The former narrative I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus both did and taught from the beginning

And while in assembly with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for what had been promised by the Father, which [said he] ye heard from me;

for John indeed baptized with water, but ye will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.

But ye will receive power when the Holy Spirit hath come upon you; and ye will be my witnesses, both in Jerusalem and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

And having thus spoken, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

And while they were looking earnestly into heaven as he went up, lo! two men stood by them in white apparel,

who said, Men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This Jesus, who hath been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same manner in which ye beheld him going into heaven.

These all continued with one accord in prayer, with women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

Now this man purchased a field with the wages of the iniquity; and falling headlong he burst asunder in the middle, and all his bowels gushed out.

And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that that field is called in their own tongue, Aceldamach, that is, Field of Blood.

Of these men, therefore, who accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

And they prayed saying, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show which of these two thou hast chosen

And on the day of Pentecost they were all together in one place.

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

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, even as the Spirit gave them utterance.

And they were amazed, and marveled, saying, Behold, are not all these who speak Galilaeans?

And they were all amazed and were in doubt, saying one to another, What can this mean?

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said to them, Men of Judea, and all that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and hearken to my words.

"It shall be in the last days, saith God, that I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams;

and even on my servants, and on my handmaids, I will pour out of my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.

And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs on the earth beneath, blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke;

the sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the day of the Lord cometh, the great and notable day.

This Jesus God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God hath made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom ye crucified.

But Peter said to them, Repent, and let every one of you be baptized to the name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness of sins, and ye will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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

And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

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

praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were in the way of salvation.

And all the people saw him walking, and praising God;

And as he held fast to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomons greatly wondering.

And his name, through faith in his name, made this man strong, whom ye see and know; yea, the faith which is through him gave him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

But God thus fulfilled what he had before announced by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer.

whom heaven indeed must receive until the times of a restoration of all things; of which times God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from the days of old.

Moses indeed said, "A prophet will the Lord your God raise up to you from among your brethren, as be raised up me; him shall ye hear in all things, whatever he shall speak to you.

And all the prophets also, Samuel and those who followed, as many as spoke, announced these days.

Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, "And in thy posterity shall all the families of the earth be blessed."

And while they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,

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

saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a remarkable sign hath been wrought by them is manifest to all that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.

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

So, having further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, on account of the people; because all were glorifying God for that which had been done.

And being released they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

And on hearing it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art he that made heaven and earth and sea, and all things that are in them;

to do whatever thy hand and thy will before determined to be done.

And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and grant to thy servants that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

while thou stretchest forth thy hand to heal, and signs and wonders are wrought through the name of thy holy servant Jesus.

And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

And the multitude of those who believed were of one heart, and of one soul; and not one of them said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

And with great power did the apostles give their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus; and great grace was upon them all.

While it remained, was it not thine own? And after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? Why didst thou conceive this thing in thy heart? Thou didst not lie to men, but to God.

And Ananias, hearing these words, fell down, and expired. And great fear came on all that heard of it.

And Peter said to her, Why is it that ye agreed together to try the Spirit of the Lord? Lo! the feet of those who have buried thy husband are at the door, and they will carry thee out.

And great fear came upon all the church, and upon all that heard of these things.

And many signs and wonders were wrought among the people by the hands of the apostles; and they were all with one accord in Solomons porch.

The multitude also belonging to the cities around came together to Jerusalem bringing the sick, and those plagued by unclean spirits; and they were all healed.

But the highpriest and all that were with him, which is the sect of the Sadducees, rose up and were filled with indignation,

Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

And hearing this, they went into the temple at daybreak and taught. But the highpriest and they that were with him came and called together the council, and all the elders of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

saying, The prison we found shut in all security and the keepers standing at the doors: but when we opened them, we found no one within.

But there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, in high esteem with all the people, and commanded to put the men forth a little while,

For before these days arose Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain, and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and came to nought.

After this man arose Judas the Galilaean, in the days of the registering, and drew people away after him; he also perished, and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.

And now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone; for if this design or this work be of men, it will come to nought;

but if it be of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found also fighting against God.

Therefore, brethren, look out among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint over this business;

but we will give ourselves closely to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

And what was said pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch,

For we have heard him say, This Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses delivered to us.

And all that sat in the council, looking steadily upon him, saw his face like the face of an angel.

and said to him, "Go forth from thy country and thy kindred, and come into the land which I will show thee."

and the nation to which they shall be in bondage will I judge," said God; "and after that they shall come forth, and shall worship me in this place."

and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt, and all his house.

Now there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress; and our fathers found no Sustenance.

Then Joseph sent and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, seventy five souls.

And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in his worlds and deeds.

I have surely seen the oppression of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them; and now, come, I will send thee into Egypt."

This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, "A prophet will God raise up to you from among your brethren, as he raised up me."

And ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of the god Rephan, the figures which ye made to worship them; and I will carry you away beyond Babylon."

"Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What house will ye build for me? saith the Lord; or what is the place of my rest?

Did not my hands make all these things?"

And Saul was consenting to his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and all were scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

And he arose and went; and lo! a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch, a high officer of Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem to worship,

And Philip ran up, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Well, but dost thou understand what thou art reading?

But Philip was found at Azotus; and passing through, he published the glad tidings in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

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

For I myself will show him how great things he must suffer for my names sake.

And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that destroyed in Jerusalem those who called on this name? And he hath come hither for this purpose, that he may bring them bound to the chief priests.

But his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.

And when he had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join himself to the disciples; and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

The church therefore throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being built up, and walking in the fear of the Lord; and by the exhortation of the Holy Spirit it was greatly increased.

And it came to pass, that as Peter went through the whole country, he came down also to the saints who dwelt at Lydda.

And all that dwelt in Lydda and Sharon saw him; and they turned to the Lord.

Then Peter arose, and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber; and all the widows came to him weeping, and showing the coats and cloaks which Dorcas made while she was with them.

But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down and prayed; and turning to the body he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes; and seeing Peter, she sat up.

And it became known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.

a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, giving much alms to the people, and praying to God always,

And he became very hungry and wished to eat; but while they were making ready, a trance came upon him,

wherein were all the fourfooted beasts and creeping things of the earth, and birds of the air.

Now, while Peter was doubting within himself what the vision which he had seen meant, lo! the men who were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simons house, and stood before the gate;