So those who were present began to ask Him, "Lord, is this the time when you are going to set up the kingdom again for Israel?"

After saying this, Jesus was taken up while those who had gathered together were watching, and a cloud took him out of their sight.

Upon arriving at the house where they were staying, they went upstairs. [Those present were]: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James, the son of Alpheus, Simon the Zealous [one] and Judas, the son of James. [Note: Judas Iscariot, the twelfth apostle, had already committed suicide].

And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers (and it was a crowd of persons of about one hundred twenty at the same [place]) [and] said,

“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David spoke in advance about Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.

and it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem, insomuch that that place is called, in their proper dialect, Aceldama, that is, field of blood,

wherefore of those who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus convers'd among us,

And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation of those under the heaven,

Parthians, Medes, Elamites; those who live in Mesopotamia, in Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

In Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and those who have come from Rome, Jews by birth and others who have become Jews,

and Peter having stood up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and declared to them, 'Men, Jews! and all those dwelling in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and harken to my sayings,

I will even pour out My Spirit
on My male and female slaves in those days,
and they will prophesy.

Till I put all those who are against you under your feet.

Therefore, let all those who make up the household of Israel [i.e., God's people] know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you have crucified, both Lord and Christ."

for to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.'

So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about 3,000 people were added to them.

and all those believing were at the same place, and had all things common,

praising God and having favor with all the people. And every day the Lord added to them those who were being saved.

And a man who was lame from birth was carried there and placed every day at the temple gate called Beautiful, so he could beg from those entering the temple complex.

But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.

Heaven must receive Him until those times of which God has spoken from the earliest ages through the lips of His holy Prophets--the times of the reconstitution of all things.

“In addition, all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those after him, have also announced these days.

But many of those who heard the message believed, and the number of the men came to about 5,000.

And on the day after, the rulers and those in authority and the scribes came together in Jerusalem;

and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all those who were from the high priest's family.

saying, 'What shall we do to these men? because that, indeed, a notable sign hath been done through them, to all those dwelling in Jerusalem is manifest, and we are not able to deny it;

for we are not able not to speak those things which we have seen and heard.

And those who heard lifted up a voice to God with one accord, and said, Thou Master, the God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all things in them.

Now the large group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common.

For there was not a needy person among them, because all those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,

And [when] Ananias heard these words, he fell down [and] died. And great fear came on all those who heard about [it].

Then Peter said to her, “Why did you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out!”

And great fear came on all the church, and on all those hearing these things.

Not one of those on the outside dared to associate with them, although the people continued to hold them in high regard,

did not venture to approach near them. the number of those who believed in the Lord, both men and women, increas'd more and more.

In addition, a large group came together from the towns surrounding Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed.

Then the high priest took action. He and all his colleagues, those who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy.

In obedience to this, they entered the temple complex at daybreak and began to teach.

When the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full Senate of the sons of Israel—and sent orders to the jail to have them brought.

We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

But those hearing were cut to the heart, and they took counsel to kill them.

After this man, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the census and drew away some people after him; he too perished, and all those who followed him were scattered.

In those days, as the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint by the Hellenistic Jews against the Hebraic Jews that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution.

and there arose certain of those of the synagogue, called of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia, and Asia, disputing with Stephen,

and gazing at him, all those sitting in the sanhedrim saw his face as it were the face of a messenger.

And the following day he was seen to those contending, and he compelled them to peace, having said, Men, ye are brethren; wherefore injure ye one another?

At those words Moses fled, and went and lived for a time in Midian, and two sons were born to him there.

saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go before us; for as to this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him. And they made a calf in those days,

They even made a calf in those days, offered sacrifice to the idol, and were celebrating what their hands had made.

So God turned away from them and gave them over to worship the starry host, as it is written in the Book of the Prophets: 'Did you really offer me victims and sacrifices those forty years in the desert, O house of Israel?

Yet have ye taken up the tabernacle of Moloc, and the star of your god Remphan, those figures which ye made to pay adoration to them: and I will transport you beyond Babylon.

which our fathers and Joshua having receiv'd, they carry'd it into the territory of those nations whom God drove out upon their arrival: where it staid to the time of David, who was favoured by God,

Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They even killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become.

And having heard those, they were sawn through their hearts, and they gnashed the teeth upon him.

They threw him out of the city and stoned him [to death]. Those who witnessed [the incident] placed their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.

So those who were scattered went on their way preaching the message of good news.

And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

For from many of those that had unclean spirits, they came out, crying with a loud voice: and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were healed.

and here he hath authority from the chief priests, to bind all those calling on Thy name.'

He lost no time in preaching throughout the synagogues that Jesus was the Son of God ??21 to the amazement of all his hearers, who said, "Is this not the man who in Jerusalem harried those who invoke this Name, the man who came here for the express purpose of carrying them all in chains to the high priests?"

But all who heard him were astounded and said, “Isn’t this the man who, in Jerusalem, was destroying those who called on this name and then came here for the purpose of taking them as prisoners to the chief priests?”

Now as Peter was traveling through all those regions, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.

and all those dwelling at Lydda, and Saron saw him, and did turn to the Lord.

And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.

When the angel who spoke to him had gone, he called two of his household slaves and a devout soldier, who was one of those who attended him.

The next day, while those men were traveling on and not far from the town, Peter went up on the housetop about noon to pray.

And he became very hungry and wanted to eat. But while those men prepared, a trance fell upon him.

And going down to the men, those sent to him from Cornelius, Peter said, Behold, I am the one you are seeking. For what reason have you come?

but that in every nation those who fear Him and live good lives are acceptable to Him.

Jesus who is from Nazareth -- how God did anoint him with the Holy Spirit and power; who went through, doing good, and healing all those oppressed by the devil, because God was with him;

not to all the people, but to witnesses, to those having been chosen before by God -- to us who did eat with him, and did drink with him, after his rising out of the dead;

And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He [i.e., Jesus] is the One whom God ordained to be the Judge of people who are [now] alive and those who have [already] died.

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came down on all those who heard the message.

and those of the circumcision believing were astonished -- as many as came with Peter -- because also upon the nations the gift of the Holy Spirit hath been poured out,

And the apostles and brethren, those being in Judea, heard that the nations also received the word of God.

When Peter went up to Jerusalem, those who stressed circumcision argued with him,

But the voice answered me again from heaven, 'Count not thou those things common, which God hath cleansed.'

Those who had been scattered as a result of the persecution that started because of Stephen made their way as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message to no one except Jews.

In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

And the disciples, as any were prospered, determined each of them to send for ministry to those brothers who lived in Judea,

And about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands, to do evil to certain of those of the assembly,

And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. And those were the days of unleavened bread.

So Peter was kept in prison, but those in the church were earnestly praying to God for him.

Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time.” And immediately a mist and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking those who would lead him by the hand.

And those about Paul having set sail from Paphos, came to Perga of Pamphylia, and John having departed from them, did turn back to Jerusalem,

And Paul having risen, and having beckoned with the hand, said, 'Men, Israelites, and those fearing God, hearken:

His coming occurred after John [the Immerser] had preached to Israel that those who repented should be immersed [as evidence that they had done so].

“Brothers, sons of Abraham’s race, and those among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.

for those dwelling in Jerusalem, and their chiefs, this one not having known, also the voices of the prophets, which every sabbath are being read -- having judged him -- did fulfil,

And, when they had finished all those things which, concerning him, had been written, taking him down from the tree, they put him in a tomb.

and He appeared for many days to those who came with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now His witnesses to the people.

And through him everyone who has faith is made free from all those things, from which the law of Moses was not able to make you free.

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

And [when] the Gentiles heard [this], they began to rejoice and to glorify the word of the Lord. And all those who were designated for eternal life believed.

But the Jews, working up the feelings of the God-fearing women of high position and of the chief men of the town, got an attack started against Paul and Barnabas, driving them out of those parts.

But the Jews who did not believe stirred up the minds of those of the nations and made them evil-affected against the brethren.

But the majority of the city was divided, and verily there were those with the Jews, and those with the apostles.

And when an assault was making, both of those of the nations and the Jews with their rulers, to use them ill and stone them,

They therefore, having been set on their way by the assembly, passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, relating the conversion of those of the nations. And they caused great joy to all the brethren.

and there rose up certain of those of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying -- 'It behoveth to circumcise them, to command them also to keep the law of Moses.'

But we believe [we] will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus in {the same} way those also [are]."