And while staying with them, he commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, "Which," he said, "you heard of from me;

He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own authority.

And after he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.

They also said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched him go into heaven."

In those days Peter stood up among the brethren (the company of persons was in all about a hundred and twenty), and said,

And they prayed and said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen

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

And so, because he was a prophet, and knew that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne,

For David did not ascend into heaven, but he says himself: 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brethren, what shall we do?"

And Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they set down every day at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful to beg alms of those who entered the temple.

And Peter, along with John, directed his gaze at him, and said, "Look at us."

But Peter said, "I do not have silver and gold, but I give you what I have; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk."

and they recognized him as the one who used to sit at the Beautiful Gate of the temple to beg alms, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

Moses said, 'The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brethren; you shall listen to everything he tells you.

You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.'

And when they had set them in the midst, they began to inquire, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"

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

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

When they had been released, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

And when they heard this, they lifted their voices to God together and said, "Sovereign Lord, it is you who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything in them,

who by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David your servant, said, 'Why did the gentiles rage, and the peoples plot futile things?

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?

Peter said to her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for such and such a price." And she said, "Yes, that was the price."

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

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

When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest questioned them,

And he said to them, "Men of Israel, take care what you propose to do with these men.

So the twelve summoned the congregation of the disciples and said, "It is not right for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables.

These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them.

They put forward false witnesses who said, "This man never stops speaking against this holy place, and the law;

The high priest said, "Are these things so?"

And he said: "Hear me, brethren and fathers! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

and said to him, 'Leave your country and your relatives, and go into the land that I will show you.'

'But I will judge the nation which they serve,' said God, 'and after that they will come out and worship me in this place.'

and rescued him from all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he made him governor over Egypt and all his household.

When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight; and as he approached to look more closely, there came the voice of the Lord:

And the Lord said to him, 'Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brethren.'

who found favor in God's sight, and asked that he might find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

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

Then he fell on his knees and cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

The crowds with one accord were giving attention to what was said by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he did.

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

And Simon answered, "Pray for me to the Lord, so that nothing of what you have said may come upon me."

But an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Get up and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is a desert road.

And the Spirit said to Philip, "Go up and join this chariot."

And he said, "How can I, unless someone guides me?" And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

And the eunuch said to Philip, "Please tell me, of whom does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?"

And as they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?"

And he said, "Who are you, Lord?" And he said, "I am Jesus whom you are persecuting,

And for three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank.

Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias." And he said, "Here I am, Lord."

And the Lord said to him, "Get up and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying,

and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight."

But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;

So Ananias departed and entered the house. And after laying his hands on him said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight. And he got up and was baptized,

All those who heard him were amazed, and said, "Is this not he who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called on this name, and who had come here for the purpose of bringing them bound before the chief priests?"

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; then turning to the body, he said, "Tabitha, arise." And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

About the ninth hour of the day he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God who had just come in and said to him, "Cornelius!"

And he stared at him in terror, and said, "What is it, Lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and alms have ascended as a memorial before God.

But Peter said, "No, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean."

While Peter was reflecting on the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men are looking for you.

Peter went down to the men and said, "Behold, I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason you have come?"

They said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house, and to hear what you have to say."

And he said to them, "You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; but God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

Cornelius said, "Four days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during the ninth hour; and behold, a man stood before me in shining garments,

and he said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God.

So I sent for you immediately, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God, to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord."

And opening his mouth, Peter said: "I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality,

For they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,

And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.

But I said, 'No, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.'

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

And behold, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared, and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter's side and woke him up, saying, "Get up quickly." And the chains fell off his hands.

And the angel said to him, "Dress yourself and put on your sandals." And he did so. And he said to him, "Wrap your cloak around you and follow me."

When Peter came to himself, he said, "Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting."

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

But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, "Tell this to James and to the brethren." Then he left and went to another place.

On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and made an address to them.

While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."

and said, "You who are full of all deceit and fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not stop making crooked the straight ways of the Lord?

But they passed on from Perga and came to Pisidian Antioch. And on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.

Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said, "Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen:

the God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it.

And after he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king; concerning whom he testified and said, 'I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will.'

And as John was completing his course, he said, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but after me one is coming, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.'

Therefore take care, so that what is said in the prophets may not come upon you:

Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you reject it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet." And he leaped up and began to walk.

But some believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up, and said, "It is necessary to circumcise them, and to charge them to keep the Law of Moses."

After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brethren, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of the gospel and believe.

After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us return and visit the brethren in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are."

and on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down and began speaking to the women who had come together.

When she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay." And she prevailed upon us.

She continued doing this for many days. But Paul was greatly annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" And it came out at that very moment.

and when they had brought them to the magistrates they said, "These men are Jews and they are throwing our city into an uproar.