until the day in the which he was taken up; after that he, through the holy ghost, had given commandments unto the apostles, which he had chosen:

And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up: and a cloud received him up out of their sight.

And while they looked steadfastly up to heaven, as he went; behold, two men stood by them in white apparel,

which also said, "Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, even as ye have seen him go into heaven."

And when they were come in, they went up into a parlour, where abode both Peter and James, John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zealotes, and Judas James' son.

And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples and said - the number of names that were together, were about a hundred and twenty -

beginning at the baptism of John unto that same day that he was taken up from us - must one be ordained to bear witness with us of his resurrection."

But Peter stepped forth with the eleven, and lift up his voice, and said unto them, "Ye men of Jewry, and all ye that inhabit Jerusalem: be this known unto you, and with your ears hear my words.

him have ye taken by the hands of unrighteous persons, after he was delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, and have crucified and slain him whom God hath raised up:

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

Peter and John went up together into the temple at the ninth hour of prayer:

Then said Peter, "Silver and gold have I none: such as I have, give I thee. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk."

And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up. And immediately his feet and anklebones received strength,

For Moses said unto the fathers, 'A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you, even of your brethren, like unto me: him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.

First unto you hath God raised up his son Jesus, and him he hath sent to bless you, that every one of you should turn from your wickedness."

But Peter and John answered unto them and said, "Whether it be right in the sight of God to obey you more than God, judge ye.

And when they heard that, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord and said, "Lord, thou art God which hast made heaven and earth, the sea and all that in them is,

The kings of the earth stood up and the rulers came together against the Lord, and against his Christ.'

When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and gave up the ghost. And great fear came on all them that these things heard.

And the young men rose up, and put him apart, and carried him out, and buried him.

Then she fell down straightway at his feet and yielded up the ghost. And the young men came in and found her dead, and carried her out and buried her by her husband.

Then the chief priest rose up, and all they that were with him: which is the sect of the Sadducees: and were full of indignation,

Peter and the other apostles answered, and said, "We ought more to obey God than men.

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on tree.

Him hath God lift up with his right hand, to be a ruler and a saviour: for to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

And we are his records as concerning these things: and also the holy ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him."

Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a doctor of law, had in authority among all the people and bade to put the apostles aside a little space,

Before these days rose up one Theudas boasting himself, to whom resorted a number of men, about a four hundred, which was slain, and they all which believed him were scattered abroad, and brought to nought.

After this man arose there up one Judas of Galilee, in the time when tribute began, and drew away much people after him. He also perished: and all, even as many as harkened to him, are scattered abroad.

The same time was Moses born, and was a proper child in the sight of God, which was nourished up in his father's house three months.

When he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him up for her own son.

This is that Moses which said unto the children of Israel, 'A prophet shall the Lord God raise up unto you, of your brethren, like unto me: him shall ye hear.'

to whom our fathers would not obey: But cast it from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,

Then God turned himself, and gave them up, that they should worship the stars of the sky, as it is written in the book of the prophets, 'O ye of the house of Israel: gave ye to me sacrifices and meat offerings by the space of forty years in the wilderness?

But he, being full of the holy ghost, looked up steadfastly with his eyes into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the righthand of God,

And he said, "How can I, except I had a guide?" And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.

And Peter put them all forth and kneeled down and prayed and turned him to the body, and said, "Tabitha, arise." And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

And he gave her the hand and lift her up, and called the saints and widows and showed her alive.

When he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, "What is it Lord?" He said unto him, "Thy prayers and thy alms are come up into remembrance before God.

This was done thrice; And the vessel was received up again into heaven.

But Peter took him up, saying, "Stand Up: for even I myself am a man."

Him God raised up the third day, and showed him openly,

And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they of the circumcision reasoned with him, saying,

And this was done three times. And all were taken up again into heaven.

And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit, that there should be great dearth throughout all the world, which came to pass in the Emperor Claudius' days.

And behold, the angel of the Lord was there present, and a light shined in the lodge. And he smote Peter on the side, and stirred him up, saying, "Arise up quickly." And his chains fell off from his hands.

And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the honour, and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

Then Paul stood up and beckoned with the hand and said, "Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.

And after he had put him down, he set up David to be their king: of whom he gave reported, saying, 'I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, he shall fulfill all my will.'

God hath now fulfilled unto us their children, in that he raised up Jesus again, even as it is written in the second psalm, 'Thou art my son, this same day begat I thee.'

As concerning that he so raised him up from death, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, 'The holy promises made to David I will give them faithfully to you.'

When the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and virtuous converts followed Paul and Barnabas, which spake to them and exhorted them to continue in the grace of God.

But the unbelieving Jews stirred up and unquieted the minds of the gentiles against the brethren.

and said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on thy feet." And he started up, and walked.

And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lift up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, "Gods are come down to us in the likeness of men."

Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he arose up and came into the city. And the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

Then arose there up certain of the sect of the Pharisees, which did believe: saying that it was needful to circumcise them and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

And when there was much disputing, Peter rose up and said unto them, "Ye men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago, God chose among us that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel and believe.

'After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David which is fallen down, and that which is fallen in decay of it will I build again and I will set it up,

and there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, fallen into a deep sleep. And as Paul declared, he was the more overcome with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.

When he was come up again, he brake bread, and tasted, and communed a long while: even till the morning, and so departed.

And when we had found brethren, we tarried there seven days. And they told Paul through the spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

When we heard this, both we and others of the same place, besought him, that he would not go up to Jerusalem.

After those days we made ourselves ready, and went up to Jerusalem.

And he said, "I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia: nevertheless yet brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, and informed diligently in the law of the fathers, and was fervent minded to Godward, as ye all are this same day,

came unto me, and stood and said unto me, 'Brother Saul, look up.' And that same hour I received my sight and saw him.

They gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices and said, "Away with such a fellow from the earth: it is pity that he should live."

because that thou mayest know that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to pray.

And that they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, either raising up the people, neither in the synagogues nor in the city.

Against whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:

which things I also did in Jerusalem. Where many of the saints shut I up in prison, and had received authority of the high priests: And when they were put to death I gave the sentence.

But rise and stand up on thy feet. For I have appeared unto thee for this purpose: to make thee a minister, and a witness both of those things which thou hast seen, and of those things in thee which I will appear unto thee,

And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the deputy, and Bernice, and they that sat with them.

which they took up, and used help undergirding the ship, fearing lest we should have fallen into Syrtis, and we let down a vessel and so were carried.

And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bonds and hoisted up the main sail to the wind and drew to land.