And he said to them, It is not yours to know the times and occasions, which the Father fixed in his own power.

And as they were looking intently to heaven, he going, behold, two men were standing before them in white raiment;

Then returned they to Jerusalem from the mount called Olive, which is near Jerusalem, having the way of a sabbath.

For he was numbered with us, and obtained the lot of this service.

And it was known to all dwelling in Jerusalem; so that that place was called in their own dialect, Aceldama, that is, The place of blood.

Therefore must there, of these men having come with us in all the time in which the Lord Jesus came in and came out among us,

Having begun from the immersion of John, unto the day which he was taken up from us, be one of these a witness with you of his rising up.

And suddenly was a sound from heaven as of a wind moving violently, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

And seen to them were tongues divided as fire, and it sat upon Each one of them.

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them to utter.

Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and they dwelling in Mesopotamia, and Judea, and Cappadocia, Pontus, and Asia,

And Phrygia, and Pamphylia, Egypt, and parts of Lybia that near Cyrene, and Romans arriving as strangers, and Jews, and strangers,

For not, as ye suppose, are these intoxicated, (for it is the third hour of the day.)

But this is that spoken by the prophet Joel;

Men, Israelites, bear these words; Jesus the Nazarite, a man elected by God for you by powers and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, (as also ye yourselves know:)

Whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death: as it was not possible for him to be holden of it.

For David says about him, I saw beforehand the Lord before me always, for he is of my right hand, that I be not moved:

Men, brethren, it is permitted to speak with freedom of speech to you of the patriarch David, for he died and was buried, and his tomb is with us even till this day.

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

And sold possessions and goods, and divided them to all, as any one had need

And Peter, having looked intently upon him with John, said, Look upon us.

And Peter, having seen, answered to the people, men, Israelites, why wonder ye at this? or why look ye intently at us, as by our own power or devotion having made him to walk?

And now, brethren, I know that ye did in ignorance, as also your rulers.

And all the prophets from Samuel, and those in order, as many as spake, also announced beforehand these days.

And Annas, chief priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the lineage of the chief priest.

This is the stone set at nought by you building, he having been for the head of the corner.

And salvation is in no other: for neither is another name given under heaven among men, in which we must be saved.

But that it be not more and more exposed to the wind among the people, let us threaten them with a threat, to speak no more in this name to any man.

And Peter and John having answered to them, said, If it is just before God to hear you rather than God, judge ye.

For neither was any in want among them: for as many as were possessors of farms or houses, selling, brought the prices of things sold,

And laid down at the feet of the sent: and it was distributed to each as any had need.

And Joses, surnamed Barnabas by the sent, (which is interpreted, Son of consolation,) a Levite, a Cyprian by birth,

Saying, Did we not announce to you by order, not to teach by this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and ye desire to bring upon us this man's blood.

For before these days Theudas arose, saying himself to be somebody: which a number of men followed, about four hundred, who was slain; and all, as many as believed him, were destroyed, and were for nothing.

After this Judas the Galilean arose in the days of enrolling, and misled enough people after him: and he perished; and all, as many as believed him, were scattered.

And if it is of God, ye cannot destroy it; lest ye also be found contenders against God.

And the twelve having called the multitude of the disciples, said, It is not pleasing for us, having left the word of God, to serve tables.

And certain of them arose from the synagogue, called Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrian, and of them from Cilicia and Asia, seeking out with Stephen.

For we have heard him saying; That Jesus the Nazarite shall abolish this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered to us.

And all they sitting in the council, having looked intently upon him, saw his face as the face of a messenger.

And as the time of the solemn promise drew near, which God aware to Abraham, the people increased and were multiplied in Egypt.

And he injuring the neighbor repulsed him, having said, Who set thee a ruler and judge over us?

Wilt thou not kill me, as thou didst kill the Egyptian yesterday?

And the Lord said to him, Loose the shoes of thy feet: for the place in which thou standest is holy land.

This is Moses, having said to the sons of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you of your brethren, like me; him shall ye hear.

This is he having been in the church in the desert with the messenger speaking to him in Mount Sina, and our fathers: who received the living oracles to give to us:

Having said to Aaron, Make us gods who shall go before us: for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has been to him.

And God turned, and delivered them up to serve the army of heaven; as it has been written in the book of the prophets, Slain victims and sacrifices brought ye not to me forty years in the desert, O house of Israel,

The tent of testimony was with our fathers in the desert, as he speaking set to Moses, to make it according to the type which he had seen.

But the Highest dwells not in temples made by hands; as says the prophet,

Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers, also you.

To whom attended from little to great, saying, This is the great power of God.

And Simon having seen that by putting on of hands of the sent the Holy Spirit is given, he brought money to them,

No portion is to thee, nor lot, in this word: for thy heart is not upright before God.

And a messenger of the Lord spake to Philip, saying, Arise, and go at noon in the way going down from Jerusalem to Gaza, (this is desert.)

And the passage of the writing which he read was this, As a sheep for slaughter was he brought; and as a lamb before him shearing it dumb, so he opened not his mouth:

In his humiliation was his judgment taken away: and his generation who shall recount? for his life is taken from the earth.

And as they went in the way, they came to some water: and the eunuch said, Behold water; what hinders me to be immersed?

And Philip said, If thou believest from the whole heart, it is lawful. And having answered, he said, I believe the Son of God to be Jesus Christ.

And the Lord said to him, Go: for he is a vessel of choice to me, to lift up my name before nations, and kings, and the sons of Israel:

And quickly there fell from his eyes as scales: and he immediately looked up, and having risen, he was immersed.

And quickly in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God.

And all they hearing were affected in mind, and said: Is not this he having laid waste in Jerusalem those calling upon this name, and he has come here for this, that he might bring them having been bound to the chief priests?

And Saul was the more strengthened, and confounded the Jews dwelling in Damascus, demonstrating that this is the Christ.

And Saul being present in Jerusalem, tried to join himself to the disciples: and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he is a disciple.

And in Joppa was a certain disciple by name Tabitha, which interpreted is called Dorcas: she was full of good works and alms which she did.

And Lydda being near Joppa, the disciples having heard that Peter is in it, sent to him two men, beseeching not to hesitate to pass through even to them.

And having looked at him intently, and being afraid, he said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms went up for remembrance before God.

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

He is received as guest with a certain Simon a currier, to whom is a house by the sea: he shall speak to thee what thou must do.

And he sees heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending upon him, as a great linen napkin fastened at the four beginnings, and laid down upon the earth:

And as Peter was doubting in himself what the vision might be which he saw, and behold, the man sent from Cornelius having asked for Simon's house, stood at the gate,

And having called, they were inquiring if Simon, surnamed Peter, is received there as a guest.

Therefore having called them in, he received as guests. And on the morrow Peter came forth with them, and certain of the brethren from Joppa came with him.

And it was as Peter came in, Cornelius having met him, having fallen at his feet, worshipped.

And he said to them, Ye know that it is violating law for a man a Jew to join himself, or come near to a strange tribe: and God shewed me to call no man common or unclean.

Therefore send to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter; he is received as guest in the house of Simon the currier by the sea: who, being present, shall speak to thee.

And Peter having opened the month; said, Of a truth I comprehend that God is no respecter of faces!

But in every nation he fearing him, and working justice, is acceptable to him.

The word which he sent to the sons of Israel, announcing good news, peace through Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all.)

Not to all people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after his rising from the dead.

And he enjoined us to proclaim to the people, and to testify that this is he appointed by God, Judge of the living and the dead.

And believers of the circumcision were affected in mind, as many as came with Peter, that also upon the nations the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out.

Much less can any hinder water, for these not to be immersed, who received the Holy Spirit as also we?

I was in the city Joppa, praying: and in a deep trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descending as a great linen napkin, let down from heaven by four beginnings; and it came even to me:

And he announced to us how he saw a messenger in his house, having stood and said to him, Send men to Joppa, and send for Simon, surnamed Peter

And in my beginning to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, as also upon us in the beginning.

If therefore God gave the like gift to them as also to us, having believed in the Lord Jesus Christ; how was I able to hinder God

And certain of the disciples, as he was able, determined, each of them, to send for service to the brethren dwelling in Judea:

And having seen that it is pleasing to the Jews, he added also to take Peter. (They were the days of unleavened bread.)

And having come out, he followed him; and knew not that it is true that being done by the messenger; and seemed to see a vision.

And Peter being as himself, said, Now know I truly that the Lord sent his messenger, and took me out of the hands of Herod, and all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

And they said to her, Thou art mad. And she was strengthened to have it so. And they said, It is his messenger.

And certain prophets and teachers were in the church being in Antioch; as Barnabas, and Simeon called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

And after reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Men, brethren, if the word of encouragement is in you to the people, speak.

And as John completed the course, be said, Whom think ye me to be? I am not. But, behold, he comes after me, whose shoes of the feet I am not worthy to loose.

For this has God completed to us, their children, having raised up Jesus; as it has also been written in the second Psalms, Thou art my Son; to day have I begotten thee.

Be it known therefore to you, men, brethren, that for him remission of sins is announced to you.

And from all which ye could not be justified by Moses' law, every one believing in him is justified.

For so has the Lord commanded us, I have set thee for a light of the nations, for thee to be for salvation even to the last of the earth.