until the day in which, after he had through the Holy Spirit given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;

And having thus spoken, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

And while they were looking earnestly into heaven as he went up, lo! two men stood by them in white apparel,

who said, Men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This Jesus, who hath been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same manner in which ye beheld him going into heaven.

And when they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were making their abode, namely, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the zealot, and Judas the brother of James.

And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and said, (the number of the names together was about one hundred and twenty,)

from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us, must one be made a witness with us of his resurrection.

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said to them, Men of Judea, and all that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and hearken to my words.

this man, being delivered up by the settled purpose and foreknowledge of God, ye, by the hand of godless men, crucified and slew.

But God raised him up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.

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

And Peter and John were going up together to the temple, at the hour of prayer, which is the ninth hour.

Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but what I have I give thee. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, rise up and walk.

And grasping him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and ankles received strength.

The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his servant Jesus, whom ye indeed delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him.

Moses indeed said, "A prophet will the Lord your God raise up to you from among your brethren, as be raised up me; him shall ye hear in all things, whatever he shall speak to you.

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

And on hearing it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art he that made heaven and earth and sea, and all things that are in them;

The kings of the earth came up, and the rulers assembled together, against the Lord, and against his Anointed."

And the young men arose, and wrapt him up, and carried him out, and buried him.

But the highpriest and all that were with him, which is the sect of the Sadducees, rose up and were filled with indignation,

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew by hanging him on a cross;

And we are his witnesses of these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit which God hath given to those who obey him.

But there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, in high esteem with all the people, and commanded to put the men forth a little while,

And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and seized him, and brought him to the council,

and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place, and the Law.

And when he was cast out, Pharaohs daughter took him up, and nourished him for herself as a son.

This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, "A prophet will God raise up to you from among your brethren, as he raised up me."

But God turned away, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the Prophets, "Did ye offer to me slain beasts and sacrifices for forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

And ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of the god Rephan, the figures which ye made to worship them; and I will carry you away beyond Babylon."

But, being full of the Holy Spirit, he looked up earnestly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

And Philip ran up, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Well, but dost thou understand what thou art reading?

And he said, How can I, unless some one shall guide me? And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

But when they had come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

The church therefore throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being built up, and walking in the fear of the Lord; and by the exhortation of the Holy Spirit it was greatly increased.

But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down and prayed; and turning to the body he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes; and seeing Peter, she sat up.

And he gave her his hand, and raised her up; and calling the saints and the widows, he presented her alive.

And he, looking steadily at him, and becoming affrighted, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms have come up for a memorial before God.

On the morrow, as they were on their journey, and were drawing near the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour.

This was done three times; and the vessel was immediately taken up into heaven.

But Peter raised him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.

Him God raised up on the third day, and caused him to be manifested,

And when Peter went up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,

And this was done three times; and all were again drawn up into heaven.

And one of them named Agabus stood up, and signified by the Spirit, that there was about to be a great famine over the whole world; which came to pass in the days of Claudius.

And lo! an angel of the Lord came to him, and a light shone in the room; and he smote Peter on the side, and roused him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell from his hands.

Then Paul stood up, and beckoned with his hand and said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, hearken.

and having removed him, he raised up to them David to be their king, to whom he gave testimony, saying, "I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who will do all my will."

and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people.

God hath fulfilled to us their children, in raising up Jesus [from the dead]; as it is also written in the first Psalm: "Thou art my Son; I have this day begotten thee."

And that he raised him up from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he hath thus spoken: "I will give you the sure holy things promised to David."

And when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and proselyte worshippers followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, exhorted them to continue in the grace of God.

But the Jews stirred up the women of rank who worshipped God, and the chief men of the city, and raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them from their borders.

But the Jews that disbelieved stirred up and embittered the minds of the gentiles against the brethren.

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

And the multitudes, seeing what Paul had done, lifted up their voices, saying, in the language of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men.

But the disciples having gathered around him, he rose up, and came into the city. And the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

But when Paul and Barnabas had had no small dissension and debate with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

But there rose up certain believers of the sect of the Pharisees, saying, It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

And after much debate, Peter rose up and said to them, Brethren, ye know that a long time ago God made choice among you, that by my mouth the gentiles should hear the word of the glad tidings, and believe.

"After this I will return, and will rebuild the tabernacle of David which hath fallen; and I will rebuild its ruins, and will set it up;

And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates, tearing off their clothes, commanded to beat them with rods;

And when he had brought them up into his house, he set food before them, and rejoiced with all his house, having become a believer in God.

But when the Jews of Thessalonica knew that at Beroea, too, the word of God was preached by Paul, they came hither also, and stirred up the multitudes.

And when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up with one accord against Paul, and brought him before the judgmentseat,

And having landed at Caesarea and gone up and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.

And there sat on the window a certain young man named Eutychus, having fallen into a deep sleep; and as Paul was discoursing at great length, he sank down with sleep, and fell from thee third story, and was taken up dead.

And having gone up again, and broken the bread and eaten, he talked a long while even till break of day, and so departed.

And now I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, who is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all the sanctified.

And having found out the disciples, we remained there seven days; and they told Paul, through the Spirit, not to go up to Jerusalem.

Then answered Paul, What mean ye that ye weep, and break my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

And after those days we got ready our baggage, and went up to Jerusalem.

And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews from Asia, having seen him in the temple, stirred up the whole multitude, and laid hands on him,

And while they were endeavoring to kill him, tidings came up to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar;

I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, hut brought up in this city, taught at the feet of Gamaliel in the strictness of the Law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as ye all are this day.

came to me, and standing over me said, Brother Saul, receive sight. And I immediately looked up upon him.

And they listened to him as far as this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth! for it was not fit that he should live.

for it is in thy power to ascertain that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

And neither in the temple did they find me disputing with any one, or stirring up a tumult of the people, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city;

Festus therefore having come into the province, after three days went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

But Festus, wishing to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, Art thou willing to go up to Jerusalem, and there be tried on these charges before me?

If indeed I am an offender, and have done anything deserving death, I refuse not to die; but if there be nothing in the charges which they bring against me, no man can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.

To whom I answered, It is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man on a charge, before the accused hath the accusers face to face, and hath opportunity to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.

But Paul having appealed to be kept in custody for the judgment of Augustus, I ordered him to be kept till I should send him up to Caesar.

Which I also did in Jerusalem; and many of the saints did I myself shut up in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.

And the king rose up and the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them;

And the ship being caught, and unable to face the wind, we gave up to it, and were driven along.

which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and fearing lest they should run into the Syrtis, they lowered the sail and so were driven.

And after there had been much abstinence from food, Paul stood up in the midst of them and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened to me, and not have put to sea from Crete, nod thus brought upon yourselves this injury and loss.

And from thence, the brethren having heard of us came to meet us as far as Appii Forum, and the Three Taverns; at the sight of whom Paul thanked God and took courage.

And it came to pass that after three days he called together the chief men of the Jews, and when they had met he said to them, Brethren, I, though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, was delivered up a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans;