until the day in which, after he had through the Holy Spirit given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;

And while in assembly with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for what had been promised by the Father, which [said he] ye heard from me;

But he said to them, It belongeth not to you to know times or seasons, which the Father appointed by his own authority.

who said, Men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This Jesus, who hath been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same manner in which ye beheld him going into heaven.

Then they returned to Jerusalem, from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, within a sabbathdays journey.

Brethren, it was necessary that this scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus.

And they prayed saying, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show which of these two thou hast chosen

to take the part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell away, that he might go to his own place.

Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus the Nazarene, a man approved of God to you by miracles, and wonders, and signs, which God wrought by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves know,

Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, he hath poured forth this, which ye both see and hear.

And Peter and John were going up together to the temple, at the hour of prayer, which is the ninth hour.

And a certain man lame from his birth was carried along, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of those who entered the temple;

and they recognized him as the man that sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him.

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

whom heaven indeed must receive until the times of a restoration of all things; of which times God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from the days of old.

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

Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, "And in thy posterity shall all the families of the earth be blessed."

This is the stone which was set at nought by you the builders, which is become a cornerstone.

And there is salvation in no other; for there is not another name under heaven, that hath been given among men, by which we must be saved.

For we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard.

So, having further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, on account of the people; because all were glorifying God for that which had been done.

And the multitude of those who believed were of one heart, and of one soul; and not one of them said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

And Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, when interpreted, Son of consolation,) a Levite, born in Cyprus,

But the highpriest and all that were with him, which is the sect of the Sadducees, rose up and were filled with indignation,

And we are his witnesses of these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit which God hath given to those who obey him.

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

For we have heard him say, This Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses delivered to us.

and said to him, "Go forth from thy country and thy kindred, and come into the land which I will show thee."

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

But as the time of the promise drew near, which God solemnly made to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

In which time Moses was born, and was exceedingly fair; who was nourished in his fathers house three months.

And ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of the god Rephan, the figures which ye made to worship them; and I will carry you away beyond Babylon."

which also our fathers received and brought in with Joshua, at their taking possession of the gentiles whom God drove out from before our fathers, until the days of David;

Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they slew those who foretold the coming of the righteous one, of whom ye have now become the betrayers and murderers;

And Saul was consenting to his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and all were scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

And the multitudes with one accord gave heed to the things spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he wrought.

to whom they gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the Power of God, which is called Great.

And Simon himself also believed, and having been baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed when he beheld the miracles and signs which were wrought.

And Simon answering said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of the things which ye have spoken may come upon me.

And the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so he openeth not his mouth.

Now at Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which name being interpreted is the same as Dorcas, that is, Gazelle. This woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

Then Peter arose, and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber; and all the widows came to him weeping, and showing the coats and cloaks which Dorcas made while she was with them.

And a voice came to him again, the second time, That which God hath cleansed, call not thou common.

Now, while Peter was doubting within himself what the vision which he had seen meant, lo! the men who were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simons house, and stood before the gate;

the word which he sent to the sons of Israel, publishing glad tidings of peace through Jesus Christ; he is Lord of all men.

Ye yourselves know what was spoken of through the whole of Judaea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached,

And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom they also slew by hanging him on a cross.

on which fixing my eyes, I observed, and saw the fourfooted beasts of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the birds of the air.

But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, That which God hath cleansed, call not thou common.

who will speak to thee words by which thou shalt be saved, and all thy house.

But the talk concerning them came to the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem; and they sent forth Barnabas, to go as far as Antioch;

And one of them named Agabus stood up, and signified by the Spirit, that there was about to be a great famine over the whole world; which came to pass in the days of Claudius.

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

And when they had passed the first, and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leadeth to the city, which opened to them of itself; and they went out and passed on through one street, and the angel immediately departed from him.

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

For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, not knowing him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them in condemning him.

And we declare to you the glad tidings, that the promise which was made to the fathers

and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

Beware therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the Prophets,

"Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish! for I work a work in your days, a work which ye will not believe, though one should plainly declare it to you."

and thence set sail for Antioch, whence they had been commended to the grace of God, for the work which they had accomplished.

Now therefore why do ye provoke the anger of God, by putting a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

"After this I will return, and will rebuild the tabernacle of David which hath fallen; and I will rebuild its ruins, and will set it up;

which were known from the beginning."

but that we should write to them by letter to abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from that which hath been strangled, and from blood.

to abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which if ye keep yourselves, ye will do well. Farewell."

And as they journeyed through the cities, they delivered to them for their observance the decrees which had been ordained by the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem.

and thence to Philippi, which is a chief city of the province of Macedonia, a colony. And we remained in the city some days.

And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God, was listening; whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the things which were spoken by Paul.

and they teach customs which it is not lawful for us Romans to receive or observe.

And they took him and brought him to Mars hill, saying, May we know what this new doctrine is, of which thou speakest?

inasmuch as he hath fixed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he hath appointed; having given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.

and ye see and hear, that this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, not only of Ephesus, but of almost all Asia, saying, that those are not gods, which are made with hands.

But when the Recorder had quieted the multitude, he said, Men of Ephesus, who is there among men that doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is guardian of the great Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

For we are in danger of being called to answer concerning this days riot, there being no ground on which we shall be able to give an account of this concourse.

serving the Lord with all humility, and with tears, and trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews;

But I count life of no value to me, so that I may finish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the glad tidings of the grace of God.

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the church of the Lord, which he purchased with his own blood.

sorrowing most of all for the word which he had spoken, that they were to see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.

These take, and purify thyself with them, and pay the expenses for them, that they may shave their heads; and all will know that those things of which they have been informed concerning thee are nothing, but that thou thyself also walkest in observance of the Law.

Brethren and fathers, hear my defence, which I now make to you.

And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there thou wilt be told of all which it hath been appointed thee to do.

And wishing to know the crime of which they accused him, I brought him down to their council;

and from him thou canst thyself ascertain by examination all these things of which we accuse him.

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

But this I acknowledge to thee, that according to the way [of belief] which they call a sect, so do I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and by the Prophets;

having a hope in God, which they themselves also entertain, that there will be a resurrection both of the righteous and the unrighteous.

in doing which they found me purified in the temple, not with a crowd nor with tumult; but certain Jews from Asia [caused it],

except in relation to this one expression, which I uttered aloud while standing among them: Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am tried before you this day.

He hoped also that money would be given him by Paul; on which account he sent for him the oftener, and conversed with him.

And when he had come, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem stood around, bringing many and heavy charges which they could not prove;

If indeed I am an offender, and have done anything deserving death, I refuse not to die; but if there be nothing in the charges which they bring against me, no man can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.

I think myself happy, king Agrippa, that I am to make my defence this day before thee concerning all things of which I am accused by the Jews;

My manner of life, then, from my youth, which was from the beginning among my own nation and at Jerusalem, all Jews know:

which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God day and night, hope to obtain; concerning which hope, O king, I am accused by Jews.

Which I also did in Jerusalem; and many of the saints did I myself shut up in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.

But arise and stand upon thy feet; for I have appeared to thee for this purpose, to prepare thee as a minister and a witness both of the things which thou sawest, and of those on account of which I will appear to thee;

Having, however, obtained help from God, I continue to this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing except those things which the Prophets and Moses said were to come to pass;

and coasting along it with difficulty we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city Lasea.

which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and fearing lest they should run into the Syrtis, they lowered the sail and so were driven.