And he said to them, It is not your [province] to know the times or seasons which the Father has appointed by his own authority;

And having said these words, as they were looking on he was taken up, and a cloud received him from their sight.

and they said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking at heaven? This Jesus taken up from you to heaven shall so come in the manner in which you have seen him go to heaven.

And in those days Peter standing up in the midst of the brothers, said??he multitude together was about a hundred and twenty??16 Men and brothers, it was necessary that the Scripture should be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David, concerning Judas who became a guide to them that apprehended Jesus;

And praying, they said, Do thou, Lord, the searcher of all hearts, show which of these two thou hast chosen

But others mocking said, They are full of sweet wine.

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

but this is what was said by the prophet;

For David ascended not to heaven, but he says, The Lord said to my lord, Sit on my right hand

And hearing [this] they were distressed in mind, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, Men and brothers, what shall we do?

And Peter said to them, Change your minds, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

But Peter looking steadily at him with John, said, Look on us.

But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, this I give you; in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazoraen, walk.

Moses indeed said, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you, of your brothers, like me; him shall you hear in all things which he shall speak to you;

Then Peter, full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,

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

And being dismissed they came to their friends, and related to them what the chief priests and elders said to them.

And when they heard it they lifted up their voice with one consent to God, and said, Master, thou who hast made heaven, and the earth, the sea, and all things in them,

who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the nations rage and the peoples devise vain things?

AND the multitude that believed had one heart and one soul, and none said that anything of his possessions was his; but they had all things common.

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

And Peter answered her, Tell me whether you sold the field for so much? And she said, Yes; for so much.

And Peter said to her, Why have you agreed together to try the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those that buried your husband are at the door, and they shall carry you out.

But an angel of the Lord opening the prison doors by night led them out and said,

And Peter answering, and the apostles, said, It is necessary to obey God rather than man.

and he said to them, Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what you are about to do to these men.

And the twelve calling the multitude of the disciples, said, It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God to serve tables.

Then they bribed men who said, We heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.

and brought forward false witnesses who said, This man speaks incessantly against this holy place, and the law;

And the chief priest said, Are these things then so?

And he said, Men, brothers, and fathers, hear. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

and said to him, Go out from your country and your kindred, and come to a land which I will show you.

And God said thus; that his posterity should be a stranger in a foreign land, and they shall enslave it and treat it injuriously four hundred years;

and the nation which they shall serve will I judge, said God, and after that they shall come forth and serve me in this place.

And the Lord said to him, Put off your shoes from your feet; for the place on which you stand is holy ground.

This is the Moses who said to the children of Israel, A prophet shall God raise up for you, of your brothers, like me.

and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this he fell asleep.

And the multitudes attended with one accord to the things said by Philip, when they heard him and saw the miracles which he performed.

But Peter said to him, Your money go to perdition with you; because you have thought to purchase the gift of God with money.

And Simon answered and said, Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have said may come upon me.

And the Spirit said to Philip, Go forward and join yourself to his chariot.

And Philip running forward heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and he said, Do you really understand what you read?

And he said [No]; for how can I unless some one teaches me? And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

And the eunuch answered and said to Philip, Of whom I pray you does the prophet say this? of himself or of some other one?

And as they went on the way they came to a certain water, and the eunuch said, Behold water; what hinders me from being baptized?

And he said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom you persecute.

And there was a certain disciple at Damascus by the name of Ananias, and the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.

And the Lord said to him, Arise and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for [a man] by the name of Saul of Tarsus; for behold, he prays,

But the Lord said to him, Go, for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name both before nations and kings, and the children of Israel;

And Ananias went and entered into the house, and laying hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord has sent me, Jesus who appeared to you on the way which you came, that you may receive sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

And all that heard him were astonished and said, Is not this he that destroyed those who called on this name at Jerusalem, and has come here for this purpose, that he might lead them bound to the chief priests?

And Peter said to him, AEneas, Jesus Christ cures you; arise and make your bed for yourself. And he immediately arose;

And Peter putting them all out knelt down and prayed, and turning to the body he said, Tabitha, arise! And she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter sat up.

And looking steadily at him and being afraid, he said, What is wanted, Lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and charities have come up as a memorial before God.

But Peter said, By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten any thing common and impure.

And while Peter was considering of the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, men seek you;

And Peter went down to the men and said, Behold, I am the man whom you seek; what is the cause for which you have come?

And they said, Cornelius a centurion, a righteous man, and one that fears God, and esteemed by all the nation of the Jews, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for you to his house and hear words from you.

and he said to them, You know that it is not lawful for a Jew to associate with a man of another nation, or come into his house; and God has taught me not to call any man common or impure;

And Cornelius said, From the fourth hour of the day I fasted till this hour, and at the ninth hour I was praying in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in splendid clothing,

and said, Cornelius, your prayer is heard and your charities are remembered before God.

And Peter opening his mouth said, Of a truth I perceive that God is not a respecter of persons,

And I said, By no means, Lord, for nothing common or impure has ever entered into my mouth.

And I remembered the word of the Lord how he said, John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

And the angel said to him, Gird yourself, and tie on your sandals. And he did so. And he said to him, Put your cloak about you, and follow me.

And Peter coming to himself said, Now I know that the Lord has really sent his angel and delivered me from the hand of Herod and all the expectation of the Jews.

But they said to her, You are mad. But she asserted strongly that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.

And making signs to them with his hand to be silent, he related how the Lord had conducted him out of the prison, and said, Tell these things to James and the brothers. And going out he departed to another place.

And while they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.

said, O full of all deceit and all craft, son of a devil, enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

And Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand, said, Men of Israel, and you that fear God, hear.

and removing him, he raised up for them David for a king, of whom also he said and testified, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.

And when John completed his course, he said, Who do you suppose I am? I am not [the Christ]; but behold, there comes after me one the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.

And that he raised him from the dead never more to return to destruction, he said thus; I will give you the sure promises of David.

See then that what is said by the prophets does not come upon you;

And the Jews seeing the multitudes were filled with envy, and contradicted the things said by Paul, disputing and blaspheming.

And both Paul and Barnabas speaking boldly said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you; but since you cast it away, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the gentiles.

said with a loud voice, Stand up erect on your feet. And he leaped, and walked.

But some of those of the sect of the Pharisees who had believed, rose and said, that it is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

And after there had been much debate, Peter rose and said to them, Men and brothers, you know that in former days God chose among you that the gentiles should hear by my mouth the word of the gospel and believe.

AND after some days Paul said to Barnabas, Let us return and visit the brothers in every city in which we preached the word of the Lord, [and see] how they do.

and this she did for many days. And Paul being grieved turned around and said to the spirit, I command you, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her. And it came out of her in that hour.

and bringing them before the prefects said, These men, being Jews, greatly trouble the city,

and bringing them out said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved, and your house.

But Paul said to him, They have beaten us publicly uncondemned, being Romans, and cast us into prison; and now do they privately cast us out? No, indeed: but let them come themselves and conduct us out.

And some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers disputed with him, and some said, What does this trifler mean to say? And others, He seems to be a preacher of strange demons; because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection.

And Paul standing in the midst of the Areopagus said, Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are extremely devoted to the worship of demons.

For in him we live, and move, and are; as some also of your own poets have said, For we are his offspring.

But when they heard of a resurrection of the dead, some scoffed; but others said, We will hear you again of this.

But when they disputed and blasphemed, shaking his garments he said to them, Your blood be upon your heads; I, pure, from this time will go to the gentiles.

And the Lord said to Paul, in a vision by night, Fear not, but speak and be not silent,

And when Paul was about to open his mouth Gallio said to the Jews, If there was any injustice or evil imposition, O Jews, I would bear with you in a reasonable manner;

and he said to them, Have you received the Holy Spirit since you believed? And they said to him, We have not heard that there is a Holy Spirit.

And he said to them, With what then were you baptized? And they said, With John's baptism.

Paul said, John indeed baptized [administered] the baptism of a change of mind, telling the people to believe on him that was to come after him, that is, on Jesus.

But the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?

assembling them together and laborers of like employments, said, Men, you know that our prosperity is derived from this employment,

And the clerk having stilled the multitude, said, Men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great Diana, and of the Jove descended [image]?