For it has been written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let there be no one dwelling in it, and let another take his pastorate.

And praying they said, Thou, O Lord, Heart-searcher of all, show up the one of these two, whom thou hast chosen

but this is that which has been spoken by the prophet Joel;

Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt fill me with gladness with thy countenance.

Therefore on the right hand of God exalted, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, has poured out this which you both see and hear.

And through the faith of his name, his name hath made sound this one who you see and know, and through him faith has given unto him this soundness, in the presence of you all.

and he may send forth Jesus, who has been preached unto you as the Christ,

if we are this day judged for the benefaction of the impotent man, by whom he has been saved,

This is the stone rejected by your builders, which has become the head of the corner.

saying, What can we do to these men? for that a notable miracle has been wrought by them is indeed manifest to all dwelling at Jerusalem, and we are not able to deny it;

Remaining with thee did it not belong to thee; and having been sold, was it not still in thy control? why hast thou placed this thing in thy heart? thou hast not lied to men, but to God.

And Peter said to her; Why has it been agreed with you to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of those having buried thy husband are at the door, and they will carry thee out.

And we are witnesses of these words, and the Holy Ghost, whom God has given to those who obey him.

And God turned away, and gave them up to serve the host of the heaven; as has been written in the book of the prophets: Slain victims and sacrifices you have not brought unto me forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel.

But the apostles in Jerusalem, having heard that Samaria has received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John:

And Peter said to him, Thy silver be unto destruction with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.

And Ananias responded, Lord I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to thy saints in Jerusalem:

and he here has authority from the chief priests to bind all those calling on thy name.

And all those hearing were astonished, and continued to say, Is not this the one laying waste those calling on this name in Jerusalem? and has come hither for this, that he may lead them bound to the chief priests.

And the voice again the second time came to him, Whatsoever things God has cleansed, do not count unclean;

and he said to them, You know how it is an unlawful thing for a Jewish man to associate with, or come to one of another nation; and God has shown me not to call any man unconsecrated or unclean.

and says, Cornelius, thy prayer has been heard, and thine alms have been remembered before God.

Then I immediately sent for thee; and thou hast done well being present. Now therefore we are all present before God, to hear all things which have been commanded thee of the Lord.

And I said, By no means, Lord: because nothing unconsecrated or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.

And a voice a second time was heard from heaven, Whatsoever things God has cleansed, consider thou not unconsecrated.

And hearing these things, they acquiesced, and glorified God, saying, Then God has also given unto the Gentiles repentance unto life.

that God has fulfilled this unto our children, raising up Jesus, as in the second Psalm it has been written, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

And because he raised him up from the dead, no longer about to return to corruption, He has thus said, I will give unto you the faithful mercies of David.

Then beware, lest the word which has been spoken by the prophets may come upon you;

For thus the Lord has commanded us, I have placed thee for a light of the Gentiles, that thou shalt be for salvation unto the extremity of the earth.

And to this corresponds the words of the prophet; as has been written,

After these things I will return, and will build again the throne of David, which has fallen down; and will build again the ruins of the same, and will set it up again:

in order that the residue of men may seek out the Lord, even all the Gentiles, on whom my name has been called upon them, says the Lord, who doeth these things

For Moses from ancient generations, has those preaching him in every city, being read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.

whom Jason has received: and all these are doing contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another King, Jesus.

as He has appointed a day, in which he is about to judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; giving faith to all, having raised Him from the dead.

and you see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, that this Paul having persuaded them has turned away a great multitude, saying that there are no gods made with hands.

Take heed to yourselves, and all the flock, over which the Holy Ghost has placed you shepherds, to shepherdise the church of God, which He bought with His own blood.

because thou shalt be a witness for Him to all men of those things which thou hast seen and heard.

And there was a great clamor: and certain ones of the scribes on the part of the Pharisees, rising up, continued to strive, saying, We find nothing evil in this man: but has a spirit or an angel spoken to him?

And on the following night, the Lord standing over him, said, Take courage: for as thou hast testified to the things concerning me in Jerusalem, so it behooveth thee also to testify to me in Rome.

And Paul, having called one of the centurions, said, Lead this young man to the chiliarch: for he has something to tell him.

Then Festus, having spoken with the council, responded, Thou hast appealed unto Caesar; thou shalt go unto Caesar.

And while they were spending many days there, Festus expounded to the king the matters appertaining to Paul, saying, A certain man has been left a prisoner by Felix:

But rise up, and stand upon thy feet: for unto this have I appeared unto thee, to make thee a minister and a martyr both of those things which thou hast seen, and of which I will appear unto thee;

For the king, to whom I also speak boldly, knows concerning these things: for I am persuaded that nothing of these things is hidden; for this has not been done in a corner.

saying, Fear not, Paul; for it behooveth thee to stand before Caesar: and, behold, God has given thee all those sailing along with thee.

Therefore cheer up, O men: for I believe God, that it shall be according to the manner which He has spoken to me.

And they said to him, Neither have we received letters from Judea concerning you, neither has any one of the brethren coming, proclaimed or spoken anything evil concerning you.