And He said to them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father has put in His own authority.

And while they were looking intently into the heaven, He having gone, even behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them,

And when they had come in, they went up into an upper room, where Peter and James, and John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James;

these all were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

And in the fulfilling of the day of Pentecost, they were all with one accord in one place.

And suddenly a sound came out of the heaven as borne along by the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

And they were all filled of the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

And dwelling at Jerusalem there were Jews, devout men out of every nation under heaven.

But this sound occurring, the multitude came together and were confounded, because they each heard them speaking in his own dialect.

And they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, Behold, are not these who speak all Galileans?

And how do we each hear in our own dialect in which we were born?

Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking the great things of God in our own languages.

And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying to one another, What does this mean?

But others mocking said, These men are full of sweet wine.

For these are not drunk as you suppose, for it is the third hour of the day.

"And it shall be in the last days, says God, I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh. And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

Men, Israelites, hear these words. Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by powerful works, and wonders and miracles, which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know,

because You will not leave My soul in Hades, nor will You allow Your holy One to see corruption.

You revealed to Me the ways of life. You will fill Me with joy with Your countenance."

God raised up this Jesus, of which we all are witnesses.

until I place Your enemies as a footstool to Your feet."

And hearing this, they were stabbed in the heart, and said to Peter and to the other apostles, Men, brothers, what shall we do?

For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.

Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. And the same day there were added about three thousand souls.

And they were continuing steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine, and in fellowship and in the breaking of the loaves, and in prayers.

And all who believed were together and had all things common.

praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

And they recognized him, that it was him who sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

And seeing this, Peter answered the people, Men, Israelites, why do you marvel at this? Or why do you stare at us, as though we had made this man to walk by our own power or holiness?

The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His son Jesus, whom you delivered up, denying Him in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to let Him go.

And you killed the Prince of Life, whom God has raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.

And now, brothers, I know that you did it through ignorance, as also your rulers did.

Therefore repent and convert so that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.

For Moses truly said to the fathers, "The Lord your God shall raise up a Prophet to you from your brothers, One like me. You shall hear Him in all things, whatever He may say to you.

You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, "And in your Seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed."

and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest.

And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name have you done this?

if we are examined today on a good work for an infirm man, by what this one has been healed,

But seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and perceiving that they were unlearned and uneducated men, they marveled. And they recognized them, that they had been with Jesus.

And having heard, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord and said, Lord, You are the God who made the heaven and earth, and the sea, and all that is in them;

who by the mouth of Your servant David has said, "Why did the nations rage and the people imagine vain things?

The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ."

For truly, against Your holy child Jesus, whom You have anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the nations, and the people of Israel, were gathered together

in order to do whatever Your hand and Your counsel determined before to be done.

And now, Lord, behold their threatenings, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your Word,

by stretching forth of Your hand for healing, and miracles, and wonders may be done by the name of Your holy child Jesus.

And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the Word of God with boldness.

And the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul. And not one said that any of the things which he possessed was his own. But they had all things common.

For neither was anyone needy among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart for you to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own authority? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God.

Then Peter said to her, How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door and they will carry you out.

And many miracles and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the apostles; and they were all with one accord in Solomon's Porch.

and more believing ones were added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women;

And also a multitude came from the cities around Jerusalem, bringing sick ones, and those being tormented by unclean spirits, who were all healed.

And rising up, the high priest, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees) were filled with anger,

And when the high priest and the temple commander and the chief priests heard these things, they were bewildered about them, what this might be.

But one came, reporting to them, saying, Behold, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.

saying, Did we not strictly command you that you not teach in this name? And behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine and intend to bring this man's blood on us.

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you killed and hanged on a tree.

And we are His witnesses of these things. And so also is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.

But those hearing were cut to the heart, and they took counsel to kill them.

For before these days Theudas rose up, boasting himself to be somebody; a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves to him; who was slain. And all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered and brought to nothing.

After this one, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the Registration, and drew away considerable people after him. Yet that one perished; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered.

And now I say to you, Withdraw from these men and let them alone. For if this counsel or this work is of men, it will come to nothing.

Then indeed they departed from the presence of the sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be shamed for His name.

And in those days, the disciples having multiplied, a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews occurred, because their widows were overlooked in the daily serving.

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

And looking intently at him. all those sitting in the sanhedrin saw his face as if it were the face of an angel.

And he said, Men, brothers, and fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran.

And He said to him, "Go out from your land and from your kindred, and come into a land which I shall show you."

But a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and a great affliction. And our fathers found no food.

But hearing grain was in Egypt, Jacob sent out our fathers first.

And Jacob went down into Egypt and died, he and our fathers,

and were carried over into Shechem. And they were laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price of silver from the sons of Emmor the father of Shechem.

Dealing subtly with our race, this one oppressed our fathers, causing their infants to be exposed, so as not to be left alive.

And the next day he appeared to them while fighting. And he urged them to peace, saying, Men, you are brothers, why do you wrong one another?

And Moses fled at this word, and became a temporary resident in the land of Midian, where he fathered two sons.

saying, "I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." But Moses trembled and dared not look.

Then the Lord said to him, "Loosen the sandal on your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground."

This is that Moses who said to the sons of Israel, "The Lord your God shall raise up a Prophet to you from your brothers, One like me; you shall hear Him."

This is he who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the Angel who spoke to him in Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received the living words to give to us,

to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him away and turned back again to Egypt in their hearts,

Yea, you took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, images which you made in order to worship them; and I will remove you beyond Babylon."

The tabernacle of witness was among our fathers in the wilderness, as commanded by God, speaking to Moses to make it according to the pattern that he had seen.

Which also having received it by inheritance with Joshua, our fathers, with Joshua, in taking possession of the nations whom God drove out before the face of our fathers until the days of David,

"Heaven is My throne and earth is My footstool. What house will you build Me, says the Lord, or what is the place of My rest?

O stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so you do.

Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you have now been the betrayers and murderers;

And hearing these things, they were cut to their hearts. And they gnashed on him with their teeth.

And Saul was consenting to his death. And in that day there was a great persecution on the church at Jerusalem, and all were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

For out of those having unclean spirits, many came out, crying with loud voice. And many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.

And they were paying attention to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with conjuring.

But when they believed Philip preaching the gospel, the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

For as yet He had not fallen on any of them, they were baptized only in the name of the Lord Jesus.

But Peter said to him, May your silver perish with you, because you have thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God.

Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.

And Philip ran there to him and heard him read the prophet Isaiah, and said, Do you indeed understand what you are reading?