And when they were all together, with him, he gave them orders not to go away from Jerusalem, but to keep there, waiting till the word of the Father was put into effect, of which, he said, I have given you knowledge:

So, when they were together, they said to him, Lord, will you at this time give back the kingdom to Israel?

And when he had said these things, while they were looking, he was taken up, and went from their view into a cloud.

And while they were looking up to heaven with great attention, two men came to them, in white clothing,

Then they went back to Jerusalem from the mountain named Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away.

And when they came in, they went up into the room where they were living; 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.

And they all with one mind gave themselves up to prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

And they made selection of two, Joseph, named Barsabbas, whose other name was Justus, and Matthias.

And they made prayers and said, Lord, having knowledge of the hearts of all men, make clear which of these two has been marked out by you,

And they put it to the decision of chance, and the decision was given for Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven Apostles.

And when the day of Pentecost was come, they were all together in one place.

And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like the rushing of a violent wind, and all the house where they were was full of it.

And they saw tongues, like flames of fire, coming to rest on every one of them.

And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power.

And when this sound came to their ears, they all came together, and were greatly surprised because every man was hearing the words of the disciples in his special language.

And they were full of wonder and said, Are not all these men Galilaeans?

Men of Crete and Arabia, to all of us they are talking in our different languages, of the great works of God.

And they were all surprised and in doubt saying to one another, What is the reason of this?

But others, making sport of them, said, They are full of new wine.

And on my men-servants and my women-servants I will send my Spirit, and they will be prophets.

Now when these words came to their ears their hearts were troubled, and they said to Peter and the other Apostles, Brothers, what are we to do?

And they kept their attention fixed on the Apostles' teaching and were united together in the taking of broken bread and in prayer.

And exchanging their goods and property for money, they made division of it among them all, as they had need.

And day by day, going in agreement together regularly to the Temple and, taking broken bread together in their houses, they took their food with joy and with true hearts,

And they saw that it was the man who made requests for money at the door of the Temple, and they were full of wonder and surprise at what had taken place.

And while they were talking to the people, the priests and the captain of the Temple and the Sadducees came up to them,

Being greatly troubled because they were teaching the people and preaching Jesus as an example of the coming back from the dead.

And they took them and put them in prison till the morning, for it was now evening.

But a number of those who gave hearing to the word had faith; and they were now about five thousand.

Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this?

Now when they saw that Peter and John were without fear, though they were men of no education or learning, they were greatly surprised; and they took note of them that they had been with Jesus.

And, seeing that the man who had been made well was there with them, they were not able to say anything against it.

But when they had given them orders to go out of the Sanhedrin, they had a discussion among themselves,

But so that it may not go farther among the people, let us put them in fear of punishment if they say anything in future in this name.

And they sent for them, and gave them orders not to make statements or give teaching in the name of Jesus.

And when they had said more sharp words to them, they let them go, not seeing what punishment they might give them, because of the people; for all men were giving praise to God for what had taken place.

And when they had been made free, they came back to their friends, and gave an account of all the things which the chief priests and the authorities had said to them.

And hearing it, they all, with one mind, made prayer to God and said, O Lord, maker of heaven and earth and the sea and all things in them:

And when their prayer was ended, the place where they were was violently moved, and they all became full of the Holy Spirit, preaching the word of God without fear.

And all those who were of the faith were one in heart and soul: and not one of them said that any of the things which he had was his property only; but they had all things in common.

But Peter said to her, Why have you made an agreement together to be false to the Spirit of the Lord? See, the feet of the young men who have put the body of your husband in the earth, are at the door, and they will take you out.

And straight away she went down at his feet, and her life went from her: and the young men came in and saw her dead, and they took her out and put her in the earth with her husband.

Now a number of signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the Apostles; and they were all together in Solomon's covered way.

And they even took into the streets people who were ill, and put them on beds, so that when Peter went by, some of them might be in his shade.

And numbers of people came together from the towns round about Jerusalem, with those who were ill and those who were troubled with unclean spirits: and they were all made well.

And they took the Apostles and put them in the common prison.

And hearing this, they went into the Temple at dawn, and were teaching. But the high priest and those who were with him got together the Sanhedrin and the representatives of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to get them.

But the men who were sent saw that they were not in the prison, and came back with the news,

Saying, The doors of the prison were safely shut, and the keepers were at the doors, but when they were open, there was nobody inside.

Then the captain and some of the police went and took them, but not violently, for fear that they might be stoned by the people.

And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them,

But when these words came to their ears, they were cut to the heart, and had a mind to put them to death.

And he seemed to them to be right: and they sent for the Apostles, and, after having them whipped and giving them orders to give no teaching in the name of Jesus, they let them go.

So they went away from the Sanhedrin, happy to undergo shame for the Name.

And every day, in the Temple and privately, they went on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.

And this saying was pleasing to all of them: and they made selection of Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas of Antioch, who had become a Jew:

These they took to the Apostles, who, after prayer, put their hands on them.

But they were not able to get the better of him, for his words were full of wisdom and of the Spirit.

Then they got men to say, He has said evil against Moses and against God, in our hearing.

And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,

And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law:

And God said that his seed would be living in a strange land, and that they would make them servants, and be cruel to them for four hundred years.

And I will be the judge, said God, of that nation which made them servants: and after that, they will come out and give me worship in this place.

And they were taken over to Shechem, and put to rest in the place which Abraham got for a price in silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

He, having evil designs against our nation, was cruel to our fathers, and they were forced to put out their young children, so that they might not go on living.

And he was hoping that his brothers would see that God had sent him to be their saviour; but they did not see.

And the day after, he came to them, while they were having a fight, and would have made peace between them, saying, Sirs, you are brothers; why do you do wrong to one another?

This Moses, whom they would not have, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? him God sent to be a ruler and a saviour, by the hand of the angel whom he saw in the thorn-tree.

By whom our fathers would not be controlled; but they put him on one side, turning back in their hearts to Egypt,

And they made the image of a young ox in those days, and made an offering to it, and had joy in the work of their hands.

Which our fathers, in their turn, took with them when, with Joshua, they came into the heritage of the nations whom God was driving out before the face of our fathers, till the time of David,

Which of the prophets was not cruelly attacked by your fathers? and they put to death those who gave them the news of the coming of the Upright One; whom you have now given up and put to death;

Hearing these things, they were cut to the heart and moved with wrath against him.

But with loud cries, and stopping their ears, they made an attack on him all together,

And all the people gave attention to the words which Philip said, when they saw the signs which he did.

To whom they all gave attention, from the smallest to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is named Great.

And they gave attention to him, because for a long time his wonder-working powers had kept them under his control.

But when they had faith in the good news given by Philip about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, a number of men and women had baptism.

Now when the Apostles at Jerusalem had news that the people of Samaria had taken the word of God into their hearts, they sent to them Peter and John;

Who, when they came there, made prayer for them, that the Holy Spirit might be given to them:

Then they put their hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came on them.

So they, having given their witness and made clear the word of the Lord, went back to Jerusalem, giving the good news on their way in a number of the small towns of Samaria.

And while they were going on their way, they came to some water, and the Ethiopian said, See, here is water; why may I not have baptism?

And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away; and the Ethiopian saw him no more, for he went on his way full of joy.

But Saul got knowledge of their design. And they kept watch day and night on the roads out of the town, so that they might put him to death:

And when he came to Jerusalem, he made an attempt to be joined to the disciples, but they were all in fear of him, not taking him for a disciple.

Preaching in the name of the Lord without fear; and he had discussions with the Greek Jews; but they were working for his death.

And when the brothers had knowledge of it, they took him to Caesarea and sent him to Tarsus.

And it came about, in those days, that she got ill and came to her death: and when she had been washed, they put her in a room which was high up.

And Peter went with them. And when he had come, they took him into the room: and all the widows were there, weeping and putting before him the coats and clothing which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

Now the day after, when they were on their journey and were near the town, Peter went up to the top of the house for prayer, about the sixth hour:

And he was in need of food: but while they were getting it ready, a deep sleep came on him;

And they said, Cornelius, a captain, an upright and God-fearing man, respected by all the nation of the Jews, had word from God by an angel to send for you to his house, and to give hearing to your words.

And the day after that, they came to Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having got together his relations and his near friends.

And we are witnesses of all the things which he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom they put to death, hanging him on a tree.

And they were talking in tongues, and giving glory to God. Then Peter said,

And he gave orders for them to have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they kept him with them for some days.

And this was done three times, and they were all taken up again into heaven.

If then God gave them, when they had faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the same as he gave to us, who was I to go against God?

And hearing these things they said nothing more, but gave glory to God, saying, Then to the Gentiles as to us has God given a change of heart, so that they may have life.