In the first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,

They also said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched him go into heaven."

All these with one mind devoted themselves to prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

"Brethren, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David, concerning Judas who was guide to those who arrested Jesus.

Therefore it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

"Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know

This Jesus God raised up again, and of that we are all witnesses.

Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified."

And Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

But Peter said, "I do not have silver and gold, but I give you what I have; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk."

The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, the one whom you delivered and disowned in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him.

And his name, by faith in his name, has made this man strong whom you see and know; and the faith which comes through Jesus has given him perfect health in the presence of you all.

and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus,

being greatly disturbed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him this man stands before you healed.

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished; and they recognized that they had been with Jesus.

Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

For truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel,

while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders take place through the name of your holy servant Jesus."

And with great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.

So they took his advice, and they called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.

for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses handed down to us."

But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God;

And as they were stoning Stephen, he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."

But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

For he had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this scripture he told him the good news of Jesus.

And he said, "Who are you, Lord?" And he said, "I am Jesus whom you are persecuting,

So Ananias departed and entered the house. And after laying his hands on him said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

And immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is the Son of God."

But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus by proving that this Jesus is the Christ.

But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. And he declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you; get up and make your bed." Immediately he got up.

You know the word which he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all).

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.

So if God gave them the same gift as he gave us, who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could oppose God?"

But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who came to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus.

When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet, named Bar-Jesus,

From this man's descendants God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised.

he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is also written in the second Psalm: 'You are my Son; today I have begotten you.'

But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they are."

men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And when they came to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit o Jesus did not allow them;

She continued doing this for many days. But Paul was greatly annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" And it came out at that very moment.

They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."

explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you is the Christ."

and Jason has welcomed them, and they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus."

And also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him. Some said, "What would this idle babbler wish to say?" Others, "He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign deities,"because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.

When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

He had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.

for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, proving by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus."

On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

But also some of the Jewish exorcists, who went from place to place, attempted to name over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, "I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches."

But the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?"

This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived in Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all and the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified.

testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

But I do not consider my life of any account nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."

And I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' And he said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.'

But some days later Felix came with Drusilla, his wife who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.

but they simply had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a dead man, Jesus, whom Paul asserted to be alive.

I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

And I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

When they had appointed a day for Paul, they came to him at his lodging in great numbers. And he explained the matter to them from morning till evening, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the law of Moses and from the prophets.

preaching the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ quite openly and unhindered.