until the day He was taken up, having given directions to the apostles whom He chose, through the Holy Spirit;

And saying these things, as they watched, He was taken up. And a cloud received Him out of their sight.

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

For he was numbered with us and had obtained part of this ministry.

And it was known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem, so much so that that field is called in their own dialect, Akeldama, that is to say, Field of Blood.

beginning from the baptism of John to that same day that He was taken up from us, to become a witness with us of His resurrection.

And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

And they gave forth their lots. And the lot fell upon Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel:

whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.

Therefore my heart rejoiced and my tongue was glad; and also My flesh shall rest in hope,

seeing this beforehand, he spoke of the resurrection of Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades, nor would His flesh see corruption,

And a certain man, who was lame from his mother's womb, was being carried. And they laid him daily at that temple gate which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered into the temple.

And they recognized him, that it was him who sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

And as the lame one who was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.

And He shall send Jesus Christ, who before was proclaimed to you,

And they laid hands on them and put them under guard until the next day, for it was already evening.

But many of those who heard the Word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

And beholding the man who was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way as to how they might punish them, because of the people. For all glorified God for that which was done.

For the man on whom this miracle of healing occurred was more than forty years old.

And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the Word of God with boldness.

And the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul. And not one said that any of the things which he possessed was his own. But they had all things common.

And the apostles gave witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus with great power. And great grace was on them all.

For neither was anyone needy among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

and they laid them down at the apostles' feet. And distribution was made to every man according as he had need.

And Joses, who was surnamed Barnabas by the apostles (which is, being translated, The son of consolation), a Levite, a Cypriot by race,

While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own authority? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God.

And it was about the space of three hours afterward, when his wife (not knowing what was done) came in.

For before these days Theudas rose up, boasting himself to be somebody; a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves to him; who was slain. And all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered and brought to nothing.

And the Word of God was increasing. And the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was multiplying exceedingly; even a great crowd of the priests obeyed the faith.

And he said, Men, brothers, and fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran.

Then he came out of the land of the Chaldeans and lived in Haran. And from there, when his father was dead, he moved into this land in which you now dwell.

And being jealous of Joseph, the patriarchs sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him

But hearing grain was in Egypt, Jacob sent out our fathers first.

And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph's race was made known to Pharaoh.

But as the time was drawing near, of the promise which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

In this time Moses was born, and was beautiful to God, who was brought up three months in his father's house.

And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was mighty in words and in deeds.

And when a period of forty years was fulfilled to him, it arose in his heart to look upon his brothers, the sons of Israel.

And seeing one being wronged, he defended him. and avenged him who was oppressed and struck the Egyptian.

This is he who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the Angel who spoke to him in Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received the living words to give to us,

The tabernacle of witness was among our fathers in the wilderness, as commanded by God, speaking to Moses to make it according to the pattern that he had seen.

And they stoned Stephen, who was calling on God and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

And Saul was consenting to his death. And in that day there was a great persecution on the church at Jerusalem, and all were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

And there was great joy in that city.

Then Simon himself believed also, and being baptized, he continued with Philip. And seeing miracles and mighty works happening, he was amazed.

And when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,

was returning. And sitting in his chariot he read Isaiah the prophet.

And the content of the Scripture which he read was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so He opened not His mouth.

In His humiliation His judgment was taken away, and who shall declare His generation? For His life is taken from the earth."

But Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through, he preached the gospel in all the cities until he came to Caesarea.

And Saul was lifted up from the earth, his eyes were opened, but he saw no one. But they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.

And he was three days not seeing, and did not eat or drink.

And there was a certain disciple in Damascus named Ananias. And the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias! And he said, Behold me, Lord.

And instantly scales as it were fell from his eyes, and he instantly saw again. And rising up, he was baptized.

And taking food, he was strengthened. And Saul was certain days with the disciples in Damascus.

But their plot was known to Saul. And they watched the gates day and night in order to kill him.

And arriving in Jerusalem, Saul attempted to join himself to the disciples. But they were all afraid of him, and did not believe that he was a disciple.

And he was with them, coming in and going out in Jerusalem.

And in Joppa was a certain disciple named Tabitha (which translated is called Dorcas). She was full of good works and kind deeds which she did.

And, because Lydda was near Joppa, hearing that Peter is in it, the disciples sent two men to him, begging him not to delay to come to them.

And rising up, Peter went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper room. And all the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them.

And it was known throughout all Joppa. And many believed in the Lord.

And it was many days that he remained in Joppa, with one Simon, a tanner.

And a certain man named Cornelius was in Caesarea, a centurion of the Italian cohort,

And he was gazing at him, and becoming terrified, he said, What is it, lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your merciful deeds have come up for a memorial before God.

This happened three times, and the vessel was received up again into the heaven.

And they called and asked if Simon whose last name is Peter was staying there.

And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man and one who fears God, and one of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear words from you.

And the next day they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.

And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped.

And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour. And at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing.

that word which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed;

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and He went about doing good, and healing all those who were oppressed by the Devil, for God was with Him.

And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained of God to be the Judge of the living and the dead.

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those hearing the Word.

And those of the circumcision, who believed (as many as came with Peter), were astonished because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out on the nations also.

I was in the city of Joppa praying. And in an ecstasy I saw a vision, a certain vessel like a sheet coming down, let down from the sky by four corners. And it came even to me.

And this was done three times, and all were drawn up again into the heaven.

And behold, immediately three men stood at the house in which I was, sent from Caesarea to me.

If God gave to them the same gift as to us, they having believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to be able to prevent God?

And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.

And the Word was heard in the ears of the church in Jerusalem. And they sent out Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch;

who was glad when he had come and had seen the grace of God. And he exhorted all with purpose of heart to remain near to the Lord.

For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and faith. And many people were added to the Lord.

Then, indeed, Peter was kept in prison. But earnest prayer was made to God for him by the church.

And when Herod was about to bring him out, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Also guards were keeping the prison before the door.

And he went out and followed him. And he did not know that this happening through the angel was true, but thought he saw a vision.

And thinking about it, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose last name was Mark; where many had gathered together to pray.

And when she knew Peter's voice, she did not open the porch because of gladness, but running in she reported Peter was standing before the porch.

And they said to her, You are mad. But she kept on saying that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.

And day coming, there was not a little stir among the soldiers, saying, What, then, became of Peter.

And Herod was in bitter hostility with the men of Tyre and Sidon. But they came to him with one accord and, having made Blastus (who had charge of the king's bedroom) their friend, desired peace, because their country was fed by the king's country.

And immediately the angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory. And he was eaten by worms and gave up the spirit.

And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled the ministry, having taken with them John, whose last name was Mark.

And in Antioch some among the existing church were prophets and teachers. (such as Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch) and Saul.

And when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain conjurer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-jesus;

who was with the proconsul of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man. He called for Barnabas and Saul and asked to hear the Word of God.

And when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning Him, taking Him down from the tree, they laid Him in a tomb.