and yet you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judaea and Samaria and to the remotest parts of the earth."

(Now having bought a piece of ground with the money paid for his wickedness he fell there with his face downwards, and, his body bursting open, he became disembowelled.

"And it shall come to pass in the last days, God says, that I will pour out My Spirit upon all mankind; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall have dreams;

and even upon My bondservants, both men and women, at that time, I will pour out My Spirit, and they shall prophesy.

For David says in reference to Him, "'I constantly fixed my eyes upon the Lord, because He is at my right hand in order that I may continue unshaken.

Being a Prophet, however, and knowing that God had solemnly sworn to him to seat a descendant of his upon his throne,

Fear came upon every one, and many marvels and signs were done by the Apostles.

While they were saying this to the people, the Priests, the Commander of the Temple Guard, and the Sadducees came upon them,

And they, upon hearing the story, all lifted up their voices to God and said, "O Sovereign Lord, it is Thou who didst make Heaven and earth and sea, and all that is in them,

while the Apostles with great force of conviction delivered their testimony as to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus; and great grace was upon them all.

Upon hearing these words Ananias fell down dead, and all who heard the words were awe-struck.

"How was it," replied Peter, "that you two agreed to try an experiment upon the Spirit of the Lord? The men who have buried your husband are already at the door, and they will carry you out."

and laid hands upon the Apostles, and put them into the public jail.

saying, "The jail we found quite safely locked, and the warders were on guard at the doors, but upon going in we found no one there."

Upon this the Commander went with the officers, and brought the Apostles; but without using violence; for they were afraid of being stoned by the people.

These men they brought to the Apostles, and, after prayer, they laid their hands upon them.

In this way they excited the people, the Elders, and the Scribes. At length they came upon him, seized him with violence, and took him before the Sanhedrin.

"I can see Heaven wide open," he said, "and the Son of Man standing at God's right hand."

Upon this, with a loud outcry they stopped their ears, rushed upon Stephen in a body,

for He had not as yet fallen upon any of them. They had only been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

Then the Apostles placed their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

"Pray, both of you, to the Lord for me," answered Simon, "that nothing of what you have said may come upon me."

Upon this he rose and went. Now, as it happened, an Ethiopian eunuch who was in a position of high authority with Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, as her treasurer, had visited Jerusalem to worship there,

He has seen a man called Ananias come and lay his hands upon him so that he may recover his sight."

and here he is authorized by the High Priests to arrest all who call upon Thy name."

So Ananias went and entered the house; and, laying his two hands upon Saul, said, "Saul, brother, the Lord--even Jesus who appeared to you on your journey--has sent me, that you may recover your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

Instantly there dropped from his eyes what seemed to be scales, and he could see once more. Upon this he rose and received baptism;

and his hearers were all amazed, and began to ask one another, "Is not this the man who in Jerusalem tried to exterminate those who called upon that Name, and came here on purpose to carry them off in chains to the High Priests?"

Upon hearing this, Peter invited them in, and gave them a lodging. The next day he set out with them, some of the brethren from Jaffa going with him,

"And," said Peter, "no sooner had I begun to speak than the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He fell upon us at the first.

and recognizing Peter's voice, for very joy she did not open the door, but ran in and told them that Peter was standing there.

The Lord's hand is now upon you, and you will be blind for a time and unable to see the light of day." Instantly there fell upon him a mist and a darkness, and, as he walked about, he begged people to lead him by the hand.

said in a loud voice, "Stand upright upon your feet!"

Upon their arrival they called the Church together and proceeded to report in detail all that God, working with them, had done, and how He had opened for the Gentiles the door of faith.

Upon their arrival in Jerusalem they were cordially received by the Church, the Apostles, and the Elders; and they reported in detail all that God, working with them, had done.

Now, therefore, why try an experiment upon God, by laying on the necks of these disciples a yoke which neither our forefathers nor we have been able to bear?

For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no burden heavier than these necessary requirements--

when suddenly there was such a violent shock of earthquake that the prison shook to its foundations. Instantly the doors all flew open, and the chains fell off from every prisoner.

Starting up from sleep and seeing the doors of the jail wide open, the jailer drew his sword and was on the point of killing himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

But upon their opposing him with abusive language, he shook his clothes by way of protest, and said to them, "Your ruin will be upon your own heads. I am not responsible: in future I will go among the Gentiles."

Then the people all set upon Sosthenes, the Warden of the synagogue, and beat him severely in front of the court. Gallio did not concern himself in the least about this.

Then, as he had made up his mind to cross over into Greece, the brethren wrote to the disciples in Corinth begging them to give him a kindly welcome. Upon his arrival he rendered valuable help to those who through grace had believed;

and when Paul laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.

Paul, however, went down, threw himself upon him, and folding him in his arms said, "Do not be alarmed; his life is still in him."

Upon their arrival he said to them, "You Elders well know, from the first day of my setting foot in the province of Asia, the kind of life I lived among you the whole time,

serving the Lord in all humility, and with tears, and amid trials which came upon me through the plotting of the Jews--

and urging upon both Jews and Greeks the necessity of turning to God and of believing in Jesus our Lord.

And now why delay? Rise, get yourself baptized, and wash off your sins, calling upon His name.'

But Paul's sister's son heard of the intended attack upon him. So he came and went into the barracks and told Paul about it;

This man Paul had been seized by the Jews, and they were on the point of killing him, when I came upon them with the troops and rescued him, for I had been informed that he was a Roman citizen.

But now that I have received information of an intended attack upon him, I immediately send him to you, directing his accusers also to state before you the case they have against him."

Upon Paul's arrival, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood round him, and brought many grave charges against him which they were unable to substantiate.

I will save you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you to open their eyes,

But it was not long before a furious north-east wind, coming down from the mountains, burst upon us and carried the ship out of her course.

Upon our arrival in Rome, Paul received permission to live by himself, guarded by a soldier.

For these reasons, then, I have invited you here, that I might see you and speak to you; for it is for the sake of Him who is the hope of Israel that this chain hangs upon me."