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.

And when he had spoken these things, while they were looking on him, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.

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 they set apart two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias;

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

And there appeared to them tongues like fire, which distributed them selves, and sat one on each of them.

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.

Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath, that he would cause one from the fruit of his loins to sit on his throne;

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.

and they recognized him, that it was he that had sat for charity at the Beautiful gate of the temple. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

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.

And she immediately fell down at his feet, and expired. And the young men came in and found her dead; and they carried her out, and buried her by the side of her husband.

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.

whom they set before the apostles. And when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

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

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?

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.

and delivered him from all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharoah, king of Egypt: and he made him governor over Egypt, and his whole 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:

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.

You have neither part nor share in this matter; for your heart is not right in the sight of God.

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?

He answered: How can I, unless some one instruct me? And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

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.

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

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;

and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias, coming in and laying his hand on him, that he may receive his sight.

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 immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he instantly received his sight; and he arose, and was immersed.

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 behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison. And he gently struck Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying: Arise quickly; and his chains fell from his hands.

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?

But having passed through from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia; and on the sabbath-day they went into the synagogue, and sat down.

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.

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.

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;

After this I will return, and build again the tabernacle of David which has fallen down; and I will build again its ruins, and I will set it up;

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 on the sabbath-day we went out of the city to the side of a river, where, as usual, was the house of prayer; and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.

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?

And he brought them into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced, believing in God, with all his house.

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.

But the unbelieving Jews, taking with them some evil men, who were loungers about the markets, and collecting a mob, set the city in an uproar; and having assaulted the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.

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.