They therefore, having come together, asked him, saying, Lord, art thou at this time about to restore the kingdom to Israel?

And they prayed saying, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show which of these two thou hast chosen

because thou wilt not abandon my soul to the underworld, nor wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.

Thou didst make known to me the ways of life; thou wilt make me full of joy with thy countenance."

For David did not ascend into the heavens; but he himself saith, The Lord said to my lord, "Sit thou on my right hand,

And on hearing it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art he that made heaven and earth and sea, and all things that are in them;

For in truth against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, did both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the gentiles, and the peoples of Israel, assemble in this city,

while thou stretchest forth thy hand to heal, and signs and wonders are wrought through the name of thy holy servant Jesus.

But Peter said, Ananias, why did Satan fill thy heart that thou shouldst lie to the Holy Spirit, and keep back part of the price of the land?

While it remained, was it not thine own? And after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? Why didst thou conceive this thing in thy heart? Thou didst not lie to men, but to God.

Dost thou mean to kill me, as thou didst kill the Egyptian yesterday?"

And the Lord said to him, "Loose the sandals from thy feet; for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee! because thou didst think to obtain the gift of God with money.

Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter; for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.

And Philip ran up, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Well, but dost thou understand what thou art reading?

and he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he answered, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

But arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

And Ananias went away, and entered the house; and putting his hands on him, he said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus who appeared to thee in the way thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mayst receive sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

And a voice came to him again, the second time, That which God hath cleansed, call not thou common.

I therefore sent to thee immediately; and thou hast done well in coming here. Now therefore we are all present before God, to hear all things that have been commanded thee from the Lord.

saying, Thou didst go in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.

But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, That which God hath cleansed, call not thou common.

who will speak to thee words by which thou shalt be saved, and all thy house.

And they said to her, Thou art mad. But she positively affirmed that it was even so. Then they said, It is his angel.

and said, O full of all deceit, and of all mischief, son of the Devil, enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou wilt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and darkness; and going about he sought to find some who would lead him by the hand.

God hath fulfilled to us their children, in raising up Jesus [from the dead]; as it is also written in the first Psalm: "Thou art my Son; I have this day begotten thee."

Wherefore also in another Psalm he saith, "Thou wilt not suffer thy holy one to see corruption:"

For thus hath the Lord commanded us: "I have set thee to be a light of the gentiles, that thou mayst bring salvation even to the end of the earth."

And they said, Believe in the Lord Jesus, and thou wilt be saved, and thy household.

And they took him and brought him to Mars hill, saying, May we know what this new doctrine is, of which thou speakest?

For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears. We would know therefore what these things mean.

And they on hearing it glorified God; and said to him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of believers there are among the Jews, and they are all zealots for the Law.

But they have been informed concerning thee, that thou teachest all the Jews who are among the gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children, nor to walk after the customs.

What then is to be done? The multitude will necessarily come together; for they will hear that thou hast come.

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.

And as he was about to be led into the castle, Paul saith to the chief captain, May I speak to thee? And he said, Canst thou speak Greek?

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?

and I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me?

And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom thou persecutest.

And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there thou wilt be told of all which it hath been appointed thee to do.

for thou shalt be a witness for him to all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

And now why dost thou delay? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.

When the centurion heard this, he went and told the chief captain, saying, What art thou about to do? For this man is a Roman.

Then the chief captain came and said to him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yes.

Then Paul said to him, God will smite thee, thou whited wall! Art thou then sitting to judge me according to the law, and dost thou command me to be smitten contrary to the law?

And they that stood by said, Dost thou revile Gods highpriest?

Then said Paul, I knew not, brethren, that he was highpriest; for it is written, "Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people."

And the night following, the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good courage; for as thou hast borne witness concerning me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

Then the chief captain took him by the hand and went aside privately, and asked him, What is it that thou hast to tell me?

And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee to bring down Paul tomorrow into the council, as though thou wert about to inquire more thoroughly concerning him.

But do not thou yield to them; for there lie in wait for him more than forty men of them, who have bound themselves with an oath neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him; and they are now ready, looking for the promise from thee.

The chief captain then dismissed the young man with the charge, Tell no one that thou hast disclosed these things to me.

and from him thou canst thyself ascertain by examination all these things of which we accuse him.

Then Paul, after the governor had beckoned to him to speak, answered, Since I know that thou hast been for many years a judge for this nation, I answer for myself cheerfully;

But Festus, wishing to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, Art thou willing to go up to Jerusalem, and there be tried on these charges before me?

But Paul said, I stand at the judgmentseat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as thou also very well knowest.

Then Festus having conferred with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed to Caesar; to Caesar shalt thou go.

Then Agrippa said to Festus, I should like to hear the man myself. Tomorrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.

And Agrippa said to Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth his hand and made his defence:

especially as thou art acquainted with all the customs and questions among the Jews. Wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.

And when we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the goads.

And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest.

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;

And as he was thus speaking in his defence, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning is making thee mad.

King Agrippa, believest thou the Prophets? I know that thou believest.

Then Agrippa said to Paul, With little effort thou thinkest to persuade me to become a Christian.

And Paul said, I would to God, that with little effort or with great, not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, might be made such as I am, except these bonds.

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

But we think it proper to hear from thee what thou thinkest; for with regard to this sect, we know that it is everywhere spoken against.