and being assembled together with them, He commanded them, Not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father which ye heard from me;

But you shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost having come upon you, and shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and all Judea, and in Samaria, and into the extremity of the earth.

And Peter standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and spoke to them: Judean men and all ye dwelling at Jerusalem, let this be known unto you, and know my words.

And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, I will pour out from my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;

and upon my servants and my handmaidens I will pour out of my Spirit on those days, and they shall prophesy.

And it shall come to pass, that every one who may call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

For David says in reference to him, I foresaw my Lord always before me, because he is on my right hand, in order that I may not be moved.

Therefore my heart rejoiced and my tongue was glad, and my flesh shall indeed still rest in hope,

because thou wilt not leave my soul in Hades, nor suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.

Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt fill me with gladness with thy countenance.

For David hath not ascended into the heavens, but he says, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

until I may make thy enemies the footstool of thy feet.

For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all who are afar off, so many as the Lord our God may call.

Peter said, Silver and gold do not belong to me; but I give thee that which I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, walk about.

Repent, therefore, and turn, that your sins may be blotted out, in order that seasons of soul-renewing may come from the presence of the Lord,

and he may send forth Jesus, who has been preached unto you as the Christ,

Moses indeed said; The Lord our God will raise up to you from your brethren a prophet like unto me; Him you will hear concerning all things so many as he may speak to you.

but that it may extend no further unto the people, let us threaten them to speak no more in this name to any one of men.

And Peter responded to her, Tell me if you sold the place for so much? And she said; Yes, for so much.

but if it be of God, you will not be able to destroy them, lest perchance you may also be found fighting against God.

And the nation whom they shall serve I will judge, says God, and after these things they shall come out and serve me in this place.

whether do you wish to kill me, in the manner in which you slew the Egyptian yesterday?

Seeing, I have seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and heard their groaning, and have come down to deliver them. And come now, I will send thee into Egypt.

This Moses is the one having said to the sons of Israel, A prophet will God raise up to you of your brethren, like unto me.

And God turned away, and gave them up to serve the host of the heaven; as has been written in the book of the prophets: Slain victims and sacrifices you have not brought unto me forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel.

Heaven is my throne, and earth the footstool of my feet: What house will you build for me? says the Lord; Or what shall be the place of my rest?

Hath not my hand made all of these things?

and continued to stone Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

Give me this power, that on whomsoever I may lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.

And Simon responding said, You pray to the Lord for me, in order that none of these things of which you have spoken may come upon me.

And he said, How could I, unless some one shall guide me? And he called upon Philip coming up, to sit with him;

And while they were journeying along the road, they came to a certain water: and the eunuch says, Behold water; what doth hinder me from being baptized?

and falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord?

and he saw a man, Ananias by name, coming in, and putting his hands on him, in order that he may look up.

And the Lord said to him, Go: because he is a vessel of election to me, to bear my name both before the Gentiles, and kings, and sons of Israel:

for I will show him how many things it behooves him to suffer for my name's sake.

And Ananias departed, and came into the house: and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, Jesus, that appeared to you in the way in which thou didst come, hath sent me, that thou mayest look up, and he filled with the Holy Ghost.

And all those hearing were astonished, and continued to say, Is not this the one laying waste those calling on this name in Jerusalem? and has come hither for this, that he may lead them bound to the chief priests.

and he said to them, You know how it is an unlawful thing for a Jewish man to associate with, or come to one of another nation; and God has shown me not to call any man unconsecrated or unclean.

Therefore indeed, being sent for, I came unhesitatingly. Then I make inquiry for what word did you send for me?

And Cornelius said, From the fourth day until this hour, indeed the ninth, I was praying in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in shining apparel,

I was praying in the city Joppa: and I saw a vision in an ecstasy, A certain vessel, like a great sheet, descending from the heaven, sitting down by four rope ends; and came even unto me:

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

And I said, By no means, Lord: because nothing unconsecrated or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.

And, behold, immediately three men were standing at the house in which we were, having been sent to me from Cornelius.

And the Spirit said to me, to go with them, doubting nothing. And these six brethren went along with me, and we entered into the house of the man.

who will speak words to you, by which you and your whole family may be saved.

And the angel said to him, Gird thyself, and put on thy sandals. And he thus did. And he says to him, Throw thy cloak about thee, and follow me.

And Peter coming to himself, said, Now I know truly, that the Lord sent his angel, and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, out of all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

And they ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Now separate unto me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.

and having deposed him, he raised up to them David for a king; to whom witnessing he also said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man according to my own heart, who will do all my wishes.

And when John fulfilled his course, he said, What do you consider me to be? I am not he: but, behold, there comes one after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to loose.

that God has fulfilled this unto our children, raising up Jesus, as in the second Psalm it has been written, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

Then beware, lest the word which has been spoken by the prophets may come upon you;

Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and vanish away: because I work a work in your days, a work which you may not believe, though one may proclaim it to you.

And certain ones having come down from Judea were teaching the brethren that, Unless you may be circumcised, according to the custom of Moses, you are not able to be saved.

And there being much disputation, Peter, having arisen, said to them, Men, brethren, you know that from ancient days God chose among you, that the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel through my mouth, and believe.

And after they became silent, James responded, saying, Men, brethren, hear me.

in order that the residue of men may seek out the Lord, even all the Gentiles, on whom my name has been called upon them, says the Lord, who doeth these things

And when she and her household were baptized, she entreated us, saying, If you have found me to be faithful to the Lord, having come into my house, abide: and she constrained us.

and leading them out said, Sirs, what does it behoove me to do in order that I may be saved?

And the jailer proclaimed these words to Paul, The magistrates have sent word that you may be released: now therefore having gone out, depart in peace.

because I am with thee, and no man shall assault thee to hurt thee: because there is much people to me in this city.

And when these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in spirit, having traveled through Macedonia and Achaia, to go on into Jerusalem, saying that, After I am there it behooves me also to see Rome.

serving the Lord with all humility, and tears, and temptations, which came upon me through the plots of the Jews:

And now, behold, I go to Jerusalem bound in spirit, not knowing the things which shall come upon me in it:

except that the Holy Ghost in every city witnesses to me, saying that bonds and tribulations await me.

But I consider my life worthy of no consideration to myself, so as to finish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to bear testimony to the gospel of the grace of God.

And now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I came preaching the gospel of the kingdom, shall see my face no more.

I know, that after my departure grievous wolves will rise up against you, not sparing the flock;

you yourselves know, that these hands did minister to my necessities, and those along with me.

Men, brethren, and fathers, hear now my apology unto you.

as the high priest also, and all the eldership, witnessed me: from whom having also received letters from the brethren in Damascus, I was on my way, being about to lead them also hither into Jerusalem bound, that they might be punished.

And it came to pass, while I was journeying, and nigh unto Damascus, a great light, about midday, suddenly shone from heaven around me;

and I felt upon the ground, and heard a voice, saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

And I responded, Who art thou, Lord? And He said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom thou art persecuting.

And those being along with me saw the light indeed, but heard not the voice of the one speaking to me.

And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Rising up, go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee concerning all things which have been ordained for thee to do.

And when I did not see on account of the glory of that light, and being led by the hand by those journeying with me, I came into Damascus.

having come to me, and standing over me, said, Brother Saul, look up. And I at that hour looked up unto him.

And it happened unto me, having returned into Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, I was in an ecstasy;

and I saw Him speaking to me, Hasten, and depart quickly out of Jerusalem, because they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

And He said to me, Go: because I will send thee far away to the Gentiles.

And the chiliarch, having come to him, said; Tell me, are you a Roman? And he said, Yes.

Then Paul said to him, God is about to smite thee, thou whitewashed wall: indeed thou art sitting judging me according to the law, and dost thou command me to be smitten contrary to the law?

And the dissension being great, the chiliarch fearing lest Paul may be torn to pieces by them, commanded the army, having gone down, to take him from their midst, and lead him into the castle.

And on the following night, the Lord standing over him, said, Take courage: for as thou hast testified to the things concerning me in Jerusalem, so it behooveth thee also to testify to me in Rome.

who, having come to the chief priests and elders, said, We have anathematized ourselves with an anathema, to taste nothing until we may kill Paul.

Now therefore do you appeal to the chiliarch along with the sanhedrim, that he may lead him down to you, as about to investigate matters concerning him more thoroughly: and we are ready to kill him before he comes nigh.

Then indeed taking him, he led him to the chiliarch, and says, Paul the prisoner, having called me, requested me to lead this young man to you, having something to tell you.

And the chiliarch taking him by the hand, and having gone away privately, asked him, What is that which you have to tell me?

And he said, The Jews have entered into an agreement to ask you that to-morrow you may lead Paul to the sanhedrim, as about to make inquiry as to something more definite concerning him.

Therefore do not be persuaded by them: for more than forty of them lie in wait for him, who have obligated themselves by an oath, neither to eat nor drink until they may kill him: and now they are ready, awaiting the promise from you.

Then indeed the chiliarch sent away the young man, having commanded him to Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.

And having called a certain two of the centurions, he said, Get ready two hundred soldiers that they may go unto Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, from the third hour of the night;

and prepare beasts of burden, that, having carried away Paul, you may deliver him safe to Felix the governor.

This man, having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be put to death by them, having interposed with my army, I took out of their hands, having learned that he is a Roman:

And a plot from them being revealed to me to be against the man, I sent him to thee, having commanded his accusers also to speak in thy presence.

and ascertaining that he is from Cilicia, said, I will hear thee, when thy accusers may also be present, having commanded that he should be kept in Herod's judgment hall.

But in order that I may not weary you excessively, I exhort you to hear us patiently according to your clemency.