I composed the first discourse, O Theophilus, concerning all things which Jesus began both to do and to teach,

till the day in which, having given command, through the Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom he did choose out, he was taken up,

to whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion, of which they had many proofs, during the forty days he appear'd to them, and inform'd them about the reign of the Messias:

And being assembled together with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, 'Ye did hear of me;

Once when they were with Him, they asked Him, "Master, is this the time at which you are about to restore the kingdom of Israel?"

and he said to them, it is not for you, to know the times or the seasons, which the father hath reserv'd in his own disposal.

but ye shall receive the influence of the holy spirit, which will descend upon you: and ye shall be witnesses for me, in Jerusalem, in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the remotest part of the earth.

who also said, Men of Galilee, why do ye stand looking into heaven? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, shall thus come in the manner in which ye have beheld him going into heaven.

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called the Mount of Olives, which is near Jerusalem—a Sabbath day’s journey away.

And when they had come in, they went up into an upper room, in which dwelt Peter and James, and John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphasus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

And in those days Peter standing up in the midst of the brothers, said??he multitude together was about a hundred and twenty??16 Men and brothers, it was necessary that the Scripture should be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David, concerning Judas who became a guide to them that apprehended Jesus;

and said, men and brethren, the prediction which the holy ghost made, by the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who was guide to those that seiz'd Jesus, must have been accomplished.

(This man bought a piece of land with the money which he took for his treachery, and he fell there face downward and his body broke in two, and all his intestines poured out.

This incident became known to everyone who lived in Jerusalem so that the [burial] field purchased with the reward money became known as "Akeldama" [an Aramaic word] which means "Field of Blood.")

'It behoveth, therefore, of the men who did go with us during all the time in which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,

beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day in which he was received up from us, one of these to become with us a witness of his rising again.'

Then they prayed, “You, Lord, know the hearts of all; show which of these two You have chosen

to receive the share of this ministration and apostleship, from which Judas, by transgression, did fall, to go on to his proper place;'

when all of a sudden there came a sound from heaven, like that of an impetuous wind, which filled all the house where they were.

And there appeared to them tongues like fire, which distributed them selves, and sat one on each of them.

And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, which were of all nations under heaven.

They wondered all, and marveled: saying among themselves, "Behold, are not all these which speak of Galilee?

and how do we hear, each in our proper dialect, in which we were born?

both Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Libya which adjoin Cyrene, and the Romans sojourning here, both Jews and proselytes,

Yet we all alike hear these Galilaeans speaking in our own language about the wonderful things which God has done."

'But this is that which hath been spoken through the prophet Joel:

ye men of Israel attend to what I say; Jesus of Nazareth was a man whom God distinguished among you, by miracles, by prodigies, and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as you your selves also know:

But being a prophet, and having in mind the oath which God had given to him, that of the fruit of his body one would take his place as a king,

'This Jesus did God raise up, of which we are all witnesses;

at the right hand then of God having been exalted -- also the promise of the Holy Spirit having received from the Father -- he was shedding forth this, which now ye see and hear;

and all the people were allarm'd at the many prodigies and miracles which were done by the apostles.

One day as Peter and John were going together to the temple, at the ninth hour, which was the hour of prayer,

And a certain man that was lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;

Which same, when he saw Peter and John, that they would into the temple, desired to receive an alms;

at which he look'd very attentively, expecting to receive something of them.

Peter said, Silver and gold do not belong to me; but I give thee that which I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, walk about.

And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.

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

which Peter observing, thus addressed them, ye men of Israel, why are ye so surprized at this event? or why do you look so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or piety, we had caus'd this man to walk?

and the Prince of the life ye did kill, whom God did raise out of the dead, of which we are witnesses;

And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.

Repent ye, therefore, and turn: that your sins may be done away when the time of refreshing cometh, which we shall have of the presence of the Lord,

And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:

Heaven must welcome Him until the times of the restoration of all things, which God spoke about by the mouth of His holy prophets from the beginning.

For Moses said, The Lord will give you a prophet from among your people, like me; you will give ear to everything which he will say to you.

And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.

Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

which was attended by the high priest Annas, by Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and all the members of the high priest's family.

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

There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to people, and we must be saved by it.”

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

For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

And when they had been made free, they came back to their friends, and gave an account of all the things which the chief priests and the authorities had said to them.

And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:

which by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, 'Why did the heathen rage and the people imagine vain things?

To do that which had been fixed before by your hand and your purpose.

by displaying thine hand in miraculous cures, and prodigies, which by the name of thy holy child Jesus shall be done.

And they having prayed, the place was shaken in which they were gathered together, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and were speaking the word of God with freedom,

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

Great was the power by which the apostles attested the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and they were all greatly favoured by the people.

And, in fact, there was not a needy man among them, for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the money which they realised,

which they laid down at the apostles feet: and they distributed it to every man as his occasions required.

Joseph, a Levite and a Cypriot by birth, the one the apostles called Barnabas, which is translated Son of Encouragement,

sold a farm belonging to him and brought the money, which he placed before the feet of the apostles.

and kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought the rest which he laid at the apostles feet.

upon which Peter said, Ananias, how could satan inspire thine heart to lye to the holy ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

was not the estate your own estate? and was not the price for which it was sold, all in your own hands? how came such a design as this in your heart? thou hast not lyed unto men, but unto God.

at these words Ananias fell down dead upon the spot: which struck the minds of all that heard of it with great dread.

And it fortuned as it were about the space of three hours after, that his wife came in, ignorant of that which was done.

Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.

which affected the whole assembly, and all that heard of it with great dread.

There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.

Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,

“Go, stand and continue to tell the people in the temple [courtyards] the whole message of this Life [the eternal life revealed by Christ and found through faith in Him].”

And a certain one having come near, announced to them, saying, That, behold, the men which ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

upon which the captain went with his officers, and brought them, without offering any violence, for fear of being stoned, he and his men by the people.

And we are his witnesses of these things, and the Holy Spirit also, which God has given to those that obey him.

Before these days rose up one Theudas boasting himself, to whom resorted a number of men, about a four hundred, which was slain, and they all which believed him were scattered abroad, and brought to nought.

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, and full of the holy ghost and wisdom, which we may appoint to this needful business:

which they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them.

Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.

And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.

And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.

“Then he came out of the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. From there, after his father died, God had him move to this land you now live in.

And the nation to which they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.

And he made with him the agreement of which circumcision was the sign. And so Abraham had a son, Isaac, and gave him circumcision on the eighth day; and Isaac had a son, Jacob, and Jacob was the father of the twelve heads of the families of Israel.

and delivered him out of all his adversities, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; which made him governor over Egypt, and over all his household.

and were carried over to Sychem and placed in the sepulchre which Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.

But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.

In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months:

whether do you wish to kill me, in the manner in which you slew the Egyptian yesterday?

Moses was astonished at this vision: and as he drew near to observe it, he heard the voice of the Lord, which said to him,

and the Lord said to him, Loose the sandal of thy feet, for the place in which thou hast stood is holy ground;