But you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit has come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

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

And there appeared unto them separated tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.

And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.

And as they spoke unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,

And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.

Saying, Did not we strictly command you that you should not teach in this name? and, behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.

And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,

Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,

And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

Then answered Simon, and said, Pray you to the Lord for me, that none of these things which you have spoken come upon me.

On the next day, as they went on their journey, and drew near unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:

Upon which when I had fastened my eyes, I considered, and saw four-footed animals of the earth, and wild beasts, and reptiles, and fowls of the air.

Now they who were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.

And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he struck Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a time. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;

Now therefore why test God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

That the rest of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, says the Lord, who does all these things.

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she prevailed upon us.

And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely:

And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had fled.

And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his clothes, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked crime, O you Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:

And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spoke with tongues, and prophesied.

Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon themselves to call over them who had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.

Therefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen who are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them charge one another.

And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the next day; and continued his speech until midnight.

And Paul went down, and fell upon him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.

And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers because of the violence of the people.

Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive your sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.

But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,

But rise, and stand upon your feet: for I have appeared unto you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of these things which you have seen, and of those things in which I will appear unto you;

To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them who are sanctified by faith that is in me.

However we must be cast upon a certain island.

Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that does evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek;

Their throat is an open sepulcher; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

Even the righteousness of God which is by faith in Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

Comes this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

Therefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

Therefore as by the offense of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.

For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

For God has concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

For he is the minister of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid; for he bears not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, an avenger to execute wrath upon him that does evil.

For, for this cause pay you tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.

Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:

Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is proper, and that you may attend upon the Lord without distraction.

For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

Now all these things happened unto them for examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come.

And those members of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our less respectable parts have greater respect.

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God has prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

You also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons, thanks may be given by many on our behalf.

Moreover I call God for a witness upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.

But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the veil is upon their hearts.

For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:

For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.

O you Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.

Begging us with much entreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.

And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.

Besides those things that are outside, that which comes upon me daily, the care of all the churches.

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for you: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

I am afraid for you, lest I have bestowed upon you labor in vain.

And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.

And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone;

Be angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things comes the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.

For indeed he was sick near unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

Praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:

Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins always: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction comes upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

Meditate upon these things; give yourself wholly to them; that your progress may appear to all.

If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

For the earth which drinks in the rain that comes often upon it, and brings forth plants fit for them by whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God:

That by two immutable things, in that it was impossible for God to lie, we might have strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

But now has he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.

By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshiped, leaning upon the top of his staff.

Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

You ask, and receive not, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it upon your lusts.

Come now, you rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

If you be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are you; for the spirit of glory and of God rests upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

Casting all your care upon him; for he cares for you.

But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who shall secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.