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.

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath-day's journey.

And it was known to all that dwelt in Jerusalem, so that the field is called, in their own language, Akeldama, that is, The field of blood.

And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

For David speaks with reference to him: I saw the Lord always in my presence: for he is at my right hand, that I should not be moved.

because thou wilt not leave my soul in hades, nor suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.

Brethren, I may say to you plainly of the patriarch David, that he died, and was buried, and his sepulcher is with us to this day.

foreseeing this, he spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that his soul was not left in hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

Therefore, having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from his Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this, which you now see and hear.

And a certain man, lame from his mother's womb, was carried along, whom they laid daily at that gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, that he might ask charity of those who were going into the temple.

And all the people saw him walking and praising God;

And while he was holding to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch called Solomon s, greatly astonished.

But when Peter saw it, he answered the people: Men of Israel, why are you astonished at this? or, why do you look so earnestly on us, as if by our own power or godliness we had caused this man to walk?

And his name, by faith in his name, has made this man strong whom you see and know; even the faith which is by him, has given him this entire soundness in the presence of you all.

Repent, therefore, and turn, in order that your sins may be blotted out, so that seasons of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

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.

Now, when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and plain men, they were astonished; and they also recognized them, that they had been with Jesus;

and, seeing the man who had been cured standing with them, they had nothing to say in reply.

But that it may spread no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, so that they speak no more to any man in this name.

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 Peter answered her: Tell me, did you sell the land for so much? She replied: Yes; for so much.

And many signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the apostles; (and they were all with one con sent in Solomon's porch.

so that they brought the sick out along the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that even the shadow of Peter, as he passed along, might fall on some of them.

saying: Did we not strictly charge you not to teach in this name? And behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us.

and we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit also, whom God has given to them that obey him.

And now I say to you, keep away from these men, and let them alone; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to an end;

Then, they went from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were thought worthy to suffer shame for his name's sake.

Then they instigated men to say: We have heard him speak impious words against Moses, and against God.

For we have heard him say, that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.

And all that sat in the Sanhedrin, looking earnestly upon him, saw his face that it was like the face of an angel.

And the chief priest said: Are these things so?

He dealt insidiously with our race, and afflicted our fathers, so that they exposed their infants, in order that they might not live.

At which time Moses was born; and he was exceedingly beautiful, and was nursed three months in his father's house.

When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight, and as he was drawing near to observe it, the voice of the Lord came to him:

He brought them out, after he had performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and at the Red Sea, and in the wilderness, forty years.

You stiff-necked, and uncircumcised in heart and in ears, you do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so also do you.

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

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

And the multitudes with one mind gave heed to the things which were spoken by Philip, when they heard, and saw the signs which he did.

And when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the hands of the apostles, he offered them money,

The passage of the scripture which he was reading, was this: As a sheep for the slaughter was he led; and as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, so opened he not his mouth

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?

And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

The men who journeyed with him stood amazed; for they heard a voice, but saw no one.

And Saul arose from the earth, and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one; but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

and immediately he preached Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Sou of God.

and all that dwelt in Lydda and Saron saw him; and they turned to the Lord.

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.

He distinctly saw, in a vision, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius.

he lodges with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea.

and he saw heaven opened, and some vessel, like a great sheet, descending, bound by the four corners, and let down to the earth.

Send, therefore, to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter: he lodges in the house of Simon a tanner, by the sea; who, when he comes, will speak to you.

I was in the city of Joppa, praying; and, while in a trance, I saw a vision, some vessel like a great sheet, descending, let down from heaven by the four corners; and it came even to me.

When I had looked attentively into it, I observed and saw four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts and creeping things and birds of the air.

And the Spirit commanded me to go with them without hesitation. And these six brethren accompanied me. And we entered the man's house:

And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he apprehended Peter also. Those were the days of unleavened bread.

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 he went out, and followed him; and he knew not that what was done by the angel was real, but thought that he saw a vision.

And recognizing Peter's voice, she did not open the entrance for joy, but ran in and told that Peter was standing before the entrance.

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 Peter continued to knock; and when they had opened the door, they saw him, and were astonished.

And he was intending to make war upon the Tyrians and Sidonians; but they came with one consent to him; and having made Blastus, who had charge of the king's bed-chamber, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was supported by that of the king.

And Paul and his companions put to sea from Paphos, and went to Perga in Pamphylia. But John withdrew from them, and returned to Jerusalem.

For which reason he says also in another Psalm: Thou wilt not suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.

For David, after serving the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw corruption.

But he whom God raised up did not see corruption.

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spoke against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and reviling.

And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude of the Jews and Greeks believed.

And there was a certain man in Lystra, without strength in his feet, who sat, for he was a cripple from his mother's womb, and had never 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 saying: Men, why are you doing these things? We also are human beings, with passions like your own, and we preach the gospel to you, that you may turn from these vanities to the living God, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all things that are in them;

So when these men were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and having assembled the multitude, they delivered this letter.

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.

There was, therefore, a sharp contention, so that they separated from each other: and Barnabas took Mark, and sailed to Cyprus.

And when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the market to the rulers.

And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bonds were loosed.

These were of a better disposition than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

Then the brethren immediately sent Paul away, to go as if to the sea; but Silas and Timothy remained there.

Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred within him, when he saw the city full of idols.

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.

And so Paul departed from among them.

but if it is a question about a word, and names, and your law, see to it yourselves: for I will not be a judge of these tilings.

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

This continued for two years; so that all that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

so that handkerchiefs or aprons were carried from his body to the sick, and diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits came out of them.

And the man in whom the evil spirit was, leaped on them, and overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled from that house, naked and wounded.

So mightily did the word of the Lord grow and prevail.

When these things had been accomplished, Paul purposed in spirit to go to Jerusalem, after he should pass through Macedonia and Achaia, saying: After I have been there, I must see Rome also.

So, having sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he remained for a time in Asia.

and you see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but throughout almost the whole of Asia, this Paul, by his persuasions, has drawn away a great multitude, saying, that they which are made with hands are not gods.

And the whole city was filled with confusion. And they seized Gains and Aristarchus, who were Macedonians, Paul's fellow-travelers, and, with one consent, rushed into the theater.

For we are in danger of being called to answer for this day's tumult, since there is no cause by which we shall be able to account for this concourse.

And we went on before to the ship, and put to sea for Assos, intending to take Paul on board at that place; for he had BO directed, intending to go himself on foot.

But I esteem this a matter of no importance, nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry that I have received from the Lord Jesus, to bear full testimony to the gospel of the grace of God.

And now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, will see my face no more.

I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.

And they all wept much, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,

grieving most of all for the word he had spoken, that they would see his face no more. And they conducted him to the ship.

And it came to pass that, after we had separated from them, we put to sea, and came by a straight course to Cos, and on the following day, to Rhodes, and thence to Patara.

And finding a ship that was going to Phenicia, we embarked, and put to sea.