He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own authority.

(Now this man bought a field with the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out.

For it is written in the book of Psalms, 'Let his homestead be made desolate, and let there be no one to dwell in it'; and, 'let another man take his office.'

And they prayed and said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen

Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven.

"Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know

And so, because he was a prophet, and knew that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne,

Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified."

Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brethren, what shall we do?"

Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

And his name, by faith in his name, has made this man strong whom you see and know; and the faith which comes through Jesus has given him perfect health in the presence of you all.

And now, brethren, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished; and they recognized that they had been with Jesus.

But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them to speak no longer to any one in this name."

And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people; for all the people were praising God for what had happened.

And now, Lord, look upon their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,

Now the company of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed that any of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had everything in common.

Now many signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Porch.

And when they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and began to teach. Now when the high priest and his associates came, they called the Council together, even all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison house for them to be brought.

"We found the prison securely locked, and the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside."

Now when the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard these words, they were much perplexed about them, wondering what would come of this.

Now in those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the native Hebrews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

Then he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. From there, after his father died, God had him move to this country in which you are now living.

But He gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot of ground, and yet, even though he had no child, he promised that he would give it to him as a possession, and to his descendants after him.

Now there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food.

until there arose another king over Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph.

I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to rescue them. Come now, and I will send you to Egypt.'

saying to Aaron, 'Make for us gods who will go before us; as for this Moses who led us out from the land of Egyptwe do not know what has happened to him.'

Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now betrayed and murdered,

Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed their teeth at him.

Now those who had been scattered went about preaching the word.

Now there was a man named Simon, who had formerly practiced magic in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great,

Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John,

Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,

You have no part or share in this matter, for your heart is not right before God.

Now when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.

Now the passage of Scripture which he was reading was this: "He was led as a sheep to slaughter; and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he does not open his mouth.

And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.

Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

Now as he journeyed he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one.

Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias." And he said, "Here I am, Lord."

and he took food and was strengthened. Now for several days he was with the disciples who were at Damascus.

Now as Peter went through all those regions, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha (which is translated Dorcas). She was full of good works and acts of charity.

Now send men to Joppa, and bring a man named Simon who is called Peter;

But Peter said, "No, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean."

Now while Peter was inwardly perplexed as to what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men that were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon's house, appeared at the gate.

On the following day he entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

And he said to them, "You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; but God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

So I sent for you immediately, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God, to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord."

And opening his mouth, Peter said: "I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality,

You know the word which he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all).

You know what has happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached:

Now the apostles and the brethren who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

But I said, 'No, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.'

The Spirit told me to go with them with no hesitation. These six brethren also went with me, and we entered the man's house.

Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose in connection with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews.

Now at this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to persecute them.

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

When Peter came to himself, he said, "Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting."

Now when day came, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

Now he was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; and they came to him in a body, and having persuaded Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food.

Now in the church that was at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time." And immediately a mist and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

Now Paul and his companions put out to sea from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia; but John left them and returned to Jerusalem.

And as John was completing his course, he said, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but after me one is coming, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.'

Though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.

and for many days he appeared to those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people.

As for the fact that he raised him from the dead, no more to return to decay, he spoke in this way: 'I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.'

Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue, and so spoke that a great number believed, both of Jews and of Greeks.

At Lystra there was a man sitting who had no strength in his feet, lame from birth, who had never walked.

And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question.

After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brethren, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of the gospel and believe.

and he made no distinction between us and them, but cleansed their hearts by faith.

Now therefore why do you test God by putting upon the neck of the disciples a yoke which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?

Since we have heard that some persons from us have disturbed you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions,

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these essentials:

Paul wanted this man to accompany him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

And the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, "The chief magistrates have sent to release you. Therefore come out now and go in peace."

But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us publicly, without trial, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now cast us out secretly? No! Let them come themselves and take us out."

Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.

Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

Now those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens; and receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they left.

Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols.

And they took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, "May we know what this new teaching is which you present?

For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know what these things mean."

(Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time in nothing other than telling or hearing something new.)

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent,

Now when they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some of them sneered, but others said, "We want to hear you again on this subject."

But when they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his garments and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles."

for I am with you, and no man will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city."

And they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But Gallio paid no attention to this.

They came to Ephesus, and he left them there. Now he himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the scriptures.

He had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.

And he said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they said, "No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."

But the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?"