Thou hast made known to me the paths of life, thou wilt fill me with joy with thy countenance.

Let the whole house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God has made him, this Jesus whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

and sold their possessions and substance, and distributed them to all, according as any one might have need.

And having taken hold of him by the right hand he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones were made strong.

And Peter, seeing it, answered the people, Men of Israel, why are ye astonished at this? or why do ye gaze on us as if we had by our own power or piety made him to walk?

And, by faith in his name, his name has made this man strong whom ye behold and know; and the faith which is by him has given him this complete soundness in the presence of you all.

But they, having further threatened them, let them go, finding no way how they might punish them, on account of the people, because all glorified God for what had taken place;

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

and laid it at the feet of the apostles; and distribution was made to each according as any one might have need.

so that they brought out the sick into the streets and put them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter, when he came, might overshadow some one of them.

and the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren, and the family of Joseph became known to Pharaoh.

He dealt subtilly with our race, and evil entreated the fathers, casting out their infants that they might not live.

This Moses, whom they refused, saying, Who made thee ruler and judge? him did God send to be a ruler and deliverer with the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.

Yea, ye took up the tent of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, the forms which ye made to do homage to them; and I will transport you beyond Babylon.

But the Most High dwells not in places made with hands; as says the prophet,

has not my hand made all these things?

And pious men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.

who, having come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit;

and asked of him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues, so that if he found any who were of the way, both men and women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

And all who heard were astonished and said, Is not this he who destroyed in Jerusalem those who called on this name, and here was come for this purpose, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?

But their plot became known to Saul. And they watched also the gates both day and night, that they might kill him;

And Peter rising up went with them, whom, when arrived, they brought up into the upper chamber; and all the widows stood by him weeping and shewing him the body-coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

And as Peter doubted in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold also the men who were sent by Cornelius, having sought out the house of Simon, stood at the gate,

And when Peter was now coming in, Cornelius met him, and falling down did him homage.

But Peter made him rise, saying, Rise up: I myself also am a man.

Peter therefore was kept in the prison; but unceasing prayer was made by the assembly to God concerning him.

And when he had knocked at the door of the entry, a maid came to listen, by name Rhoda;

And they said to her, Thou art mad. But she maintained that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.

And having made a sign to them with his hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord had brought him out of prison; and he said, Report these things to James and to the brethren. And he went out and went to another place.

And on a set day, clothed in royal apparel and sitting on the elevated seat of honour, Herod made a public oration to them.

And having found no cause of death in him, they begged of Pilate that he might be slain.

And we declare unto you the glad tidings of the promise made to the fathers,

And as they went out they begged that these words might be spoken to them the ensuing sabbath.

But the Jews who did not believe stirred up the minds of those of the nations and made them evil-affected against the brethren.

But the crowds, who saw what Paul had done, lifted up their voices in Lycaonian, saying, The gods, having made themselves like men, are come down to us.

and saying, Men, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, preaching to you to turn from these vanities to the living God, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all things in them;

And having announced the glad tidings to that city, and having made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and Iconium, and Antioch,

And it came to pass as we were going to prayer that a certain female slave, having a spirit of Python, met us, who brought much profit to her masters by prophesying.

He reasoned therefore in the synagogue with the Jews, and those who worshipped, and in the market-place every day with those he met with.

And having taken hold on him they brought him to Areopagus, saying, Might we know what this new doctrine which is spoken by thee is?

The God who has made the world and all things which are in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands,

and has made of one blood every nation of men to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, having determined ordained times and the boundaries of their dwelling,

that they may seek God; if indeed they might feel after him and find him, although he is not far from each one of us:

Thus with might the word of the Lord increased and prevailed.

and ye see and hear that this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great crowd, not only of Ephesus, but almost of all Asia, saying that they are no gods which are made with hands.

But from among the crowd they put forward Alexander, the Jews pushing him forward. And Alexander, beckoning with his hand, would have made a defence to the people.

And when he met with us at Assos, having taken him on board, we came to Mitylene;

for Paul thought it desirable to sail by Ephesus, so that he might not be made to spend time in Asia; for he hastened, if it was possible for him, to be the day of Pentecost at Jerusalem.

and having sighted Cyprus, and left it on the left hand, we sailed to Syria, and made the land at Tyre, for there the ship was to discharge her cargo.

Then the chiliarch came up and laid hold upon him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he might be, and what he had done.

And when he had allowed him, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people; and a great silence having been made, he addressed them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,

And it came to pass, as I was journeying and drawing near to Damascus, that, about mid-day, there suddenly shone out of heaven a great light round about me.

the chiliarch commanded him to be brought into the fortress, saying that he should be examined by scourging, that he might ascertain for what cause they cried thus against him.

And on the morrow, desirous to know the certainty of the matter why he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and having brought Paul down set him before them.

And he ordered them to provide beasts, that they might set Paul on them and carry him safe through to Felix the governor,

And now I stand to be judged because of the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,

at mid-day, on the way, I saw, O king, a light above the brightness of the sun, shining from heaven round about me and those who were journeying with me.

Having therefore met with the help which is from God, I have stood firm unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing else than those things which both the prophets and Moses have said should happen,

And as he answered for his defence with these things, Festus says with a loud voice, Thou art mad, Paul; much learning turns thee to madness.

But Paul said, I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but utter words of truth and soberness;

And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been let go if he had not appealed to Caesar.

and there the centurion having found a ship of Alexandria sailing to Italy, he made us go on board her.

And the harbour being ill adapted to winter in, the most counselled to set sail thence, if perhaps they might reach Phoenice to winter in, a port of Crete looking north-east and south-east.

And when they had been a long while without taking food, Paul then standing up in the midst of them said, Ye ought, O men, to have hearkened to me, and not have made sail from Crete and have gained this disaster and loss.

and, having cast off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the lashings of the rudders, and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they made for the strand.

And falling into a place where two seas met they ran the ship aground, and the prow having stuck itself fast remained unmoved, but the stern was broken by the force of the waves.

who also honoured us with many honours, and on our leaving they made presents to us of what should minister to our wants.

And thence the brethren, having heard about us, came to meet us as far as Appii Forum and Tres Tabernae, whom when Paul saw, he thanked God and took courage.