And meeting them together He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, said He, ye have heard from me;

And He said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or seasons, which the Father hath reserved in his own power.

And having said these things, as they were looking upon Him, He was lifted up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

who said, Ye men of Galilee, why do ye stand gazing up to heaven? This Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in the manner ye have seen Him going into heaven.

and said, Men and brethren, it was necessary that this scripture should be fulfilled, which the holy Ghost spake by the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who was guide to them that apprehended Jesus:

And they prayed and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all, shew us, which of these two Thou hast chosen,

And there appeared unto them divided tongues, as it were of fire, and it sat upon each of them:

but others scoffing said, they are full of sweet wine.

But Peter standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said unto them, Ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and listen to my words:

For David saith concerning Him, "I set the Lord always before me, for He is at my right hand, that I should not be moved: therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad;

Therefore being a prophet; and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up the Messiah, to sit on his throne;

foreseeing this he spake of the resurrection of Christ, when he said, that his soul was not left in the invisible state, nor did his flesh see corruption.

For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he himself says, "The Lord said to my Lord,

Sit thou at my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool."

Now when they heard this, they were pricked to the heart, and said unto Peter, and to the rest of the apostles, Brethren, what shall we do?

And Peter said unto them, Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the holy Spirit:

But Peter, and John, looking earnestly at him said, Look on us.

But Peter said, Silver and gold I have not; but what I have I give thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.

and knew that it was he who sat to ask for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with astonishment and extasy at what had befallen him.

And Peter seeing this said to the people, Men of Israel, why marvel ye at this, or why look ye so earnestly on us, as if by our own power or piety we had made this man able to walk?

For Moses said unto the fathers, the Lord your God will raise up a prophet unto you, of your brethren, like me, Him shall ye hear in all things whatever He shall say unto you;

Now ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant, which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, "And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed:"

And when they had set them in the midst, they asked them, By what power, or in what name have ye done this?

Then Peter filled with the holy Spirit said unto them, Ye rulers of the people,

This is the stone that was set at nought by you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

But Peter and John answered them, and said, Whether it be right in the sight of God to obey you rather than God, judge ye:

Being dismissed they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

And when they heard it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, Thou art God, who hast made heaven and earth, and sea, and all things therein:

who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his anointed.

But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan so filled thine heart, that thou shouldst lie to the holy Ghost, and keep back part of the price of the land?

And Peter said to her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much. And she said, Yes, for so much.

Then Peter said unto her, Wherefore have ye agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold the feet of those, who have been burying thy husband, now at the door, and they shall carry thee out.

But an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison by night, and having brought them out said,

and when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,

But Peter, and the other apostles, answered, and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

But a certain pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, held in much esteem by all the people, stood up in the council, and ordered the apostles to be taken out a little while; and then he said unto them,

So the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them and said, It is not seemly that we should leave the word of God and attend at tables.

These they set before the apostles; who, when they had prayed, laid their hands upon them.

and they set up false witnesses; who said, This man is continually speaking blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law.

Then said the high priest, Are these things so?

And he said, "Brethren and fathers, hearken,---The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

and said to him, Depart from thy native country and from thy kindred, and come into the country which I shall shew thee.

though He gave him no inheritance in it, no not the breadth of a foot; but He promised to give it to him for a possession, even to his seed after him; though he had then no child."

And God spake thus unto him, "that his seed should sojourn in a strange country, and they shall in slave and abuse them four hundred years:"

and God said, "I will judge the nation, to which they shall be in slavery; and afterwards they shall come out, and shall worship me in this place."

and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he appointed him governor over Egypt, and over all his houshold.

Now Moses, when he saw it, was amazed at the sight; and as he came near to observe it, there was a voice of the Lord to him,

And the Lord said to him, "Take off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place on which thou standest is holy ground.

---This is that Moses who said unto the children of Israel, "A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you, of your brethren, like unto me; Him shall ye hear."

and which our fathers receiving, they with Joshua, brought into the territory of the nations, whom God drove out from before the face of our fathers, till the days of David, who found favor in the sight of God,

and he said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.

And bending his knees, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this he fell asleep.

But Peter said unto him, Let thy money perish with thee, since thou thoughtest to purchase the gift of God with money.

Thou hast no part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

And Simon answered, and said, Do ye pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which ye have spoken may come upon me.

was returning, and as he sat in his chariot, was reading the prophet Esaias:

and the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and join thyself to this chariot. And Philip running up to him,

heard him reading the prophet Esaias, and said, Dost thou understand what thou readest?

And he said, How can I, unless some one guide me? and he desired Philip to come up and sit with him.

And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom doth the prophet say this? of himself, or of some other person?

And as they went on their way, they came to a certain water: and the eunuch said, See here is water, what hindereth me from being baptized?

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

And he said, Who art Thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus the Nazarene whom thou art persecuting: it is hard for thee to kick against the goads.

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

And he was three days without sight, and did neither eat nor drink.

Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias, and the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias, and he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.

And the Lord said unto him, Arise and go into the street which is called Strait, and enquire in the house of Judas for one Saul, of Tarsus:

for behold he is praying, and hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias, coming in and putting his hand upon him, that he might recover his sight.

But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way, for he is the instrument I have chosen, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

And Ananias went away and came into the house; and putting his hands on him, said, "Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, who appeared to thee on the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the holy Spirit."

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales; and he instantly recovered his sight, and arose and was baptized.

But all that heard him, were amazed, and said, Is not this he that persecuted those in Jerusalem who called on this name, and came hither for this end, that he might carry them bound to the chief priests?

And Peter said unto him, Eneas, Jesus the Messiah, healeth thee. Arise, and make thy bed. And he rose up immediately.

But Peter, putting them all out, kneeled down and prayed: and then turning to the body he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

and he looking earnestly at him, and being afraid, said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up as a memorial before God.

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

And there was a voice which said to him, Rise, Peter, kill and eat.

But Peter said, By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing polluted or unclean.

And the voice said to him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, do not thou account polluted.

And as Peter was pondering upon the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold there are three men enquiring for thee:

Then Peter went down to the men that were sent to him from Cornelius, and said, Behold I am the person whom ye seek: what is the cause for which ye are come?

And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a righteous man, and one that feareth God, and of a good character among all the nation of the Jews, hath been warned from God by an holy angel, to send for thee to his house, and to hear what thou shalt say.

Then he invited them in, and entertained them that night. And on the morrow Peter set out with them; and some of the brethren from Joppa went with him.

And he said unto them, Ye know how unlawful it is for a man that is a Jew, to associate with or go to the house of one of another nation: but God hath shewn me, that I should not call any man polluted or unclean.

And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting till this hour, and at the ninth hour I was praying in my house, when behold a man stood before me in bright raiment,

and said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are remembered before God.

Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, who is sirnamed Peter, (he lodgeth in the house of one Simon a tanner, by the sea-side,) who when he cometh, will talk with thee.

Then Peter opened his mouth and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

Then said Peter, Can any one forbid water, that these persons should not be baptized, who have received the holy Spirit, as well as we?

And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. And they desired him to stay there some days.

But I said, By no means, Lord: for nothing polluted or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.

Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the holy Spirit.

And behold an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the room; and smiting Peter on the side, he waked him, and said, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself and tie on thy sandals: and he did so. And he saith unto him, Throw thy garment round thee, and follow me.

And Peter being come to himself said, Now I know truly, that the Lord hath sent his angel and hath delivered me from the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

And they said to her, Thou art mad: but she confidently affirmed that it was so. Then said they, It is his angel.

But he made a sign to them with his hand to be silent, and related to them, how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go, tell these things to James and to the other brethren. And he departed and went to another place.

And upon a set day, Herod arrayed in his royal robes, and sitting upon his throne, made an oration to them.

and as they were ministring to the Lord, and fasting, the holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have called them.