When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith 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 on my servants, and on my hand-maidens I will, in those days, pour out of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs on the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.

Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption:

Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou wilt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

And he will send Jesus Christ, who before was preached to you:

For Moses truly said to the fathers, A Prophet will the Lord your God raise up to you, of your brethren, like me; him shall ye hear in all things, whatever he shall say to you.

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

And now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work is from men, it will come to naught:

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

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

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

Wilt thou kill me, as thou didst the Egyptian yesterday?

I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.

This is that Moses, who said to the children of Israel, A prophet will the Lord your God raise up to you of your brethren, like me; him will ye hear.

Yes, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your God Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: What house will ye build for me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?

And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

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

He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea-side: he will tell thee what thou oughtest to do.

In which were all manner of four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping animals, and fowls of the air.

Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he lodgeth in the house of one Simon a tanner, by the sea-side: who, when he cometh, will speak to thee.

Upon which when I had fastened my eyes, I considered, and saw four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping animals, and fowls of the air.

And said, O full of all subtilty, and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

And when he had removed him, he raised up to them David to be their king: to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who shall fulfill all my will.

And as concerning that he raised him from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou wilt not suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.

For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, and was laid to his fathers, and saw corruption:

Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye will in no wise believe, though a man declare it to you.

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

We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who will also tell you the same things by mouth.

That ye abstain from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from lewdness: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye will do well. Fare ye well.

Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? some others, He seemeth to be a setter-forth of strange gods: because he preached to them Jesus, and the resurrection.

Because he hath appointed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness, by that man whom he hath ordained: of which he hath given assurance to all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again concerning this matter.

And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said to them, Your blood be upon your own heads: I am clean: from henceforth I will go to the Gentiles.

But if it is a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it: for I will be no judge of such matters.

But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return to you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.

And now behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, will see my face no more.

For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

Also from your own selves will men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

And when he had come to us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Spirit, So will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.

And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldst know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldst hear the voice of his mouth.

And saw him saying to me, Make haste, and depart quickly from Jerusalem; for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

And he said to me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence to the Gentiles.

And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.

But do not thou yield to them: for there are of them who lie in wait for him more than forty men, who have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now they are ready, looking for a promise from thee.

I will hear thee, said he, when thy accusers also have come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment-hall.

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

And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.

And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, depart for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go to Jerusalem, and there be judged concerning these things before me?

But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared to thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of the things which thou hast seen, and of the things in which I will appear to thee;

And said to them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.

Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it will be even as it was told to me.

Be it known therefore to you, that the salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear it.