And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and said, (the number of the names together was about one hundred and twenty,)

Brethren, it was necessary that this scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus.

Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those who inhabit Mesopotamia, Judaea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

and even on my servants, and on my handmaids, I will pour out of my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.

praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were in the way of salvation.

And a certain man lame from his birth was carried along, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of those who entered the temple;

And all the prophets also, Samuel and those who followed, as many as spoke, announced these days.

Many however of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men became five thousand.

And the multitude of those who believed were of one heart, and of one soul; and not one of them said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

And Peter said to her, Why is it that ye agreed together to try the Spirit of the Lord? Lo! the feet of those who have buried thy husband are at the door, and they will carry thee out.

The multitude also belonging to the cities around came together to Jerusalem bringing the sick, and those plagued by unclean spirits; and they were all healed.

And we are his witnesses of these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit which God hath given to those who obey him.

But in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.

But some of those who belonged to the socalled synagogue of the Freedmen, and of the Cyrenaeans and Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, arose and disputed with Stephen;

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

Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they slew those who foretold the coming of the righteous one, of whom ye have now become the betrayers and murderers;

Now those that had been scattered abroad went through the country preaching the word.

And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that destroyed in Jerusalem those who called on this name? And he hath come hither for this purpose, that he may bring them bound to the chief priests.

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

And when the angel that spoke to him had departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of those who waited on him,

And those of the circumcision who believed, as many as came with Peter, were astonished that on the gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit;

And in those days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Brethren, sons of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you was the word of this salvation sent forth.

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

Wherefore my judgment is, that we should not trouble those who from among the gentiles are turning to God;

For Moses from the times of old hath had in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.

And when they had remained some time, they were dismissed with peace from the brethren to those who sent them.

Him Paul wished to go forth with him, and took and circumcised him on account of the Jews who were in those places; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

And when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, Release those men.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout [Greeks], and in the market daily with those that met him.

And when he wished to go over into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to give him welcome; and when he was come, he gave much aid to those who had believed through grace.

Then some of the wandering Jewish exorcists undertook to name over those who had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by that Jesus whom Paul preacheth.

Many also of those who had practised magical arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

And having sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a season.

and ye see and hear, that this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, not only of Ephesus, but of almost all Asia, saying, that those are not gods, which are made with hands.

And when he had gone through those regions, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece.

Ye yourselves know, that these hands ministered to my necessities, and to those that were with me.

And after those days we got ready our baggage, and went up to Jerusalem.

These take, and purify thyself with them, and pay the expenses for them, that they may shave their heads; and all will know that those things of which they have been informed concerning thee are nothing, but that thou thyself also walkest in observance of the Law.

Art thou not then the Egyptian, who before these days made an insurrection, and led out into the wilderness those four thousand men of the assassins?

as also the highpriest beareth me witness, and all the elderhood; from whom I received letters to the brethren, and was on my way to Damascus to bring those also that were there, bound, to Jerusalem, that they might be punished.

And as I could not see by reason of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand of those that were with me, and came into Damascus.

And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned, and beat in every synagogue, those that believed in thee;

and when the blood of Stephen, thy witness, was shed, I myself was standing by and consenting, and keeping the garments of those who slew him.

And the highpriest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to smite him on the mouth.

Let those therefore, said he, who have authority among you, go down with me and accuse this man, if he is guilty of anything.

at midday, on the road, O king, I saw a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun, shining around me and those who were journeying with me.

But arise and stand upon thy feet; for I have appeared to thee for this purpose, to prepare thee as a minister and a witness both of the things which thou sawest, and of those on account of which I will appear to thee;

but first to those in Damascus, and Jerusalem, and to all the country of Judaea, and then to the gentiles, I proclaimed that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

Having, however, obtained help from God, I continue to this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing except those things which the Prophets and Moses said were to come to pass;

that the Christ should suffer, and that, as first of those raised from the dead, he was to proclaim light both to the people and to the gentiles.

And the king rose up and the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them;

saying, Fear not, Paul! Thou must stand before Caesar; and lo, God hath given thee all those that sail with thee.

But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and ordered those who could swim to cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land,