And having assembled them together, he commanded them, not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard from me.

For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost, not many days hence.

But he said to them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

And they were amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?

These are not drunken as ye suppose for it is but the third hour of the day.

Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death, as it was not possible that he should be held under it.

For David speaketh concerning him, I have seen the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right-hand, that I may not be moved.

For thou wilt not leave my soul in Hades, neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.

He foreseeing this, spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in Hades, neither did his flesh see corruption.

For David is not ascended into the heavens; but he saith himself, The Lord said to my Lord,

And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, as any one had need.

And every soul who will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.

And having called them, they charged them, Not to speak at all, nor teach in the name of Jesus.

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart, and of one soul: and not so much as one said that ought of the things which he had, was his own, but they had all things common.

And laid them down at the feet of the apostles, and distribution was made to every one, according as any had need.

And to keep back part of the price of the land? While it remained, did it not remain thine? And when it was sold, was it not in thy power? Why hast thou conceived this thing in thy heart? Thou hast not lied to men, but to God.

And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.

But an angel of the Lord opened the prison-doors, by night, and bringing them forth,

and sent to the prison, to have them brought, But when the officers came, they found them not in the prison; and returning they said,

Then the captain going with the officers brought them, not with violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.

Did not we strictly command you, Not to teach in this name? And lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and would bring the blood of this man upon us.

And to him they agreed. And having called the apostles, and scourged them, they charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

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

Then the twelve calling the multitude of the disciples together, said, It is not right, that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.

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

And set up false witnesses who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law.

And he gave him no inheritance in it, no, not to set his foot on; yet he promised to give it him for a possession, even to his seed after him, when he had no child.

And when the time of the promise which God had sworn to Abraham drew near, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, Till another king arose, who had not known Joseph.

evil intreated our fathers, by causing their male infants to be exposed, that they might not live.

For he supposed his brethren would have understood, that God would deliver them by his hand; but they understood it not.

the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not behold.

Whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back into Egypt,

Saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go before us; for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.

Yet the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands, as saith the prophet, Heaven is my throne, and earth my footstool.

Hath not my hand made all these things? Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye always resist the Holy Ghost:

Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? And they have slain them that shewed before of the coming of the Just One, of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers: Who have received the law by the administration of angels,

and have not kept it.

And kneeling down, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this, he fell asleep: And Saul was consenting to his death.

Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right before God.

And he desired Philip to come up, and sit with him. The portion of scripture which he was reading, was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so he opened not his mouth.

But all that heard were amazed, and said, Is not this he who destroyed those that call on this name at Jerusalem? And came hither for this intent, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?

But their lying in wait was known by Saul: and they guarded the gates day and night to kill him.

Then the disciples, taking him by night, let him down by the wall in a basket.

And coming to Jerusalem, he endeavoured to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

And Lydda being near Joppa, the disciples hearing Peter was there, sent to him two men, desiring that he would not delay to come to them.

And the voice came to him again, the second time, What God hath purified, call not thou common.

Then Peter opening his mouth, said, I perceive of a truth that God is not a respecter of persons:

(Not to all the people, but to witnesses, chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him) after he rose from the dead.

Then Peter answered, Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Ghost, even as we?

And the voice from heaven answered me again, What God hath purified, call not thou common.

And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and the guards before the door were keeping the prison.

And going out, he followed him. And he knew not, that it was real which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision.

And knowing Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but running in, told them, that Peter stood before the gate.

And Herod having sought for him, and not found him, examined the guard, and commanded them to be put to death. And going down from Judea to Cesarea, he abode there.

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

And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory; and being eaten by worms, he expired.

and fixing his eyes upon him, said, O full of all guile and all mischief, thou son of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

And now behold the hand of the Lord is upon thee; and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately a mist and darkness fell upon him, and going about, he sought some to lead him.

And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But behold one cometh after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

Wherefore he saith also in another Psalm, Thou wilt not suffer thy Holy one to see corruption.

But he whom God raised, did not see corruption.

And by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

Yet he left not himself without witness,

Wherefore my sentence is, That we trouble not them who from among the Gentiles turn to God.

Forasmuch as we have heard, that some who came from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law, whom we commanded not.

But Paul thought it not right to take with them him, who had departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

Coming to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia; but the Spirit suffered them not.

And passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul by night:

being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city, And teach customs, which it is not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive, neither to observe.

And taking them that very hour of the night, he washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his houshold.

And some of them believed, and were joined to Paul and Silas, and a great number of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the principal women.

But the Jews who believed not, filled with zeal, taking to them some of the mean and profligate fellows, and making a mob, set all the city in an uproar; and assaulting the house of Jason, sought to bring them out to the people.

But not finding them, they dragged Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying aloud, These men, that have turned the world upside down, are come hither also:

But the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night to Berea, who coming thither, went into the synagogue of the Jews.

Therefore many of them believed, and of the Grecian women of considerable rank, and of the men not a few.

God who made the world and all things therein, being the Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands.

That they might seek God, if haply they might feel after him and find him, though he be not far from every one of us.

Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think the Godhead is like gold or silver, or stone, graven by art and contrivance of man.

Then the Lord said to Paul by a vision, in the night, Fear not, but speak and hold not thy peace:

But though they intreated him to tarry longer with them, he consented not:

and finding certain disciples, He said to them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost, since ye believed? And they said to him, Nay, we have not so much as heard, Whether there be any Holy Ghost.

But when some were hardened, and would not believe, but spake reproachfully of the way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, discoursing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

But ye see and hear, that not at Ephesus only, but almost through all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned aside much people, saying, That they are not gods, which are made with hands.

So that there is danger, not only that this our craft should be set at nought, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia, and the world worshipeth.

And when Paul would have gone in to the people, the disciples would not suffer him.

And some also of the principal officers of Asia, being his friends, sent to him and desired, that he would not venture himself into the theatre.

Some therefore cried one thing, and some another; for the assembly was confused, and the greater part did not know, for what they were come together.

But the register, having pacified the people, said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there who knoweth not, that the city of the Ephesians is a worshiper of the great Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

And Paul went down and fell on him; and taking him in his arms, 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 by Ephesus, that he might not spend any time in Asia; for he hasted, if it were possible, to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

And now behold, being bound by the Spirit, I go to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:

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

For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

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

And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days, who told Paul by the Spirit, Not to go up to Jerusalem.

And when we heard these things, both we, and they of the place, besought him, not to go up to Jerusalem.

But Paul answered, What mean ye, weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus.

And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

But they have been informed concerning thee, that thou teachest the Jews who are among the Gentiles, to apostatize from Moses, telling them, not to circumcise their children, nor to walk after the customs.