And having met with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father which you heard from Me.

And He said to them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father has put in His own authority.

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount Of Olive Grove, which is a sabbath day's journey from Jerusalem.

Men, brothers, this Scripture must have been fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit by the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, who became guide to those who seized Jesus.

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

to take the share of this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell, to go to his own place.

And how do we each hear in our own dialect in which we were born?

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

Men, Israelites, hear these words. Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by powerful works, and wonders and miracles, which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know,

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

Therefore being exalted to the right of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured out this which you now see and hear.

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 you killed the Prince of Life, whom God has raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.

And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, this one whom you see and know, His name made firm. And the faith which came through Him has given him this perfect soundness before you.

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.

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."

This is the Stone which you builders have counted worthless, and He has become the Head of the Corner.

And there is salvation in no other One; for there is no other name under Heaven given among men by which we must be saved.

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 no way as to how they might punish them, because of the people. For all glorified God for that which was done.

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

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

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

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

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

And He said to him, "Go out from your land and from your kindred, and come into a land which I shall show you."

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.

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

Which also having received it by inheritance with Joshua, our fathers, with Joshua, in taking possession of the nations whom God drove out before the face of our fathers until the days of David,

Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you have now been the betrayers and murderers;

And the people with one accord gave heed to those things which Philip spoke, hearing and seeing the many miracles which he did.

And answering Simon said, You pray to the Lord for me that none of these things which you have spoken may come on me.

And the angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise and go toward the south, on the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza, which is a deserted place.

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.

And the Lord said to him, Arise and go into the street which is called Straight and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,

And Ananias went and entered into the house. And putting his hands on him, he said, Brother Saul, the Lord, Jesus, who appeared to you in the way in which you came, has sent me to you that you might see and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

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 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.

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.

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;

And we are witnesses of all things which He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed Him and hanged Him on a tree;

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

who will tell you words by which you and all your house shall be saved.

And one of them named Agabus stood up and signified by the Spirit that there should be great famine over the world (which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar).

which they also did, sending to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

When they were past the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord. And they went out and passed on through one street. And immediately the angel departed from him.

As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, So, then, separate Barnabas and Saul to Me for the work to which I have called them.

And by Him all who believe are justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the Law of Moses.

Therefore beware lest that come on you which is spoken of in the Prophets:

"Behold, you despisers, and marvel, and perish; for I work a work in your days, a work which you shall in no way believe, though a man declare it to you."

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy and contradicted those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

And from there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

Now therefore why do you tempt God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples, a yoke which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, according to which manner they also believed.

"After this I will return and will build again the tabernacle of David which has fallen down; and I will build again its ruins, and I will set it up,

that you abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which, if you keep yourselves, you shall do well. Be prospered.

and from there to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we continued spending time in that city some days.

And a certain woman named Lydia heard us, a seller of purple of the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God; whose heart the Lord opened, so that she attended to the things which were spoken by Paul.

And they teach customs which are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.

And taking hold of him, they led him to the Areopagus, saying, Are we able to know what is this new doctrine of which you speak?

because He has appointed a day in which He is going to judge the world in righteousness by a Man whom He appointed, having given proof to all by raising Him from the dead.

And you see and hear that, not only at Ephesus, but almost all Asia, this Paul having persuaded, he has perverted a huge crowd, saying that those which are made with hands are no gods.

For we are in danger to be accused of revolt concerning today; there being no cause by which we may give an account of this crowding together.

But none of these things move me, neither do I count my life dear to myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus Christ, to testify fully the gospel of the grace of God.

Therefore take heed to yourselves, and to all the flock in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to feed the church of God which He has purchased with His own blood.

And now, brothers, I commend you to God, and to the Word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

grieving most of all over the word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. And they went with him to the ship.

And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise and go into Damascus. And there it shall be told you all things which are appointed for you to do.

And being minded to know the charge for which they accused him, I brought him down to their sanhedrin;

commanding his accusers to come to you. By examining him, you yourself may know about all these things of which we accuse him.

Nor can they prove the things of which they now accuse me.

But I confess this to you, that after the Way which they call heresy, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things that are written in the Law and in the Prophets.

And I have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

Among which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a crowd nor with tumult.

And he having come, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem stood around and brought many charges against Paul, which they could not prove.

For if I am an offender or have committed anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is nothing of which these accuse me, no one can deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar.

about whom, standing up, the accusers brought against him no charge of which I suspected,

Concerning all of which I am accused by Jews, king Agrippa, I think myself happy being about to make defense before you today,

Truly, then, all the Jews know my manner of life from my youth, which was at first among my own nation at Jerusalem,

to which promise our twelve tribes hope to attain, serving God fervently night and day. For the sake of this hope, king Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.

which I also did in Jerusalem. And I shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests. And they being put to death, I cast a vote.

In which pursuit also traveling to Damascus with authority and power of decision from the chief priests,

Then having obtained help from God, I stand until this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other things than those which the prophets and Moses said was going to happen;

And boarding a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail alongside Asian places, we set sail, Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, being with us.

And coasting along with difficulty, we came to a place named Fair Havens, near which was a city, Lasea.

And the port not being fit to winter in, the most of them advised to set sail from there, if by any means they might be able to get to Phoenix to winter; which is a port of Crete, looking toward the southwest and northwest.

which taking, they used helps, undergirding the ship. And fearing lest they should fall into the sandbanks of Syrtis, lowering the tackle, so they were borne along.

And when day came, they did not recognize the land. But they discovered a certain bay with a beach, into which they were minded, if they were able, to drive the ship.

And after three months we sailed in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, an Alexandrian with an ensign, The Twin Brothers.