And calling them together, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of my Father, which, said he, you have heard from me;

But he said to them: It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has reserved under his own control.

who also said: Men of Galilee, why stand you gazing up into heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, shall come in the same manner in which you saw him go into heaven.

And in those days Peter arose in the midst of the disciples, (the number of the names together was about a hundred and twenty,) and said:

and praying, they said: Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all, make known which of these two thou hast chosen,

They were amazed and astonished, and said one to another: Are not all these that are speaking, Galileans?

And they were all in amazement and doubt, and said, one to another: What can this mean?

But others deriding, said: They are full of new wine.

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

For David has not ascended into the heavens; but he himself says, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand,

When they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the other apostles: Brethren, what shall we do?

And Peter said to them: Repent, and be immersed, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, in order to the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

But Peter, fixing his eyes on him with John, said: Look on us.

But Peter said: Silver and gold I have none: but what I have, this I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, arise and walk.

For Moses said to the fathers, A prophet like me shall the Lord your God raise up for you from among your brethren; him shall you hear in all things that he shall say to you.

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

Bat Peter and John answering them, said: Whether it is right in the sight of God to obey you rather than God, judge you.

And having been released, they went to their own, and told all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

And when they heard it, they lifted up their voice with one consent to God, and said: Lord, thou art God, who didst make the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all things that are in them; who, by the mouth of David thy servant, didst say,

And the multitude of believers were of one heart and of one soul; and no one said that any part of his possessions was his own; but they had all things in common.

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

But Peter said to her: Why 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 shall carry you out.

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

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

and said to them: Men of Israel, consider well with yourselves what you are about to do to these men.

And the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them, and said: It is not right that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.

And they brought forward false witnesses, who said: This man ceases not to speak words against this holy place, and the law.

And the chief priest said: Are these things so?

and said to him: Get out from your land, and from your kindred, and come into a land that I will show you.

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

Then said the Lord to him: Loose your shoes from your feet; for the place in which you stand is holy ground.

This is that Moses, who said to the sons of Israel, A prophet like me will the Lord your God raise up for you from among your brethren; him shall you hear.

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

And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice: Lord, let not this sin stand against them. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. And Saul was well pleased with his death.

But Peter said to him: Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God might be purchased with money.

But Simon answered and said: Pray you both to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken come upon me.

And the Spirit said to Philip: Go forward and join your self to this chariot.

And Philip ran forward, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah; and he said: Do you understand what you are reading?

And the eunuch answered Philip, and said: I pray you, of whom speaks the prophet this? Of himself, or of some other man?

And as they went along the road, they came to some water; and the eunuch said: See, here is water; what hinders me from being immersed?

He answered: "Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said: I am Jesus, whom you persecute.

Now there was a certain disciple in Damascus, named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision: Ananias. He answered: Behold me, Lord.

And the Lord said to him: Arise, and go into the street that is called Straight, and in quire at the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus: for behold, he is praying;

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

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

And all that heard him were astonished, and said: Is not this he who destroyed in Jerusalem those that call on this name, and who has come hither for this purpose, that he might carry them bound to the chief priests?

And Peter said to him: Aeneas, Jesus the Christ restores you to health; arise, and spread your bed for yourself. And he immediately arose;

But Peter put them all out, and kneeled 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.

And having looked steadily on him, he was afraid, and said: "What is it, Lord? He said to him: Your prayers and your charitable deeds have come up for a memorial before God.

But Peter said: By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing common or unclean.

While Peter was thinking of the vision, the Spirit said to him: Behold, three men ask for you:

And Peter came down to the men, and said: Behold, I am he whom you seek; what is the cause of your coming?

And he said to them: You know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with one of another nation, or to go into his house. But God has showed me that I must not call any man common or unclean.

and said: Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your deeds of charity are remembered before God.

And Peter opened his mouth, and said: In truth, I perceive that God is no respecter of persons;

But I said, By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.

Then I remembered the word of the Lord, as he said, John immersed in water, but you shall be immersed in the Holy Spirit.

And the angel said to him: Gird your self, and bind on your sandals; and he did so. And he said to him: Throw your mantle around you, and follow me.

And when Peter came to himself, he said: Now I know, in truth, that the Lord has sent his angel, and has delivered me from the hand of Herod, and from all that was expected by the Jewish people.

And they said to her: You are mad. But she confidently affirmed that it was even so. Then said hey: It is his angel.

But, having made a sign to them with his hand, that they should keep silence, he made known to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison, and he said: Tell this to James, and to the brethren. And he went out, and departed to another place.

And while they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said: Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul, to the work to which I have called them.

said: full of all deceit and all wickedness, child of the devil, enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

Then Paul arose, and waving his hand, said: Men of Israel, and you who fear God, give audience.

And as John was finishing his course, he said: Who do you suppose that I am? I am not he; but behold, there is coming after me one, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.

But Paul and Barnabas, speaking boldly, said: It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first: but since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo! we turn to tho Gentiles.

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

"When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, and said, in the Carletonian language: The Gods have come down to us in the likeness of men.

And after there had been much disputing, Peter arose, and said to them: Brethren, you know that, at the beginning, God made choice among us, that, by my mouth, the Gentiles should hear the word of the Gospel, and believe.

And after they were silent, James answered and said: Brethren, hear me;

And, after some days, Paul said to Barnabas, let us return, and visit our brethren in every city in which we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.

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

And having brought them to the magistrates, they said: These men, who are Jews, do greatly trouble our city;

and, having brought them out, he said: Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

But Paul said to them: Having publicly scourged us uncondemned, us who are Romans, they threw us into prison: and do they now put us out secretly? No, verily: but let them come and lead us out.

And some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers disputed with him; and some said: What can this babbler possibly wish to say? Others said: He seems to be a proclaimer of strange demons: for he preached to them Jesus and the Resurrection.

Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars hill, and said: Men of Athens, I perceive that in all respects your reverence for demons excels that of other men.

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

And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; others said: We will hear you again concerning this matter.

But when they set themselves in opposition, and reviled, he shook his clothing, and said to them: Your blood be upon your own head; I am clean. Henceforth I will go to the Gentiles.

But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallic said to the Jews: If it were a matter of in justice, or of wicked mischief, Jews, I would, with reason, bear with you:

said to them: Have you received the Holy Spirit since you believed? They said to him: We have not only not received it, but we have not even heard whether the Holy Spirit is given.

And he said to them: Into what, then, were you immersed? They replied: Into John's immersion.

And Paul said: John immersed with the immersion of repentance, saying to the people, that they must believe on him who should come after him, that is, on the Christ, Jesus.

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

These he called together, with the workmen em ployed about such things, and said: Men, you know that our wealth arises from this trade:

But the town-clerk quieted the multitude, and said: Men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is a worshiper of the great Diana, and of the image that fell down from Jupiter?

And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly.

But Paul went down, and fell upon him, and embracing him, said: Be not troubled, for his life is in him.

And when they had come to him, he said to them: You know, from the first day on which I came into Asia, how I have been with you during the whole time,

In all things I have taught you by ex ample, that by thus laboring, you ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus; for he himself said, It is more blessed to give, than to receive.

and he came to us, and taking Paul's girdle, he bound his own hands and feet, and said: Thus says the Holy Spirit; the Jews that are in Jerusalem will so bind the man to whom this girdle belongs; and they will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

And as he would not be persuaded, we kept silence, and said: The will of the Lord be done.

And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said to him: You see, brother, how many myriads of the Jews there are that believe, and they are all zealous for the law.

But as Paul was about to be led into the fortress, he said to the officer: May I speak to you? He replied: Do you understand Greek?

When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they kept the greater silence. And he said:

And I answered, Who art thou Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you persecute.

And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise, and go into Damascus, and there you shall be told of all things that are appointed for you to do.

came to me, and standing by me, said, Brother Saul, receive your sight. And the same hour I looked upon him.

And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen you, that you should know his will, and see the Just One, and hear the voice of his mouth;