Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, "Do not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me.

For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now."

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth."

They put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

But Peter, standing up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke out to them, "You men of Judea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

But this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel:

For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit by my right hand,

A certain man who was lame from his mother's womb was being carried, whom they put daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple.

But Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk."

But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a man who was a murderer to be granted to you,

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

They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was now evening.

But many of those who heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

But so that this spreads no further among the people, let us threaten them, that from now on they do not speak to anyone in this name."

But Peter and John answered them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves,

And the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.

and put them at the apostles' feet, and distribution was made to each, according as anyone had need.

having a field, sold it, and brought the money and put it at the apostles' feet.

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sappirah, his wife, sold a possession,

and kept back part of the price, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part, and put it at the apostles' feet.

But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

While you kept it, did not it remain your own? After it was sold, was not it in your power? How is it that you have conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God."

But Peter asked her, "How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out."

They even carried out the sick into the streets, and put them on cots and mats, so that as Peter came by at the least his shadow would fall on some of them.

But the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy,

and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public custody.

But an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors by night, and brought them out, and said,

When they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak, and taught. But the high priest came, and those who were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

But the officers who came did not find them in the prison. They returned and reported,

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

One came and told them, "Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people."

But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.

But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and wanted to kill them.

But one stood up in the council, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law, honored by all the people, and commanded to put the men out for a little while.

But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them, and you would be found even to be fighting against God."

They agreed with him. Summoning the apostles, they beat them and commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word."

But some of those who were of the synagogue called "The Libertines," and of the Cyrenians, of the Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia arose, disputing with Stephen.

But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers the first time.

and they were brought back to Shechem, and placed in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver from the children of Hamor in Shechem.

"But as the time of the promise came close which God had made to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

But when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.

He supposed that his brothers understood that God, by his hand, was giving them deliverance; but they did not understand.

But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?

to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but rejected him, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,

But God turned, and abandoned them to serve the hosts of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets, 'Did you offer to me slain animals and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

But Solomon built him a house.

But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

But they shouted out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed at him with one accord.

But Saul ravaged the church, entering into every house, and dragged both men and women off to prison.

But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city, and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,

But when they believed Philip proclaiming good news concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money.

But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, "Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert."

But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.

But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

But rise up, and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do."

The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the sound, but seeing no one.

But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem.

But the Lord said to him, "Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the sons of Israel.

But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Messiah.

but their plot became known to Saul. They watched the gates both day and night that they might kill him,

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

When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.

He spoke and disputed against the Hellenists, but they were seeking to kill him.

Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed." Immediately he arose.

Peter put them all out, and kneeled down and prayed. Turning to the body, he said, "Tabitha, get up." She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.

But Peter said, "Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean."

But arise, get down, and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them."

But Peter raised him up, saying, "Stand up. I myself am also a man."

He said to them, "You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I should not call any man unholy or unclean.

but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.

not to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen before by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,

But I said, 'Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.'

But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, 'What God has cleansed, do not call unclean.'

I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, 'John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.'

But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, proclaiming the Lord Jesus.

When he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the church to God for him.

The angel said to him, "Get dressed and put on your sandals." He did so. He said to him, "Put on your cloak, and follow me."

And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.

When she recognized Peter's voice, she did not open the gate for joy, but ran in, and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.

They said to her, "You are crazy." But she insisted that it was so. They said, "It is his angel."

But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.

But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, "Tell these things to James, and to the brothers." Then he departed, and went to another place.

When Herod had sought for him, and did not find him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.

But the word of God grew and multiplied.

But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.

But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,

But they, passing on from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia. They went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sat down.

For a period of about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.

As John was fulfilling his course, he said, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. But behold, one comes after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.'

But God raised him from the dead,

But he whom God raised up saw no decay.

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and reviled him.

But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their borders.