beginning from the baptism of John till the day on which he was taken up from us, should be made with us a witness of his resurrection.

Thou hast made me know the ways of life, thou wilt fill me with joy with thy presence.

Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly, that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ.

And Peter seeing it answered the people, Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this? or why do you look intently at us as if by our power or piety we had made him walk?

And by the faith of his name, his name has made strong this man whom you behold and know, and the faith which is by him has given him this entire soundness before you all.

And when they heard it they lifted up their voice with one consent to God, and said, Master, thou who hast made heaven, and the earth, the sea, and all things in them,

and laid them at the apostles' feet; and distribution was made to each as any one had need.

so that they brought the sick into the streets and placed them on little beds and couches, that as Peter passed along even his shadow might overshadow some of them.

and delivered him from all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and [he] made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

and the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph's family was made known to Pharaoh.

But when the time of the promise which God made with an oath to Abraham was at hand, the people increased and became numerous in Egypt,

This [king] dealt deceitfully with our race, and treated injuriously our fathers, causing their infants to be exposed that they might not be preserved alive.

But he that injured his neighbor repelled him, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?

This is the Moses whom they denied, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? Him did God send to be a ruler and a redeemer by the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush.

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

and take up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of the god Rephan, figures which you made to worship? I will even remove you beyond Babylon.

But the Most High dwells not in [temples] made with hands, as the prophet says;

has not my hand made all these things?

And pious men buried Stephen and made a great lamentation for him.

who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit;

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

and has seen a man by the name of Ananias coming and putting a hand on him, that he might receive his sight.

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

and their design was made known to Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him;

And Peter arose and came with them; and when he had come they led him into the upper room, and all the widows stood by weeping and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them.

And when Peter came in Cornelius met him, and falling down at his feet worshipped him.

This [man] did God raise up on the third day, and permitted him to be made manifest,

and found and brought him to Antioch. And he was with them, and they met a whole year with the church and taught a great multitude; and the disciples first took the name of Christians at Antioch.

Peter therefore was kept by the guard; but prayer was made incessantly by the church to God for him.

But they said to her, You are mad. But she asserted strongly that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.

And on an appointed day Herod having put on his royal apparel, and sitting on the tribunal, made a speech to them;

and [although] they found no cause of death [in him], they requested of Pilate that he might be destroyed;

And we declare to you the good news of the promise made to the fathers,

And when they had gone out, [the people] requested that these words might be spoken to them on the next sabbath.

But the unbelieving Jews excited the minds of the gentiles against the brothers, and made them ill-disposed.

and saying, Men, why do you do these things? We are also men subject to like sufferings with you, preaching that you should turn from these vain [services] to the living God, who made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all things in them,

And having preached the good news to that city, and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and Iconium, and Antioch,

and made no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by the faith.

And when we went to the proseuche, a certain female servant having a spirit, a diviner, met us, who brought her masters much gain by divining.

who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

Then he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and those that were pious, and in the market every day with those he met.

The God who made the world and all things in it, this [God] being Lord of heaven and earth dwells not in temples made with hands,

and he made of one blood every nation of men to live on all the face of the earth, determining their appointed times and the bounds of their habitation,

that they should seek God, if perhaps they might feel after and find him, and indeed he is not far from every one of us.

For a certain Demetrius by name, a silversmith, who made silver temples of Diana, and afforded his artisans no small gain,

and you see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but in almost all Asia, this Paul has led away a great multitude by persuasion, saying that things which are made by hands are not gods.

And when he met us at Assos, we took him in and came to Mitylene,

For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, that it might not be necessary for him to spend a long time in Asia; for he hastened, if it was possible for him, to be at Jerusalem at the day of Pentecost.

Take heed to yourselves, therefore, and to all the flock in which the Holy Spirit has made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he has purchased with his blood.

And after these days, having made preparation, we went up to Jerusalem;

the chiliarch commanded him to be brought into the fortress, ordering that he should be examined with scourges, that he might know for what reason they cried so against him.

except in this one statement which I made, as I stood among them, that I am under trial by you to-day concerning the resurrection of the dead.

And Agrippa said to Paul, You are permitted to speak for yourself. Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense.

My mode of life from my childhood, the early part of it being with my nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews,

And now I stand on trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,

And punishing them often in all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme, and being exceedingly mad against them, I pursued them even to cities abroad.

at midday I saw in the way O king, a light from heaven shining around me and those going with me, exceeding the brightness of the sun;

And when Paul had said these words, Festus said with a loud voice, You are mad, Paul; much learning has driven you to madness.

But he said, I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but utter words of truth and sobriety.

And Agrippa said to Festus, If he had not appealed to Caesar, this man might be released.

And the design of the soldiers was to kill the prisoners, that none might escape by swimming;

And thence, the brothers hearing of us came out to meet us even to the Forum of Appius, and the Three Taverns [fifty-one miles]; and when Paul saw them, thanking God he took courage.