And meeting them together He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, said He, ye have heard from me;

And He said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or seasons, which the Father hath reserved in his own power.

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

for these men are not drunk, as ye suppose; for it is but the third hour of the day.

Whom God hath raised up again, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.

For David saith concerning Him, "I set the Lord always before me, for He is at my right hand, that I should not be moved: therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad;

that Thou wilt not leave my soul in the invisible state, nor suffer thine holy one to see corruption.

foreseeing this he spake of the resurrection of Christ, when he said, that his soul was not left in the invisible state, nor did his flesh see corruption.

For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he himself says, "The Lord said to my Lord,

And they sold their possessions and goods, and distributed to all, according as any one had need.

But Peter said, Silver and gold I have not; but what I have I give thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.

and every soul, who will not hearken to that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people: yea and all the prophets from Samuel,

So they called them and commanded them not to speak at all, nor teach in the name of Jesus.

So they threatened them more severely, and let them go; not finding how to punish them, because of the people: for they all glorified God for that which was done.

While it remained, did it not remain thy own? and when sold, was it not in thy own power? what is the meaning that thou hast taken this into thine heart? Thou hast not lyed to men, but to God.

And about the space of three hours after, his wife also came in, not knowing what had happened.

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

But when the officers came they found them not in the prison: so they returned,

Then the captain went with the officers and brought them, but not with violence; for they were afraid of the people least they should be stoned:

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

So they took his advice, and having called for the apostles and scourged them, they charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

And every day in the temple and from house to house they ceased not from teaching and preaching that Jesus was the Christ.

So the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them and said, It is not seemly that we should leave the word of God and attend at tables.

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

though He gave him no inheritance in it, no not the breadth of a foot; but He promised to give it to him for a possession, even to his seed after him; though he had then no child."

And there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction; and our fathers could not find sustenance.

Till another king arose, who knew not Joseph. This king formed crafty schemes against our nation,

Now he supposed that his brethren would have understood that God would give them deliverance by his hand: but they understood not.

saying, "I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;" but Moses trembling durst not look on.

To whom our fathers would not be subject, but renounced him, and in their hearts turned back into Egypt,

saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go before us; for as to this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him. And they made a calf in those days,

Though the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands, as the prophet saith,

hath not my hand made all these things?" ---

Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? and slew those who prophesied concerning the coming of that righteous One, of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers;

who received the law by the ministration of angels, and yet have not kept it.

And bending his knees, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this he fell asleep.

who when they were come down prayed for them that they might receive the holy Spirit: (for He was not yet fallen upon any of them,

Thou hast no part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

And the portion of scripture, which he was reading, was this, "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before it's shearer is dumb, so He opened not his mouth:

And Saul rose from the earth, but when he opened his eyes he could not see: so they led him by the hand, and brought him to Damascus.

But all that heard him, were amazed, and said, Is not this he that persecuted those in Jerusalem who called on this name, and came hither for this end, that he might carry them bound to the chief priests?

but Saul was apprised of their design. And they watched the gates day and night, to make away with him:

but the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall, in a basket.

And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he attempted to associate with the disciples: and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

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

And the voice said to him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, do not thou account polluted.

Then he invited them in, and entertained them that night. And on the morrow Peter set out with them; and some of the brethren from Joppa went with him.

And he said unto them, Ye know how unlawful it is for a man that is a Jew, to associate with or go to the house of one of another nation: but God hath shewn me, that I should not call any man polluted or unclean.

Him God raised up the third day, and gave Him to be seen openly; not to all the people,

Then said Peter, Can any one forbid water, that these persons should not be baptized, who have received the holy Spirit, as well as we?

And the voice answered me a second time from heaven, What God hath cleansed do not thou call polluted.

And when Herod was about to bring him forth, that very night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the guards at the door watched the prison.

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

And knowing Peter's voice, through excess of joy she did not open the door, but ran in and told them, that Peter was standing at the door.

And Herod searching for him, and not finding him, brought the keepers to a trial, and ordered them to be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Cesarea, and abode there.

And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man:

but immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and being devoured by worms he died.

said, O thou son of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, who art full of all deceit and craft, 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 even the sun for a time. And immediately there fell upon him a mist and darkness; and groping about he sought for somebody to lead him by the hand.

And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, Whom do ye take me to be? I am not He: but behold there cometh one after me, the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to unloose.

For the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and their rulers, not knowing Him, have indeed fulfilled the words of the prophets, which are read every sabbath-day, in condemning Him.

Wherefore he saith also in another place, Thou wilt not suffer thine holy One to see corruption.

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.

"Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and vanish; for I do a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though any one should declare it unto you."

Then Paul and Barnabas boldly said, It was necessary that the word of God should be first spoken to you; but since ye reject it, and judge not yourselves worthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles:

and all things therein, who in generations past suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways: though He left not Himself without witness;

wherefore my advice is, not to trouble those who from among the Gentiles are converted to God; but to write to them,

But Paul did not think proper to take him with them, who left them in Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

but the Spirit suffered them not.

And Paul saw a vision in the night, There stood a certain man of Macedonia, intreating him and saying, Come over into Macedonia and help us.

which it is not lawful for us to receive, nor practise, who are Romans.

Now in the middle of the night Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises to God, and the prisoners heard them.

And he took them at that very time of the night, and bathed their stripes: and was baptized, he and all his immediately after.

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

But not finding them, they dragged Jason and some of the brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, these men that have turned the world upside down,

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night to Berea: who, when they were come thither, went into the synagogue of the Jews.

And therefore many of them believed: and of the Grecian women of quality, and of men likewise not a few.

The God that made the world and all things therein, being lord of heaven and earth dwelleth not in temples made with hands:

that they might seek the Lord, if possibly they might trace Him, and find Him: though indeed He is not far from every one of us.

Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to imagine that the Deity is like to gold, or silver, or stone, carved by the art and device of man.

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

Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him even before the tribunal: but Gallio did not concern himself about the matter.

Though when they desired him to stay longer with them, he did not consent: but took his leave of them,

and finding some disciples there, he said unto them, Have ye received the holy Spirit since ye embraced the faith? And they said unto him, Nay, we had not even heard whether the holy Spirit be yet given.

And ye see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but in almost all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and perverted many people, saying, that they are no gods which are made by hands.

So that we are not only in danger of this, that the business we follow will come to nothing; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be despised; and her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the whole world worshippeth.

And when Paul would have gone in unto the people, the disciples would not let him.

And some also of the chief men of Asia, being his friends, sent to him and desired him not to 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.

And when the Secretary had appeased the multitude, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there who doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is devoted to the service of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

And Paul went down and leaned over him, and took him up and said, Be not disturbed; for his life is in him.

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

For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, that he might not spend time in Asia: for he endeavoured, if it were possible, to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

And now, being constrained by the spirit, behold I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will befal me there:

For I have not failed 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.

Watch therefore, remembering that for the space of three years I ceased not by night and by day to warn every one with tears.

And we stayed there seven days; having met with some disciples: who told Paul by the Spirit, not to go up to Jerusalem.

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