So, when they were together, they said to him, Lord, will you at this time give back the kingdom to Israel?

And said, O men of Galilee, why are you looking up into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken from you into heaven, will come again, in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.

Then they went back to Jerusalem from the mountain named Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away.

And this came to the knowledge of all those who were living in Jerusalem, so that the field was named in their language, Akel-dama, or, The field of blood.)

To take that position as a servant and Apostle, from which Judas by his sin was shut out, so that he might go to his place.

And they saw tongues, like flames of fire, coming to rest on every one of them.

And it will come about, in the last days, says God, that I will send out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will be prophets, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams:

For David said of him, I saw the Lord before my face at all times, for he is at my right hand, so that I may not be moved:

You have made me see the ways of life; I will be full of joy when I see your face.

My brothers, I may say to you openly that David came to his death, and was put in the earth, and his resting-place is with us today.

He, having knowledge of the future, was talking of the coming again of Christ from the dead, that he was not kept in hell and his body did not see destruction.

And so, being lifted up to the right hand of God, and having the Father's word that the Holy Spirit would come, he has sent this thing, which now you see and have knowledge of.

And all the people saw him walking and praising God:

And they saw that it was the man who made requests for money at the door of the Temple, and they were full of wonder and surprise at what had taken place.

And while he kept his hands on Peter and John, all the people came running together to the covered way which is named Solomon's, full of wonder.

And when Peter saw it he said to the people, You men of Israel, why are you so greatly surprised at this man? or why are you looking at us as if by our power or virtue we had given him the use of his legs?

And his name, through faith in his name, has made this man strong, whom you see and have knowledge of: yes, the faith which is through him has made him well, before you all.

So then, let your hearts be changed and be turned to God, so that your sins may be completely taken away, and times of blessing may come from the Lord;

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.

Now when they saw that Peter and John were without fear, though they were men of no education or learning, they were greatly surprised; and they took note of them that they had been with Jesus.

And, seeing that the man who had been made well was there with them, they were not able to say anything against it.

Saying, What are we to do with these men? for certainly it is clear to all who are living in Jerusalem that a most important sign has been done by them, and it is not possible to say that it is not so.

But so that it may not go farther among the people, let us put them in fear of punishment if they say anything in future in this name.

But Peter and John in answer said to them, It is for you to say if it is right in the eyes of God to give attention to you more than to God:

And hearing it, they all, with one mind, made prayer to God and said, O Lord, maker of heaven and earth and the sea and all things in them:

Who has said, by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David your servant, Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?

While your hand is stretched out to do works of mercy; so that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.

But Peter said to her, Why have you made an agreement together to be false to the Spirit of the Lord? See, the feet of the young men who have put the body of your husband in the earth, are at the door, and they will take you out.

And straight away she went down at his feet, and her life went from her: and the young men came in and saw her dead, and they took her out and put her in the earth with her husband.

Now a number of signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the Apostles; and they were all together in Solomon's covered way.

And they even took into the streets people who were ill, and put them on beds, so that when Peter went by, some of them might be in his shade.

But the men who were sent saw that they were not in the prison, and came back with the news,

We gave you very clear orders not to give teaching in this name: and now Jerusalem is full of your teaching, and you are attempting to make us responsible for this man's death.

And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who keep his laws.

And now I say to you, Do nothing to these men, but let them be: for if this teaching or this work is of men, it will come to nothing:

So they went away from the Sanhedrin, happy to undergo shame for the Name.

Then they got men to say, He has said evil against Moses and against God, in our hearing.

And all those who were in the Sanhedrin, looking at him, saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

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 the second time his brothers had a meeting with Joseph, and Pharaoh had knowledge of Joseph's family.

And Jacob went down to Egypt, and came to his end there, and so did our fathers;

He, having evil designs against our nation, was cruel to our fathers, and they were forced to put out their young children, so that they might not go on living.

At which time Moses came to birth, and he was very beautiful; and he was kept for three months in his father's house:

And when he was put out, Pharaoh's daughter took him and kept him as her son.

But when he was almost forty years old, it came into his heart to go and see his brothers, the children of Israel.

And he was hoping that his brothers would see that God had sent him to be their saviour; but they did not see.

This Moses, whom they would not have, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? him God sent to be a ruler and a saviour, by the hand of the angel whom he saw in the thorn-tree.

This man took them out, having done wonders and signs in Egypt and in the Red Sea and in the waste land, for forty years.

This is the man who was in the church in the waste land with the angel who was talking to him in Sinai, and with our fathers; and to him were given the living words of God, so that he might give them to you.

You whose hearts are hard and whose ears are shut to me; you are ever working against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.

But he was full of the Holy Spirit, and looking up to heaven, he saw the glory of God and Jesus at the right hand of God.

And he said, Now I see heaven open, and the Son of man at the right hand of God.

And God-fearing men put Stephen's body in its last resting-place, making great weeping over him.

And all the people gave attention to the words which Philip said, when they saw the signs which he did.

Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the touch of the Apostles' hands, he made them an offering of money, saying,

Give me this power, so that when I put my hands on anyone he may get the Holy Spirit.

For I see that you are prisoned in bitter envy and the chains of sin.

And Simon, answering, said, Make prayer for me to the Lord, so that these things which you have said may not come on me.

So they, having given their witness and made clear the word of the Lord, went back to Jerusalem, giving the good news on their way in a number of the small towns of Samaria.

And Philip, running up to him, saw that he was reading Isaiah the prophet, and said to him, Is the sense of what you are reading clear to you?

Now the place in the book where he was reading was this: He was taken, like a sheep, to be put to death; and as a lamb is quiet when its wool is being cut, so he made no sound:

So Philip, starting from this writing, gave him the good news about Jesus.

And while they were going on their way, they came to some water, and the Ethiopian said, See, here is water; why may I not have baptism?

And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away; and the Ethiopian saw him no more, for he went on his way full of joy.

And made a request for letters from him to the Synagogues of Damascus, so that if there were any of the Way there, men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

And while he was journeying, he came near Damascus; and suddenly he saw a light from heaven shining round him;

And he went down on the earth, and a voice said to him, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?

And the men who were with him were not able to say anything; hearing the voice, but seeing no one.

And Saul got up from the earth, and when his eyes were open, he saw nothing; and he was guided by the hand into Damascus.

And for three days he was not able to see, and he took no food or drink.

And he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hands on him, so that he may be able to see.

And Ananias went out and came to the house, and putting his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, whom you saw when you were on your journey, has sent me, so that you may be able to see, and be full of the Holy Spirit.

And straight away it seemed as if a veil was taken from his eyes, and he was able to see; and he got up, and had baptism;

And all those hearing him were full of wonder and said, Is not this the man who in Jerusalem was attacking all the worshippers of this name? and he had come here so that he might take them as prisoners before the chief priests.

But Saul got knowledge of their design. And they kept watch day and night on the roads out of the town, so that they might put him to death:

And so the church through all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was made strong; and, living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was increased greatly.

And all those living in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and were turned to the Lord.

But Peter made them all go outside, and went down on his knees in prayer; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, get up. And, opening her eyes, she saw Peter and got up.

He saw in a vision, clearly, at about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of the Lord coming to him and saying to him, Cornelius!

Who is living with Simon, a leather-worker, whose house is by the sea.

And he saw the heavens opening, and a vessel coming down, like a great cloth let down on the earth,

Now while Peter was in doubt as to the purpose of this vision, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made search for Simon's house, came to the door,

To see if Simon, named Peter, was living there.

And, while Peter was turning the vision over in his mind, the Spirit said to him, See, three men are looking for you.

So he took them in for the night. And the day after, he went with them, taking some of the brothers from Joppa with him.

And saying these words, he went in, and saw that a great number of people had come together;

And so I came without question, when I was sent for. What then is your purpose in sending for me?

And Cornelius said, Four days from now I was in my house in prayer at the ninth hour; and I saw before me a man in shining clothing,

Send, then, to Joppa, and get Simon, named Peter, to come to you; he is living in the house of Simon, a leather-worker, by the sea.

So, straight away, I sent for you; and you have done well to come. And now, we are all present before God, ready to give attention to all the things which the Lord has given you to say.

Then Peter said, Truly, I see clearly that God is no respecter of persons:

Will any man say that these may not have baptism who have been given the Holy Spirit as we have?

I was in the town of Joppa, at prayer: and falling into a deep sleep, I saw in a vision a vessel like a great cloth let down from heaven, and it came down to me:

And looking on it with attention I saw in it all sorts of beasts and birds.

And the Spirit gave me orders to go with them, doubting nothing. And these six brothers came with me; and we went into that man's house:

Who will say words to you through which you and all your family may get salvation.

And hearing these things they said nothing more, but gave glory to God, saying, Then to the Gentiles as to us has God given a change of heart, so that they may have life.

Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts:

And when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews he went on to take Peter in addition. This was at the time of the feast of unleavened bread.

So Peter was kept in prison: but the church made strong prayer to God for him.