Therefore, when they came together, they asked him, saying: Lord, wilt thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?

who also said: Men of Galilee, why stand you gazing up into heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, shall come in the same manner in which you saw him go into heaven.

Brethren, it was necessary for this scripture to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit had before spoken by the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who was a guide to those who took Jesus:

for he was numbered with us, and had been appointed to this ministry.

that he may be appointed to this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.

When the report of this had gone abroad, the multitude came together; and they were perplexed, for each one heard them speak in his own language.

And they were all in amazement and doubt, and said, one to another: What can this mean?

But Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and said to them: Men of Judea, and all you that dwell in Jerusalem, be this known to you, and give ear to my words.

But this is that which was spoken of by the prophet Joel:

Brethren, I may say to you plainly of the patriarch David, that he died, and was buried, and his sepulcher is with us to this day.

foreseeing this, he spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that his soul was not left in hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

This Jesus has God raised up, of which we all are witnesses.

Therefore, having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from his Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this, which you now see and hear.

Therefore, let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God has made this same Jesus whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.

When they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the other apostles: Brethren, what shall we do?

And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying: Save yourselves from this wicked generation.

This man, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked charity.

But Peter said: Silver and gold I have none: but what I have, this I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, arise and walk.

But when Peter saw it, he answered the people: Men of Israel, why are you astonished at this? or, why do you look so earnestly on us, as if by our own power or godliness we had caused this man to walk?

And his name, by faith in his name, has made this man strong whom you see and know; even the faith which is by him, has given him this entire soundness in the presence of you all.

And now, brethren, I know that through ignorance you did this, as did also your rulers.

And when they had made them stand in the midst, they asked: By what power, or by what name have you done this?

if we are this day examined with respect unto the good deed done to the infirm man, by what means he has been saved,

be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him does this man stand before you in health.

This is the stone that was rejected with contempt by you builders, which has become the head of the corner.

But that it may spread no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, so that they speak no more to any man in this name.

for the man on whom this sign of healing had been performed was more than forty years old.

While it remained unsold, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your own disposal? Why have you purposed this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God.

Go, stand in the temple, and speak to the people all the words of this life.

And having heard this, they entered the temple, early in the morning, and taught. But the chief priest, and those who were with him, came and called together the Sanhedrin, and all the eldership of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

When the priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were in doubt about them, what this could mean.

saying: Did we not strictly charge you not to teach in this name? And behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us.

And when they heard this, they were enraged; and they determined to put them to death.

After this man, Judas the Galilean arose, in the days of the enrollment, and drew over many people after him; and he was destroyed, and all, as many as believed him, were scattered.

And now I say to you, keep away from these men, and let them alone; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to an end;

Therefore, brethren, select from among yourselves seven men, of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business:

And they brought forward false witnesses, who said: This man ceases not to speak words against this holy place, and the law.

For we have heard him say, that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.

Then he departed from the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charran; and thence, after his father died, he removed into this land, in which you now dwell.

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

This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? him God sent as a ruler and as a redeemer, by the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush.

This is that Moses, who said to the sons of Israel, A prophet like me will the Lord your God raise up for you from among your brethren; him shall you hear.

This is he who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers; he received the living oracles, that he might give them to us.

saying to Aaron: Make us gods that shall go be fore us; for, as for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has become of him.

And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice: Lord, let not this sin stand against them. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. And Saul was well pleased with his death.

But there was a certain man, named Simon, who had, be fore this time, been practicing magic in the city, and astonishing the people of Samaria, saying that he was some great one;

to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying: This man is the great power of God.

saying: Give me, also, this authority, that who ever I shall lay my hands on, may receive the Holy Spirit.

You have neither part nor share in this matter; for your heart is not right in the sight of God.

Repent, there fore, of this your wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the purpose of your heart may be forgiven you.

And an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying: Arise, and go toward the south, to the road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza; this is desert.

And the Spirit said to Philip: Go forward and join your self to this chariot.

The passage of the scripture which he was reading, was this: As a sheep for the slaughter was he led; and as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, so opened he not his mouth

And the eunuch answered Philip, and said: I pray you, of whom speaks the prophet this? Of himself, or of some other man?

and asked of him letters to Damascus, for the synagogues, that, if he should find any who were of this persuasion, either men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

But Ananias answered: Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how much evil he has done to thy saints in Jerusalem;

And all that heard him were astonished, and said: Is not this he who destroyed in Jerusalem those that call on this name, and who has come hither for this purpose, that he might carry them bound to the chief priests?

But Saul increased the more in strength, and confuted the Jews that dwelt in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

And when the brethren learned this, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him out to Tarsus.

In this were all kinds of four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts and creeping things and birds of the air.

This was done the third time; and the vessel was taken up again into heaven.

For this reason, when I was sent for, I came without making objection. I ask, therefore, for what purpose have you sent for me?

And Cornelius replied: Four days ago, I was fasting till this hour; and, at the ninth hour, I was praying in my house; and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

And he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that this is he who has been appointed by God as the judge of the living and the dead.

This was done the third time, and all was drawn up again into heaven.

But, having made a sign to them with his hand, that they should keep silence, he made known to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison, and he said: Tell this to James, and to the brethren. And he went out, and departed to another place.

and he was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, who was a man of intelligence. This man called for Barnabas and Saul, and expressed an earnest wish to hear the word of God.

But the magician Elymas (for this is his name, when translated) withstood them, desiring to turn away the proconsul from the faith.

The God of this people chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they sojourned in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm he brought them out from it.

And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king; to whom he gave this testimony: I have found David the son of Jesse a man after my own heart, who will do all my will.

From the posterity of this man, God, according to his promise, raised up for Israel a Savior, Jesus;

Brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

that God has fulfilled the same to us, their children, by raising up Jesus, as it is written in the second Psalm: Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

Be it known to you, therefore, brethren, that through this man is preached to you the remission of sins:

When the Gentiles heard this they rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord; and as many as were determined to obtain eternal life, believed.

This man heard Paul speak, who, looking earnestly on him, and seeing that he had faith to be saved,

Therefore, after Paul and Barnabas had no little dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others from among them, should go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question.

And the apostles and elders came together to deliberate about this matter.

And with this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,

After this I will return, and build again the tabernacle of David which has fallen down; and I will build again its ruins, and I will set it up;

So when these men were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and having assembled the multitude, they delivered this letter.

This man Paul wished to go with him: and he took him and circumcised him, on account of the Jews that were in those places: for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

And this she continued to do for many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit: I command you, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.

explaining and affirming that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead; and that this Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ.

And some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers disputed with him; and some said: What can this babbler possibly wish to say? Others said: He seems to be a proclaimer of strange demons: for he preached to them Jesus and the Resurrection.

And they took him, and brought him to Mars hill, saying: Are we able to understand what this new teaching is, which is announced by you?

For as I was passing through, and looking attentively at the objects of your worship, I dis covered also an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore you ignorantly worship, him I make known to you.

Yet the times of this ignorance God overlooked; but now, he commands all men everywhere to repent:

because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world, in righteousness, by the man whom he has chosen, giving to all assurance of this, by having raised him from the dead.

And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; others said: We will hear you again concerning this matter.

for I am with you, and no one shall make an assault upon you, to injure you; for I have many people in this city.

saying: This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.

but took leave of them, saying: I must, by all means, keep this coming feast in Jerusalem: but I will return to you, if God be willing. And he sailed from Ephesus,

And when they heard this, they were immersed into the name of the Lord Jesus.

This continued for two years; so that all that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

And there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.

And this became known to all the Greeks and Jews that dwelt in Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

These he called together, with the workmen em ployed about such things, and said: Men, you know that our wealth arises from this trade:

and you see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but throughout almost the whole of Asia, this Paul, by his persuasions, has drawn away a great multitude, saying, that they which are made with hands are not gods.

Now there is danger, not only that this our calling will come into disgrace, but that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be despised, and that the majesty of her whom all Asia and the world worships, will be destroyed.