and gathered them together, and commanded them, that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but to "Wait for the promise of the father, whereof ye have heard of me.

but ye shall receive power of the holy ghost which shall come on you. And ye shall be witnesses unto me in Jerusalem, and in all Jewry, and in Samaria, and even unto the world's end."

that the one may take the room of this ministration, and apostleship from the which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place."

But Peter stepped forth with the eleven, and lift up his voice, and said unto them, "Ye men of Jewry, and all ye that inhabit Jerusalem: be this known unto you, and with your ears hear my words.

'It shall be in the last days, saith God, of my spirit I will pour out 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 on my servants, and on my handmaidens I will pour out of my spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy.

For David speaketh of him, 'Aforehand, saw I God always before me: For he is on my righthand, that I should not be moved.

Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad. Moreover also, my flesh shall rest in hope

because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt suffer thine holy to see corruption.

Thou hast showed me the ways of life; and shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.'

"Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David: For he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre remaineth with us unto his day.

'The Lord said to my Lord sit on my right hand, until I make thy foes, thy footstool.'

Repent ye, therefore, and turn: that your sins may be done away when the time of refreshing cometh, which we shall have of the presence of the Lord,

For Moses said unto the fathers, 'A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you, even of your brethren, like unto me: him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.

And Peter said unto her, "Tell me, gave ye the land for so much?" And she said, "Yea, for so much."

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, and full of the holy ghost and wisdom, which we may appoint to this needful business:

'But the nation to whom they shall be in bondage, will I judge,' said God, 'and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.'

What, wilt thou kill me, as thou didst the Egyptian yesterday?'

I have perfectly seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now, come: and I will send thee into Egypt.'

This is that Moses which said unto the children of Israel, 'A prophet shall the Lord God raise up unto you, of your brethren, like unto me: him shall ye hear.'

Then God turned himself, and gave them up, that they should worship the stars of the sky, as it is written in the book of the prophets, 'O ye of the house of Israel: gave ye to me sacrifices and meat offerings by the space of forty years in the wilderness?

'Heaven is my seat, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build for me, saith the Lord? Or what place is it that I should rest in?

Hath not my hand made all these things?'

And they stoned Stephen, calling on and saying, "Lord Jesus receive my spirit."

"Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I put the hands, he may receive the holy ghost."

Then said Peter unto him, "Thy money perish with thee, because thou wenest that the gift of God may be obtained with money.

Repent, therefore, of this thy wickedness, and pray God that the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

Then answered Simon, and said, "Pray ye to the Lord for me that none of these things which ye have spoken fall on me."

And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water, and the chamberlain said, "See: here is water, what shall let me to be baptised?"

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

And he, both trembling and astonished, said, "Lord what wilt thou have me to do?" And the Lord said unto him, "Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou shalt do."

The Lord said unto him, "Go thy ways: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the gentiles, and kings and the children of Israel:

For I will show him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake."

Ananias went his way and entered into the house and put his hands on him and said, "Brother Saul, the Lord that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight and be filled with the holy ghost."

And he said unto them, "Ye do know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to company or come unto an alien: But God hath showed me that I should not call any man common or unclean:

therefore came I unto you without saying nay, as soon as I was sent for. I ask therefore: for what intent have ye sent for me?"

And Cornelius said, "This day now four days I fasted, and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, 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 certain vessel descend, as it had been a large linen cloth, let down from heaven by the four corners; And it came to me:

And I heard also a voice saying unto me, 'Arise Peter, slay and eat.'

And I said, 'God forbid Lord, for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.'

But the voice answered me again from heaven, 'Count not thou those things common, which God hath cleansed.'

And behold immediately were there three men come unto the house where I was, sent from Cesarea unto me.

And the spirit said unto me, that I should go with them, without doubting. Moreover the six brethren accompanied me. And we entered into the man's house.

Then came to my remembrance the words of the Lord, how he said, 'John baptised with water, but ye shall be baptised with the holy ghost.'

And the angel said unto him, "Gird thyself and bind on thy sandals." And so he did. And he said unto him, "Cast on thy mantle about thee, and follow me."

And when Peter was come to himself, he said, "Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the waiting for of the people of the Jews."

As they ministered to the Lord and fasted; The holy ghost said, "Separate me Barnabas and Saul, for the work whereunto I have called them."

And after he had put him down, he set up David to be their king: of whom he gave reported, saying, 'I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, he shall fulfill all my will.'

And when John had fulfilled his course, he said, 'Whom ye think that I am? The same am I not, but behold there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.'

God hath now fulfilled unto us their children, in that he raised up Jesus again, even as it is written in the second psalm, 'Thou art my son, this same day begat I thee.'

And when there was much disputing, Peter rose up and said unto them, "Ye men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago, God chose among us that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel and believe.

And when they held their peace, James answered, saying, "Men and brethren hearken unto me;

that the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and also the Gentiles upon whom my name is named saith the Lord, which doth all these things.'

Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them which from among the gentiles are turned to God:

When she was baptised, and her household, she besought us saying, "If ye think that I believe on the Lord come into my house, and abide there." And she constrained us.

And they took him, and brought him into Mars Street, saying, "May we not know what is this new doctrine whereof thou speakest?

If ye go about any other thing, it may be determined in a lawful congregation.

For we are in jeopardy to be accused of this day's business: forasmuch as there is no cause whereby we may give a reckoning of this concourse of people."

serving the Lord with all humbleness of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which happened unto me by the layings wait of the Jews,

And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, and know not what shall come on me there,

but that the holy ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and trouble abide me.

But none of those things move me. Neither is my life dear unto myself; that I might fulfill my course with joy, and the ministration which I have received of the Lord Jesus to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

And now behold, I am sure that henceforth ye all, through whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

For I am sure of this: that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, which will not spare the flock.

Ye know well that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

Them take and purify thyself with them, and do cost on them, that they may shave their heads and all shall know that those things which they have heard concerning thee are nothing: but that thou thyself also walkest and keepest the law.

And as Paul should have been carried into the castle; He said unto the high captain, "May I speak unto thee?" Which said, "Canst thou speak Greek?

But Paul said, "I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no vile city, I beseech thee suffer me to speak unto the people."

as the chief priest doth bear me witness, and all the elders: of whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem for to be punished.

And it fortuned that as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus, about noon, that suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me,

and I fell unto the earth, and heard a voice saying unto me, 'Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?'

And I answered, 'What art thou Lord?' And he said unto me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.'

And they that were with me saw verily a light and were afraid: but they heard not the voice of him that spake with me.

And I said, 'What shall I do Lord?' And the Lord said unto me, 'Arise and go into Damascus and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.'

And when I saw nothing for the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand of them that were with me, and came into Damascus.

came unto me, and stood and said unto me, 'Brother Saul, look up.' And that same hour I received my sight and saw him.

And he said unto me, 'The God of our fathers hath ordained thee before, that thou shouldest know his will, and shouldest see that which is rightful, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth:

And saw him saying unto me, 'Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy witness that thou bearest of me.'

And he said unto me, 'Depart for I will send thee afar hence unto the gentiles.'"

Then the upper-captain came to him, and said, "Tell me, art thou a Roman?" He said, "Yea."

Then said Paul to him, "God shall smite thee, thou painted wall. Sittest thou and judgest me after the law: and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?"

The night following God stood by him, and said, "Be of good cheer Paul: For as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness at Rome."

And he took him, and led him to the high captain, and said, "Paul the prisoner called me unto him and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, which hath a certain matter to show thee."

The high captain took him by the hand, and went apart with him out of the way, and asked him, "What hast thou to say unto me?"

The upper captain let the young man depart and charged him, "See thou tell it out to no man that thou hast showed these things to me."

And deliver them beasts that they may put Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the high deputy;

Afterward, when it was showed me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent him straightway to thee: and gave commandment to his accusers, if they had ought against him, to tell it unto thee. Farewell."

And that they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, either raising up the people, neither in the synagogues nor in the city.

Neither can they prove the things whereof they accuse me.

But this I confess unto thee, that after that way, which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and the prophets,

"But after many years, I came and brought alms to my people and offerings,

in the which they found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor yet with unquietness.

Howbeit, there were certain Jews out of Asia, which ought to be here present before thee, and accuse me, if they had ought against me:

or else let these same here say, if they have found any evildoing in me, while I stand here in the council,

Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, "Wilt thou go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?"

If I have hurt them, or committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die. If none of these things are, whereof they accuse me, no man ought to deliver me to them. I appeal unto Caesar."

about whom when I came to Jerusalem the high priests, and elders of the Jews informed me, and desired to have judgment against him.

and Festus said, "King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us: Ye see this man about whom all the multitude of the Jews have been with me, both at Jerusalem and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him unto you, and especially unto thee, king Agrippa, that after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.

For me thinketh it unreasonable for to send a prisoner, and not to show the causes, which are laid against him."