and assembling them together, commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, said he, ye have heard from me.

For John indeed baptised with water; but ye shall be baptised with the Holy Ghost not many days after the present.

But he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times and the seasons, which the Father hath reserved under his own authority.

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

And they were all amazed, and much perplexed, and knew not what to think, saying one to another, What can this mean?

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

whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: forasmuch as it was not possible that he should be held thereby.

For David speaketh concerning him, "I have seen the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand, that I might not be shaken:

that thou wilt not leave my soul in the mansion of the dead, nor permit that Holy One of thine to see corruption.

he, foreseeing this, spake of the resurrection of the Messiah, that his soul should not be left in the mansion of the dead, and that his flesh should not see corruption.

For David is not ascended into the heavens: for he saith himself, "The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit on my right hand,

and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as every one had need.

But it shall come to pass, that every soul which will not hearken to that prophet, shall be utterly exterminated from amidst the people."

But seeing the man who was healed standing with them, they had not a word to reply in contradiction.

So calling them in, they charged them not to speak in any manner, nor to teach, in the name of Jesus.

And in the multitude of those that believed there was one heart and soul: and not one person said, that any part of his substance was his peculiar property; but all things were in common among them.

and laid them at the apostles' feet: and a distribution was made to every one according as he had need.

it remained unsold, was it not vested in thee? and when sold, was it not in thine own power? why then hast thou determined in thine heart to do this deed? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.

Now it came to pass at the distance of about three hours, his wife also, not knowing what had passed, came in.

But the angel of the Lord by night opened the doors of the prison, and conducting them forth, said,

But the officers, on their arrival, found them not in the prison: and returning, informed them,

Then went the captain, with the officers, and brought them; not forcibly, for they were afraid of the people, lest they should stone them.

saying, Did we not lay our strict injunction upon you, that you should not teach in this name? and, lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and would fain bring this man's blood upon us.

And to him they assented: and calling in the apostles, after scourging them, they commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and dismissed them.

Then the twelve assembling the multitude of the disciples, said, It is not fit that we should leave the word of God, to make distribution to the tables.

And they could not resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke.

and they set up false witnesses, saying, This man doth not cease speaking blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

Yet he gave him no inheritance in it, not so much as the print of his foot: yet he promised to give it for a possession to him and to his seed after him, when he had no son.

until another king arose, who knew not Joseph.

For he thought that his brethren would understand that God by his hand would give them deliverance: but they understood not.

"I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Then Moses trembling, dared not to look farther.

to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him from them, and turned back in their hearts unto Egypt,

saying 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 hath happened to him.

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 have not your fathers persecuted? and they killed those who before published the tidings of the coming of that Righteous Person; of whom ye have now been the betrayers and murderers:

who have received the law through arrangements of angels, yet have not observed it.

Then falling on his knees, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, impute not to them this sin! And thus speaking, fell asleep.

for as yet he had not fallen on any one of them: only they had been baptised into the name of the Lord Jesus.

There is for thee neither part nor lot in this word: for thy heart is not right before God.

The portion of scripture which he had been reading was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and as a lamb before him who sheareth it is dumb, so he opened not his mouth:

And all who heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this the man who made havoc at Jerusalem, among those who called on this name? and hither he came for this purpose, that he might carry them in chains unto the chief priests?

but their design was discovered to Saul. And they kept guard at the gates of the city day and night, that they might kill him.

But the disciples taking him by night, got him off through the wall, letting him down in a basket.

But when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join the disciples: and they were all afraid of him, not crediting that he was a disciple.

And the voice again a second time came to him, What God hath cleansed, call not thou unclean.

Then Peter opening his mouth, said, In truth I perceive 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 was arisen from the dead.

But the voice replied the second time from heaven, What God hath cleansed, call not thou common.

Now when Herod was going to bring him forth, the same night was Peter fast asleep between the two soldiers, fastened to them with two chains: and the guards before the door kept the prison.

And going out, he followed him; and knew not that it was a reality which was done by the angel; but he supposed he saw a vision.

And well knowing Peter's voice, she opened not the door for joy; but running in, told that Peter was standing before the door.

And Herod sought him out earnestly, but not being able to find him, after having examined the guards strictly, he commanded them to be executed. And going down from Jerusalem to Caesarea, took up his abode there.

And the populace shouted, It is the voice of a god, and not a man.

But instantly the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not the glory to God: and being devoured with worms, he expired.

said, O thou full of all guile and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease perverting the strait ways of the Lord?

But as John was finishing his course, he said, Whom do ye suppose me to be? I am not [the Messiah]. But, behold! he is coming after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.

Wherefore also he saith in another place, "Thou wilt not permit thy Holy One to see corruption."

and by this man shall every one who believeth be justified from all things, from which it was not possible that he should be justified by the law of Moses.

Take heed then, that this come not upon you, which is spoken by the prophets;

Then Paul and Barnabas speaking with undaunted boldness, said, It was necessary that the word of God should be first spoken unto you: but since ye have thrust it from you, and judged yourselves not worthy of eternal life, lo! we turn to the Gentiles.

Although indeed he left not himself untestified of, doing us good, giving us from heaven showers, and fruitful seasons, replenishing our hearts with food and gladness.

AND certain persons coming down from Judea taught the brethren, That if ye are not circumcised according to the ordinances of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

But Paul did not think him a fit person to take with them, who had withdrawn from them from Pamphylia, and no longer went with them to the service.

coming as far as Mysia, they made an effort to go unto Bythinia: but the Spirit permitted them not.

And a vision by night appeared to Paul; a certain man, a Macedonian, stood by him, entreating him, and saying, Pass over into Macedonia, and help us.

and enjoin customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to practise, being Romans.

And taking them that same hour of the night, he washed their stripes; and was baptised, himself and all who belonged to him immediately.

And some of them believed, and associated themselves with Paul and Silas; and of the religious Greeks a vast multitude, and of the wives of the first people not a few.

But not finding them there, they dragged Jason and certain brethren to the city magistrates, roaring out, These are the men who are movers of sedition through the world, and are come in hither;

Then the disciples immediately by night sent off both Paul and Silas to Berea; who were no sooner arrived, than they went into the synagogue of the Jews.

Then many of them truly believed: and of the Grecian proselyte women of respectability, and of the men not a few.

The God who created the world, and all things in it, he that is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples of man's construction;

that they should seek the Lord, if indeed they might haply grope him out, and find him, though truly he is not far from any individual of us:

Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to imagine that the Divinity is like to gold, or silver, or stone sculptured by human art or contrivance.

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

But when they were importunate with him to prolong his stay among them, he consented not;

said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not even heard if the Holy Ghost is [given].

and ye see and hear how not only at Ephesus, but almost through all Asia, this fellow Paul, by his persuasions, hath perverted a vast multitude, affirming that they are not gods which are made with hands:

so that not only is this our trade in danger of falling into contempt, but also that this temple of the great goddess Diana should be counted as nothing, and that henceforth also her magnificence should be utterly destroyed, whom all Asia and the whole world worshippeth.

But though Paul wished to go in to the people, the disciples would not permit him.

And some of the Asiarchs also, who were his friends, sent unto him, admonishing him not to venture himself into the theatre.

So they were crying out some one thing and some another: for the assembly was a scene of confusion, and the greater part knew not on what account they were collected together.

Then the recorder having quieted the multitude, said, Men of Ephesus, who indeed is the man that doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is wholly devoted to the great goddess Diana, and to the image which fell down from Jupiter?

But Paul came down, and fell upon him, and taking him in his arms, said, Trouble not yourselves, for his life is yet in him.

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

and that I have suppressed nothing which could conduce to your profiting; not desisting from preaching to you, and teaching you in public, and from house to house,

And now behold I am going, bound by the Spirit, unto Jerusalem, not knowing what things shall there befal me:

For I have concealed nothing, so as not repeatedly to declare to you the whole counsel of God.

For this I know, that after my departure there will come among you grievous wolves, not sparing the flock:

Therefore watch, remembering that for three years, by night and by day, I have never ceased with tears to admonish every individual.

And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: and they said to Paul, by the Spirit, that he should not go up unto Jerusalem.

Then when we heard these things, both we and all who were in the place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.

But Paul replied, Why do ye thus??eeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not only to be bound, but to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

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

And they have been informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews, who are among the Gentiles, apostacy from Moses, saying, That they should not circumcise the children, nor walk after the usual practices.

Art not thou certainly that Egyptian who some time since raised a sedition, and led out into the desert four thousand cutthroats?

Now they who were with me saw the light indeed, and were terrified; but the voice of him that spake to me heard they not.

and beheld him saying to me, Make haste, and depart quickly from Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony of me.

And they gave him audience to this sentence, and lifted up their voice, saying, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.