The former treatise, O Theophilus, I made concerning all that Jesus undertook both to do and to teach;

And in these days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, (now the number of the persons that were together was about an hundred and twenty,)

and said, Men and brethren, it was necessary that this scripture should be fulfilled, which the holy Ghost spake by the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who was guide to them that apprehended Jesus:

(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:)

Wherefore it is necessary that one of these men, who have been conversant with us all the time that the Lord Jesus came 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.

And they were all amazed and wondered, saying to one another, Behold, are not all these, that are speaking, Galileans?

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

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 was spoken of by 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:

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

Whom God hath raised up again, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.

For David saith concerning Him, "I set the Lord always before me, for He is at my right hand, that I should not be moved: therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad;

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

Men and brethren, allow me to speak with freedom to you concerning the patriarch David, that he is dead and buried, and his sepulchre is among us to this day.

Therefore being a prophet; and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up the Messiah, to sit on his throne;

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 let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made this very Jesus, whom ye crucified, both Lord and Christ.

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

They therefore that received his word with readiness were baptized: and in that same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

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

And a certain man who had been lame from his birth was carried along; whom they laid every day at the gate of the temple, which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of those that were going into the temple:

and knew that it was he who sat to ask for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with astonishment and extasy at what had befallen him.

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 now, brethren, I know that ye did it through ignorance, as did also your rulers:

but thus hath God accomplished those things which He had foretold by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer.

Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out: that seasons of refreshing may come upon you from the presence of the Lord;

and every soul, who will not hearken to that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people: yea and all the prophets from Samuel,

and those that followed, as many as have prophesied, have also foretold these days.

being vexed that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

by what means he is cured, be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, but whom God hath raised from the dead, even by Him doth this man stand here before you whole.

This is the stone that was set at nought by you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

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.

and conferred among themselves, saying, What shall we do with these men? for that indeed an evident miracle hath been wrought by them is manifest to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

But that it may spread no farther among the people, let us severely charge them to speak no more to any man in this name.

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.

Being dismissed they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

And the heart and soul of the multitude that believed was one: no one called any of his possessions his own property, but they had all things common.

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?

While it remained, did it not remain thy own? and when sold, was it not in thy own power? what is the meaning that thou hast taken this into thine heart? Thou hast not lyed to men, but to God.

And Ananias at the hearing of these words fell down and expired: and great fear came on all that heard these things.

And great fear came upon the whole assembly, and upon all that heard these things.

insomuch that they brought the sick out into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at lest the shadow of Peter, as he came by, might pass over some of them.

And a great number out of the cities round about also came together to Jerusalem, bringing those that were infirm and that were troubled with impure spirits; and they were all cured.

Then the high priest rose up, and all that were with him, (being of the sect of the sadducees,) and were filled with rage:

And hearing this, they went early in the morning into the temple and taught the people. But the high priest being come, and they that were with him, to the council-chamber, they called together the Sanhedrim, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent orders to the prison that they should be brought before them.

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

For some time ago one Theudas arose, pretending to be some extraordinary person, to whom was joined a number of men, about four hundred: who was slain, and all that followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.

After him arose Judas the Galilean, at the time of the registring, and drew much people after him: but he also perished, and all that followed him were dispersed.

And they departed from the presence of the council rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer disgrace for his name.

And every day in the temple and from house to house they ceased not from teaching and preaching that Jesus was the Christ.

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.

But there rose up some of the synagogue, which is called that of the libertines, and some of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia, and Asia, to dispute with Stephen:

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.)

And God spake thus unto him, "that his seed should sojourn in a strange country, and they shall in slave and abuse them four hundred years:"

But Jacob hearing that there was corn in Egypt, sent out our fathers first:

and oppressed our fathers, causing their children to be exposed, that their race might be extinguished.

And seeing one of them injured he defended him, and smiting the Egyptian he avenged him that was wronged.

Now he supposed that his brethren would have understood that God would give them deliverance by his hand: but they understood not.

But he, that injured his neighbor, thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

I have seen the oppression of my people that are in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. Therefore come now, and I will send thee into Egypt."

This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? did God send, by the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush, to be their ruler and deliverer.

---This is that Moses who said unto the children of Israel, "A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you, of your brethren, like unto me; Him shall ye hear."

This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel that spake to him on mount Sinai, and with our fathers; and who received the oracles of life to give unto us.

The tabernacle of witness was among our fathers in the wilderness, as He, that spake unto Moses, ordered him to make it according to the model which he had seen in the mount:

Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? and slew those who prophesied concerning the coming of that righteous One, of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers;

And Saul was well pleased with his execution. For at that time there was a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all dispersed through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Now they that were dispersed went about preaching the word.

for impure spirits crying with a loud voice came out of many that were possessed by them; and many paralytic and lame persons were cured.

And there was great joy in that city.

But there was before in the city a man named Simon practising magic and bewitching the people of Samaria, giving out that he was some great person.

and Simon himself also believed, and was baptized, and kept constantly with Philip: and beholding the signs and miracles that were wrought, he was amazed.

Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John:

who when they were come down prayed for them that they might receive the holy Spirit: (for He was not yet fallen upon any of them,

And when Simon saw that the holy Spirit was given by the imposition of the hands of the apostles, he offered them money,

saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the holy Spirit.

for I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness and bond of iniquity.

And Simon answered, and said, Do ye pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which ye have spoken may come upon me.

And an angel of the Lord spake to Philip, saying, Arise and go southward to the way that leads down from Jerusalem to Gaza, which is desert.

And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

that if he should find any of this persuasion, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

And the men that went along with him, stood astonished, hearing the voice, but seeing no one.

for behold he is praying, and hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias, coming in and putting his hand upon him, that he might recover his sight.

and here too he hath authority from the chief priests to apprehend all that call upon thy name.

And Ananias went away and came into the house; and putting his hands on him, said, "Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, who appeared to thee on the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the holy Spirit."

And he immediately preached Christ in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God.

But all that heard him, were amazed, and said, Is not this he that persecuted those in Jerusalem who called on this name, and came hither for this end, that he might carry them bound to the chief priests?

But Saul prevailed more and more, and confounded the Jews that dwelt at Damascus, fully proving that this same Jesus is the Christ.

And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he attempted to associate with the disciples: and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

But Barnabas took and brought him to the apostles, and related to them, how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that He had spoken to him; and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

And it came to pass that as Peter was going through all parts, he came down also to the saints that dwelt at Lydda.

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

And it happened, about the same time, that she fell sick and died: and when they had washed her they laid her out in an upper chamber.

And as Lydda was near to Joppa, the disciples hearing that Peter was there sent two men to him, intreating him that he would not delay to come to them.

and one that feared God, with all his house; giving also much alms to the people, and praying to God continually.

As soon as the angel, that spake to Cornelius, was departed, he called two of his domestic servants, and a devout soldier, that constantly attended him.