And when they were all together, with him, he gave them orders not to go away from Jerusalem, but to keep there, waiting till the word of the Father was put into effect, of which, he said, I have given you knowledge:

And he said to them, It is not for you to have knowledge of the time and the order of events which the Father has kept in his control.

And they were full of wonder and said, Are not all these men Galilaeans?

But Peter, getting up, with the eleven, said in a loud voice, O men of Judaea, and all you who are living in Jerusalem, take note of this and give ear to my words.

For these men are not overcome with wine, as it seems to you, for it is only the third hour of the day;

But God gave him back to life, having made him free from the pains of death because it was not possible for him to be overcome by it.

For David said of him, I saw the Lord before my face at all times, for he is at my right hand, so that I may not be moved:

For you will not let my soul be in hell and you will not give up your Holy One to destruction.

He, having knowledge of the future, was talking of the coming again of Christ from the dead, that he was not kept in hell and his body did not see destruction.

For David has not gone up into heaven, but says, himself, The Lord said to my Lord, Be seated at my right hand,

And exchanging their goods and property for money, they made division of it among them all, as they had need.

And every soul who does not give attention to that prophet, will be cut off from among the people.

Take note, all of you, and all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you put to death on the cross, whom God gave back from the dead, even through him is this man now before you completely well.

Now when they saw that Peter and John were without fear, though they were men of no education or learning, they were greatly surprised; and they took note of them that they had been with Jesus.

And, seeing that the man who had been made well was there with them, they were not able to say anything against it.

Saying, What are we to do with these men? for certainly it is clear to all who are living in Jerusalem that a most important sign has been done by them, and it is not possible to say that it is not so.

But so that it may not go farther among the people, let us put them in fear of punishment if they say anything in future in this name.

And they sent for them, and gave them orders not to make statements or give teaching in the name of Jesus.

For it is not possible for us to keep from saying what we have seen and have knowledge of.

And when they had said more sharp words to them, they let them go, not seeing what punishment they might give them, because of the people; for all men were giving praise to God for what had taken place.

And now, Lord, take note of their cruel words, and give your servants power to be preachers of your word without fear,

And all those who were of the faith were one in heart and soul: and not one of them said that any of the things which he had was his property only; but they had all things in common.

And no one among them was in need; for everyone who had land or houses, exchanging them for money, took the price of them,

And put it at the feet of the Apostles for distribution to everyone as he had need.

While you had it, was it not your property? and after you had given it in exchange, was it not still in your power? how has this purpose come into your mind? you have been false, not to men, but to God.

But in the night an angel of the Lord, opening the doors of the prison, took them out and said,

But the men who were sent saw that they were not in the prison, and came back with the news,

Then the captain and some of the police went and took them, but not violently, for fear that they might be stoned by the people.

We gave you very clear orders not to give teaching in this name: and now Jerusalem is full of your teaching, and you are attempting to make us responsible for this man's death.

But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said, We have to do the orders of God, not of man.

But if it is of God, you will not be able to overcome them, and you are in danger of fighting against God.

Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was increasing, protests were made by the Greek Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were not taken care of in the distribution of food every day.

And the Apostles sent for all the disciples and said, It is not right for us to give up preaching the word of God in order to make distribution of food.

But they were not able to get the better of him, for his words were full of wisdom and of the Spirit.

And God gave him no heritage in it, not even enough to put his foot on: but he gave him an undertaking that he would give it to him and to his children after him, though he had no child at that time.

Now there was no food to be had in all Egypt and Canaan, and there was great trouble: and our fathers were not able to get food.

He, having evil designs against our nation, was cruel to our fathers, and they were forced to put out their young children, so that they might not go on living.

And he was hoping that his brothers would see that God had sent him to be their saviour; but they did not see.

This Moses, whom they would not have, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? him God sent to be a ruler and a saviour, by the hand of the angel whom he saw in the thorn-tree.

By whom our fathers would not be controlled; but they put him on one side, turning back in their hearts to Egypt,

But still, the Most High has not his resting-place in houses made with hands, as the prophet says,

Did not my hand make all these things?

Which of the prophets was not cruelly attacked by your fathers? and they put to death those who gave them the news of the coming of the Upright One; whom you have now given up and put to death;

You, to whom the law was given as it was ordered by angels, and who have not kept it.

And going down on his knees, he said in a loud voice, Lord, do not make them responsible for this sin. And when he had said this, he went to his rest.

For up to that time he had not come on any of them; only baptism had been given to them in the name of the Lord Jesus.

You have no part in this business, because your heart is not right before God.

And Simon, answering, said, Make prayer for me to the Lord, so that these things which you have said may not come on me.

Being of low degree, his cause was not given a hearing: who has knowledge of his family? for his life is cut off from the earth.

And while they were going on their way, they came to some water, and the Ethiopian said, See, here is water; why may I not have baptism?

And the men who were with him were not able to say anything; hearing the voice, but seeing no one.

And for three days he was not able to see, and he took no food or drink.

And all those hearing him were full of wonder and said, Is not this the man who in Jerusalem was attacking all the worshippers of this name? and he had come here so that he might take them as prisoners before the chief priests.

But Saul went on increasing in power, and the Jews in Damascus were not able to give answers to the arguments by which he made it clear that Jesus was the Christ.

But Saul got knowledge of their design. And they kept watch day and night on the roads out of the town, so that they might put him to death:

But his disciples took him by night and let him down from the wall in a basket.

And when he came to Jerusalem, he made an attempt to be joined to the disciples, but they were all in fear of him, not taking him for a disciple.

And he was in need of food: but while they were getting it ready, a deep sleep came on him;

And the voice came to him a second time, What God has made clean, do not you make common.

So he took them in for the night. And the day after, he went with them, taking some of the brothers from Joppa with him.

Not by all the people, but by witnesses marked out before by God, even by us, who took food and drink with him after he came back from the dead.

Will any man say that these may not have baptism who have been given the Holy Spirit as we have?

But the voice, coming a second time from heaven, said, What God has made clean, do not you make common.

Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts:

And one of them, named Agabus, said publicly through the Spirit that there would be serious need of food all over the earth: which came about in the time of Claudius.

And when Herod was about to take him out, the same night Peter was sleeping in chains between two armed men, and the watchmen were keeping watch before the door of the prison.

And he went out after him; and he was not certain if what was done by the angel was a fact, for it seemed to him that he was seeing a vision.

And Herod, when he sent for him, and he was not there, after questioning the watchmen, gave orders that they were to be put to death. Then he went down from Judaea to Caesarea for a time.

And the people, with loud cries, said, It is the voice of a god, not of a man.

And straight away the angel of the Lord sent a disease on him, because he did not give the glory to God: and his flesh was wasted away by worms, and so he came to his end.

And now, see, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind and not able to see the sun for a time. And straight away a dark mist came down on him; and he went about looking for a guide.

And when John was completing his work, he said, What do I seem to you to be? I am not he; but one is coming after me, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.

Because he says in another Psalm, You will not let your Holy One see destruction.

But he, who was lifted up by God, did not see destruction.

And through him everyone who has faith is made free from all those things, from which the law of Moses was not able to make you free.

So take care that these words of the prophets do not come true for you;

See, you doubters, have wonder and come to your end; for I will do a thing in your days to which you will not give belief, even if it is made clear to you.

But those Jews who had not the faith, made the minds of the Gentiles bitter against the brothers.

But he was not without witness, because he did good, and gave you rain from heaven and times of fruit, making your hearts full of food and joy.

And from there they went by ship to Antioch, where they had been handed over to the grace of God for the work which they had not done.

Why then are you testing God, by putting on the neck of the disciples a yoke so hard that not even our fathers or we were strong enough for it?

For this reason my decision is, that we do not put trouble in the way of those who from among the Gentiles are turned to God;

But Paul was of the opinion that it was not right to take with them one who had gone away from them in Pamphylia, and had not gone on with the work.

And after they had gone through the land of Phrygia and Galatia, the Holy Spirit did not let them take the word into Asia;

And having come to Mysia, they made an attempt to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not let them;

And Paul had a vision in the night; a man of Macedonia came, requesting him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia and give us help.

Teaching rules of living which it is not right for us to have or to keep, being Romans.

But about the middle of the night, Paul and Silas were making prayers and songs to God in the hearing of the prisoners;

And that same hour of the night, he took them, and when he had given attention to their wounds, he and all his family had baptism straight away.

And when they were not able to get them, they took Jason and some of the brothers by force before the rulers of the town, crying, These men, who have made trouble all over the world have now come here;

And the brothers straight away sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea: and they, when they came there, went to the Synagogue of the Jews.

The God who made the earth and everything in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, is not housed in buildings made with hands;

And he is not dependent on the work of men's hands, as if he had need of anything, for he himself gives to all life and breath and all things;

So that they might make search for God, in order, if possible, to get knowledge of him and make discovery of him, though he is not far from every one of us:

If then we are the offspring of God, it is not right for us to have the idea that God is like gold or silver or stone, formed by the art or design of man.

And there he came across a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by birth, who not long before had come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had given orders that all Jews were to go away from Rome: and he came to them;

And the Lord said to Paul in the night, in a vision, Have no fear and go on preaching:

But if it is a question of words or names or of your law, see to it yourselves; I will not be a judge of such things.

But because some of the people were hard-hearted and would not give hearing, saying evil words about the Way before the people, he went away from them, and kept the disciples separate, reasoning every day in the school of Tyrannus.

And you see, for it has come to your ears, that not only at Ephesus, but almost all through Asia, this Paul has been teaching numbers of people and turning them away, saying that those are not gods who are made by men's hands: