And as they were looking intently to heaven, he going, behold, two men were standing before them in white raiment;

And when they came in, they went up into an upper room, where were remaining also Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas of James.

All these were persevering unanimously in prayer and supplication, with women, and Mary mother of Jesus, with his brethren.

Truly this therefore purchased a place from the wages of iniquity; and being bent forward, he brake in pieces in the midst, and all his entrails were poured out.

And in the day of Pentecost being completed, they were all unanimously in one and the same place.

And suddenly was a sound from heaven as of a wind moving violently, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

And seen to them were tongues divided as fire, and it sat upon Each one of them.

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

And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, circumspect men, from every nation of those under heaven.

And there having been this voice, the multitude came together, and were disturbed, for each one heard them speaking in his own dialect.

And all were affected in mind and wondered, saying to one another, Behold, are not these speaking Galileans

And how hear we each in our own dialect, in which we were born?

Cretes and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our tongues the great things of God.

And all were affected in mind, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What may this mean to be?

And others mocking. said, That they are filled with new wine.

For not, as ye suppose, are these intoxicated, (for it is the third hour of the day.)

And it shall be in the last days, says God, I pour out from my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your elder dream dreams:

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

And having heard, they were pricked in heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the sent, What shall we do, men, brethren?

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

Then truly they having gladly received his word were immersed: and in that day were added about three thousand souls.

And they were persevering in the teaching of the sent, and in mutual participation, and breaking of bread, and prayers.

And to every soul was fear: and through the sent were many wonders and signs.

And all believing were in one and the same place, and had all things common:

And Peter said, Silver and gold are not to me; but what I have, this I give thee: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarite, arise and walk.

And having taken him by the right hand, he raised: and immediately his feet and ankles were rendered firm.

And they knew him, that this was he sitting for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that having happened to him.

And Peter, having seen, answered to the people, men, Israelites, why wonder ye at this? or why look ye intently at us, as by our own power or devotion having made him to walk?

The God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, God of our fathers, has honoured his child Jesus; whom ye have delivered up, and denied him before the face of Pilate, he having judged to loose.

And ye killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead; of whom we are witnesses.

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

Therefore repent, and return, for your sins to be wiped out, so that times of refreshment might come from the face of the Lord;

For Moses truly said to the fathers, That a prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you from your brethren, like me; him shall ye hear according to all whatever he speak to you.

Ye are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God set with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed shall all families of earth be praised.

To you first God, having raised up his child Jesus, sent him praising you, in turning away each from your wickedness.

And it was on the morrow, their rulers, and elders, and scribes, were gathered together at Jerusalem,

And Annas, chief priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the lineage of the chief priest.

And having set them in the midst, they inquired, In what power, or in what name did ye do this?

If we are this day examined of the kindness of the sick man, by whom he has been saved;

And seeing the freedom of speech of Peter and John, and comprehending that they are illiterate men, and private individuals, they wondered; and they knew them, that they were with Jesus.

Having said by the mouth of David thy servant, That why were the nations insolent, and did the people practise vain things

Kings of the earth stood up, and rulers were gathered together upon one and the same, against the Lord, and against his Christ.

For against the truth were they gathered together against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the nations and peoples of Israel,

And they having prayed, the place was shaken in which they were gathered together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spake the word of God with freedom of speech.

And the heart and soul of the multitude of them believing were one: and not one said any of the things being to him to be his own; but all were common to them.

For neither was any in want among them: for as many as were possessors of farms or houses, selling, brought the prices of things sold,

And by the bands of the sent were many signs and wonders among the people; (and all were unanimously in Solomon's porch.

And the believing were the more added to the Lord, multitudes of men and also of women.)

So that the sick were brought into the streets, and laid upon beds and couches, that Peter coming, even the shadow might overshadow certain of them.

And a multitude also came together of them all around the cities to Jerusalem, bringing the sick, and the molested by unclean spirits: who were all healed.

And the chief priest having risen, and all they with him, (the sect being of the Sadducees,) they were filled with zeal,

And when the priest and captain of the temple and chief priests heard these words, they were in doubt of them, what this might be.

And a certain one having come near, announced to them, saying, That, behold, the men which ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

Saying, Did we not announce to you by order, not to teach by this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and ye desire to bring upon us this man's blood.

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew with your own hands, having hung him upon a tree.

And we are his witnesses of these words; and the Holy Spirit, whom God gave to them obeying him.

And he said to them, Men, Israelites, attend to yourselves on account of these men, what ye are about to do.

For before these days Theudas arose, saying himself to be somebody: which a number of men followed, about four hundred, who was slain; and all, as many as believed him, were destroyed, and were for nothing.

After this Judas the Galilean arose in the days of enrolling, and misled enough people after him: and he perished; and all, as many as believed him, were scattered.

And now say I to you, Depart from these men, and leave them; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it shall be destroyed:

And by him they were persuaded: and having called the sent, having stripped, they enjoined not to speak in the name of Jesus, and loosed them.

Truly therefore they went rejoicing from the face of the council, that for his name they were deemed worthy to be dishonoured.

And in those days, the disciples multiplying, there was a murmuring of the Greeks against the Hebrews, because their widows were overlooked in the daily service.

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

And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye: The God of glory was sent to our father Abraham, being in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

And a famine came upon the whole land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great pressure: and our fathers found no food.

And Jacob having heard wheat being in Egypt, sent our fathers first.

And Jacob went down to Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,

And as the time of the solemn promise drew near, which God aware to Abraham, the people increased and were multiplied in Egypt.

He having deceived our race by sophistry, inflicted evil upon our fathers, to make their babes cast out, that they should not breed.

And the following day he was seen to those contending, and he compelled them to peace, having said, Men, ye are brethren; wherefore injure ye one another?

And Moses fled at this word, and he was a sojourner in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.

This is Moses, having said to the sons of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you of your brethren, like me; him shall ye hear.

This is he having been in the church in the desert with the messenger speaking to him in Mount Sina, and our fathers: who received the living oracles to give to us:

To whom our fathers would not be obedient, but rejected, and in their hearts they turned back into Egypt,

And ye took up the tent of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, types which ye made to worship them: and I will transplant you beyond Babylon.

The tent of testimony was with our fathers in the desert, as he speaking set to Moses, to make it according to the type which he had seen.

Which also our fathers having received brought in with Jesus in the possession of nations, which God drove out from our fathers' face, even to the days of David;

Heaven a throne to me, and earth the footstool of my feet: what house will ye build to me? says the Lord: or what the place of my rest?

Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers, also you.

Which of the prophets did not your fathers drive out and they slew them announcing beforehand of the coming of the Just; of whom ye have now been traitors and murderers:

And having heard those, they were sawn through their hearts, and they gnashed the teeth upon him.

And Saul was assenting to his murder. And in that day was a great expulsion upon the church in Jerusalem; and all were scattered up and down in the countries of Judea and Samaria, except the sent.

For of many having unclean spirits, crying with a great voice, they came out: and many affected with palsy, and the lame, were healed.

And they attended to him, because for a sufficient time they were astonished by magics.

And when they believed Philip announcing the good news of the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were immersed, both men and women.

And Simon also himself believed: and having been immersed, he was persovering with Philip, beholding the signs and great powers having been, they were astonished.

(For not yet was it fallen upon any of them: only they were immersed into the name of the Lord Jesus.)

And the eunuch having answered Philip, said, I pray thee, of whom speaks the prophet this of himself or of some other?

And all they hearing were affected in mind, and said: Is not this he having laid waste in Jerusalem those calling upon this name, and he has come here for this, that he might bring them having been bound to the chief priests?

And when sufficient days were completed, the Jews counselled together to put him to death:

And Saul being present in Jerusalem, tried to join himself to the disciples: and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he is a disciple.

Then truly the churches through the Whole of Judea and Galilee and Samaria, had peace, being built up; and going in the fear of the Lord, and in the consolation of the Holy Spirit, were multiplied.

In which were all the quadrupeds of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and the flying things of heaven.

And Peter said, By no means, Lord; for never ate I anything common or unclean.

And having called, they were inquiring if Simon, surnamed Peter, is received there as a guest.

And Peter having come down to the men sent from Cornelius to him, said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what the cause for which ye are present?

And he said to them, Ye know that it is violating law for a man a Jew to join himself, or come near to a strange tribe: and God shewed me to call no man common or unclean.

From this therefore sent I to thee: and thou didst well being present. Now therefore are all we present before God, to hear all commanded thee of God.

And ye are witnesses of all which he did in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they killed, having hanged upon wood: