And calling them together, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of my Father, which, said he, you have heard from me;

for John indeed immersed in water, but you shall be immersed in the Holy Spirit, not many days hence.

But he said to them: It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has reserved under his own control.

They were amazed and astonished, and said one to another: Are not all these that are speaking, Galileans?

For these men are not drunk, as you suppose: for it is the third hour of the day.

whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible for him to be held in subjection by it.

For David speaks with reference to him: I saw the Lord always in my presence: for he is at my right hand, that I should not be moved.

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

foreseeing this, he spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that his soul was not left in hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

For David has not ascended into the heavens; but he himself says, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand,

and they sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, as each had need.

And it shall come to pass, that every soul that will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.

saying: What shall we do with these men? For that an evident sign has been done by them, is manifest to all that dwell in Jerusalem, and we can not deny it.

For we can not but speak the things that we have seen and heard.

and laid them down at the feet of the apostles; and distribution was made to every one as he had need.

While it remained unsold, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your own disposal? Why have you purposed this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God.

And after an interval of about three hours, his wife, not knowing what had been done, came in.

But an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison by night, and brought them out, and said:

But when the attendants came, and found them not in the prison, they returned and reported,

saying: Did we not strictly charge you not to teach in this name? And behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us.

but if it is of God, you can not bring it to an end: and take heed, lest you be found fighting also against God.

And they were persuaded by him; and when they had called the apostles in and scourged them, they commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

And daily in the temple, and from house to house, they ceased not to teach and to preach Jesus the Christ.

And the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them, and said: It is not right that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke.

And they brought forward false witnesses, who said: This man ceases not to speak words against this holy place, and the law.

And he gave him no inheritance in it, not a foot breadth: and yet he promised to give it for a possession to him, and to his posterity after him, when as yet he had no child.

till another king arose, who knew not Joseph.

He dealt insidiously with our race, and afflicted our fathers, so that they exposed their infants, in order that they might not live.

And he supposed that his brethren would understand that, by his hand, God would give them salvation: but they under stood not.

I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abra ham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not observe it.

To him our fathers were not willing to be obedient; but they rejected him, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,

saying to Aaron: Make us gods that shall go be fore us; for, as for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has become of him.

Yet the Most High dwells not in temples made with hands, as says the prophet:

Has not my hand made all these things?

Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? They slew also those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you have now become the betrayers and murderers;

who received the law by the appointment of angels, and have not kepi, it.

And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice: Lord, let not this sin stand against them. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. And Saul was well pleased with his death.

For he had not yet fallen on any of them; only they had been immersed into the name of the Lord Jesus.

You have neither part nor share in this matter; for your heart is not right in the sight of God.

The passage of the scripture which he was reading, was this: As a sheep for the slaughter was he led; and as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, so opened he not his mouth

And all that heard him were astonished, and said: Is not this he who destroyed in Jerusalem those that call on this name, and who has come hither for this purpose, that he might carry them bound to the chief priests?

And their plot was made known to Saul; and they watched the gates day and night, that they might kill him.

But the disciples took him by night, and let him down through the vail in a basket,

And having come to Jerusalem, he attempted to associate with the disciples: and they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple.

And the voice came to him again a second time: What God has cleansed, you must not call common.

And he said to them: You know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with one of another nation, or to go into his house. But God has showed me that I must not call any man common or unclean.

not to all the people, but to witnesses who were be fore appointed by God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him, after he rose from the dead.

Can any one for bid the water, that these should not be immersed, who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?

But the voice answered me a second time from heaven, What God has cleansed, you must not call common.

When Herod was about to bring him out, on that night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains; and the keepers before the doors were guarding the prison.

And he went out, and followed him; and he knew not that what was done by the angel was real, but thought that he saw a vision.

And recognizing Peter's voice, she did not open the entrance for joy, but ran in and told that Peter was standing before the entrance.

But Herod, when he had sought for him, and found him not, examined the keepers, and commanded them to be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Cesarean, and there he remained.

And the people shouted: It is the voice of God, and not of man.

And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he did not give God the glory. And having been eaten by worms, he expired.

said: full of all deceit and all wickedness, child of the devil, enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness, and he went about and sought some to lead him by the hand.

And as John was finishing his course, he said: Who do you suppose that I am? I am not he; but behold, there is coming after me one, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.

For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, be cause they did not know him, nor the words of the prophets, which are read every sabbath-day, have fulfilled them in condemning him.

For which reason he says also in another Psalm: Thou wilt not suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.

But he whom God raised up did not see corruption.

and by him, every one that believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

Behold, you despisers, and wonder, and perish. For I work a work in your days, a work which you will not believe, though one fully declare it to you.

and yet he did not leave himself without testimony, doing good, and giving you rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.

And certain men came down from Judea, and taught the brethren, saying: Unless you be circumcised, according to the custom of Moses, you can not be saved.

But Paul did not think it proper to take with them him who had departed from them from Pamphylia, and did not go with them to the work.

and had come to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia; and the Spirit did not permit them.

And, during the night, a vision appeared to Paul. A certain man of Macedonia stood and besought him, saying: Come over to Macedonia and help us.

and they teach customs which it is not lawful for us, who are Romans, to receive or to observe.

And he took them at that hour of the night, and washed the blood from their stripes; and he was immersed, himself and all his, immediately.

And some of them believed, and associated themselves with Paul and Silas; of the devout Greeks, a great multitude, and of the chief women, not a few.

But not finding them, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crying out: These men, who have thrown the world into confusion, have come hither also;

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night to Berea; and when they had come, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.

Therefore, many of them believed; both of influential women, who were Greeks, and of men, not a few.

God, who made the world, and all things that are in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwells not in temples made with hands;

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

Therefore, being the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhood is like gold, or silver, or stone, sculptured by art and the device of man.

And the Lord spoke to Paul by a vision in the night: Fear not; but speak, and be not silent;

but if it is a question about a word, and names, and your law, see to it yourselves: for I will not be a judge of these tilings.

And though they besought him to remain with them a longer time, he did not consent,

said to them: Have you received the Holy Spirit since you believed? They said to him: We have not only not received it, but we have not even heard whether the Holy Spirit is given.

But as some were hardened, and did not believe, and spoke evil of that way before the multitude, he withdrew from them, and separated the disciples, and discoursed daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

and you see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but throughout almost the whole of Asia, this Paul, by his persuasions, has drawn away a great multitude, saying, that they which are made with hands are not gods.

Now there is danger, not only that this our calling will come into disgrace, but that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be despised, and that the majesty of her whom all Asia and the world worships, will be destroyed.

And when Paul wished to go in among the people, the disciples did not permit him.

Some of the Asiarchs also, who were friendly to him, sent to him, and besought him not to trust himself into the theater.

Some, therefore, were crying one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused, and the greater part knew not for what they had come together.

But the town-clerk quieted the multitude, and said: Men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is a worshiper of the great Diana, and of the image that fell down from Jupiter?

As these things, then, can not be contradicted, you ought to be quiet, and do nothing rashly.

And on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul discoursed to them, intending to depart on the morrow; and he continued his speech till mid night.

But Paul went down, and fell upon him, and embracing him, said: Be not troubled, for his life is in him.

And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.

For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not spend time in Asia; for he hastened, that, if it were possible for him, he might be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

And now, behold, I am going, bound in spirit, to Jerusalem, not knowing what shall befall me there,

For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God.

For I know this, that, after my departure, rapacious wolves will enter in among you, who will not spare the flock;

Therefore watch, remembering that for three years, by day and by night, I ceased not to warn every one of you with tears.

And we remained there seven days, after finding the disciples. These urged Paul, by the Spirit, not to go up to Jerusalem.

And when we heard these things, we, and those of that place also, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.