"Men and brothers, it was necessary for the Scripture to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit uttered beforehand by the lips of David in regard to Judas who acted as guide to those who arrested Jesus.

upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days, will I pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.

Then those who welcomed his message were baptized, and in that day about three thousand souls were added to them;

praising God, and looked on with favor by all the people. Meanwhile the Lord kept adding to them daily those that were being saved.

when a man lame from his birth was carried along, who was wont to be laid each day near the gate of the Temple called the Beautiful Gate, to ask alms of those who were going into the Temple.

"Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and his successors, all that have spoken, have also told of those days.

But many of those who had heard the message believed, and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

"Why was it," said Peter, "that you both agreed to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Lo, the feet of those who buried your husband are at the door, and they shall carry you out."

The people of the towns near Jerusalem also continued to come in crowds, bringing their sick and those who were harried by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.

"And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him."

"And they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to this idol, and began to rejoice over what they had made with their hands.

"Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become??53 "you who received the law, given through angels, and obeyed it not."

So those who were scattered abroad were going everywhere preaching the word.

"In this city, too, he has authority from the chief priests to arrest all those who call upon thy name."

His hearers were all astonished, and began to say. "Is not this the very man who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called upon the Name? Did he not come hither for the express purpose of carrying them all in chains to the high priests?"

Then those who had been scattered by the trouble that arose over Stephen, traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch; but they preached the word to none except Jews.

"For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.

"For many days he was seen by those that came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, and are now his witnesses to the people.

"My judgment therefore, is against troubling those who turn to God from among the Gentiles;

After spending some time there the brothers let them go with a greeting of peace to those who had sent them.

The Jews of Berea were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they very readily received the message with all readiness of mind, and day after day searched the Scriptures to see whether these things were so.

Those who were caring for Paul brought him as far as Athens, and there left him, with instructions to Silas and Timothy to come to him with all speed.

He argued in the synagogues with the Jews and the devout proselytes, and also daily in the market-place with those that met him there.

When he wished to cross over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples in Corinth to receive him. On his arrival he mightily helped those who through grace had believed,

But there were also some strolling Jewish exorcists, who took it upon them to invoke the name of Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "I adjure you by that Jesus whom Paul preaches."

Many also of those who became believers used to come to confess and to declare their deeds.

And when he had passed through those districts and encouraged the disciples in many addresses, he came into Greece where he spent three months.

"And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace. He is able to build you up, and to give you your inheritance among all those who are consecrated.

"You yourselves know how these hands of mine provided for my needs, and those of my companions.

As soon as we heard these words, both we and those who were standing near entreated Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.

And they, when they heard it, glorified God, and said to him. "You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews, of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the Law.

"To this the high priest and all the council of elders are witnesses. It was from them that I received letters to the brothers in Damascus, and I was already on my way to bring those also who were there back to Jerusalem, in bonds, for punishment.

"'Lord,' I replied, 'they themselves well know that I was beating and imprisoning in synagogue after synagogue those who believed in you,

Then those who were about to scourge him, immediately left him. And the tribune too, was afraid, when he learned that Paul was a Roman citizen, for he had had him bound.

Then the High Priest Ananias ordered those who stood near Paul to strike him on the mouth.

"Let those then," he said, "who are in authority among you, go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, let them accuse him."

"when at noon, as I journeyed, O King, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and around those who journeyed with me.

"'But rise and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you in order to appoint you my minister and my witness both of what you have already seen and of those things in which I will appear to you.

"'so that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, in order to receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

"but I proceeded to preach, first to those in Damascus, and then in Jerusalem and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they must repent and turn to God and do deeds worthy of repentance.

Then the king rose, and Bernice, and those who were sitting with him.

But the centurion kept them from their purpose, because he wished to save Paul. He gave orders that those who could swim should first jump overboard and get to land;