THE former treatise, Theophilus, I composed, concerning all things which Jesus began both to do and to teach,

But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses for me, both in Jerusalem, and throughout all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the extremity of the earth.

And as he was speaking these things, while they were looking upon him, he was taken up; and a cloud enveloping him hid him from their eyes.

And as they looked up earnestly into the heaven, while he was passing, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

These all persevered unanimously in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

This man indeed accordingly purchased a spot of ground with the wages of iniquity; and projected forward, he burst in the midst, and all his bowels fell out.

And it was a fact known to all who dwelt at Jerusalem; so that this field is called in their own dialect, Aceldama, that is, The field of blood.

And joining in prayer, they said, Do thou, O Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, point out the one of these two which thou hast chosen,

SO when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with unanimity assembled together.

And there came suddenly from heaven a sound as it were of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them power to express themselves.

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?

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them; Men of Judea, and all ye who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words:

"And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour our of my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

and upon my servants and my handmaidens in those days will I pour out of my spirit; and they shall prophesy:

and I will perform prodigies in the heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke.

This very Jesus hath God raised up, of which we all are witnesses.

Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that God hath made him Lord and Messiah, even that very Jesus whom ye crucified.

For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off; even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

Now all who believed were together, and had all things common;

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

praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added the saved ones daily to the church.

And all the people beheld him walking and praising God:

But as the lame man that was cured held fast Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them into the portico called Solomon's, in vast amazement.

And through faith in his name hath his name restored this man to strength, whom ye behold and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the sight of you all.

But the things which God before announced by the mouth of all his prophets, that Messiah should suffer, he hath thus fulfilled.

and he will send Jesus Christ, who was before preached unto you:

whom the heaven indeed must receive, until the times of restoration of all things, which God hath spoken of by the mouth of all his holy prophets from the beginning of the world.

For Moses truly said unto the fathers, "A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like myself; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall speak to you.

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

And all the prophets indeed from Samuel, and those who succeeded him, as many as have spoken, have also foretold those days.

Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And "in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed."

be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarean, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him doth this man stand here sound in your presence.

saying, What shall we do with these men? for that an acknowledged miracle hath been wrought by them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.

But that it be no farther spread among the people, we will menace them with threats, no more to speak in this name to any man.

Then they with many additional threatenings dismissed them, finding no pretext how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for what had been done.

But they being dismissed, came unto their own friends, and told them all things which the high-priests and elders had said.

Now when they heard it, they lifted up their united voice to God, and said, Lord, thou art the God which made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all things which are in them:

to do all that thy hand and thy counsel predestined should come to pass.

And as to the present transactions, Lord, look upon their threatnings: and grant thy servants power with all boldness to speak thy word,

And while they were praying, the place in which they were assembled was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

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 with great power bore the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

Then Ananias, hearing those words, sunk down and expired: and great dread fell upon all who heard these things.

And great awe fell on all the Church, and on all who heard these things.

But by the hands of the apostles were many signs and miracles done among the people; (and they were all with one accord in the portico of Solomon.

Then arose the high-priest, and all those who were connected with him, (which was the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with zeal,

Go, and taking your station in the temple, speak to the people all the words of this life.

Having heard this therefore, they entered very early in the morning into the temple, and taught. But when the high-priest came, and those who were with him, they convoked the sanhedrim, and all the assembly of elders of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to bring them.

saying; The prison indeed found we fast locked with all security, and the guards standing without, before the door: but when we opened it, we found no person within.

Then arose a certain Pharisee, in the sanhedrim, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, held in high esteem by all the people, and ordered the apostles to be taken out for a little space;

And after him arose Judas the Galilean, in the days of the enrolment, and drew away a multitude of the populace after him: he also perished, and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.

And as to the matters now before you, I say unto you, Abstain from these men, and leave them to themselves: for if this design or this work be of men, it will come to nothing:

And all the day long in the temple, and from house to house, they never ceased teaching and preaching Jesus Christ.

But we will devote ourselves constantly to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

And this saying was very agreeable to all the multitude: and they elected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicholas a proselyte a man of Antioch:

for we have heard him affirm, that Jesus the Nazarean, even he, will destroy this place, and change the accustomed ordinances which Moses delivered to us.

And fixing their eyes upon him, all who sat in the sanhedrim, beheld his face as the face of an angel.

and said to him, Go forth out of thy country, and from among thy relations, and come hither to a land which I will shew thee.

And the nation by which they shall be enslaved will I judge, said God: and after these things they shall come out, and shall worship me in this place.

and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he appointed him governor over Egypt and all his house.

Then came a famine upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress: and our fathers found no provisions.

Then sent Joseph, and invited his father Jacob to come to him, and all his kindred, consisting of seventy-five persons.

And Moses was educated in all the wisdom of Egypt, and was mighty in words and actions.

And the following day he shewed himself to them as they were fighting, and urged them to peace, saying, My friends, ye are brethren; wherefore do ye ill treat one another?

Attentive I have beheld the evil treatment of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and I am come down to deliver them. And now come hither, I will send thee into Egypt."

Yet have ye taken up the tabernacle of Moloc, and the star of your god Remphan, those figures which ye made to pay adoration to them: and I will transport you beyond Babylon.

"Heaven is my throne, and earth the footstool for my feet: what kind of house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what place is there for my repose?

hath not my hand made all these things?"

Then they screamed out with a great cry, and stopped their ears, and rushed all together upon him,

BUT Saul was delighted with his execution. Now on that very day commenced a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and all, besides the apostles, were dispersed through the regions of Judea and Samaria.

to whom all gave heed from the small to the great, saying, This man is the great power of God.

And he arose and went: and lo! an Ethiopian man, an eunuch, a person in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasury; he had gone to worship unto Jerusalem,

Then Philip running up to him, heard him reading the prophet Isaiah; and he said, Well! but dost thou understand what thou art reading?

And Philip said, If thou believest with the whole heart, it is allowable. Then he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

But Philip found himself at Azotus: and passing through he preached the gospel in all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.

and here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call upon thy name.

for I will shew him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake.

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 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.

Then had the churches peace through all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, being edified; and walking in the fear of God, and in the consolation of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

Now it came to pass, as Peter was passing through all parts, that he went down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.

And Peter said to him, AEneas, Jesus the Messiah maketh thee whole: arise, and make thine own bed. And he arose immediately.

And all who dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

Then Peter arose and went with them. And they carried him, on his arrival, into the upper room: and all the widows stood round him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas had made, whilst she was with them.

But Peter putting them all out, fell upon his knees, and prayed; and turning to the body, said, Tabitha, arise! And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

And it was known through all Joppa; and many believed on the Lord.

a man of piety, and who feared God with all his house, giving much alms to the people, and praying to God continually.

he lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is near the sea: this man will tell thee what thou must do.

and relating all things to them, sent them to Joppa.

in which were all the quadrupeds of the earth, and wild beasts, and reptiles, and birds of the air.

But while Peter was perplexed in himself what was meant by the vision which he had seen, then, behold! the men which had been sent by Cornelius having inquired out the house of Simon, stood before the door,

But while Peter was musing upon the vision, the Spirit said to him, Lo! three men are inquiring after thee.

Then they said, Cornelius a centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report with all the nation of the Jews, has been divinely admonished by a holy angel to send for thee to his house, to hear words from thee.

Send therefore to Joppa, and invite Simon, whose surname is Peter, to come to thee; he lodgeth in the house of Simon the tanner, near the sea: who, when he is come will talk with thee.

Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast done well in coming. Now therefore are all we here present before God, to hear all things that are given in charge to thee from God.

The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ, (he is Lord of all,) ye know:

even that which was the common talk through all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;