Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, “Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me;

for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”

So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was also called Justus), and Matthias.

But others were mocking and saying, “They are full of sweet wine.”

But Peter, taking his stand with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words.

but this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel:

this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death.

But God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power.

For it was not David who ascended into heaven, but he himself says:
‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,

But Peter, along with John, fixed his gaze on him and said, “Look at us!”

But Peter said, “I do not possess silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene—walk!”

But when Peter saw this, he replied to the people, “Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this, or why do you gaze at us, as if by our own power or piety we had made him walk?

But you disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,

but put to death the Prince of life, the one whom God raised from the dead, a fact to which we are witnesses.

But the things which God announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets, that His Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled.

And they laid hands on them and put them in jail until the next day, for it was already evening.

But many of those who had heard the message believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

He is the stone which was rejected by you, the builders, but which became the chief corner stone.

But when they had ordered them to leave the Council, they began to confer with one another,

But so that it will not spread any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no longer to any man in this name.”

But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to give heed to you rather than to God, you be the judge;

And the congregation of those who believed were of one heart and soul; and not one of them claimed that anything belonging to him was his own, but all things were common property to them.

But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property,

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

While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.”

Then Peter said to her, “Why is it that you have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out as well.”

But none of the rest dared to associate with them; however, the people held them in high esteem.

But the high priest rose up, along with all his associates (that is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.

They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.

But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the gates of the prison, and taking them out he said,

But the officers who came did not find them in the prison; and they returned and reported back,

saying, “We found the prison house locked quite securely and the guards standing at the doors; but when we had opened up, we found no one inside.”

But someone came and reported to them, “The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!”

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

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had put to death by hanging Him on a cross.

But when they heard this, they were cut to the quick and intended to kill them.

But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law, respected by all the people, stood up in the Council and gave orders to put the men outside for a short time.

For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a group of about four hundred men joined up with him. But he was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.

but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them; or else you may even be found fighting against God.”

Therefore, brethren, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task.

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

But some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and argued with Stephen.

But they were unable to cope with the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.

They put forward false witnesses who said, “This man incessantly speaks against this holy place and the Law;

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

But God spoke to this effect, that his descendants would be aliens in a foreign land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated for four hundred years.

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

“But as the time of the promise was approaching which God had assured to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,

But when he was approaching the age of forty, it entered his mind to visit his brethren, the sons of Israel.

And he supposed that his brethren understood that God was granting them deliverance through him, but they did not understand.

But the one who was injuring his neighbor pushed him away, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?

But the Lord said to him, ‘Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.

Our fathers were unwilling to be obedient to him, but repudiated him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt,

But God turned away and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, ‘It was not to Me that you offered victims and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, was it, O house of Israel?

But it was Solomon who built a house for Him.

But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God;

But they cried out with a loud voice, and covered their ears and rushed at him with one impulse.

But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison.

But when they believed Philip preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were being baptized, men and women alike.

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

But Simon answered and said, “Pray to the Lord for me yourselves, so that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.”

But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip saying, “Get up and go south to the road that descends from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a desert road.)

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

But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he kept preaching the gospel to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.

but get up and enter the city, and it will be told you what you must do.”

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

But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he did to Your saints at Jerusalem;

But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;

But Saul kept increasing in strength and confounding the Jews who lived at Damascus by proving that this Jesus is the Christ.

but their plot became known to Saul. They were also watching the gates day and night so that they might put him to death;

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

When he came to Jerusalem, he was trying to associate with the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

But Barnabas took hold of him and brought him to the apostles and described to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that He had talked to him, and how at Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus.

And he was talking and arguing with the Hellenistic Jews; but they were attempting to put him to death.

But when the brethren learned of it, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.

Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you; get up and make your bed.” Immediately he got up.

But Peter sent them all out and knelt down and prayed, and turning to the body, he said, “Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

But he became hungry and was desiring to eat; but while they were making preparations, he fell into a trance;

But Peter said, “By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything unholy and unclean.”

But get up, go downstairs and accompany them without misgivings, for I have sent them Myself.”

But Peter raised him up, saying, “Stand up; I too am just a man.”

but in every nation the man who fears Him and does what is right is welcome to Him.

We are witnesses of all the things He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also put Him to death by hanging Him on a cross.

not to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead.

But Peter began speaking and proceeded to explain to them in orderly sequence, saying,

But I said, ‘By no means, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

But a voice from heaven answered a second time, ‘What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.’

And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who came to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus.

And he had James the brother of John put to death with a sword.

When he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out before the people.

So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church to God.

And the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he *said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”

And he went out and continued to follow, and he did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

When she recognized Peter’s voice, because of her joy she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing in front of the gate.

They said to her, “You are out of your mind!” But she kept insisting that it was so. They kept saying, “It is his angel.”

But Peter continued knocking; and when they had opened the door, they saw him and were amazed.

But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had led him out of the prison. And he said, “Report these things to James and the brethren.” Then he left and went to another place.

On an appointed day Herod, having put on his royal apparel, took his seat on the rostrum and began delivering an address to them.