The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

And while they were looking stedfastly into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

These all with one accord continued stedfastly in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

(Now this man obtained a field with the reward of his iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

And it became known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch that in their language that field was called Akeldama, that is, The field of blood.)

Of the men therefore that have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,

And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show of these two the one whom thou hast chosen,

And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place.

And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

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

And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying, Behold, are not all these that speak Galilaeans?

And they were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying one to another, What meaneth this?

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spake forth unto them,'saying , Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and give ear unto my words.

And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour forth 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:

Yea and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days Will I pour forth of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.

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

This Jesus did God raise up, whereof we all are witnesses.

Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that God hath made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom ye crucified.

For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call unto him.

And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

and they sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, according as any man had need.

praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to them day by day those that were saved.

And all the people saw him walking and praising God:

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

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

But the things which God foreshowed by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled.

whom the heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, whereof God spake by the mouth of His holy prophets that have been from of old.

Moses indeed said, A prophet shall the Lord God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me. To him shall ye hearken in all things whatsoever he shall speak unto you.

Yea and all the prophets from Samuel and them that followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days.

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

if we this day are examined concerning a good deed done to an impotent man, by what means this man is made whole;

be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even in him doth this man stand here before you whole.

saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been wrought through them, is manifest to all that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.

And they called them, and charged them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

And they, when they had further threatened them, 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 being let go, they came to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said unto them.

And they, when they heard it, lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, O Lord, thou that didst make the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is:

And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness,

while thy stretchest forth thy hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of thy holy Servant Jesus.

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

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and 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 with great power gave the apostles their witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

While it remained, did it not remain thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thy power? How is it that thou hast conceived this thing in thy heart? thou has not lied unto men, but unto God.

And Ananias hearing these words fell down and gave up the ghost: and great fear came upon all that heard it.

And great fear came upon the whole church, and upon all that heard these things.

And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.

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

Go ye, and stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this Life.

And when they heard this , they entered into the temple about daybreak, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison-house to have them brought.

saying, The prison-house we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing at the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.

But there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in honor of all the people, and commanded to put the men forth a little while.

For before these days rose up Theudas, giving himself out to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed, and came to nought.

After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the enrolment, and drew away'some of the people after him: he also perished; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.

And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will be overthrown:

but if it is of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found even to be fighting against God.

But we will continue stedfastly in prayer, and in the ministry of the word.

And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch;

And all that sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.

And God spake on this wise, that his seed should sojourn in a strange land, and that they should bring them into bondage, and treat them ill, four hundred years.

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 delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

And Joseph sent, and called to him Jacob his father, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

The same dealt craftily with our race, and ill-treated our fathers, that they should cast out their babes to the end they might not live.

And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; and he was mighty in his words and works.

But when he was well-nigh forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

I have surely seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and I am come down to deliver them: and now come, I will send thee into Egypt.

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.

The heaven is my throne, And the earth the footstool of my feet: What manner of house will ye build me? saith the Lord: Or what is the place of my rest?

Did not my hand make all these things?

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

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

And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship;

And Philip said, If thou believest with all thy heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

and here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call upon thy name.

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

And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that in Jerusalem made havoc of them that called on this name? and he had come hither for this intent, that he might bring them bound before the chief priests.

but his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.

And when he was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

So the church throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified; and, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was multiplied.

And it came to pass, as Peter went throughout all parts, he came down also to the saints that dwelt at Lydda.

And all that dwelt at Lydda and in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

And Peter arose and went with them. And when he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.

But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down and prayed; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes; and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

And it became known throughout all Joppa: and many believed on the Lord.

a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.

and having rehearsed all things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.

and he became hungry, and desired to eat: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance;

wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts and creeping things of the earth and birds of the heaven.

Now while Peter was much perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men that were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon's house, stood before the gate,

And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

And they said, Cornelius a centurion, a righteous man and one that feareth God, and well reported of by all the nation of the Jews, was warned of God by a holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words from thee.

Forthwith therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God, to hear all things that have been commanded thee of the Lord.

The word which he sent unto the children of Israel, preaching good tidings of peace by Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all.) --

that saying ye yourselves know, which was published throughout all Judaea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

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

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

not to all the people, but unto witnesses that were chosen before of God, even to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.