Till the day having commanded the sent whom he chose through the Holy Spirit, he was taken up:

And having said these, they beholding, he was lifted up; and a cloud received him from their eyes.

And in these days Peter having risen in the midst of the disciples, said, (also the crowd of names together was about an hundred and twenty,)

For he was numbered with us, and obtained the lot of this service.

And it was known to all dwelling in Jerusalem; so that that place was called in their own dialect, Aceldama, that is, The place of blood.

Having begun from the immersion of John, unto the day which he was taken up from us, be one of these a witness with you of his rising up.

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

And he gave their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was voted together with the eleven sent.

And suddenly was a sound from heaven as of a wind moving violently, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

Whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death: as it was not possible for him to be holden of it.

For this my heart was gladdened, and my tongue was transported with joy; and yet also shall my flesh encamp in hope:

Men, brethren, it is permitted to speak with freedom of speech to you of the patriarch David, for he died and was buried, and his tomb is with us even till this day.

Foreknowing, he spake of the rising up of Christ, that his soul was not left in hades, neither did his flesh see corruption.

And to every soul was fear: and through the sent were many wonders and signs.

And a certain man, being lame from his mother's womb, was carried, whom they set in the day at the door of the temple called Beautiful, to ask alms from those going into the temple;

And they knew him, that this was he sitting for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that having happened to him.

And they put hands upon them, and set in guard for the morrow: for it was already evening.

And many of them having heard the word, believed; and the number of men was about five thousand.

And it was on the morrow, their rulers, and elders, and scribes, were gathered together at Jerusalem,

For the man was more than forty years, upon whom this sign of healing was done.

And they having prayed, the place was shaken in which they were gathered together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spake the word of God with freedom of speech.

And in great power the sent gave back testimony of the rising up of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

For neither was any in want among them: for as many as were possessors of farms or houses, selling, brought the prices of things sold,

And laid down at the feet of the sent: and it was distributed to each as any had need.

Remaining, did it not remain to thee? and sold, it was in thy power: for what hast thou put this thing in thy heart? thou hast not lied to men, but to God.

And Ananias hearing these words, having fallen down, he expired: and great fear was upon all them hearing these things.

And there was an interval of about three hours, and his wife not knowing that done, came in.

And Peter said to her, For what was it agreed by you to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them having interred thy husband at the door, and they shall carry thee out.

And great fear was upon the whole church, and upon all having heard these things.

For before these days Theudas arose, saying himself to be somebody: which a number of men followed, about four hundred, who was slain; and all, as many as believed him, were destroyed, and were for nothing.

And in those days, the disciples multiplying, there was a murmuring of the Greeks against the Hebrews, because their widows were overlooked in the daily service.

And the word of God increased: and the number of disciples was multiplied greatly in Jerusalem; and a great crowd of priests listened to the faith.

And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye: The God of glory was sent to our father Abraham, being in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

And the patriarchs having been jealous, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

And in the second time, Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's race was manifest to Pharaoh.

And they transported him to Sychem and put him in the tomb which Abraham was satisfied with for a price of silver from the sons of Emmor of Sychem.

In which time Moses was born, and he was shrewd to God, who was nourished up three months in his father's house:

And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was powerful in words and in works.

And when the time of forty years was completed to him, it came up upon his heart to take a view of his brethren the sons of Israel.

And the following day he was seen to those contending, and he compelled them to peace, having said, Men, ye are brethren; wherefore injure ye one another?

And Moses fled at this word, and he was a sojourner in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.

And forty years completed, a messenger of the Lord was seen to him in the desert of mount Sina, in a flame of fire in a bramble.

And Moses having seen, wondered at the sight: and he coming near to observe attentively, the voice of the Lord was to him,

The tent of testimony was with our fathers in the desert, as he speaking set to Moses, to make it according to the type which he had seen.

And having set the knees, he cried with a great voice, Lord, wouldest thou not set this sin to them. And having said this he was set to sleep.

And Saul was assenting to his murder. And in that day was a great expulsion upon the church in Jerusalem; and all were scattered up and down in the countries of Judea and Samaria, except the sent.

And great joy was in that city.

And a certain man, Simon by name, was before in the city using magic, and astonishing the nation of Samaria, saying himself to be somebody great:

And Simon also himself believed: and having been immersed, he was persovering with Philip, beholding the signs and great powers having been, they were astonished.

(For not yet was it fallen upon any of them: only they were immersed into the name of the Lord Jesus.)

And having risen, he went: and, behold, an Ethiopian man, an eunuch of great power of Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come going to worship in Jerusalem,

And he was returning, and sitting in his chariot he read the prophet Esaias.

And the passage of the writing which he read was this, As a sheep for slaughter was he brought; and as a lamb before him shearing it dumb, so he opened not his mouth:

In his humiliation was his judgment taken away: and his generation who shall recount? for his life is taken from the earth.

And Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he announced the good news to all of the cities, even till he came to Cesarea.

And in going, it was he drawing near to Damascus: and suddenly a light from heaven flashed with lightning around him:

And Saul was raised up from the earth; and his eyes being opened, he saw no one: and leading him by the hand, they brought him to Damascus.

And he was three days not seeing, and he ate not, nor drank.

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

And quickly there fell from his eyes as scales: and he immediately looked up, and having risen, he was immersed.

And having taken food, he was strong. And Saul was in Damascus with the disciples certain days.

And Saul was the more strengthened, and confounded the Jews dwelling in Damascus, demonstrating that this is the Christ.

But this project was known to Saul. And they observed narrowly the gates day, and also night, that they might kill him.

And he was with them going in and going out in Jerusalem, and speaking freely in the name of the Lord Jesus.

And it was Peter, passing through all, came down also to the holy ones dwelling in Lydda.

And he found there a certain man, Eneas by name, lying upon a bed of eight years, who was affected with palsy.

And in Joppa was a certain disciple by name Tabitha, which interpreted is called Dorcas: she was full of good works and alms which she did.

And it was in those days, having been sick, she died; and having washed, they laid her in an upper room.

And it was known through the whole of Joppa: and many believed upon the Lord.

And a certain man was in Cesarea by name Cornelius, a centurion of the band called Italian,

And he was hungry, and would have eaten: and these making ready, a deep trance fell upon him,

And a voice was to him, Having risen, Peter, kill, and eat.

And this was for thrice: and again was the vessel taken up into heaven.

And as Peter was doubting in himself what the vision might be which he saw, and behold, the man sent from Cornelius having asked for Simon's house, stood at the gate,

And the morrow he came to Cesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his kinsmen and friends by relationship.

And it was as Peter came in, Cornelius having met him, having fallen at his feet, worshipped.

And Cornelius said, From the fourth day till this hour I was fasting; and the ninth hour praying in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

And he says, Cornelius, thy prayer was harkened to, and thine alms remembered before God.

Jesus from Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and power; who passed through doing good, and healing all oppressed by the devil; for God was with him.

And believers of the circumcision were affected in mind, as many as came with Peter, that also upon the nations the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out.

I was in the city Joppa, praying: and in a deep trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descending as a great linen napkin, let down from heaven by four beginnings; and it came even to me:

And this was for thrice: and again all was drawn up into heaven.

And, behold, from this three men stood at the house in which I was, sent from Cesarea to me.

If therefore God gave the like gift to them as also to us, having believed in the Lord Jesus Christ; how was I able to hinder 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 pass through even to Antioch.

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and a crowd sufficient were added to the Lord.

And having found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it was for a whole year they were assembled together in the churches, and taught a sufficient crowd. And the disciples were Christians by divine intimation first in Antioch.

And one of them having risen, Agabus by name, signified by the Holy Spirit a great famine was about to be upon the whole habitable globe: which was during Claudius Caesar.

And certain of the disciples, as he was able, determined, each of them, to send for service to the brethren dwelling in Judea:

Truly therefore was Peter kept in prison: and prayer was made continually by the church to God for him.

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

And having passed by the first and second watch, they came to the iron gate leading to the city; which of its free will was opened to them: and having come out, they advanced one street; and quickly the messenger departed from him.

And they said to her, Thou art mad. And she was strengthened to have it so. And they said, It is his messenger.

And it being day, not a little trouble was among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.

And Herod was fighting with violent animosity, with Tyrians and Sidonians: but they came unanimously to him, and having conciliated Blastus, him over the king's bed-chamber, they asked peace; for their country was nourished from the king's.

Who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paul, an intelligent man; he having called Barnabas and Saul, sought anxiously to hear the word of God.

And Elymas the magician withstood them, (for so was his name interpreted,) seeking to turn the proconsul from the faith.

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

Who was seen for many days to them having come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.