The former account, indeed, I made concerning all things, O Theophilus, that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

till the day that having given charge to the apostles whom he chose by the Holy Spirit he was taken up;

And to whom he gave clear and certain signs that he was living, after his death; for he was seen by them for forty days, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God:

and gathered them together, and commanded them, that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but to "Wait for the promise of the father, whereof ye have heard of me.

that John baptized indeed with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit after a few days.

They therefore, being come together, asked him saying, Lord, is it at this time that thou restorest the kingdom to Israel?

and he said unto them, 'It is not yours to know times or seasons that the Father did appoint in His own authority;

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

who also said, Men, Galileans, why stand ye gazing into the sky? This Jesus who was taken up from you into the sky will so come, in that same way as ye saw him going into the sky.

Then did they return to Jerusalem from the mount that is called of Olives, that is near Jerusalem, a sabbath's journey;

When they had entered the city, they went up to the upper room where they were staying; that is, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

At that time, Peter got up among the brothers (there were about 120 people present) and said,

'Men, brethren, it behoved this Writing that it be fulfilled that beforehand the Holy Spirit spake through the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus,

For that he had come to be reckoned among us and obtained the lot of this ministry. -

With the money paid him for his crime he purchased an estate; but swelling up he burst in two, and all his bowels poured out ??19 a fact which became known to all the residents in Jerusalem, so that the estate got the name, in their language, of Akeldamach or The Ground of Blood.

This became known to all the residents of Jerusalem, so that this field is called in their language Hakeldama, that is, "The Field of Blood".)

It is necessary therefore that one of the men who have gone with us all the time in which the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

from the baptism of John, till the day that He was taken up from us, should be joined with us as a witness of his resurrection.

to take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas is fallen by his transgression, that he might go to his own place.

when all of a sudden there came a sound from heaven, like that of an impetuous wind, which filled all the house where they were.

They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated, and one rested on each of them.

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in foreign languages as the Spirit gave them that ability.

When that sound came, a crowd quickly gathered, startled because each one heard the disciples speaking in his own language.

And they were astonished and wondered, saying, Are not all these that speak Galileans?

So how is it that each one of us hears them speaking in his own native language:

Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those that dwell in Mesopotamia, and Judea, and Capadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia,

Phrygia also, and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Libya, that are along Cyrene, and the strangers of Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

Cretans and Arabianshow is it that we hear them speaking in our tongues the wonderful works of God?

And others mocking, continued to say, that these people are full of fermented wine.

But Peter standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said unto them, Ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and listen to my words:

'But this is that which hath been spoken through the prophet Joel:

"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:

and even upon My bondservants, both men and women, at that time, I will pour out My Spirit, and they shall prophesy.

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and illustrious day of the Lord come.

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the Lord shall be saved."

"Fellow Israelis, listen to these words: Jesus from Nazareth was a man authenticated to you by God through miracles, wonders, and signs that God performed through him among you, as you yourselves know.

Yet, He was handed over to you so that, by lawless men [i.e., the Romans], He was put to death by crucifixion. Now this was all done in harmony with God's full pre-knowledge and [divine] purpose.

him has God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, as it was not possible that he should be held by it.

since David says about him, "I always keep my eyes on the Lord, for he is at my right hand so that I cannot be shaken.

That is why my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices, yes, even my body still rests securely in hope.

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

"Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and that his tomb is among us to this day.

Therefore, since he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him with an oath to put one of his descendants on his throne,

having foreseen, he did speak concerning the rising again of the Christ, that his soul was not left to hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

"It was this very Jesus whom God raised and we're all witnesses of that.

And so, being lifted up to the right hand of God, and having the Father's word that the Holy Spirit would come, he has sent this thing, which now you see and have knowledge of.

"Therefore, let all the people of Israel understand beyond a doubt that God made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah!"

When the crowd that had gathered heard this, they were pierced to the heart. They asked Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what should we do?"

Peter said to them, "You must repent -- and, as an expression of it, let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ -- that you may have your sins forgiven; and then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

For the promise is to you and your children, and to all that are afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.

and with many other discourses did he conjure and exhort them, to save themselves from that depraved generation.

So those who welcomed his message were baptized. That day about 3,000 people were added to their number.

and they were constant in listening to the teaching of the Apostles and in their attendance at the Communion, that is, the Breaking of the Bread, and at prayer.

And all that believed were together, and had all things common.

so that they sold their possessions and goods, and distributed the money to every one as his occasions required.

praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to them day by day those that were saved.

NOW at that time Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth;

Now a man who had been crippled from birth was being carried in. Every day people would lay him at what was called the Beautiful Gate so that he could beg from those who were going into the Temple.

When he saw that Peter and John were about to go into the Temple, he asked them to give him something.

The beggar looked at them, supposing that he was going to get something from them.

and Peter said, 'Silver and gold I have none, but what I have, that I give to thee; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and be walking.'

so that he fell a leaping, and walking, and entred with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.

And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.

When Peter saw that, he answered unto the people, "Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? Or why look ye so steadfastly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man go?

The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he had judged that he should be let go.

But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and besought that a man, a murderer, might as a favour be given unto you;

and you killed the source of life, whom God raised from the dead. We are witnesses to that.

It is His name, that is, on condition of faith in His name, that has made strong again this man whom you see and recognize -- yes, faith inspired by Him has given this man the perfect health you all see.

And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.

But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.

Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord and so that he may send you Jesus, whom he appointed long ago to be the Messiah.

whom the heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, whereof God spake by the mouth of His holy prophets that have been from of old.

Moses, indeed, said: 'The Lord God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, as He did me. You must attentively listen to everything that He tells you.

And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.

Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.

You are the descendants of the prophets and the heirs of the covenant that God made with your ancestors when he told Abraham, "Through your descendant all the families of the earth will be blessed.'

It was to you first that He sent His Servant, after raising Him from the dead, to bless you by causing every one of you to turn from his wicked ways."

Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

But many of those that heard the word believed, and the number of the men became about five thousand.

And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,

met in Jerusalem, including Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and all that were members of the high priest's family.

if it is for a good deed to a helpless man, or to learn how he was cured, that we are today being tried,

Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.

He is the stone that was thrown away by you builders, which has become the cornerstone.

and there is not salvation in any other, for there is no other name under the heaven that hath been given among men, in which it behoveth us to be saved.'

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

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

and repeated, "What shall we do with these men? For it is evident to everybody living in Jerusalem that an unmistakable wonder-work has been done by them; and we cannot deny it.

But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

And they called them, and commanded them that in no wise they should speak or teach in the name of Jesus.

For we cannot but speak that which we have seen and heard."

So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.

And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:

who by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David, Your servant, said,

‘Why did the nations (Gentiles) become arrogant and rage,
And the peoples devise futile things [against the Lord]?

"In this very city they did gather together against thy holy Servant, Jesus whom thou hast anointed??erod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and also the tribes of Israel??28 "to do all that thy power and thy will had predetermined should be done.

to do all that your hand and will had predetermined to take place.

And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,