till the day that having given charge to the apostles whom he chose by the Holy Spirit he was taken up;

And having said these words, as they were looking on he was taken up, and a cloud received him from their sight.

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;

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

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.

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 they proposed two; Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias.

And they cast their lots, and the lot fell to Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

and when this sound was [heard], the multitude came together and were astonished, for they each one heard them speaking in his own language.

but this is what was said by the prophet;

him has God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, as it was not possible that he should be held by it.

therefore my heart rejoiced and my tongue was glad, and my flesh, moreover, shall also live in hope;

Men and brothers, let me speak to you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

foreseeing he spoke of the resurrection of Christ, that he was not left in hades neither did his flesh see destruction.

And fear was on every soul, and many prodigies and miracles were performed by the apostles.

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 they knew him, that he was the one who sat for charity at the beautiful gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and astonishment at what had happened to him.

and they laid hands on them and put them in prison till the next day; for it was now evening.

And threatening them still further, they dismissed them, not being able to punish them, on account of the people, because all glorified God for what was done;

for the man was more than forty years old on whom this miracle of the cure was performed.

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 the multitude that believed had one heart and one soul, and none said that anything of his possessions was his; but they had all things common.

And the apostles delivered the testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus with great power, and great favor was towards them all.

For no one among them was needy; for those who possessed lands or houses sold and brought the prices of the things sold,

and laid them at the apostles' feet; and distribution was made to each as any one had need.

Continuing unsold was it not yours, and when it was sold was it not at your disposal? Why did you propose this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.

And Ananias hearing these words fell down and expired; and great fear was upon all who heard.

And great fear was on all the assembly [church], and on all that heard of these things.

For before these days Theudas arose, saying that he was somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred, adhered, who was destroyed, and all who obeyed him passed away and came to nothing.

After him arose Judas the Galilean, in the days of the census, and drew away people after him; and he was destroyed, and all who obeyed him were dispersed.

AND in those days the disciples being multiplied, there was a complaint of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, that their widows were neglected in the daily service.

And the word of God increased, and the number of the disciples was greatly multiplied at Jerusalem, and a great multitude of the priests obeyed the faith.

And he said, Men, brothers, and fathers, hear. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

And the patriarchs envying Joseph sold him into Egypt; and God was with him

But Jacob hearing that there was grain in Egypt, sent our fathers the first time;

and the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph's family was made known to Pharaoh.

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,

At that time Moses was born, and was beautiful in the sight of God, and was nourished three months in his father's house;

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

And when he was forty years old, it came into his mind to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.

And Moses seeing it, wondered at the sight; and coming near to look at it, there was a voice of the Lord,

This is he that was with the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received the living oracles to give us,

And Saul consented to his death. And at that time there was a great persecution of the church at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

and there was great joy in that city.

And there was a man by the name of Simon who formerly practised magic in that city, and astonished the nation of Samaria, saying that he was some great person,

And Simon also himself believed, and being baptized attended constantly on Philip; and beholding the mighty works and miracles that were performed, he was astonished.

And Simon seeing that the Holy Spirit was given by the imposition of the hands of the apostles, offered them money,

And he arose and went. And behold a man, an Ethiopian eunuch, an officer of Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasures, who had come to Jerusalem to worship,

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

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.

In his humiliation his judgment was taken away; and who will tell of his generation? for his life was taken from the earth.

But Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through he preached the good news to all the cities till he came to Caesarea.

And he was going and had come nigh to Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven,

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

And there was a certain disciple at Damascus by the name of Ananias, 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 it were scales, and he received his sight, and rising up was baptized,

and having received food was strengthened. And he was with the disciples at Damascus some days;

and their design was made known to Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him;

And going to Jerusalem he endeavored to join the disciples; and they all feared him, not believing that he was a disciple.

And he was with them, entering in and going out at Jerusalem,

And he found there a certain man by the name of AEneas, who had lain on a bed for eight years, and was a paralytic.

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 in those days she was sick and died; and having washed they put her in an upper room.

But Lydda being nigh to Joppa, the disciples hearing that Peter was there sent two men to him requesting, Do not delay to come to us.

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 this was known in all Joppa, and many believed on the Lord.

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

And he was hungry and wished to eat; and while they were preparing a trance came upon him,

And this was done thrice, and immediately the vessel was taken up to heaven.

and calling aloud asked if Simon who was called Peter lodged there.

And while Peter was considering of the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, men seek you;

And they said, Cornelius a centurion, a righteous man, and one that fears God, and esteemed by all the nation of the Jews, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for you to his house and hear words from you.

And on the day following they came to Caesarea; and Cornelius was expecting them, and had called together his relations and particular friends.

And Cornelius said, From the fourth hour of the day I fasted till this hour, and at the ninth hour I was praying in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in splendid clothing,

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,

Jesus from Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and power, who went about doing good and curing all that were subjugated by the devil, for God was with him;

While Peter was yet speaking these words the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word.

And those of the circumcision who came with Peter were astonished, that on the gentiles also the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out;

I was in the city of Joppa praying, and I saw a vision in a trance, a vessel like a great sheet descending, let down by the four corners from heaven, and it came to me;

And this was done thrice, and again all were taken up to heaven.

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

If therefore God gave the gift equally to them and to us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I should be able to forbid God?

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

And a report concerning them was brought to the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to go as far as Antioch;

for he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great multitude were added to the Lord.

and found and brought him to Antioch. And he was with them, and they met a whole year with the church and taught a great multitude; and the disciples first took the name of Christians at Antioch.

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.

And seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to apprehend Peter also,??nd it was during the days of unleavened bread,??4 and having seized he put him in prison, committing him to four companies of four soldiers each to guard him, wishing after the passover to bring him before the people.

Peter therefore was kept by the guard; but prayer was made incessantly by the church to God for him.

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.

But they said to her, You are mad. But she asserted strongly that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.

And when it was day there was no small stir among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

And he was displeased with the Tyrians and Sidonians; but they came with one accord to him, and having persuaded Blastus who was over the king's bedchamber, desired peace, because their country was nourished by the king's.

And the word of God grew and was increased.

AND Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having performed the service, taking with them also John who was called Mark.

And having gone through the whole island to Paphos, they found a certain magian, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus,

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

Then the proconsul seeing what was done believed, and was astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

For David, having in his generation served the will of God, fell asleep, and was gathered to his fathers and saw destruction;