And when the priest and captain of the temple and chief priests heard these words, they were in doubt of them, what this might be.

Saying, Did we not announce to you by order, not to teach by this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and ye desire to bring upon us this man's blood.

This, God exalted, a Chief and Saviour, with his right hand to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.

After this Judas the Galilean arose in the days of enrolling, and misled enough people after him: and he perished; and all, as many as believed him, were scattered.

And now say I to you, Depart from these men, and leave them; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it shall be destroyed:

Therefore, survey, brethren, seven men of you, being witnesses full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom ye shall set over this need.

And set false witnesses, saying, This man ceases not speaking defaming words against this holy place, and the law:

For we have heard him saying; That Jesus the Nazarite shall abolish this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered to us.

Then having come out of the land of the Chaldeans, he dwelt in Charran: and thence, after his father died, he transplanted him into this land, in which ye now dwell.

And the nation which they serve will I judge, said God: and after these shall they go out, and shall serve me in this place.

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

This Moses which they denied, having said, Who set thee ruler and judge? this, God sent, a ruler and redeemer by the hand of the messenger having been seen to him in the bramble.

This is Moses, having said to the sons of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you of your brethren, like me; him shall ye hear.

This is he having been in the church in the desert with the messenger speaking to him in Mount Sina, and our fathers: who received the living oracles to give to us:

Having said to Aaron, Make us gods who shall go before us: for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has been to him.

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.

To whom attended from little to great, saying, This is the great power of God.

Saying, Give me also this power, that upon whomsoever I put hands, he might receive the Holy Spirit.

No portion is to thee, nor lot, in this word: for thy heart is not upright before God.

Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray to God, if perhaps the thought of thy heart be remitted to thee.

And a messenger of the Lord spake to Philip, saying, Arise, and go at noon in the way going down from Jerusalem to Gaza, (this is desert.)

And the Spirit said to Philip, Come near, and be joined to this chariot.

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:

And the eunuch having answered Philip, said, I pray thee, of whom speaks the prophet this of himself or of some other?

And Philip having opened his mouth, and begun from this writing, announced to him the good news, Jesus.

And Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how many evils he did to thy holy ones in Jerusalem:

And all they hearing were affected in mind, and said: Is not this he having laid waste in Jerusalem those calling upon this name, and he has come here for this, that he might bring them having been bound to the chief priests?

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

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,

From this therefore sent I to thee: and thou didst well being present. Now therefore are all we present before God, to hear all commanded thee of God.

And he enjoined us to proclaim to the people, and to testify that this is he appointed by God, Judge of the living and the dead.

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.

God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people in sojourning the land of Egypt, and with high arm brought them out of it.

And having destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he gave them to inherit this land by lot.

From the seed of this has God according to promise raised up to Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

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

For this has God completed to us, their children, having raised up Jesus; as it has also been written in the second Psalms, Thou art my Son; to day have I begotten thee.

Therefore dissension and no small discussion having been to Paul and Barnabas with them, they arranged for Paul and Barnabas to go up, and certain others of them, to the sent and elders in Jerusalem about this question.

And the sent and elders were gathered together to see about this word.

And with this the words of the prophets agree: as has been written,

And this did she for many days. And Paul, having been exercised, and having turned back to the spirit, said, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out the same hour.

Opening and setting before, that it was necessary for Christ to suffer, and rise from, the dead; and that this is Christ Jesus, whom I announce to you.

And certain of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers deliberated with him. And certain said, What may this idle, talkative man wish to say? and others, He seems to be a declarer of strange demons: because he announced to them good news, and the rising up.

And having taken him, they brought upon Mars' hill, saying, Can we know what this new teaching is, spoken by thee?

And having heard of the rising up of the dead, they treated with mockery; and said, We will hear thee again concerning this.

For I am with thee, and none shall attack thee to injure thee: for much people are to me in this city.

Saying, This one persuades men to worship God against the law.

And this was for two years: so that all dwelling in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

And there were certain sons of Sceva, a Jew, chief priest, seven doing this.

And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling in Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

Whom having collected together and the workmen of such things, he said, Men, ye know that out of this work is our good food.

And ye see and hear that not only Ephesus, but almost all Asia, this Paul having persuaded, changed a sufficient crowd, saying, that they are not gods made by hands:

And not only this part is in danger to us to come to reproach; but also the temple of the great goddess Diana to be reckoned for nothing, and her greatness also about to be destroyed, whom the whole of Asia and the habitable globe worship.

For we are also in danger to be called in question for this day, being no cause for which we shall be able to give back word of this confederation.

Wherefore I testify to you in this day, that I pure from the blood of all.

For I know this, that there shall come in after my departure grievous wolves to you, not sparing the flock.

And having come to us, and lifted up Paul's girdle, and bound his hands and feet, he said, Thus says the Holy Spirit, The man whose is this girdle, shall the Jews so bind in Jerusalem, and they shall deliver him into the hands of the nations.

Therefore do this which we say to thee: Four men are to us having a vow upon them;

Crying out, Men, Israelites, help: This is the man, teaching all, everywhere, against the people, and the law, and this place: and yet also brought the Greeks into the temple, and has polluted this holy place.

I am truly a Jew, a man born in Tarsus, of Cilicia, and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the exactness of the fathers' law, being zealous of God, as all ye are this day.

Who drove out this way even to death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women.

And they heard him to this word, and lifted up their voices, saying, Take away such a one from the earth: for it is not suitable for him to live.

And the centurion having heard, having come near announced to the captain of a thousand, See what thou art about to do: for this man is a Roman.

And the captain of a thousand answered, I obtained this citizenship for much capital. And Paul said, And I have been born.

And Paul, having looked intently to the council, said, Men, brethren, I have lived as a citizen in all good conscience to God till this day.

And he having spoken this, there was a dissension of the Pharisees and Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.

And there was a great cry: and the scribes of the Pharisees' part, having risen, struggled with obstinacy, saying, We find nothing evil in this man: but if a spirit or messenger spake to him, we should not contend against God.

And there were more than forty having made this conspiracy.

And Paul having called one of the centurions, said, Bring this young man to the captain of a thousand; for he has something to announce to him.

Then truly having taken him, he brought to the captain of a thousand, and says, Paul, the bound, having called me, asked to bring this young man to thee, having something to say to thee.

Having written a letter containing this type

This man having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them: having stood with an army, I took him away, having learned that he is a Roman.

And wishing to know the cause for which they accused him, I brought him down to this council:

And the plot about to be by the Jews, having been made known to me against the man, for this I sent to thee, having also commanded the accusers to say things against him to thee. Farewell.

Attaining much peace by thee, and good actions being to this nation by thy foresight altogether and everywhere, we accept, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.

For having found this man a scourge, and moving sedition to all Jews in the habitable globe, and standing in the first rank of the sect of Nazarites:

And Paul answered, the leader having nodded to him to speak, Knowing from many years thee being judge to this nation, more cheerfully do I justify things concerning myself:

And this I confess to thee, that according to the way which they call a sect, so serve I the God of the fathers, believing all things written in the law and the prophets:

And in this I myself attend carefully, to have a conscience unhurt towards God and men always.

Or of this one voice, which I cried standing with them, That of the rising up of the dead I am judged this day by you.

Therefore the able among you, he says, having gone down together, if there be anything in this man, let them accuse him.

And I doubting at the question concerting this, said, If he be willing to go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things.

And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men being present with us, ye behold this, of whom all the multitude of Jews addressed me, both in Jerusalem and here, crying out he must no more live.

Concerning all of which I am accused by the Jews, king Agrippa, I deem myself happy, being about to defend myself to thee this day:

But arise, and stand upon thy feet: for, for this was I sent to thee, to take thee in hand, a servant and witness both of what things thou sawest, and of what I shall be seen to thee;

Therefore having obtained assistance from God, till this day do I stand, testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what both the prophets and Moses spake being about to be:

And Paul said, I would pray to God also in little, and in much, not only thee, but also all hearing me this day to become such, of what kind I also am, besides these bonds.

And having withdrawn, they spake to one another, saying, This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

And Agrippa said to Festus, This man could have been loosed, if he had not appealed to Caesar.

And there being much abstinence from food, then Paul having stood in the midst of them, said, Truly it was fitting, O men, having obeyed me, not to be conveyed from Crete, and gain this violence and damage.

For the messenger of God stood by me in this night, whose I am, and whom I serve,

And till it was about to be day, Paul besought all to take food, saying, Awaiting this day the fourteenth day, ye continue fasting, having taken nothing.

Wherefore I beseech you to take food: for this is for your salvation: for not a hair of the head of one of you shall fall.

And when the foreigners saw the wild beast hanging on his hand, they said to one another, This man is altogether a murderer, whom, saved from the sea, vengeance suffered not to live.

Then this done, the rest having sicknesses in the island, came near, and were cured:

For this cause therefore I besought to see you, and to speak: for, for the hope of Israel am I surrounded by this chain.

And we desire to hear from thee what thou thinkest: for truly of this sect it is known to us that it is everywhere spoken against.