And after he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.

And as they were gazing intently into the sky while he was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them.

And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying; Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James.

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.

And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

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

Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven.

And at this sound the crowd came together, and they were bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

They were amazed and wondered, saying, "Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?

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

But others were mocking and said, "They are full of sweet wine."

Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brethren, what shall we do?"

So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.

Everyone was filled with awe; and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.

And all who believed were together and had all things in common;

praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.

Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

And taking him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong.

and they recognized him as the one who used to sit at the Beautiful Gate of the temple to beg alms, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,

being greatly disturbed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

On the next day, their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem;

and Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family.

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished; and they recognized that they had been with Jesus.

And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people; for all the people were praising God for what had happened.

The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ.'

For truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel,

And when they had prayed, the place where they were gathered together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God with boldness.

Now the company of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed that any of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had everything in common.

For there was not a needy person among them, For all who were owners of land or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of the sales

Now many signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Porch.

And all the more believers in the Lord, multitudes of men and women, were constantly added to their number,

The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed.

But the high priest rose up and all who were with him, that is, the party of the Sadducees, and they were filled with jealousy.

Now when the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard these words, they were much perplexed about them, wondering what would come of this.

Then the captain went along with the officers and brought them back without violence, for they were afraid of the people, that they might be stoned.

When they heard this, they were furious and wanted to kill them.

For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a group of about four hundred men joined him. But he was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.

After this man, Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and drew away some people after him; he too perished, and all those who followed him were scattered.

Now in those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the native Hebrews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

The word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.

And fixing their gaze on him, all who were sitting in the Council saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

They were carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

On the following day he appeared to two of them as they were fighting, and tried to reconcile them, saying, 'Men, you are brethren; why do you wrong each other?'

At that time they made a calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands.

Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed their teeth at him.

And as they were stoning Stephen, he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."

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

The crowds with one accord were giving attention to what was said by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he did.

For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.

But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one.

Saul got up from the ground; and when his eyes were opened, he could see nothing; so they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.

So Ananias departed and entered the house. And after laying his hands on him said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

and he took food and was strengthened. Now for several days he was with the disciples who were at Damascus.

All those who heard him were amazed, and said, "Is this not he who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called on this name, and who had come here for the purpose of bringing them bound before the chief priests?"

but their plot became known to Saul. They were watching the gates day and night, to kill him;

When he came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

And he was talking and arguing with the Hellenistic Jews; but they were seeking to kill him.

When the angel who spoke to him had left, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier of those who were his personal attendants,

The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray.

And he became hungry and was desiring something to eat; but while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance

In it were all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth and birds of the air.

Now while Peter was inwardly perplexed as to what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men that were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon's house, appeared at the gate.

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.

Now the apostles and the brethren who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

And behold, at that moment three men appeared at the house in which we were staying, having been sent to me from Caesarea.

Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose in connection with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews.

But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who came to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus.

for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great number of people were brought to the Lord.

and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year they met with the church and taught great numbers of people; and the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

The very night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison.

When Peter came to himself, he said, "Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting."

When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was also called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.

But Peter continued knocking; and when they opened the door, they saw him and were amazed.

Now in the church that was at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."

As Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people begged that these things might be spoken to them the next Sabbath.

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted what was spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.

When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord; and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

But the people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brethren, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."

And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question.

When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with them.

So when they were sent off, they went down to Antioch; and having gathered the congregation together, they delivered the letter.

And Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, encouraged the brethren with many words and strengthened them.

And after they had spent some time there, they were sent off in peace by the brethren to those who had sent them.

and he was well spoken of by the brethren who were in Lystra and Iconium.

Paul wanted this man to accompany him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance the decisions which had been reached by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.

So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in numbers daily.

It happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave-girl who had a spirit of divination. She brought her owners much profit by fortune-telling.

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,

and suddenly there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were unfastened.

When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

They spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.

The police reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens.