I WROTE my first account, O Theophilus, of all things which Jesus did and taught,

And assembling them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which [says he] you have heard from me;

And he said to them, It is not your [province] to know the times or seasons which the Father has appointed by his own authority;

and they said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking at heaven? This Jesus taken up from you to heaven shall so come in the manner in which you have seen him go to heaven.

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called [the Mount] of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day's journey [distant].

And in those days Peter standing up in the midst of the brothers, said??he multitude together was about a hundred and twenty??16 Men and brothers, it was necessary that the Scripture should be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David, concerning Judas who became a guide to them that apprehended Jesus;

and this became known to all who lived at Jerusalem, so that that field was called in their language Aceldamach, which is Field of blood.

It is necessary therefore that one of the men who have gone with us all the time in which the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

beginning from the baptism of John till the day on which he was taken up from us, should be made with us a witness of his resurrection.

And praying, they said, Do thou, Lord, the searcher of all hearts, show which of these two thou hast chosen

to take the place of this service and apostleship from which Judas fell by transgression to go to his place.

And how do we hear each one in our own language in which we were born,

Men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus the Nazoraean, a man approved by God to you by mighty works and prodigies and miracles, which God performed by him in the midst of you, as you yourselves know,

Being therefore exalted on the right hand of God, and receiving the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured this out which you both see and hear.

AND Peter and John went 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 and placed daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask charity of those going into the temple;

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

And by the faith of his name, his name has made strong this man whom you behold and know, and the faith which is by him has given him this entire soundness before you all.

whom heaven must receive till the times of the restoration of all things of which God has spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets since the world began.

Moses indeed said, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you, of your brothers, like me; him shall you hear in all things which he shall speak to you;

and every soul which will not hear that prophet shall be destroyed from the people.

You are the children of the prophets, and of the promise which God promised to our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

This is the stone rejected by you builders, which has become the head of a corner.

And there is salvation in no other; for there is no other name given under heaven among men, by which we can be saved.

And when they had prayed the place was shaken in which they were assembled, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke the word of God with boldness.

And Joseph, called Barnabas by the apostles, which is interpreted, A son of consolation, a Levite, a Cyprian by birth,

saying, We charged you strictly not to teach in this name, and behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and wish to bring this man's blood on us.

And we are his witnesses of these things, and also the Holy Spirit which God has given to those that obey him.

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

for we have heard him say, that Jesus this Nazoraean will destroy this place and change the customs which Moses gave us.

and said to him, Go out from your country and your kindred, and come to a land which I will show you.

Then going out from the land of the Chaldeans, he lived in Haran. And thence, after the death of his father, he removed into this land in which you now live.

and the nation which they shall serve will I judge, said God, and after that they shall come forth and serve me in this place.

and they carried him back to Shechem and buried him in the tomb which Abraham bought for money of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem.

But when the time of the promise which God made with an oath to Abraham was at hand, the people increased and became numerous in Egypt,

And the Lord said to him, Put off your shoes from your feet; for the place on which you stand is holy ground.

and take up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of the god Rephan, figures which you made to worship? I will even remove you beyond Babylon.

Our fathers in the wilderness received the tabernacle of the testimony, as he that spoke to Moses charged him to make it according to the pattern which he had seen;

which also our fathers receiving it in succession brought with Joshua into the possession of the nations, whom God expelled before the face of our fathers till the days of David;

Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you now have become betrayers and murderers,

And the multitudes attended with one accord to the things said by Philip, when they heard him and saw the miracles which he performed.

to whom all from the least to the greatest attended, saying, This is the power of God which is called great.

And Simon answered and said, Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have said may come upon me.

And the passage of Scripture which he was reading, was this; As a sheep is led to slaughter, and as a lamb before one that shears him is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.

And Ananias went and entered into the house, and laying hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord has sent me, Jesus who appeared to you on the way which you came, that you may receive sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

And there was at Joppa a certain female disciple called Tabitha, which being interpreted is called, Dorcas; she was full of good works and charities which she bestowed.

And Peter arose and came with them; and when he had come they led him into the upper room, and all the widows stood by weeping and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them.

AND a certain man at Caesarea, named Cornelius, a centurion of the cohort which was called the Italian,

in which were all the quadrupeds and reptiles of the earth, and birds of heaven.

And while Peter doubted with himself what the vision which he had seen meant, behold, even [then] the men sent by Cornelius, having inquired for the house of Simon, stood at the gate,

And Peter went down to the men and said, Behold, I am the man whom you seek; what is the cause for which you have come?

Immediately therefore I sent to you, and you have done well to come. Now therefore we are all present before God to hear all things which God has commanded you.

The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching the good news of peace by Jesus Christ,??e is Lord of all,??37 you know; the word which was [preached] through all Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism which John preached,

and we are witnesses of all things which he did, both in the land of Judea, and at Jerusalem, whom also they killed, hanging him on a cross.

And behold, immediately three men came to the house in which I was, being sent for me from Caesarea.

who will speak words to you by which you shall be saved and all your house.

And those scattered abroad by the affliction which commenced with Stephen, went even to Phenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one but Jews only.

and one of them, by the name of Agabus, standing up signified by the spirit that a great famine was about to come on all the world; which also came under Claudius Caesar.

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

And when Herod was about to bring him forward, on that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards kept watch before the door.

And going out he followed him, and knew not that it was real which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision.

And passing through the first guard, and the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of itself, and going out they went forward one street, and immediately the angel left him.

And while they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.

For those living at Jerusalem, and their rulers, not knowing him and the words of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning [him];

and every one who believes is justified by him from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

Behold, despisers, and wonder and perish, for I perform a work in your days, a work which you shall by no means believe even if one declares it to you.

And the priest of the Jupiter which was before the city brought bulls and garlands to the gates, and wished to offer sacrifices with the multitudes.

and thence sailed to Antioch, whence they had been commended to the favor of God for the work which they performed.

Now, therefore, why do you try God, to put on the necks of the disciples a yoke which neither our fathers nor we could bear?

After this will I return and build up the tabernacle of David which had fallen down, and rebuild its ruins, and set it up,

that you should abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and blood, and things strangled, and fornication, from which if you keep yourselves you will do well. Farewell.

AND after some days Paul said to Barnabas, Let us return and visit the brothers in every city in which we preached the word of the Lord, [and see] how they do.

And when he went through the cities he gave them the ordinances to observe which had been determined by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem.

and thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, [and] a colony. And we spent some days in that city.

and preach customs which it is not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe.

And laying hold of him they brought him to the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new teaching is which is taught by you?

for you bring certain strange things to our ears; we wish therefore to know what these things mean.

For as I passed through, and observed your objects of worship, I found also an altar on which was inscribed, TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. What therefore you worship as unknown, this I declare to you.

because he has appointed a day in which he is about to judge the world in righteousness, by the man whom he has appointed, giving assurance to all by raising him from the dead.

And when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose with one consent against Paul and brought him to the tribunal,

And he wishing to go into Achaia, the brothers sent him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. And when he came he helped those much who had believed through the grace;

And when these things were accomplished, Paul was disposed by the Spirit, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there I must see Rome.

and you see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but in almost all Asia, this Paul has led away a great multitude by persuasion, saying that things which are made by hands are not gods.

And not only this work of ours is in danger of coming into contempt, but even the temple of the great goddess Diana of being set at nought, and her majesty also which all Asia and the world worships, of being destroyed.

For we are in danger of being called to account for the tumult of to-day, there being no cause by which we can excuse this concourse.

And behold now, I go constrained by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things which shall befall me there,

But life precious to myself, I make of no account that I may finish my course and the service which I received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

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

Wherefore watch, remembering that for three years, night and day, I ceased not to admonish every one of you with tears.

grieving most of all for the word which he said, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.

Do this, therefore, which we tell you. We have four men having a vow upon them;

take them and be purified with them, and pay their expenses, that they may shave their heads, and all will know that the information which they have of you is not correct, but that you walk also yourself keeping the law.

And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise, and go to Damascus, and there it shall be told you of all things which are appointed for you to do.

And now, why do you delay? Arising, baptize and wash away your sins, calling on his name.

and wishing to know the cause for which they accuse him, I took him down to their Sanhedrim,

from whom you will be able to learn by examination of all these things of which we accuse him.

neither can they prove the things of which they now accuse me.

But this I confess to you, that in the way which they call a heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers; believing all things written in the law and the prophets,

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

in which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a multitude, nor with a tumult,