They therefore having come together asked him, saying, Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom of Israel?

And having said these words, as they were looking on he was taken up, and a cloud received him from their sight.

And as they looked steadily to heaven while he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing;

and they said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking at heaven? This Jesus taken up from you to heaven shall so come in the manner in which you have seen him go to heaven.

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called [the Mount] of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day's journey [distant].

And when they came, they went up into the upper room where staid Peter and John, and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the [brother] of James.

And they proposed two; Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias.

And praying, they said, Do thou, Lord, the searcher of all hearts, show which of these two thou hast chosen

And they cast their lots, and the lot fell to Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

AND when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one mind together.

And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of a violent wind borne along, and it filled all the house where they were sitting;

and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.

and when this sound was [heard], the multitude came together and were astonished, for they each one heard them speaking in his own language.

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

And they were all astonished and perplexed, saying one to another, What does this mean?

But others mocking said, They are full of sweet wine.

and upon my male servants and upon my female servants in those days will I pour out of my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.

And hearing [this] they were distressed in mind, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, Men and brothers, what shall we do?

and they attended constantly to the teaching and companionship of the apostles, the breaking of bread and the prayers.

and they sold their possessions and estates, and distributed them to all as any one had need;

and continuing day by day with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they partook of food with gladness and simplicity of mind,

and they knew him, that he was the one who sat for charity at the beautiful gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and astonishment at what had happened to him.

And while they were speaking to the people, the priests, and the commander of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them,

being displeased because they taught the people and declared by Jesus the resurrection of the dead;

and they laid hands on them and put them in prison till the next day; for it was now evening.

And seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and supposing that they were illiterate and common men, they wondered, and perceived that they had been with Jesus;

and seeing the man standing with them cured, they could not dispute it.

And commanding them to withdraw from the Sanhedrim, they conferred one with another,

And calling them, they charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

And threatening them still further, they dismissed them, not being able to punish them, on account of the people, because all glorified God for what was done;

And being dismissed they came to their friends, and related to them what the chief priests and elders said to them.

And when they heard it they lifted up their voice with one consent to God, and said, Master, thou who hast made heaven, and the earth, the sea, and all things in them,

And when they had prayed the place was shaken in which they were assembled, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke the word of God with boldness.

AND the multitude that believed had one heart and one soul, and none said that anything of his possessions was his; but they had all things common.

And Peter said to her, Why have you agreed together to try the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those that buried your husband are at the door, and they shall carry you out.

And many miracles and prodigies were performed among the people by the hands of the apostles; and they were all of one accord in Solomon's porch;

so that they brought the sick into the streets and placed them on little beds and couches, that as Peter passed along even his shadow might overshadow some of them.

And hearing this they entered into the temple early in the morning and taught. And the chief priest coming, and those with him, called the Sanhedrim together, and all the eldership of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

But the officers going did not find them in the prison; and returning they reported,

And when they heard these words, both the priest and the commander of the temple and the chief priests doubted concerning them, what this could mean.

Then the commander going away with the officers brought them without violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned;

and having brought them they placed them before the Sanhedrim. And the chief priest asked them,

And when they heard this they were highly offended, and took counsel to kill them.

And they were persuaded by him, and calling the apostles and scourging them, they charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and dismissed them.

They went therefore from the presence of the Sanhedrim, rejoicing that they were accounted worthy to suffer shame for the name of [Christ];

and every day in the temple, and from house to house, they ceased not teaching and preaching the good news of Christ Jesus.

And the proposition pleased all the multitude, and they elected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus, and Nicanor and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch,

and set them before the Apostles; and they having prayed imposed hands on them.

Then they bribed men who said, We heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.

And they stirred up both the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and coming suddenly they seized him and led him to the Sanhedrim,

And God said thus; that his posterity should be a stranger in a foreign land, and they shall enslave it and treat it injuriously four hundred years;

and the nation which they shall serve will I judge, said God, and after that they shall come forth and serve me in this place.

and they carried him back to Shechem and buried him in the tomb which Abraham bought for money of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem.

This [king] dealt deceitfully with our race, and treated injuriously our fathers, causing their infants to be exposed that they might not be preserved alive.

And he thought his brothers would understand that God would give them salvation by his hand; but they understood not.

On the following day also he showed himself to them as they contended, and urged them to peace, saying, Men, you are brothers; why do you injure one another?

This is the Moses whom they denied, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? Him did God send to be a ruler and a redeemer by the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush.

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

Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you now have become betrayers and murderers,

And when they heard these things they were enraged in their minds and gnashed their teeth upon him.

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

and they stoned Stephen, calling and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

And Saul consented to his death. And at that time there was a great persecution of the church at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Being scattered abroad, therefore, they went everywhere preaching the good news of the word;

And the multitudes attended with one accord to the things said by Philip, when they heard him and saw the miracles which he performed.

And they attended to him because for a long time he had astonished them with his magic arts.

But because they believed Philip preaching the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women.

who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit;

for it had not yet fallen on any of them, only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

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

They then having fully testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the good news to many villages of the Samaritans.

And as they went on the way they came to a certain water, and the eunuch said, Behold water; what hinders me from being baptized?

And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

And when they went up from the water the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no more; for he went his way rejoicing.

And Saul arose from the earth, and his eyes being opened he saw nothing; and leading him by the hand they conducted him to Damascus.

and their design was made known to Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him;

And going to Jerusalem he endeavored to join the disciples; and they all feared him, not believing that he was a disciple.

and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord; and he spoke and disputed with the Hellenists; and they undertook to kill him;

Then had the church peace in all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and being built up, and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

And in those days she was sick and died; and having washed they put her in an upper room.

And Peter arose and came with them; and when he had come they led him into the upper room, and all the widows stood by weeping and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them.

And on the next day, as they were pursuing their journey and had come nigh to the city, Peter went upon the house to pray, about the sixth hour.

And he was hungry and wished to eat; and while they were preparing a trance came upon him,

And they said, Cornelius a centurion, a righteous man, and one that fears God, and esteemed by all the nation of the Jews, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for you to his house and hear words from you.

And on the day following they came to Caesarea; and Cornelius was expecting them, and had called together his relations and particular friends.

and we are witnesses of all things which he did, both in the land of Judea, and at Jerusalem, whom also they killed, hanging him on a cross.

for they heard them speaking with tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

And he commanded that they should be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they desired him to remain some days.

And hearing these things they were silent, and glorified God, saying, Then to the gentiles also has God indeed given the change of mind to life.

And a report concerning them was brought to the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to go as far as Antioch;

and found and brought him to Antioch. And he was with them, and they met a whole year with the church and taught a great multitude; and the disciples first took the name of Christians at Antioch.

which they also did, sending to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

And passing through the first guard, and the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of itself, and going out they went forward one street, and immediately the angel left him.

But they said to her, You are mad. But she asserted strongly that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.

But Peter continued knocking; and having opened they saw him, and were astonished.

And he was displeased with the Tyrians and Sidonians; but they came with one accord to him, and having persuaded Blastus who was over the king's bedchamber, desired peace, because their country was nourished by the king's.

And while they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.

Then having fasted and prayed and imposed hands on them, they sent them forth.

They, therefore, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit went down to Seleucia, and thence sailed to Cyprus;

and coming to Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they also had John for a servant.