I WROTE my first account, O Theophilus, of all things which Jesus did and taught,

foreseeing he spoke of the resurrection of Christ, that he was not left in hades neither did his flesh see destruction.

but killed the Prince of life, whom God has raised from the dead, whose witnesses we are.

And now, brothers, I know that you did it without knowledge, as did also your rulers;

being displeased because they taught the people and declared by Jesus the resurrection of the dead;

be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazoraean, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him has this man stood before you sound.

who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the nations rage and the peoples devise vain things?

Continuing unsold was it not yours, and when it was sold was it not at your disposal? Why did you propose this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.

And she fell down immediately at his feet, and expired; and the young men coming in found her dead, and carried her out, and buried her by her husband.

But the officers going did not find them in the prison; and returning they reported,

Will you kill me as you did the Egyptian, yesterday?

This is the Moses whom they denied, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? Him did God send to be a ruler and a redeemer by the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush.

And God turned and gave them up to serve the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets; Did you offer victims and sacrifices to me forty years in the wilderness, house of Israel,

Stiff necked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always fight against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, you also do.

Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you now have become betrayers and murderers,

and we are witnesses of all things which he did, both in the land of Judea, and at Jerusalem, whom also they killed, hanging him on a cross.

This [man] did God raise up on the third day, and permitted him to be made manifest,

not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, to us, who eat and drank with him after he rose from the dead;

and he commanded us to preach to the people and testify fully that he is appointed by God the judge of living and dead.

which they also did, sending to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

And the angel said to him, Gird yourself, and tie on your sandals. And he did so. And he said to him, Put your cloak about you, and follow me.

and knowing the voice of Peter she did not open the gate from joy, but ran in and told that Peter stood before the gate.

But God raised him from the dead,

And that he raised him from the dead never more to return to destruction, he said thus; I will give you the sure promises of David.

And the multitude seeing what Paul did, lifted up their voice in the language of Lycaonia, saying, The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men;

But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the multitudes, and having stoned Paul, they dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.

but Paul thought not best to take with them one who deserted them at Pamphylia and did not go with them to the work.

coming by Mysia they endeavored to go into Bithynia; and the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them;

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

explaining and asserting that the Christ ought to suffer and to rise from the dead; and that this Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ.

because he has appointed a day in which he is about to judge the world in righteousness, by the man whom he has appointed, giving assurance to all by raising him from the dead.

But when they heard of a resurrection of the dead, some scoffed; but others said, We will hear you again of this.

And they asking him to stay a longer time with them he did not consent,

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

And Paul wishing to go in to the people, the disciples did not permit him;

And a young man by the name of Eutychus sitting in a window, falling into a deep sleep while Paul preached long, and being overcome by sleep, fell from the third story down, and was taken up dead.

And Paul knowing that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, cried in the Sanhedrim, Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee and the son of Pharisees; for the hope and resurrection of the dead am I under trial.

And they did not find me in the temple disputing with any one, or making a disturbance of the multitude, neither in the synagogues nor in the city;

except in this one statement which I made, as I stood among them, that I am under trial by you to-day concerning the resurrection of the dead.

but had certain questions with him concerning their religion, and concerning one Jesus that was dead, who Paul said was alive.

Why is it judged by you incredible that God raises the dead?

which I also did at Jerusalem, and many of the saints I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were killed I gave my vote against them.

that the Christ should suffer, and that he first from the resurrection of the dead should proclaim light both to the people and the nations.

And when it was day they did not know the land, but they perceived a bay having a shore, on which they wished if possible to thrust the ship.

but they expected that he would swell up, or suddenly fall down dead. And waiting a long time, and seeing nothing extraordinary happen to him, they thought differently, and said, He is a god.

and disagreeing among themselves they were dismissed by Paul, saying one word; Well did the Holy Spirit speak by Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,