He said to them; It is not your province, to know the times or seasons, which the Father placed in His own authority.

Then they returned into Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, being a journey of a Sabbath day.

because he was numbered among us and received the lot of this ministry.

which indeed was known to all those dwelling at Jerusalem, so that field, in their own dialect, is called Acheldamach; that is, field of blood.

Therefore the men having come together with us all the time in which the Lord Jesus came in unto us and went out,

beginning from the baptism of John, until the day on which He was taken up from us, it behooveth one of these to be witness of His resurrection along with us.

And suddenly there was a sound from heaven as of a mighty, rushing wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

And there appeared unto them divided tongues, as of fire, and it sat upon each one of them;

and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those inhabiting Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

indeed Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the regions of Libya which is beyond Cyrene, and Roman sojourners, both Jews and proselytes,

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

but this is that which has been spoken by the prophet Joel;

Israelitish men, hear these words, Jesus the Nazarene, a man having been demonstrated unto you from God by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did through Him in your midst, as yourselves know;

For David says in reference to him, I foresaw my Lord always before me, because he is on my right hand, in order that I may not be moved.

Men, brethren, it is lawful to speak to you with boldness concerning the patriarch David, because he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.

This Jesus God raised up, whose witnesses we are.

For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all who are afar off, so many as the Lord our God may call.

and they sold their possessions and personalities, and divided the same unto all, as each one had need.

And Peter along with John, fixing his attention on him, said, Look unto us.

And Peter seeing them, responded to the people; Israelitish men, why are you astonished at this, or why do you look upon us as having by our own power or holiness, made this man to walk about?

and you slew the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, whose witnesses we are.

And now, brethren, I know that you did it through ignorance, as did your rulers also;

and he may send forth Jesus, who has been preached unto you as the Christ,

Moses indeed said; The Lord our God will raise up to you from your brethren a prophet like unto me; Him you will hear concerning all things so many as he may speak to you.

And indeed all the prophets from Samuel and consecutively, so many as spoke, also proclaimed these days.

assembled in Jerusalem, and Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and so many as were of the family of the high priest.

This is the stone rejected by your builders, which has become the head of the corner.

And there is salvation in no other; for there is no other name given under heaven among men by which it behooveth us to he saved.

saying, What can we do to these men? for that a notable miracle has been wrought by them is indeed manifest to all dwelling at Jerusalem, and we are not able to deny it;

but that it may extend no further unto the people, let us threaten them to speak no more in this name to any one of men.

And Peter and John responding said to them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken unto you rather than God, judge ye;

And having been released they came to their own people, and proclaimed so many things as the chief priests and elders said to them.

to do so many things as thy hand and thy counsel did foreordain to come to pass.

For no one among them was in need; for so many possessions of lands or houses as belonged to them, selling, they were bringing the prices of the things having been sold,

and laying them at the feet of the apostles; and it was distributed to each as any one had need.

And Joseph called Barnabas by the apostles, which is interpreted, Son of consolation, a Levite, a Cyprian by race,

With commandment we commanded you not to teach in this name; and behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching; and you are determined to bring upon us the blood of this man.

But Peter and the apostles responding said, It behooves us to obey God rather than men.

For before these days Theudas arose, saying that he was somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred, adhered, who were slain, and all, so many as confided in him, were dispersed, and came to nothing.

After him Judas the Galilean arose, in the days of the enrollment, and led the people after him; he also perished, and all, so many as confided in him, were scattered abroad.

And the twelve calling to them the multitude of the disciples, said, It is not pleasing that we, leaving the word of God, serve tables.

And certain ones of the synagogues, called Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia, stood up disputing with Stephen,

for we have heard him saying, that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses delivered unto us.

And all sitting in the council, having fixed their eyes on him, saw his face as the face of an angel.

And Jacob hearing that there is food in Egypt, sent away our fathers first.

And he supposed that his brethren would understand that God through his hand is giving them salvation: but they did not recognize it.

And the one injuring his neighbor thrust him away, saying, Who appointeth you a leader and a judge over us?

And the Lord said to him, Loose the sandal of thy feet: for the place on which thou standest is holy ground.

This Moses is the one having said to the sons of Israel, A prophet will God raise up to you of your brethren, like unto me.

And this is the one being in the church in the wilderness with the angel speaking to him in Mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received the living oracles to give unto us;

saying to Aaron, Make us gods who shall go before us: for this Moses, who led us out from the land of Egypt, we know not what happened to him.

And God turned away, and gave them up to serve the host of the heaven; as has been written in the book of the prophets: Slain victims and sacrifices you have not brought unto me forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel.

And the tabernacle of testimony was with our fathers in the wilderness, as the one speaking to Moses commanded him to make it according to the example he had seen;

But the Most High dwelleth not in houses built with hands, as the prophet says,

Heaven is my throne, and earth the footstool of my feet: What house will you build for me? says the Lord; Or what shall be the place of my rest?

Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you do always resist the Holy Ghost; as your fathers did, so do ye.

Which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? and they slew those proclaiming concerning the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you became:

to whom all from small even unto the great gave heed, saying, This one is the power of God, called Great.

There is neither part nor lot to thee in this word: for thy heart is not right before God.

And the angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise, and go towards the south unto the way going down from Jerusalem to Gaza; the same is desert.

and was returning, and sitting upon his chariot he was reading the prophet Isaiah.

And Philip running forth, heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said; Whether do you understand what you are reading?

and the place of the scripture which he was reading was this, He was led like a sheep to the slaughter; and as a lamb before the one shearing him is dumb, so he opens not his mouth.

In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare His generation? because his life is taken from the earth.

And the Lord said to him, Arising, go to the street which is called Straight, and seek a Tarsean, by name Saul, in the house of Judas; for, behold, he is praying,

And the Lord said to him, Go: because he is a vessel of election to me, to bear my name both before the Gentiles, and kings, and sons of Israel:

And immediately there fell from his eyes as scales: and he looked up; and having stood up, was baptized,

and immediately he was preaching Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

And all those hearing were astonished, and continued to say, Is not this the one laying waste those calling on this name in Jerusalem? and has come hither for this, that he may lead them bound to the chief priests.

And Saul continued to be the more filled up with dynamite, and he was confounding the Jews dwelling in Damascus, proving that Jesus is the Christ.

But there was a certain disciple in Joppa, by name Tabitha, who being interpreted is called Dorcas: and she was full of good works and alms which she was doing.

And Lydda being near to Joppa, the disciples hearing that Peter is in it, sent two men to him, entreating him, Do not delay to come unto us.

And Peter rising up came along with them; whom, on arrival, they led to the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing him the chitoons and himations, so many as Dorcas made, while with them.

And he looking upon him, and being afraid, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayer and thine alms have come up for a memorial before God.

And now send men to Joppa, and call for a certain Simon, who is called Peter:

he is lodging with a certain Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea.

And while Peter was at a loss within himself, as to what the vision he saw might be, behold, the men having been sent by Cornelius, making inquiry for the house of Simon, stood at the gate,

And Peter having come down to the men, said, Behold, I am he whom you are seeking: what is the cause on account of which you are present?

and he said to them, You know how it is an unlawful thing for a Jewish man to associate with, or come to one of another nation; and God has shown me not to call any man unconsecrated or unclean.

Therefore send to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is called Peter. He is lodging in the house of Simon the tanner by the sea.

And Peter, opening his mouth, said, In truth I apprehend that God is no respecter of persons:

but in every nation the one fearing him, and working righteousness, is acceptable to him;

the word which he sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ: he is Lord of all.

Jesus, the one from Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Ghost and power: who went about doing good, and healing all oppressed by the devil: because God is with Him.

not to all the people, but to the witnesses having been chosen of God, to us, who ate and drank along with him after He arose from the dead:

and He commanded us to preach to the people, and to witness that He is the One ordained of God the Judge of the living and the dead.

And the faithful ones who were of the circumcision, so many as came along with Peter, were astonished, because the gift of the Holy Ghost was poured out on the Gentiles also;

Then Peter responded, Whether is any one able to forbid the water, that these shall not be baptized, whosoever received the Holy Ghost as we indeed?

And he proclaimed to us how he saw an angel standing in his house, and saying, Send to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is called Peter;

And when I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.

And I remembered the word of the Lord, as He said, John indeed baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.

Since then God gave unto them the equal gift, as also unto us, believing on the Lord Jesus Christ; who was I, to be able to resist God?

And one of them by name Agabus, standing up, signified through the Spirit that there is about to be a great famine throughout the whole world: which took place under the reign of Claudius.

And they determined that each one of them should send to the ministry to the brethren dwelling in Judea, as each one of the disciples was prosperous;

And seeing that it is pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also: and those were the days of the unleavened bread:

And having come out, he was following; and did not know that it is true which was done by the angel; but he was thinking that he saw a vision.

And they said to her, You are gone mad; but she persisted that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.

And it being day, there was no small commotion among the soldiers, as to where Peter then was.

And he was very angry with the Tyrians and Sidonians: and they unanimously came to him, and having persuaded Blastus who was over the chamber of the king, they continued to seek peace; because their country is supported by the kings.