until the day in which, after he had through the Holy Spirit given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;

And having thus spoken, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

And when they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were making their abode, namely, 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 brother of James.

Brethren, it was necessary that this scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus.

And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that that field is called in their own tongue, Aceldamach, that is, Field of Blood.

And suddenly there came out of heaven a sound, as of a rushing mighty wind; and it filled the whole house where they were sitting;

and there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributing themselves; and one sat upon each of them.

Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven.

but this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel,

They therefore received his word, and were baptized; and there were added on that day about three thousand souls.

And they were constantly attending on the teaching of the apostles, and the imparting [of their substance], the breaking of bread, and the prayers.

And fear came upon every soul; and many wonders and signs were wrought through the apostles.

and they sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as any one had need.

And attending daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread in a private house, they partook of their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

And his name, through faith in his name, made this man strong, whom ye see and know; yea, the faith which is through him gave him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

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

And there is salvation in no other; for there is not another name under heaven, that hath been given among men, by which we must be saved.

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

And on hearing it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art he that made heaven and earth and sea, and all things that are in them;

And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and grant to thy servants that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

while thou stretchest forth thy hand to heal, and signs and wonders are wrought through the name of thy holy servant Jesus.

And with great power did the apostles give their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus; and great grace was upon them all.

For there was no one among them that was in want; for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in.

But there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, in high esteem with all the people, and commanded to put the men forth a little while,

But in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.

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

Now there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress; and our fathers found no Sustenance.

But Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, sent out our fathers first.

The same dealt subtly with our race, and illtreated our fathers, so that they should cast out their infants, that they might not be preserved alive.

In which time Moses was born, and was exceedingly fair; who was nourished in his fathers house three months.

For he supposed his brethren would understand that God through his hand would give them salvation; but they understood not.

And when forty years were completed, there appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai an angel in the flaming fire of a bush.

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

to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back into Egypt,

And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.

which also our fathers received and brought in with Joshua, at their taking possession of the gentiles whom God drove out from before our fathers, until the days of David;

ye who received the Law as ordained through angels, and did not keep it.

But when they heard these things, their hearts were filled with rage, and they gnashed their teeth at him.

And they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;

and having cast him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul;

And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And saying this, he fell asleep.

And Saul was consenting to his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and all were scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Now those that had been scattered abroad went through the country preaching the word.

And there was great joy in that city.

But before their arrival a certain man, named Simon, was in the city, a man practising sorcery, and amazing the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was some great person;

Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

But Simon, seeing that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles hands, offered them money,

And as they went along the road, they came to a certain water; and the eunuch saith, See, here is water; what is there to hinder my being baptized?

But Philip was found at Azotus; and passing through, he published the glad tidings in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus; and suddenly there shone around a him a light from heaven;

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

And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias, and to him the Lord said in a vision, Ananias! And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.

And immediately there fell off from his eyes as it were scales; and he received sight, and arose, and was baptized.

but their plot became known to Saul; and they were even watching the gates day and night to kill him.

But his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.

And it came to pass, that as Peter went through the whole country, he came down also to the saints who dwelt at Lydda.

And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had lain on a bed eight years, and was palsied.

Now at Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which name being interpreted is the same as Dorcas, that is, Gazelle. This woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

And as Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, having heard that Peter was there, sent to him two men with the entreaty, Do not delay to come to us.

On the morrow, as they were on their journey, and were drawing near the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour.

And there came a voice to him, Arise, Peter; slay, and eat.

This was done three times; and the vessel was immediately taken up into heaven.

and they called, and asked whether Simon, surnamed Peter, lodged there.

the word which he sent to the sons of Israel, publishing glad tidings of peace through Jesus Christ; he is Lord of all men.

Ye yourselves know what was spoken of through the whole of Judaea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached,

To him all the prophets bear witness, that through his name every one that believeth in him shall receive forgiveness of sins.

And this was done three times; and all were again drawn up into heaven.

And lo! immediately there stood three men at the house where I was, having been sent to me from Caesarea.

And when they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, So then to the gentiles also God hath granted repentance unto life.

And one of them named Agabus stood up, and signified by the Spirit, that there was about to be a great famine over the whole world; which came to pass in the days of Claudius.

And the angel said to him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals; and he did so. And he saith to him, Throw thy garment round thee, and follow me.

And when they had passed the first, and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leadeth to the city, which opened to them of itself; and they went out and passed on through one street, and the angel immediately departed from him.

And when it was day, there was no small commotion among the soldiers, as to what had become of Peter.

And Herod, when he had sought for him and found him not, examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be led away [to execution]. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and there abode.

And he was highly displeased with the Tyrians and Sidonians; but they came to him with one accord, and having made Blastus the kings chamberlain their friend, sued for peace; because their country drew its nourishment from that of the king.

And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having performed their service, taking with them also John, surnamed Mark.

Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers; Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenaean, and Manaen, the fosterbrother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Then, after they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

And when they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain magian, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Barjesus,

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou wilt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and darkness; and going about he sought to find some who would lead him by the hand.

The God of this people chose our fathers, and he exalted the people in their sojourn in the land of Egypt, and with a high arm he brought them out of it;

And having destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as a possession.

and having removed him, he raised up to them David to be their king, to whom he gave testimony, saying, "I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who will do all my will."

And as John was finishing his course, he said, Who do ye think that I am? I am not He. But lo I there cometh after me one, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.

For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, not knowing him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them in condemning him.

God hath fulfilled to us their children, in raising up Jesus [from the dead]; as it is also written in the first Psalm: "Thou art my Son; I have this day begotten thee."

Be it therefore known to you, brethren, that through this man is announced to you the forgiveness of sins;

But the Jews stirred up the women of rank who worshipped God, and the chief men of the city, and raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them from their borders.

But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.

They abode therefore a long time there, speaking boldly in reliance on the Lord, who gave testimony to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be wrought by their a hands.

And when a movement was made both of the gentiles, and the Jews with their rulers, to abuse and stone them,

and they were publishing the glad tidings there.

And at Lystra there sat a certain man who had not the use of his feet, a cripple from his birth, who never had walked.

And the multitudes, seeing what Paul had done, lifted up their voices, saying, in the language of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men.

But the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, when they heard of it, rent their garments, and rushed forth to the multitude, crying out

who in the ages past suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways;

But there came thither Jews from Antioch and Iconium; who, having persuaded the multitudes, and stoned Paul, dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead.

confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying that it is through many afflictions that we mast enter into the kingdom of God.

And having gone through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia;