who said, Ye men of Galilee, why do ye stand gazing up to heaven? This Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in the manner ye have seen Him going into heaven.

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

(and it was known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field is called in their own dialect, Aceldama, that is, the field of blood:)

"And it shall come to pass in the last days (saith God) that I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy; and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

that Thou wilt not leave my soul in the invisible state, nor suffer thine holy one to see corruption.

foreseeing this he spake of the resurrection of Christ, when he said, that his soul was not left in the invisible state, nor did his flesh see corruption.

Therefore being exalted by the right hand of God, and having received of the Father the promise of the holy Spirit, He hath poured forth this gift, which ye now see and hear.

And all the people saw him walking and praising God:

And as the lame man that was healed had hold of Peter and John, all the people being astonished ran together to them to the porch called Solomon's porch.

And Peter seeing this said to the people, Men of Israel, why marvel ye at this, or why look ye so earnestly on us, as if by our own power or piety we had made this man able to walk?

And through faith in his name, hath strengthened this man, whom ye see and know: his name, I say, and saith in Him, hath wrought this perfect cure before you all.

For Moses said unto the fathers, the Lord your God will raise up a prophet unto you, of your brethren, like me, Him shall ye hear in all things whatever He shall say unto you;

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were plain and illiterate men, they were amazed; and they knew them again that they had been with Jesus:

but seeing the man that was cured standing with them, they had nothing to say against it.

So they called them and commanded them not to speak at all, nor teach in the name of Jesus.

So they threatened them more severely, and let them go; not finding how to punish them, because of the people: for they all glorified God for that which was done.

And when they heard it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, Thou art God, who hast made heaven and earth, and sea, and all things therein:

So Joses who was by the apostles sirnamed Barnabas, which is a son of consolation,

But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan so filled thine heart, that thou shouldst lie to the holy Ghost, and keep back part of the price of the land?

And Peter said to her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much. And she said, Yes, for so much.

And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders done among the people: And they all met with one accord in Solomon's portico:

But when the officers came they found them not in the prison: so they returned,

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

and we are his witnesses of what we declare; and so is the holy Spirit, whom God hath given to them that obey Him.

So they took his advice, and having called for the apostles and scourged them, they charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

So the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them and said, It is not seemly that we should leave the word of God and attend at tables.

Then they suborned men to say, we heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.

For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and change the rites which Moses delivered to us.

(And all that were sitting in the council, looking stedfastly at him, saw his face like the face of an angel.)

Then said the high priest, Are these things so?

and at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known to Pharaoh.

So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died there, he and our fathers:

In which time Moses was born, who was exceeding beautiful, and he was nourished up in his father's house three months: and when he was exposed,

Pharaoh's daughter took him up and nourished him for her own son.

Now Moses, when he saw it, was amazed at the sight; and as he came near to observe it, there was a voice of the Lord to him,

And he brought them out, performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the red sea, and in the wilderness, forty years.

Ye stiff-necked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye.

But he being full of the holy Spirit looked up stedfastly 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 when Simon saw that the holy Spirit was given by the imposition of the hands of the apostles, he offered them money,

Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray to God, if so be the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee:

And the portion of scripture, which he was reading, was this, "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before it's shearer is dumb, so He opened not his mouth:

And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom doth the prophet say this? of himself, or of some other person?

And as they went on their way, they came to a certain water: and the eunuch said, See here is water, what hindereth me from being baptized?

And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no more: but went on his way rejoicing.

And Saul rose from the earth, but when he opened his eyes he could not see: so they led him by the hand, and brought him to Damascus.

And all that dwelt at Lydda and in Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.

But Peter, putting them all out, kneeled down and prayed: and then turning to the body he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

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

He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea-side: he shall tell thee what thou must do.

And he was very hungry, and desired something to eat: but while they were getting it ready, he fell into a trance; and saw heaven opened,

Now while Peter was doubting in himself what might be the meaning of the vision which he had seen, behold the men that were sent from Cornelius, having enquired for Simon's house, stood at the door;

And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a righteous man, and one that feareth God, and of a good character among all the nation of the Jews, hath been warned from God by an holy angel, to send for thee to his house, and to hear what thou shalt say.

Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, who is sirnamed Peter, (he lodgeth in the house of one Simon a tanner, by the sea-side,) who when he cometh, will talk with thee.

saying, I was praying in the city of Joppa; and in a trance I saw a vision, some thing like a large sheet descending from heaven, let down by the four corners; and it came close to me.

And the Spirit ordered me to go with them, doubting nothing. And these six brethren also came with me, and we entred into the man's house;

Who, when he was come, and saw the grace of God, rejoiced, and exhorted them all with steadiness of heart to adhere to the Lord.

And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself and tie on thy sandals: and he did so. And he saith unto him, Throw thy garment round thee, and follow me.

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

And knowing Peter's voice, through excess of joy she did not open the door, but ran in and told them, that Peter was standing at the door.

And they said to her, Thou art mad: but she confidently affirmed that it was so. Then said they, It is his angel.

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

And Herod was going to make war upon the Tyrians and Sidonians: but they came to him with one consent, and making interest with Blastus the king's chamberlain, they sued for peace; because their territory was supplied with provision by the king's country.

But Elymas the magician (for so his name signifies) withstood them endeavouring to turn away the proconsul from the faith.

Of this man's seed, according to the promise, hath God raised up to Israel Jesus the Saviour:

Wherefore he saith also in another place, Thou wilt not suffer thine holy One to see corruption.

Now David having served his own generation according to the will of God, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw corruption: but He whom God raised,

did not see corruption.

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, opposing and reviling him.

for so the Lord hath commanded us, saying, "I have appointed thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation to the utmost part of the earth."

And at Iconium they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great number both of the Jews and of the Greeks believed.

crying out, and saying, "Sirs, why do ye these things? we also are men subject to the like infirmities with you, and we preach the gospel unto you, that ye may turn from these vanities to the living God, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea,

So the apostles and elders were assembled together to consider about this matter.

For it seemed good to the holy Spirit, and so to us, to lay no more burthen upon you than these necessary things.

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

And there was a sharp dispute, so that they separated from each other; and Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus: but Paul chose Silas and departed,

And so the churches were established in the faith, and increased in number daily.

So they passed by Mysia, and came down to Troas.

And Paul saw a vision in the night, There stood a certain man of Macedonia, intreating him and saying, Come over into Macedonia and help us.

And he came out that instant. And when her masters saw, that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the court to the magistrates.

And on a sudden 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.

But the unbelieving Jews being filled with envy, collected some loose profligate fellows, and making a tumult set all the city in an uproar: and assaulting Jason's house, they sought for them in order to bring them out to the populace.

These were more ingenuous than those at Thessalonica; for they received the word with all readiness of mind, searching the scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

Then the brethren immediately sent away Paul towards the sea: but Silas and Timothy remained there.

Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his Spirit was greatly moved, when he saw the city wholly given up to idolatry.

But some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him; and some said, What would this babler say? and others, He seemeth to be a proclaimer of foreign deities: because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection.

So Paul went out of the assembly.

saying, I must by all means keep the approaching feast at Jerusalem; but I will return to you again, God willing. So he sailed from Ephesus;

And this he did for two years; so that all the inhabitants of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord Jesus.

so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases lest them, and evil spirits went out of them.

And the man in whom the evil spirit was, leapt upon them, and mastered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

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

After these things, Paul purposed in spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia, and go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.

So he sent into Macedonia two of those that ministred to him, Timothy and Erastus, but he himself stayed some time in Asia.

For one Demetrius, a silver-smith, who made silver models of Diana's temple, brought no small gain to the artificers: whom he got together,

And ye see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but in almost all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and perverted many people, saying, that they are no gods which are made by hands.

So that we are not only in danger of this, that the business we follow will come to nothing; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be despised; and her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the whole world worshippeth.

But we went before to the ship, and sailed to Assos, being there to take in Paul: for so he had appointed, designing himself to go on foot.

But none of these things move me, nor do I account my life dear, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

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