And, being collected together, he enjoined them not to be separated from Jerusalem, but to wait for the solemn promise of the Father, which ye heard of me.

For John truly immersed in water; and ye shall be immersed in the Holy Spirit not after these many days.

And he said to them, It is not yours to know the times and occasions, which the Father fixed in his own power.

And all were affected in mind and wondered, saying to one another, Behold, are not these speaking Galileans

For not, as ye suppose, are these intoxicated, (for it is the third hour of the day.)

Whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death: as it was not possible for him to be holden of it.

For David says about him, I saw beforehand the Lord before me always, for he is of my right hand, that I be not moved:

For thou wilt not leave my soul in hades neither wilt thou give thy sanctified one to see corruption.

Foreknowing, he spake of the rising up of Christ, that his soul was not left in hades, neither did his flesh see corruption.

For David ascended not into the heavens: and he himself says, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit from my right hand,

And sold possessions and goods, and divided them to all, as any one had need

And Peter said, Silver and gold are not to me; but what I have, this I give thee: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarite, arise and walk.

And it shall be, whoever hears not that prophet, shall be destroyed from the people.

But that it be not more and more exposed to the wind among the people, let us threaten them with a threat, to speak no more in this name to any man.

And having called them, they enjoined them universally not to utter neither to teach in the name of Jesus.

For we cannot, the things we have seen and heard, not speak.

And the heart and soul of the multitude of them believing were one: and not one said any of the things being to him to be his own; but all were common to them.

And laid down at the feet of the sent: and it was distributed to each as any had need.

Remaining, did it not remain to thee? and sold, it was in thy power: for what hast thou put this thing in thy heart? thou hast not lied to men, but to God.

And there was an interval of about three hours, and his wife not knowing that done, came in.

And a messenger of the Lord by night opened the doors of the prison, and having brought them forth, said,

And the attendants having come near, found them not in the prison, and having returned, they announced,

Then the commander having gone with attendants, brought them, not with force: for they feared the people, lest they might be stoned.

Saying, Did we not announce to you by order, not to teach by this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and ye desire to bring upon us this man's blood.

And by him they were persuaded: and having called the sent, having stripped, they enjoined not to speak in the name of Jesus, and loosed them.

And every day in the temple, and at the house, they ceased not teaching and announcing the good news, Jesus the Christ.

And the twelve having called the multitude of the disciples, said, It is not pleasing for us, having left the word of God, to serve tables.

Therefore, survey, brethren, seven men of you, being witnesses full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom ye shall set over this need.

And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

And set false witnesses, saying, This man ceases not speaking defaming words against this holy place, and the law:

And he gave him none inheritance in it, not a step of the foot: and he promised to give it him for a possession, and to his seed after him, there being no child to him.

Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.

He having deceived our race by sophistry, inflicted evil upon our fathers, to make their babes cast out, that they should not breed.

And he supposed his brethren to understand that God by his hand gives them salvation: and they understood not.

Wilt thou not kill me, as thou didst kill the Egyptian yesterday?

I the God of thy fathers, God of Abraham, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob. And Moses being trembling, dared not observe attentively.

To whom our fathers would not be obedient, but rejected, and in their hearts they turned back into Egypt,

Having said to Aaron, Make us gods who shall go before us: for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has been to him.

And God turned, and delivered them up to serve the army of heaven; as it has been written in the book of the prophets, Slain victims and sacrifices brought ye not to me forty years in the desert, O house of Israel,

But the Highest dwells not in temples made by hands; as says the prophet,

Did not my hand make all these things?

Which of the prophets did not your fathers drive out and they slew them announcing beforehand of the coming of the Just; of whom ye have now been traitors and murderers:

Who have received the law by the regulations of messengers, and ye watched not.

And having set the knees, he cried with a great voice, Lord, wouldest thou not set this sin to them. And having said this he was set to sleep.

(For not yet was it fallen upon any of them: only they were immersed into the name of the Lord Jesus.)

No portion is to thee, nor lot, in this word: for thy heart is not upright before God.

And the passage of the writing which he read was this, As a sheep for slaughter was he brought; and as a lamb before him shearing it dumb, so he opened not his mouth:

And he was three days not seeing, and he ate not, nor drank.

And all they hearing were affected in mind, and said: Is not this he having laid waste in Jerusalem those calling upon this name, and he has come here for this, that he might bring them having been bound to the chief priests?

But this project was known to Saul. And they observed narrowly the gates day, and also night, that they might kill him.

And the disciples having taken him by night, put through the wall, having let down in a wicker basket.

And Saul being present in Jerusalem, tried to join himself to the disciples: and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he is a disciple.

And Lydda being near Joppa, the disciples having heard that Peter is in it, sent to him two men, beseeching not to hesitate to pass through even to them.

And a voice again of a second time to him, What things God cleansed, do not thou make common.

Not to all people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after his rising from the dead.

Much less can any hinder water, for these not to be immersed, who received the Holy Spirit as also we?

And a voice answered me of a second time from heaven, What God cleansed, profane not.

And when Herod was about to bring him before, in that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the watch before the door kept the prison.

And having come out, he followed him; and knew not that it is true that being done by the messenger; and seemed to see a vision.

And having known Peter's voice, from joy she opened not the gate, and running, announced Peter to stand before the gate.

And it being day, not a little trouble was among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.

And Herod having sought him, and not found, having examined the watch, commanded them to be removed. And having come down from Judea to Cesarea, he tarried.

And the people called aloud, The voice of God, and not of man.

And immediately the messenger of the Lord struck him, because he gave not the glory to God: and eaten by worms, he expired.

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun till the time. And immediately fell upon him mist and darkness; and going about he sought leading by hand.

And as John completed the course, be said, Whom think ye me to be? I am not. But, behold, he comes after me, whose shoes of the feet I am not worthy to loose.

For they dwelling in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not having known him, and the voices of the prophets which being read in every sabbath, having judged, they filled up.

For also in another, he says, Thou shalt not give thy Holy one to see corruption.

And from all which ye could not be justified by Moses' law, every one believing in him is justified.

See ye, therefore, that that spoken by the prophets come not upon you.

See, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, which ye would not believe if any recount to you.

And Paul and Barnabas speaking freely, said, To you was it first necessary for the word of God to be spoken: but since ye reject it, and judge yourselves not worthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the nations.

And a certain man in Lystra, not having strength in the feet, sat, being lame from his mother's belly, who had never walked:

And surely indeed he left not himself without witness, doing good, having given us rain from heaven, and fruitful times, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

And saying these, they scarcely hindered the crowds, not to sacrifice to them.

And they tarried there not a little time with the disciples.

Wherefore I judge, not to molest them, from the nations turning back to God:

But Paul deemed worthy, having withdrawn from them from Pamphylia, and not having come with them to the work, not to take him with them.

Having come to Mysia, they tried to go to Bithynia: and the Spirit suffered them not.

And a vision was seen to Paul by night; A certain man, a Macedonian, was standing, beseeching him, and saying, Having passed to Macedonia, help us.

And they announce customs, which it is not lawful for us to receive, nor do, being Romans.

And having taken them in that hour of the night, he washed out the blows; and was immersed, he and all his, immediately.

But Paul said to them, Having stripped us publicly not condemned, being Roman men, they cast into prison and now do they cast us out secretly? not so; but having come themselves, let them bring us out.

And certain of them were persuaded, and were assigned by lot to Paul and Silas; and of worshipping Greeks a great multitude, and not a few of the first women.

And not having found them, they drew Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying, That those having subverted the habitable globe, these also are present here;

And the brethren quickly sent out both Paul and Silas by night to Berea: who arriving went away to the synagogue of the Jews.

Therefore truly many of them believed; and of the distinguished Grecian women, and of men, not few.

For having passed by, and beholding your venerations, I found also an altar upon which was inscribed, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom not knowing therefore ye reverence, him I announce to you.

God having made the world and all things in it, he being Lord of heaven and earth, dwells not in temples made by hands;

Nor is served by men's hands, standing in need of anything, he giving to all life, and breath, and all things.

To seek the Lord, if perchance indeed they have felt for him, and found, although not being far from each one of us:

Being therefore the posterity of God, we ought not to think gold, or silver, or stone, an engraving of art, or meditation of man, the divinity to be like.

And the Lord said through a vision by night to Paul, Fear not, but speak, and thou shouldest not be silent:

But if it is a question of the word, and names, and law, according to you, see ye yourselves; for I will not be judge of these.

And they asking to remain with them for more time, he acquiesced not;

And when certain were hardened, and believed not, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, having departed from them, he separated the disciples, discoursing in the day in the school of a certain Tyrannus.

And ye see and hear that not only Ephesus, but almost all Asia, this Paul having persuaded, changed a sufficient crowd, saying, that they are not gods made by hands:

And not only this part is in danger to us to come to reproach; but also the temple of the great goddess Diana to be reckoned for nothing, and her greatness also about to be destroyed, whom the whole of Asia and the habitable globe worship.

And Paul wishing to come in to the people, the disciples suffered him not.

And certain also of the chief of Asia, being friends to him, having sent to him, besought not to give himself into the theatre.