till the day in which He was taken up, after He had by the holy Spirit given instructions to the apostles whom He had chosen:

And having said these things, as they were looking upon Him, He was lifted up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

And in these days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, (now the number of the persons that were together was about an hundred and twenty,)

and said, Men and brethren, it was necessary that this scripture should be fulfilled, which the holy Ghost spake by the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who was guide to them that apprehended Jesus:

for he was numbered with us, and had obtained a part of this ministry.

(and it was known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field is called in their own dialect, Aceldama, that is, the field of blood:)

from the baptism of John, till the day that He was taken up from us, should be joined with us as a witness of his resurrection.

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

And they gave out their lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the apostles.

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all met together with one accord.

And suddenly there was a sound from heaven as of a strong rushing wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

And when this rumor was spread, the multitude came together and were astonished; for every one heard them speaking in his own language.

But this is that which was spoken of by the prophet Joel,

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

For David saith concerning Him, "I set the Lord always before me, for He is at my right hand, that I should not be moved: therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad;

foreseeing this he spake of the resurrection of Christ, when he said, that his soul was not left in the invisible state, nor did his flesh see corruption.

And a certain man who had been lame from his birth was carried along; whom they laid every day at the gate of the temple, which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of those that were going into the temple:

and knew that it was he who sat to ask for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with astonishment and extasy at what had befallen him.

And as the lame man that was healed had hold of Peter and John, all the people being astonished ran together to them to the porch called Solomon's porch.

and He may send Jesus Christ, who was before preached unto you:

And they laid hands on them, and put them into custody till the next day: for it was now evening.

But many of them who heard the word, believed: and the number of the men was about five thousand.

This is the stone that was set at nought by you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

but seeing the man that was cured standing with them, they had nothing to say against it.

So they threatened them more severely, and let them go; not finding how to punish them, because of the people: for they all glorified God for that which was done.

For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miraculous cure was wrought.

And when they had prayed, the place in which they were assembled was shaken; and they were all filled with the holy Spirit, and they spake the word of God with freedom.

And the heart and soul of the multitude that believed was one: no one called any of his possessions his own property, but they had all things common.

And with great power did the apostles give their testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

Neither was there any indigent person among them; for as many as were proprietors of lands or houses, sold them and brought the prices of what were sold,

and laid them at the apostles feet; and distribution was made to every one according to their necessity.

So Joses who was by the apostles sirnamed Barnabas, which is a son of consolation,

While it remained, did it not remain thy own? and when sold, was it not in thy own power? what is the meaning that thou hast taken this into thine heart? Thou hast not lyed to men, but to God.

For some time ago one Theudas arose, pretending to be some extraordinary person, to whom was joined a number of men, about four hundred: who was slain, and all that followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.

And every day in the temple and from house to house they ceased not from teaching and preaching that Jesus was the Christ.

And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was greatly multiplied; and a great number of the priests became obedient to the faith.

And he said, "Brethren and fathers, hearken,---The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

And the patriarchs, envying him, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

But Jacob hearing that there was corn in Egypt, sent out our fathers first:

and at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known to Pharaoh.

In which time Moses was born, who was exceeding beautiful, and he was nourished up in his father's house three months: and when he was exposed,

And Moses was trained up in all the wisdom of the Egyptians: and he was mighty in words, and in deeds.

And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

And seeing one of them injured he defended him, and smiting the Egyptian he avenged him that was wronged.

Now Moses, when he saw it, was amazed at the sight; and as he came near to observe it, there was a voice of the Lord to him,

This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel that spake to him on mount Sinai, and with our fathers; and who received the oracles of life to give unto us.

The tabernacle of witness was among our fathers in the wilderness, as He, that spake unto Moses, ordered him to make it according to the model which he had seen in the mount:

and was desirous to provide an habitation for the God of Jacob.

and cast him out of the city and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man, whose name was Saul.

And Saul was well pleased with his execution. For at that time there was a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all dispersed through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

And there was great joy in that city.

But there was before in the city a man named Simon practising magic and bewitching the people of Samaria, giving out that he was some great person.

and Simon himself also believed, and was baptized, and kept constantly with Philip: and beholding the signs and miracles that were wrought, he was amazed.

who when they were come down prayed for them that they might receive the holy Spirit: (for He was not yet fallen upon any of them,

And when Simon saw that the holy Spirit was given by the imposition of the hands of the apostles, he offered them money,

was returning, and as he sat in his chariot, was reading the prophet Esaias:

And the portion of scripture, which he was reading, was this, "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before it's shearer is dumb, so He opened not his mouth:

in his humiliation his judgement was taken away, and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken away from the earth."

But Philip was found at Azotus; and as he passed along, he preached the gospel in all the cities, till he came to Cesarea.

And as he was on his journey, and came near to Damascus, suddenly there shone round about him a light from heaven;

And he was three days without sight, and did neither eat nor drink.

Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias, and the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias, and he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales; and he instantly recovered his sight, and arose and was baptized.

And when he had taken some nourishment, he was strengthened. Now Saul was with the disciples at Damascus for some time.

but Saul was apprised of their design. And they watched the gates day and night, to make away with him:

And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he attempted to associate with the disciples: and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem, and preaching openly in the name of the Lord Jesus:

And it came to pass that as Peter was going through all parts, he came down also to the saints that dwelt at Lydda.

And there was at Joppa a certain female disciple named Tabitha, who by interpretation is called in Greek Dorcas: and she was full of good works and alms-deeds.

And as Lydda was near to Joppa, the disciples hearing that Peter was there sent two men to him, intreating him that he would not delay to come to them.

Then Peter arose, and went with them: and when he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber. And all the widows stood round him weeping, and shewing him the coats and garments which Dorcas made when she was with them.

And it was soon known throughout all Joppa, and many believed on the Lord.

Now there was a certain man at Cesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band: a pious man,

As soon as the angel, that spake to Cornelius, was departed, he called two of his domestic servants, and a devout soldier, that constantly attended him.

And he was very hungry, and desired something to eat: but while they were getting it ready, he fell into a trance; and saw heaven opened,

And there was a voice which said to him, Rise, Peter, kill and eat.

This was done thrice, and the vessel was taken up again into heaven.

Now while Peter was doubting in himself what might be the meaning of the vision which he had seen, behold the men that were sent from Cornelius, having enquired for Simon's house, stood at the door;

And as Peter was pondering upon the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold there are three men enquiring for thee:

And the next day they came into Cesarea; and Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relations and intimate friends.

And as he was conversing with him, he went in, and found many assembled together.

And therefore I came to you, when I was sent for, without demur. I ask therefore on what account ye sent for me.

And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting till this hour, and at the ninth hour I was praying in my house, when behold a man stood before me in bright raiment,

Ye know the report that was spread through all Judea, having begun from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached: concerning Jesus of Nazareth,

how God anointed Him with the holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed by the devil: for God was with Him.

While Peter was yet speaking these words, the holy Spirit fell upon all them that heard the word.

And those of the circumcision that were believers, who came with Peter, were astonished, that the gift of the holy Spirit was conferred upon the Gentiles also:

And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, those that were of the circumcision contended with him, saying,

saying, I was praying in the city of Joppa; and in a trance I saw a vision, some thing like a large sheet descending from heaven, let down by the four corners; and it came close to me.

And this was done thrice: and then they were all drawn up again to heaven.

And behold at that very time there came three men to the house where I was, sent from Cesarea to me.

As therefore God gave to them the like gift that He did to us, upon our believing on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I should be able to withstand God?

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

Who, when he was come, and saw the grace of God, rejoiced, and exhorted them all with steadiness of heart to adhere to the Lord.

For he was a good man, and full of the holy Spirit, and of faith: and many were added unto the Lord.

And seeing that it was pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to apprehend Peter also, (in the days of unleavened bread:)

Peter was therefore kept in custody: but incessant prayer was made to God for him by the church.

And when Herod was about to bring him forth, that very night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the guards at the door watched the prison.

So he went out and followed him; and he did not know, that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.

And considering with himself, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, who was sirnamed Mark, where many were gathered together and praying.