And when they were all together, with him, he gave them orders not to go away from Jerusalem, but to keep there, waiting till the word of the Father was put into effect, of which, he said, I have given you knowledge:

So, when they were together, they said to him, Lord, will you at this time give back the kingdom to Israel?

And said, O men of Galilee, why are you looking up into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken from you into heaven, will come again, in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.

Men of Israel, give ear to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man who had the approval of God, as was made clear to you by the great works and signs and wonders which God did by him among you, as you yourselves have knowledge,

Him, when he was given up, by the decision and knowledge of God, you put to death on the cross, by the hands of evil men:

But God gave him back to life, having made him free from the pains of death because it was not possible for him to be overcome by it.

For David said of him, I saw the Lord before my face at all times, for he is at my right hand, so that I may not be moved:

But being a prophet, and having in mind the oath which God had given to him, that of the fruit of his body one would take his place as a king,

And Peter, looking at him, with John, said, Keep your eyes on us.

And he took him by his right hand, lifting him up; and straight away his feet and the bones of his legs became strong,

And all the people saw him walking and praising God:

And when Peter saw it he said to the people, You men of Israel, why are you so greatly surprised at this man? or why are you looking at us as if by our power or virtue we had given him the use of his legs?

The God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has given glory to his servant Jesus; whom you gave up, turning your backs on him, when Pilate had made the decision to let him go free.

And his name, through faith in his name, has made this man strong, whom you see and have knowledge of: yes, the faith which is through him has made him well, before you all.

Take note, all of you, and all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you put to death on the cross, whom God gave back from the dead, even through him is this man now before you completely well.

And at these words, Ananias went down on the earth, and his life went from him: and great fear came on all who were present.

But the high priest and those who were with him (the Sadducees) were full of envy,

And hearing this, they went into the Temple at dawn, and were teaching. But the high priest and those who were with him got together the Sanhedrin and the representatives of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to get them.

The God of our fathers gave Jesus back to life, whom you had put to death, hanging him on a tree.

Him God has put on high at his right hand, as a Ruler and a Saviour, to give to Israel a change of heart and forgiveness of sins.

After this man, there was Judas of Galilee, at the time of the numbering, and some of the people went after him: he was put to death, and all his supporters were put to flight.

But they were not able to get the better of him, for his words were full of wisdom and of the Spirit.

And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,

And all those who were in the Sanhedrin, looking at him, saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

And said to him, Go out of your land, and away from your family, and come into the land to which I will be your guide.

And God gave him no heritage in it, not even enough to put his foot on: but he gave him an undertaking that he would give it to him and to his children after him, though he had no child at that time.

And he made with him the agreement of which circumcision was the sign. And so Abraham had a son, Isaac, and gave him circumcision on the eighth day; and Isaac had a son, Jacob, and Jacob was the father of the twelve heads of the families of Israel.

And the brothers, moved with envy against Joseph, gave him to the Egyptians for money: but God was with him,

And made him free from all his troubles, and gave him wisdom and the approval of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his house.

And when he was put out, Pharaoh's daughter took him and kept him as her son.

And he was hoping that his brothers would see that God had sent him to be their saviour; but they did not see.

But the man who was doing wrong to his neighbour, pushing him away, said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?

At the end of forty years, an angel came to him in the waste land of Sinai, in the flame of a burning thorn-tree.

And Moses, seeing it, was full of wonder, and when he came up to have a nearer view of it, the voice of the Lord came to him, saying,

This Moses, whom they would not have, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? him God sent to be a ruler and a saviour, by the hand of the angel whom he saw in the thorn-tree.

This is the man who was in the church in the waste land with the angel who was talking to him in Sinai, and with our fathers; and to him were given the living words of God, so that he might give them to you.

By whom our fathers would not be controlled; but they put him on one side, turning back in their hearts to Egypt,

And saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: as for this Moses, who took us out of the land of Egypt, we have no idea what has become of him.

Hearing these things, they were cut to the heart and moved with wrath against him.

But with loud cries, and stopping their ears, they made an attack on him all together,

Driving him out of the town and stoning him: and the witnesses put their clothing at the feet of a young man named Saul.

And God-fearing men put Stephen's body in its last resting-place, making great weeping over him.

And they gave attention to him, because for a long time his wonder-working powers had kept them under his control.

And Philip, running up to him, saw that he was reading Isaiah the prophet, and said to him, Is the sense of what you are reading clear to you?

So Philip, starting from this writing, gave him the good news about Jesus.

And he gave orders for the carriage to be stopped, and the two of them went down into the water, and Philip gave him baptism.

And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away; and the Ethiopian saw him no more, for he went on his way full of joy.

And made a request for letters from him to the Synagogues of Damascus, so that if there were any of the Way there, men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

And while he was journeying, he came near Damascus; and suddenly he saw a light from heaven shining round him;

And he went down on the earth, and a voice said to him, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?

And the men who were with him were not able to say anything; hearing the voice, but seeing no one.

Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias! and he said, Here I am, Lord.

And the Lord said to him, Get up, and go to the street which is named Straight, and make search at the house of Judas for one named Saul of Tarsus: for he is at prayer;

And he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hands on him, so that he may be able to see.

For I will make clear to him what troubles he will have to undergo for me.

And Ananias went out and came to the house, and putting his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, whom you saw when you were on your journey, has sent me, so that you may be able to see, and be full of the Holy Spirit.

And all those hearing him were full of wonder and said, Is not this the man who in Jerusalem was attacking all the worshippers of this name? and he had come here so that he might take them as prisoners before the chief priests.

Then, after some days, the Jews made an agreement together to put him to death:

But Saul got knowledge of their design. And they kept watch day and night on the roads out of the town, so that they might put him to death:

But his disciples took him by night and let him down from the wall in a basket.

And when he came to Jerusalem, he made an attempt to be joined to the disciples, but they were all in fear of him, not taking him for a disciple.

But Barnabas took him to the Apostles and gave them an account of how he had seen the Lord on the road, and had given hearing to his words, and how at Damascus he had been preaching in the name of Jesus without fear.

And when the brothers had knowledge of it, they took him to Caesarea and sent him to Tarsus.

And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ makes you well: get up and make your bed. And straight away he got up.

And all those living in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and were turned to the Lord.

And because Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, having knowledge that Peter was there, sent two men to him, requesting him to come to them straight away.

And Peter went with them. And when he had come, they took him into the room: and all the widows were there, weeping and putting before him the coats and clothing which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

He saw in a vision, clearly, at about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of the Lord coming to him and saying to him, Cornelius!

And he, looking on him in fear, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your offerings have come up to God, and he has kept them in mind.

And when the angel who said these words to him had gone away, he sent for two of his house-servants, and a God-fearing man of the army, one of those who were waiting on him at all times;

And he was in need of food: but while they were getting it ready, a deep sleep came on him;

And a voice came to him, saying, Come, Peter; take them for food.

And the voice came to him a second time, What God has made clean, do not you make common.

And, while Peter was turning the vision over in his mind, the Spirit said to him, See, three men are looking for you.

So he took them in for the night. And the day after, he went with them, taking some of the brothers from Joppa with him.

And when Peter came in, Cornelius came to him and, falling down at his feet, gave him worship.

But Peter, lifting him up, said, Get up, for I am a man as you are.

But in every nation, the man who has fear of him and does righteousness is pleasing to him.

About Jesus of Nazareth, how God gave the Holy Spirit to him, with power: and how he went about doing good and making well all who were troubled by evil spirits, for God was with him.

And we are witnesses of all the things which he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom they put to death, hanging him on a tree.

On the third day God gave him back to life, and let him be seen,

Not by all the people, but by witnesses marked out before by God, even by us, who took food and drink with him after he came back from the dead.

To him all the prophets give witness, that through his name everyone who has faith in him will have forgiveness of sins.

And he gave orders for them to have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they kept him with them for some days.

And when Peter came to Jerusalem, those who kept the rule of circumcision had an argument with him,

And when he had come across him, he took him to Antioch. And they were with the church there for a year, teaching the people; and the disciples were first given the name of Christians in Antioch.

And having taken him, he put him in prison, with four bands of armed men to keep watch over him; his purpose being to take him out to the people after the Passover.

So Peter was kept in prison: but the church made strong prayer to God for him.

And when Herod was about to take him out, the same night Peter was sleeping in chains between two armed men, and the watchmen were keeping watch before the door of the prison.

And a great light was seen shining in the room, and an angel of the Lord came to Peter and, touching him on his side so that he came out of his sleep, said, Get up quickly. And his chains came off his hands.

And he went out after him; and he was not certain if what was done by the angel was a fact, for it seemed to him that he was seeing a vision.

But Peter went on giving blows on the door: and when it was open and they saw him, they were full of wonder.

But he made a sign to them with his hand to be quiet, and gave them an account of how the Lord had taken him out of prison. And he said, Give the news to James and the brothers. And then he went away.

And Herod, when he sent for him, and he was not there, after questioning the watchmen, gave orders that they were to be put to death. Then he went down from Judaea to Caesarea for a time.

Now he was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon: and they came to him, all together, and having made friends with Blastus, the controller of the king's house, they made a request for peace, because their country was dependent on the king's country for its food.

And straight away the angel of the Lord sent a disease on him, because he did not give the glory to God: and his flesh was wasted away by worms, and so he came to his end.

But Saul, whose other name is Paul, being full of the Holy Spirit, looking hard at him, said,

And now, see, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind and not able to see the sun for a time. And straight away a dark mist came down on him; and he went about looking for a guide.

Then Paul and those who were with him went by ship from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia: and there John went away from them and came back to Jerusalem.

And having put him on one side, he made David their king, to whom he gave witness, saying, I have taken David, the son of Jesse, a man dear to my heart, who will do all my pleasure.