And, having set them in the midst, they were inquiring, "In what power or in what name, did ye do this?"

if we are this day examined in regard to a good deed done to an impotent man, by what means this person has been made whole;

Now, beholding the boldness of Peter and John, and perceiving that they were unlettered and ignorant men, they were wondering; they also were recognizing them, that they had been with Jesus;

But, having ordered them to go aside out of the Sanhedrin, they were conferring one with another,

And they, when they had further threatened them, released them, finding no way to punish them, on account of the people; because all were glorifying God for what had taken place;

Who, through the Holy Spirit by the mouth of our father David, Thy servant, didst say, 'Why did the gentiles rage, and the peoples premeditate empty things?

The kings of the earth did set themselves in array; and the rulers assembled together, against the Lord, and against His Christ.'

For, of a truth, there were gathered together in this city, against Thy Holy Child Jesus, Whom Thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the gentiles and peoples of Israel??28 to do whatsoever Thy hand and Thy counsel predetermined to come to pass.

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

And the heart and soul of the multitude of those who believed were one; and not even one was saying that any of the things belonging to him was his own, but they had all things common.

And, with great power, were the apostles giving forth their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus; and great grace also was upon them all.

For neither was any one among them in want; for as many as were possessors of lands or houses, selling them, were bringing the prices of the things sold,

and were laying them, at the feet of the apostles; and distribution was being made according as any one had need.

But Peter said, "Ananias, why did Satan fill your heart, that you should lie to the Holy Spirit, and keep back part of the price of the land?

While remaining, did it not remain your own? and, when sold, did it not continue in your own authority? Why did you conceive in your heart this thing? You did not lie to men, but to God."

But Peter said to her, "Why is it that it was agreed by you to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out."

And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were wrought among the people; and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.

But of the rest no one was daring to join himself to them; but the people were magnifying them;

(and the more were believers being added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women);

And the multitude of the cities round about were coming together to Jerusalem, bearing the sick, and those harassed by unclean spirits ??ho, indeed, were being healed, every one.

And the high priest, rising up, and all those with him, being the sect of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy,

And, having heard this, they entered at dawn, into the temple, and were teaching. And the high priest, having come, and those with him, called together the Sanhedrin, and all the senate of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison-house to have them brought.

Now, when both the captain of the temple and the high priests heard these words, they were thoroughly perplexed concerning them, what this might become.

But a certain one, coming near, told them, "Behold, the men whom ye put in the prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people!"

Then the captain, having gone away with the officers, brought them, not with violence, for they were fearing the people, lest they should be stoned;

saying, "We strictly charged you not to teach in This Name; and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching! and intend to bring upon us the blood of This Man!"

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, Whom ye slew, having suspended Him on a tree:

And we are witnesses of these things; also the Holy Spirit, Whom God gave to those who obey Him."

And they, hearing it, were being convulsed with rage, and were taking counsel to slay them.

And he said to them, "Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves with regard to these men, what ye are about to do;

for before these days arose Theudas, alleging that he himself was somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves; who was slain, and all, as many as obeyed him, were disbanded, and came to nothing.

After this arose Judas, the Galilean, in the days of the enrollment, and drew away people after him; he also perished; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.

And now I say to you, refrain from these men, and let them alone; for, if this counsel or this work be of men, it will be overthrown;

They, therefore, were going from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they were accounted worthy to suffer dishonor in behalf of The Name.

Now in these days, when the disciples were being multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily ministration.

And the word of God was increasing, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was being multiplied exceedingly; a great multitude also of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.

But there arose some of those who were of the synagogue called the synagogue of the Freedmen, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.

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

And all those who were sitting in the Sanhedrin, gazing intently at him, saw his face as it were an angel's face.

And the high priest said, "Are these things so?"

But he said, "Brethren and fathers, the God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, while he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,

and said to him, 'Go forth from your country, and from your kindred, and came into the land which I will show you,'

"Now there came a famine upon the whole of Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation; and our fathers were not finding sustenance.

But Jacob, having heard that there was grain in Egypt, sent out our fathers first;

And Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he and our fathers;

and they were removed to Shechem, and were laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Emmor, in Shechem.

But, as the time of the promise which God promised to Abraham was drawing nigh, the people increased and were multiplied in Egypt,

The same, dealing craftily with our race, ill-treated our fathers, in causing their children to be cast out, that they might not be preserved alive.

But, when his fortieth year was being completed, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the sons of Israel.

On the following day, also, he appeared to them while they were fighting and he was urging them to peace, saying, 'Men, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one another?'

And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.

'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob.' And Moses, becoming terrified, was not daring to examine it.

And the Lord said to him, 'Loose the sandals from your feet; for the place on which you have been standing is holy ground.

This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, A Prophet will God raise up for you of your brethren, as He did me.

This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spake to him on mount Sinai, and with our fathers; who received living oracles to give to us:

to whom our fathers wished not to become obedient, but thrust him away, and in their hearts turned back again to Egypt;

And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands.

"Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, even as He, directed, Who spake to Moses, that he should make it according to the model which he had seen;

which also our fathers, having received in succession, brought in with Joshua, in taking possession of the nations which God thrust out before the face of our fathers, until the days of David;

'Heaven is My throne; and the earth is the footstool of My feet: what manner of house will ye build me? saith the Lord, Or what is the place of My rest?

Ye stiffnecked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears! ye do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do ye.

Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who declared beforehand concerning the coming of the Righteous One??f Whom just now ye became the betrayers and murderers;

Now, while hearing these things, they were being cut to their hearts, and were gnashing their teeth over him.

And they were stoning Stephen, calling and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"

And Saul was approving of his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the assembly which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the countries of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Those, therefore, who were dispersed, went about, proclaiming the good tidings of the word.

And the multitudes, with one accord, were giving heed to the things spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw the things which he was doing.

For unclean spirits came forth from many of those possessing them, crying with a loud voice; and many paralyzed and lame persons were healed;

to whom all were giving heed, from small to great, saying, "This man is the power of God, which is called Great."

And they were giving heed to him, because of his having for a long time amazed them with his sorceries.

But, when they believed Philip proclaiming the glad tidings concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were being immersed, both men and women.

But Peter said to him, "Your money perish with you, because you thought to acquire the gift of God with money!

You have no part nor lot in this matter; for your heart is not right before God.

Repent, therefore, of this your wickedness, and entreat the Lord, if, perhaps, the thought of your heart may be forgiven you;

for I see that you are in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity."

They, therefore, having fully testified and spoken the word of the Lord, were returning to Jerusalem, and preaching the Gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.

And Philip, having run near, heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, "Do you, then, understand what you are reading?"

But he said, "How, in fact, were I able, unless some one should guide me?" And he besought Philip, having come up, to sit with him.

And the eunuch, answering Philip, said, "I pray you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself, or of someone else?"

And, as they were journeying along the way, they came to a certain water; and the eunuch says, "Behold, here is water; what hinders me from being immersed?"

[And Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."]

asked from him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that, if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

and, having fallen upon the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"

And he said, "Who art Thou, Lord?" And He said, "I am Jesus Whom you are persecuting.

And the men who were journeying with him were standing speechless; hearing, indeed, the voice, but beholding no one.

But the Lord said to him, "Go your way; because this man is to Me a chosen vessel to bear My name before nations, and kings, and the sons of Israel;

And Ananias went away, and entered into the house; and, laying his hands on him, said, "Brother Saul, the Lord hath sent me??ven Jesus, Who appeared to you in the way in which you were coming, sent me, that you may receive sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

and straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he received sight; and, arising, he was immersed; and, having taken food, he was strengthened.

And all who heard were astonished, and said, "Is not this he who destroyed, in Jerusalem, those calling upon this name, and had come here for this purpose, that he might bring them bound to the high priests?"

But Saul was being more empowered, and was confounding the Jews who were dwelling in Damascus; proving that this is the Christ.

And, when many days were completed, the Jews took counsel together to kill him;

but their plot became known to Saul. And they were watching the gates also, both day and night, that they might kill him;

Now, having come to Jerusalem, he was trying to join himself to the disciples; and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

preaching boldly in the name of the Lord; and he was speaking and disputing with the Helenists; but they were attempting to kill him;

And it came to pass that Peter, going through all parts, came down also to the saints who were dwelling at Lydda.

And Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ healeth you; arise, and make your bed." And straightway he arose.

And all who were dwelling in Lydda and in Sharon saw him; and they turned to the Lord.

And he, looking intently on him, and becoming much afraid, said, "What is it, lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and alms went up for a memorial before God.

Now, on the morrow, as they were journeying, and coming near to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour.

And he became very hungry, and wished to eat; and, while they were making ready, there came upon him a trance;