And the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul. And not one said that any of the things which he possessed was his own. But they had all things common.

and they laid them down at the apostles' feet. And distribution was made to every man according as he had need.

But as the time was drawing near, of the promise which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

He brought them out after he had worked wonders and miracles in the land of Egypt and in the Red Sea and in the wilderness forty years.

The tabernacle of witness was among our fathers in the wilderness, as commanded by God, speaking to Moses to make it according to the pattern that he had seen.

And kneeling down, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, do not lay this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

Then, indeed, the ones who had been scattered passed through, preaching the gospel, the Word.

For out of those having unclean spirits, many came out, crying with loud voice. And many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.

But a certain man called Simon had long been conjuring in the city, and amazing the nation of Samaria, claiming himself to be some great one.

And they were paying attention to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with conjuring.

And the apostles in Jerusalem hearing that Samaria had received the Word of God, they sent Peter and John to them;

who when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit.

For as yet He had not fallen on any of them, they were baptized only in the name of the Lord Jesus.

And he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasure and had come to Jerusalem to worship,

And when they had come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more. And he went on his way rejoicing.

And after many days had been fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him.

But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and told them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that He had spoken to him, and how he had spoken boldly in Damascus in the name of Jesus.

Then, indeed, the churches had rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and having been built up. And having gone on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were increased.

And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had lain eight years on a mattress, paralyzed.

And rising up, Peter went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper room. And all the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them.

And he gave her his hand and lifted her up. And when he had called the saints and widows, he presented her alive.

And while Peter doubted within himself what the vision which he had seen might be, even behold, the men who were sent from Cornelius had asked for Simon's house and stood on the porch.

And the next day they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.

And as he talked with him, he went in and found many who had come together.

And the apostles and brothers who were in Judea heard that the nations had also received the Word of God.

And when Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision contended with him,

When I had fastened my eyes on it, I looked and saw four-footed animals of the earth, and wild beasts, and reptiles, and birds of the heaven.

And he declared to us how he had seen an angel in his house, who stood and said to him, Send men to Joppa and call for Simon whose last name is Peter,

And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene; who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the gospel of the Lord Jesus.

who was glad when he had come and had seen the grace of God. And he exhorted all with purpose of heart to remain near to the Lord.

And thinking about it, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose last name was Mark; where many had gathered together to pray.

But Peter continued knocking, and when they had opened and saw him, they were amazed.

But, waving to them with his hand to be quiet, he declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go tell these things to James and to the brothers. And he departed and went into another place.

And Herod was in bitter hostility with the men of Tyre and Sidon. But they came to him with one accord and, having made Blastus (who had charge of the king's bedroom) their friend, desired peace, because their country was fed by the king's country.

And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled the ministry, having taken with them John, whose last name was Mark.

And when they were at Salamis, they announced the Word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they also had John as an assistant.

And when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain conjurer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-jesus;

And when He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave their land to them as an inheritance.

And when He had removed him, He raised up David to them to be their king; to whom He also witnessed and said, I have found David the son of Jesse to be a man after My own heart, who shall fulfill all My will.

And when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning Him, taking Him down from the tree, they laid Him in a tomb.

For after he had served his own generation by the will of God, David fell asleep and was added to his fathers and saw corruption.

And a certain man was sitting in Lystra, without strength in the feet, being lame from his mother's womb, who never had walked.

This one heard Paul speaking; and Paul, looking intently at him, and seeing that he had faith to be healed,

And having hand-picked elders for them in every church, and had prayed with fastings, they commended them to the Lord into whom they believed.

And from there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

And having arrived, and gathering the church they related all that God had done with them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the nations.

And arriving in Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and by the apostles and elders. And they declared all things that God had done with them.

And all the multitude kept silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul declaring what miracles and wonders God had worked among the nations through them.

And when they had read it, they rejoiced at the comfort.

And after he saw the vision, we immediately tried to go into Macedonia, gathering that the Lord had called us in order to preach the gospel to them.

And being awakened, and seeing the doors of the prison being open, drawing a sword, the jailer was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

And finding a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy with his wife Priscilla (because Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome) Paul came to them.

And when Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

And Paul having remained many days more, taking leave of the brothers, he sailed from there into Syria. And Priscilla and Aquila were with him. And Paul had shorn his head in Cenchrea, for he had a vow.

And when he had landed at Caesarea and had gone up to greet the church, he went down to Antioch.

And after he had spent some time there, he departed and went over the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.

And intending to pass into Achaia, being encouraged, the brothers wrote to the disciples to welcome him; who, having arrived, very much helped those who had believed through grace.

Then indeed others cried out, some other things; for the assembly was confused, and most of them did not know why they had come together.

And after the uproar had ceased, calling the disciples and greeting them, Paul left to go into Macedonia.

And going ahead onto the ship, we sailed to Assos, there intending to take in Paul; for so he had appointed, intending himself to go on foot.

For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not lose time in Asia; for, if it were possible for him, he hastened to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

And when they had come to him, he said to them, You know how I was with you at all times, from the first day I arrived in Asia,

grieving most of all over the word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. And they went with him to the ship.

And having greeted them, he related one by one what things God had done among the nations by his ministry.

(For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city before, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)

Then going near, the chiliarch laid hold on him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains. And he demanded who he was and what he had done.

Then immediately, those being about to examine him stood away from him. And the chiliarch also was afraid, fully knowing that he was a Roman, and that he had bound him.

And when he had said this, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and the multitude was divided.

And when it became day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

And it being revealed to me that a plot against the man was about to be executed by the Jews, I immediately sent him to you, commanding his accusers also to say before you what they had against him. Farewell.

And when they had come to Caesarea and had delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul before him also.

And when the governor had read the letter, he asked what province he was from. And when he understood that he was from Cilicia,

And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause to the king, saying, A certain man has been left in bonds by Felix,

To them I answered, It is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man to destruction before he being accused may have the accusers face to face, and have had freedom to answer for himself concerning the accusation.

Therefore, when they had come here, without any delay I sat on the judgment seat the next day and commanded the man to be brought,

but they had certain questions about their own demon-worship, and about a certain Jesus dying, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

And on the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp and had entered into the auditorium with both the chiliarchs and principal men of the city, also Festus commanding, Paul was brought out.

But I had perceived nothing he had committed worthy of death, and that he himself has appealed to Augustus, I determined to send him,

And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been set at liberty if he had not appealed to Caesar.

And Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laying them on the fire, a viper came out of the heat and fastened on his hand.

And after three months we sailed in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, an Alexandrian with an ensign, The Twin Brothers.

(which He had promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures),

whom God has set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood, to declare His righteousness through the passing by of the sins that had taken place before, in the forbearance of God;

and being fully persuaded that what God had promised, He was also able to perform.

But death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is the type of Him who was to come;

And not only this, but when Rebekah also had conceived by one, by our father Isaac

(for the children had not yet been born, neither had done any good or evil; but that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works but of Him who called,)

and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy which He had before prepared to glory;

And as Isaiah said before, "Unless the Lord of hosts had left us a seed, we would have been as Sodom, and would have been like Gomorrah."

lest any should say that I had baptized in my own name.

which none of the rulers of this world knew (for if they had known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory).

For who makes you to differ from another? And what do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, so that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead;

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity; not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God; we have had our conduct in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

I had no rest in my spirit because I did not find Titus my brother. But taking my leave of them, I went from there into Macedonia.

For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, because of the glory that excels.

For, indeed, coming into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but being troubled in every way, with fightings on the outside, and fears on the inside.

as it is written, "He gathering much, he had nothing left over; and he gathering little did not have less."

Why then the Law? It was added because of transgressions, until the Seed should come to those to whom it had been promised, being ordained through angels in the Mediator's hand.

Is the Law then against the promises of God? Let it not be said! For if a law had been given which could have given life, indeed righteousness would have been out of Law.