Truly, O Theophilus, I made the first report as to all things that Jesus began both to do and teach

But you shall receive power, the Holy Spirit coming upon you. And you shall be witnesses to Me both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

And while they were looking intently into the heaven, He having gone, even behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them,

who also said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into the heaven? This same Jesus who is taken up from you into Heaven, will come in the way you have seen Him going into Heaven.

these all were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

Indeed, then, this one purchased a field with the reward of unrighteousness. And falling headlong, he burst apart in the middle, and all his bowels gushed out.

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.

Therefore, it is right that one of these men who have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us,

And they prayed and said, You, Lord, knower of all hearts, show which one You chose from these two,

And in the fulfilling of the day of Pentecost, they were all with one accord in one place.

And suddenly a sound came out of the heaven as borne along by the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

And they were all filled of the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

And they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, Behold, are not these who speak all Galileans?

And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying to one another, What does this mean?

But Peter, standing up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice and said to them, Men, Jews, and all who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

"And it shall be in the last days, says God, I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh. And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

And in those days I will pour out My Spirit upon My slaves and My slave women, and they shall prophesy.

And I will give wonders in the heaven above, and miracles on the earth below, blood and fire and vapor of smoke.

because You will not leave My soul in Hades, nor will You allow Your holy One to see corruption.

You revealed to Me the ways of life. You will fill Me with joy with Your countenance."

God raised up this Jesus, of which we all are witnesses.

Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God made this same Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.

For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.

And all who believed were together and had all things common.

And they sold their possessions and goods and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need.

praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

And all the people saw him walking and praising God.

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.

But those things which God before had shown by the mouth of all His prophets, that Christ should suffer, He fulfilled in this manner.

whom Heaven truly needs to receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of His holy prophets since the world began.

For Moses truly said to the fathers, "The Lord your God shall raise up a Prophet to you from your brothers, One like me. You shall hear Him in all things, whatever He may say to you.

And it shall be that every soul who will not hear that Prophet shall be destroyed from among the people."

And also all the prophets from Samuel and those following after, as many as spoke, have likewise foretold of these days.

You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, "And in your Seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed."

be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, in this name does this man stand before you whole.

saying, What shall we do to these men? For that indeed a notable miracle has been done by them is plain to all those dwelling in Jerusalem. And we cannot deny it.

And they called them and commanded them not to speak at all, nor to teach in the name of Jesus.

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.

And having heard, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord and said, Lord, You are the God who made the heaven and earth, and the sea, and all that is in them;

And now, Lord, behold their threatenings, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your Word,

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.

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 hearing these words, Ananias fell down and expired. And great fear came on all those who heard these things.

Then Peter said to her, How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door and they will carry you out.

And great fear came on all the church and on as many as heard these things.

And many miracles and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the apostles; and they were all with one accord in Solomon's Porch.

And also a multitude came from the cities around Jerusalem, bringing sick ones, and those being tormented by unclean spirits, who were all healed.

And rising up, the high priest, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees) were filled with anger,

Go! Stand and speak all the words of this Life to the people in the temple.

And hearing, they went into the temple about dawn, and taught. But the high priest came, and those with him. And they called the sanhedrin together, and all the elderhood of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

saying, We indeed found the prison shut with all safety, and the keepers standing outside in front of the doors. But having opened it, we found no one inside.

Then there stood up one in the sanhedrin, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a doctor of the Law honored among all the people. And he commanded the apostles to be put outside a little space.

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.

After this one, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the Registration, and drew away considerable people after him. Yet that one perished; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered.

And now I say to you, Withdraw from these men and let them alone. For if this counsel or this work is of men, it will come to nothing.

But we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the Word.

And the saying pleased all the multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicholas, a proselyte of Antioch.

And looking intently at him. all those sitting in the sanhedrin saw his face as if it were the face of an angel.

And God said, "I will judge the nation to whom they shall be in bondage," and "after these things they will come out and will serve Me in this place."

and plucked him out from all his afflictions, and He gave him favor and wisdom over against Pharaoh king of Egypt. And he appointed him governor over Egypt and all his household.

But a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and a great affliction. And our fathers found no food.

And seeing, Joseph called his father Jacob, and all his kindred, seventy-five souls.

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

And the next day he appeared to them while fighting. And he urged them to peace, saying, Men, you are brothers, why do you wrong one another?

Will you not kill me as you did the Egyptian yesterday?

"I have seen, the affliction of My people in Egypt, and I have heard their groan; and I came down to pluck them out. And now come, I will send you into Egypt."

Yea, you took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, images which you made in order to worship them; and I will remove you beyond Babylon."

"Heaven is My throne and earth is My footstool. What house will you build Me, says the Lord, or what is the place of My rest?

Has not My hand made all these things?"

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.

All gave heed to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, This one is the great power of God.

And he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasure and had come to Jerusalem to worship,

Philip said, If you believe with all your heart, it is lawful. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

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

And trembling and astonished, he said, Lord, what will You have me to do? And the Lord said to him, Arise and go into the city, and you shall be told what you must do.

And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on Your Name.

For I will show him what great things he must suffer for My name's sake.

But all who heard him were amazed and said, Is this not he who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem and came here for that reason, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?

Then the disciples took him by night and let him down through the wall in a basket.

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.

Then, indeed, the churches had rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and having been built up. And having gone on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were increased.

And it happened, passing through all, Peter also came down to the saints who lived at Lydda.

And all who lived at Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

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 putting them all out, Peter knelt down and prayed. And turning to the body he said, Tabitha, arise! And she opened her eyes. And when she saw Peter, she sat up.

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

one devout and fearing God, with all his household, both doing many merciful deeds to the people, and praying continually to God.

He is staying with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the seaside. He will tell you what you must do.

And explaining all things to them, he sent them to Joppa.

And he became very hungry and desired to eat. But while they made ready, an ecstasy fell on him.

in which were all the four-footed animals of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the reptiles, and the birds of the heaven.

And while Peter doubted within himself what the vision which he had seen might be, even behold, the men who were sent from Cornelius had asked for Simon's house and stood on the porch.

And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men are looking for you.

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.

Therefore I immediately sent to you, and you have done well to come. Now therefore we are all here present before God to hear all things that are commanded you by God.

You know the Word which God sent to the sons of Israel, preaching the gospel of peace by Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all!);

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.