of the brethren who has arrived reported or said anything evil concerning thee.

For the heart of this people has become fat, and they hear heavily with their ears, and they have closed their eyes; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

Be it known to you therefore, that this salvation of God has been sent to the nations; they also will hear it.