And while in assembly with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for what had been promised by the Father, which [said he] ye heard from me;

But ye will receive power when the Holy Spirit hath come upon you; and ye will be my witnesses, both in Jerusalem and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said to them, Men of Judea, and all that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and hearken to my words.

"It shall be in the last days, saith God, that I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams;

and even on my servants, and on my handmaids, I will pour out of my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.

For David saith concerning him, "I saw the Lord always before me; because he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.

Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue exulted; moreover also, my flesh shall dwell in hope;

because thou wilt not abandon my soul to the underworld, nor wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.

Thou didst make known to me the ways of life; thou wilt make me full of joy with thy countenance."

Brethren, I may speak to you with freedom of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is among us to this day.

For David did not ascend into the heavens; but he himself saith, The Lord said to my lord, "Sit thou on my right hand,

Repent therefore and turn from your ways, that your sins may be blotted out, in order that the times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

and that he may send forth Christ Jesus, who was before appointed for you;

Moses indeed said, "A prophet will the Lord your God raise up to you from among your brethren, as be raised up me; him shall ye hear in all things, whatever he shall speak to you.

And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and grant to thy servants that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

Peter said to her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much. And she said, Yes, for so much.

and the nation to which they shall be in bondage will I judge," said God; "and after that they shall come forth, and shall worship me in this place."

Dost thou mean to kill me, as thou didst kill the Egyptian yesterday?"

I have surely seen the oppression of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them; and now, come, I will send thee into Egypt."

This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, "A prophet will God raise up to you from among your brethren, as he raised up me."

But God turned away, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the Prophets, "Did ye offer to me slain beasts and sacrifices for forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

"Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What house will ye build for me? saith the Lord; or what is the place of my rest?

Did not my hands make all these things?"

and they stoned Stephen, making supplication, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

saying, Give me also this power, that on whomever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.

Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if haply the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee.

And Simon answering said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of the things which ye have spoken may come upon me.

And he said, How can I, unless some one shall guide me? And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

And as they went along the road, they came to a certain water; and the eunuch saith, See, here is water; what is there to hinder my being baptized?

and he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

But the Lord said to him, Go; for this man is to me a chosen vessel, to bear my name before nations, and kings, and the sons of Israel.

For I myself will show him how great things he must suffer for my names sake.

And Ananias went away, and entered the house; and putting his hands on him, he said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus who appeared to thee in the way thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mayst receive sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that destroyed in Jerusalem those who called on this name? And he hath come hither for this purpose, that he may bring them bound to the chief priests.

And he said to them, Ye know that it is an unlawful thing for a Jew to keep company with one of another nation, or to come near him; but God showed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

Wherefore I came without objection, when sent for. I ask therefore, for what reason did ye send for me?

And Cornelius said, Four days ago, I was fasting till this hour; and at the ninth hour was praying in my house; and lo! a man stood before me in bright clothing,

I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, a sort of vessel descending, as it were a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners, and it came even to me;

on which fixing my eyes, I observed, and saw the fourfooted beasts of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the birds of the air.

And I also heard a voice saying to me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.

But I said, Not so, Lord; for nothing common or unclean ever entered my mouth.

And lo! immediately there stood three men at the house where I was, having been sent to me from Caesarea.

And the Spirit bade me go with them. And these six brethren also came with me, and we entered the mans house.

And the angel said to him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals; and he did so. And he saith to him, Throw thy garment round thee, and follow me.

And when Peter had come to himself, he said, Now I know certainly, that the Lord hath sent forth his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

And while they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.

and having removed him, he raised up to them David to be their king, to whom he gave testimony, saying, "I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who will do all my will."

And as John was finishing his course, he said, Who do ye think that I am? I am not He. But lo I there cometh after me one, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.

God hath fulfilled to us their children, in raising up Jesus [from the dead]; as it is also written in the first Psalm: "Thou art my Son; I have this day begotten thee."

and saying, Men, why do ye these things? We also are men of like nature with you, bringing to you glad tidings, that ye may turn from these vanities to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea, and all things that are therein;

And after much debate, Peter rose up and said to them, Brethren, ye know that a long time ago God made choice among you, that by my mouth the gentiles should hear the word of the glad tidings, and believe.

And after they had done speaking, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken to me.

that the rest of men may seek after the Lord, and all the gentiles, who have been called by my name, saith the Lord, who doeth these things,

Wherefore my judgment is, that we should not trouble those who from among the gentiles are turning to God;

And when she had been baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be a believer in the Lord, come into my house, and abide. And she constrained us.

And they took him and brought him to Mars hill, saying, May we know what this new doctrine is, of which thou speakest?

serving the Lord with all humility, and with tears, and trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews;

And now behold, I go, bound in my spirit, to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will befall me there;

save that the Holy Spirit witnesseth to me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me.

But I count life of no value to me, so that I may finish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the glad tidings of the grace of God.

And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, will see my face no more.

For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

Ye yourselves know, that these hands ministered to my necessities, and to those that were with me.

Then answered Paul, What mean ye that ye weep, and break my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

These take, and purify thyself with them, and pay the expenses for them, that they may shave their heads; and all will know that those things of which they have been informed concerning thee are nothing, but that thou thyself also walkest in observance of the Law.

And as he was about to be led into the castle, Paul saith to the chief captain, May I speak to thee? And he said, Canst thou speak Greek?

But Paul said, I am a Jew of Tarsus, a citizen of no mean city of Cilicia; and I beseech thee, suffer me to speak to the people.

Brethren and fathers, hear my defence, which I now make to you.

as also the highpriest beareth me witness, and all the elderhood; from whom I received letters to the brethren, and was on my way to Damascus to bring those also that were there, bound, to Jerusalem, that they might be punished.

But it came to pass, as I was on my way, and approaching Damascus, that about noon there suddenly shone around me a great light from heaven;

and I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me?

And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom thou persecutest.

And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but the voice of him that spoke to me they did not hear.

And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there thou wilt be told of all which it hath been appointed thee to do.

And as I could not see by reason of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand of those that were with me, and came into Damascus.

came to me, and standing over me said, Brother Saul, receive sight. And I immediately looked up upon him.

And it came to pass after my return to Jerusalem, while I was praying in the temple, that I fell into a trance,

and saw him saying to me, Make haste, and go quickly out of Jerusalem; for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

And he said to me, Depart; for I will send thee far hence to the gentiles.

Then the chief captain came and said to him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yes.

And Paul looking earnestly upon the council, said: Brethren! I have ordered my life in all good conscience before God to this day.

Then Paul said to him, God will smite thee, thou whited wall! Art thou then sitting to judge me according to the law, and dost thou command me to be smitten contrary to the law?

And the night following, the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good courage; for as thou hast borne witness concerning me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

So he took him and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me to him, and asked me to bring this young man to thee, as he hath something to say to thee.

Then the chief captain took him by the hand and went aside privately, and asked him, What is it that thou hast to tell me?

The chief captain then dismissed the young man with the charge, Tell no one that thou hast disclosed these things to me.

and provide beasts, whereon they may set Paul, and carry him safe to Felix the governor.

And neither in the temple did they find me disputing with any one, or stirring up a tumult of the people, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city;

nor can they prove the things of which they now accuse me.

But this I acknowledge to thee, that according to the way [of belief] which they call a sect, so do I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and by the Prophets;

And after some years I came to bring alms to my nation, and to make offerings;

in doing which they found me purified in the temple, not with a crowd nor with tumult; but certain Jews from Asia [caused it],

who ought to be here before thee, and make their charge, if they had aught against me.

Or, let these men themselves say what wrongdoing they found in me when I stood before the council,

Let those therefore, said he, who have authority among you, go down with me and accuse this man, if he is guilty of anything.

But Festus, wishing to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, Art thou willing to go up to Jerusalem, and there be tried on these charges before me?

If indeed I am an offender, and have done anything deserving death, I refuse not to die; but if there be nothing in the charges which they bring against me, no man can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.

And Festus said: King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us! Ye see this man about whom the whole multitude of the Jews applied to me both at Jerusalem and here, crying out that he ought no longer to live.

and as I have nothing certain to write about him to the emperor, I have brought him forward before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that when the examination hath been made, I may have something to write.

For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner and not signify the charges against him;