from the day on which, having given commandment through the Holy Ghost to the apostles whom He had chosen, He was received up.

And having spoken these words, they looking, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him from their eyes.

because he was numbered among us and received the lot of this ministry.

which indeed was known to all those dwelling at Jerusalem, so that field, in their own dialect, is called Acheldamach; that is, field of blood.

beginning from the baptism of John, until the day on which He was taken up from us, it behooveth one of these to be witness of His resurrection along with us.

And they nominated two, Joseph, called Barsabas who was called Justus, and Matthias.

And they gave lots for them, and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all of one accord in the same place.

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

and this report prevailing, the multitude came together and was confounded, because they were hearing them speaking each one in his own dialect.

whom God raised up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was impossible that he should be held by it.

Therefore my heart rejoiced and my tongue was glad, and my flesh shall indeed still rest in hope,

foreseeing he spoke concerning the resurrection of Christ, that He was not left in Hades, neither did His flesh see corruption.

And fear came upon every soul; and many wonders and signs were wrought by the apostles in Jerusalem; and there was a great fear upon all.

praising God, and having favor unto all the people. And the Lord was daily adding to them those who were being saved.

And a certain man, being lame from his mother's womb was habitually carried, whom they placed daily at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask alms of those entering into the temple;

And they recognized him, that he was the one sitting for alms at Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with astonishment and delight at that which had happened to him.

And you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and ask that a man who was a murderer should be delivered unto you,

and they laid hands on them and put them in prison till the morrow; for it was already evening.

And many of those hearing the word believed, and the number of men was about five thousand.

for the man on whom this miracle of healing was wrought was more than forty years old.

And they praying, the place in which they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.

And of the multitude who believed there was one heart and soul, and no one was saying that any of those things which belonged to him were his own, but all things were common to them.

And with great power the apostles continued to give witness of the resurrection of Jesus Christ the Lord; and great grace was upon them all.

For no one among them was in need; for so many possessions of lands or houses as belonged to them, selling, they were bringing the prices of the things having been sold,

and laying them at the feet of the apostles; and it was distributed to each as any one had need.

Remaining with thee did it not belong to thee; and having been sold, was it not still in thy control? why hast thou placed this thing in thy heart? thou hast not lied to men, but to God.

For before these days Theudas arose, saying that he was somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred, adhered, who were slain, and all, so many as confided in him, were dispersed, and came to nothing.

And during those days, the disciples multiplying, there was a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, that their widows were being neglected in the daily ministration.

And the word was pleasing before all the multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas,

And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and miracles among the people.

and they were not able to resist the wisdom and spirit with which he was speaking.

And he said, Men, brothers and fathers, hear ye; The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, while he was in Mesopotamia, before he migrated into Haran, and He said to him;

and God was with him, and delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave him grace and wisdom before Pharaoh the king of Egypt; and he placed him governor over Egypt and all his house.

And the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren, and his race became manifest to Pharaoh.

During which time Moses was born, and was beautiful to God; who was kept three months in the house of his father.

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

And when the time of the fortieth year was fulfilled to him, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel.

And Moses, seeing the sight, was astonished: and he coming nigh to investigate, the voice of the Lord came:

And the tabernacle of testimony was with our fathers in the wilderness, as the one speaking to Moses commanded him to make it according to the example he had seen;

And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there was a great persecution in that day against the church in Jerusalem: and all were dispersed abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

But Saul was laying waste the church, entering into the houses, and arresting men and women, he committed them to prison.

and Philip, having gone down to the city of Samaria, was preaching Christ to them,

And the multitudes were unanimously giving heed to the things spoken by Philip, while they were hearing and seeing the miracles which he was performing.

and there was great joy in that city.

And a certain man, by name Simon, was formerly practicing magic in the city, and bewitching the nation of Samaria, saying that himself was some great man:

But Simon himself also believed: and being baptized, was constantly with Philip, both seeing the miracles and the great dynamites performed, was astonished.

But Simon seeing that by the laying on of the hands of the apostles the Spirit was given, offered them money, saying,

And rising up, he departed. And, behold, an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, an officer of Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasury, had been to Jerusalem to worship,

and was returning, and sitting upon his chariot he was reading the prophet Isaiah.

and the place of the scripture which he was reading was this, He was led like a sheep to the slaughter; and as a lamb before the one shearing him is dumb, so he opens not his mouth.

In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare His generation? because his life is taken from the earth.

And Philip was found at Azotus: and going through he preached the gospel to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.

and he was three days not seeing, neither did he eat nor drink.

And there was a certain disciple in Damascus, Ananias by name; and the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.

And immediately there fell from his eyes as scales: and he looked up; and having stood up, was baptized,

and having received food, he was strengthened. And he was with the disciples who were in Damascus some days;

and immediately he was preaching Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

And Saul continued to be the more filled up with dynamite, and he was confounding the Jews dwelling in Damascus, proving that Jesus is the Christ.

but their plot was made known to Saul. And they were keeping the gates both day and night in order that they might kill him:

And arriving in Jerusalem, he was endeavoring to join himself to the disciples: and all were afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

And he was with them going in and coming out in Jerusalem, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord;

and he was speaking and arguing against the Hellenists, and they undertook to kill him.

Then indeed the church had peace throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, being edified and progressing in the fear of the Lord; and was being multiplied by the exhortation of the Holy Ghost.

And he found there a certain man, by name Eneas, lying on a bed eight years, who was paralyzed.

But there was a certain disciple in Joppa, by name Tabitha, who being interpreted is called Dorcas: and she was full of good works and alms which she was doing.

And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed on the Lord.

And Peter said, By no means, Lord, because I never was in the habit of eating anything unconsecrated and unclean.

and this took place the third time; and immediately the vessel was received up into the heaven.

And while Peter was at a loss within himself, as to what the vision he saw might be, behold, the men having been sent by Cornelius, making inquiry for the house of Simon, stood at the gate,

And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a man righteous and fearing God, and being of good report by all the nation of the Jews, was warned by a holy angel to send for thee to come into his house, and to hear words with thee.

And on the following day they came into Caesarea; and Cornelius was expecting them, having called together his own relatives and near friends.

And when it came to pass that Peter was coming in, Cornelius meeting him, falling down at his feet, worshiped.

And Cornelius said, From the fourth day until this hour, indeed the ninth, I was praying in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in shining apparel,

This word you know, which was throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

And the faithful ones who were of the circumcision, so many as came along with Peter, were astonished, because the gift of the Holy Ghost was poured out on the Gentiles also;

I was praying in the city Joppa: and I saw a vision in an ecstasy, A certain vessel, like a great sheet, descending from the heaven, sitting down by four rope ends; and came even unto me:

into which looking, I was investigating, and I saw quadrupeds of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and the birds of the heaven.

And a voice a second time was heard from heaven, Whatsoever things God has cleansed, consider thou not unconsecrated.

Since then God gave unto them the equal gift, as also unto us, believing on the Lord Jesus Christ; who was I, to be able to resist God?

And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number having believed, turned to the Lord.

And the word was heard in the ears of the church in Jerusalem concerning them: and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

because he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and faith. And a great multitude was added to the Lord.

And they determined that each one of them should send to the ministry to the brethren dwelling in Judea, as each one of the disciples was prosperous;

Then indeed Peter was kept in prison: but prayer to God in his behalf was incessantly made by the church.

But when Herod was about to lead him forth, and Peter was sleeping that night between two soldiers, and bound with two chains; and the guards were keeping guard before the door.

And having come out, he was following; and did not know that it is true which was done by the angel; but he was thinking that he saw a vision.

And they said to her, You are gone mad; but she persisted that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.

And it being day, there was no small commotion among the soldiers, as to where Peter then was.

And he was very angry with the Tyrians and Sidonians: and they unanimously came to him, and having persuaded Blastus who was over the chamber of the king, they continued to seek peace; because their country is supported by the kings.

And having gone through the whole island to Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a Jewish false prophet, to whom was the name of Bar-Jesus:

who was with Sergius Paulus, the proconsul, an intelligent man. He, having called Barnabas and Saul, sought to hear the word of God;

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a time. And immediately there fell on him a mist and darkness; and going about he was seeking people to lead him by the hand.

Men, brethren, sons of the race of Abraham, and those among you fearing God, unto us the word of this salvation was sent.

And we preach unto you the promise, which was made to the fathers,

And Paul and Barnabas speaking boldly, said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you: since you have rejected it, and judge yourselves not worthy of eternal life, behold we now turn to the Gentiles.

and the word of the Lord was carried throughout all the country.

And the multitude of the city was divided: and some indeed were with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

And when there was a conspiracy of both Gentiles and Jews along with their leaders, to insult and stone them,

And there was a certain man sitting there in Lystra, impotent in his feet, being lame from the womb of his mother, who never did walk about.