And Lydda being near Joppa, the disciples having heard that Peter is in it, sent to him two men, beseeching not to hesitate to pass through even to them.

And Peter having risen came with them. Whom having approached, they brought into the upper room: and all the widows stood before him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, being with them.

He saw in a vision manifestly about the ninth hour of the day a messenger of God having come in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius.

And having looked at him intently, and being afraid, he said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms went up for remembrance before God.

And when the messenger speaking to Cornelius departed, having called two of his servants, and a religious soldier of those persevering with him;

And he was hungry, and would have eaten: and these making ready, a deep trance fell upon him,

And he sees heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending upon him, as a great linen napkin fastened at the four beginnings, and laid down upon the earth:

And a voice was to him, Having risen, Peter, kill, and eat.

And a voice again of a second time to him, What things God cleansed, do not thou make common.

And Peter reflecting concerning the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men seek thee.

And Peter having come down to the men sent from Cornelius to him, said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what the cause for which ye are present?

Therefore having called them in, he received as guests. And on the morrow Peter came forth with them, and certain of the brethren from Joppa came with him.

And it was as Peter came in, Cornelius having met him, having fallen at his feet, worshipped.

And Peter raised him up, saying, Arise: I am also myself man.

And discoursing with him, he came in, and finds many come together.

But in every nation he fearing him, and working justice, is acceptable to him.

Jesus from Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and power; who passed through doing good, and healing all oppressed by the devil; for God was with him.

Him God raised the third day, and gave him to be manifest;

Not to all people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after his rising from the dead.

To him all the prophets testify, for all believing on him to receive remission of sins through his name.

And he commanded them to be immersed in the name of the Lord. Then asked they him to remain certain. days.

And when Peter went up to Jerusalem, they of the circumcision discussed with him,

And he announced to us how he saw a messenger in his house, having stood and said to him, Send men to Joppa, and send for Simon, surnamed Peter

And having found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it was for a whole year they were assembled together in the churches, and taught a sufficient crowd. And the disciples were Christians by divine intimation first in Antioch.

And having seized, he put him in prison, having delivered to four quaternions of soldiers to watch him; wishing after the pascha to bring him to the people.

Truly therefore was Peter kept in prison: and prayer was made continually by the church to God for him.

And when Herod was about to bring him before, in that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the watch before the door kept the prison.

And, behold, the messenger of the Lord stood before, and a light shone in the dwelling: and having struck Peter's side, he raised him up, saying, Arise quickly. And his chains fell off from the hands.

And the messenger said to him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy small sandals. And he did so. And he said to him, Put round thy garment, and follow me.

And having come out, he followed him; and knew not that it is true that being done by the messenger; and seemed to see a vision.

And having passed by the first and second watch, they came to the iron gate leading to the city; which of its free will was opened to them: and having come out, they advanced one street; and quickly the messenger departed from him.

And Peter continued knocking: and having opened, they saw him, and were moved.

And having shaken with the hand at them to be silent, he related to them how the Lord brought him out of prison. And he said, Announce these things to James, and the brethren. And having come out, he went to another place.

And Herod having sought him, and not found, having examined the watch, commanded them to be removed. And having come down from Judea to Cesarea, he tarried.

And Herod was fighting with violent animosity, with Tyrians and Sidonians: but they came unanimously to him, and having conciliated Blastus, him over the king's bed-chamber, they asked peace; for their country was nourished from the king's.

And immediately the messenger of the Lord struck him, because he gave not the glory to God: and eaten by worms, he expired.

And having passed through the island to Paphos, they found a certain magician, a false prophet, a Jew, the name to him Barjesus:

And Saul, (also Paul,) filled with the Holy Spirit, and looking intently upon him, said,

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun till the time. And immediately fell upon him mist and darkness; and going about he sought leading by hand.

And having removed him, he raised up to them David for king; to whom also having testified, he said, I found David of Jesse, a man according to my heart, who shall do all my desires.

For they dwelling in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not having known him, and the voices of the prophets which being read in every sabbath, having judged, they filled up.

And having found no cause of death, they desired Pilate to have him slain.

And when they finished all things written concerning him, having taken down from the wood, they put in a tomb.

And God raised him from the dead:

Who was seen for many days to them having come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.

And that he raised him from the dead, no more about to return to corruption, so he said, That I will give you the holy, faithful things of David.

Be it known therefore to you, men, brethren, that for him remission of sins is announced to you.

And from all which ye could not be justified by Moses' law, every one believing in him is justified.

He having heard Paul speaking, who having looked intently upon him, and seen that he has faith to be cured,

And Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, and stoned Paul, drew out of the city, supposing him to be dead.

And the disciples having surrounded him, having risen, he came into the city: and the morrow he came out with Barnabas to Derbe.

For Moses of ancient generations has them proclaiming him in every city, being read in the synagogues in every sabbath.

And it seemed fitting to Silas to wait for him.

But Paul deemed worthy, having withdrawn from them from Pamphylia, and not having come with them to the work, not to take him with them.

Him Paul wished to go forth with him; and having taken, he circumcised him, on account of the Jews being in those places: for all knew his father that he was a Greek.

And a vision was seen to Paul by night; A certain man, a Macedonian, was standing, beseeching him, and saying, Having passed to Macedonia, help us.

And they spake to him the word of the Lord, and to all in his house.

And they conveying Paul brought him even to Athens: and having taken a command to Silas and Timothy that now they might come to him most speedily, they departed.

And Paul waiting for them among the Athenians, his spirit was excited in him, seeing the city being addicted to idol worship.

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?

For having passed by, and beholding your venerations, I found also an altar upon which was inscribed, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom not knowing therefore ye reverence, him I announce to you.

To seek the Lord, if perchance indeed they have felt for him, and found, although not being far from each one of us:

For in him we live, and move, and are; as certain of the composers among you have said, For we also are his race.

Wherefore he set a day, in which he is about to judge the habitable globe in justice by the man whom he appointed; having offered faith to all, having raised him from the dead.

And certain men having joined him, believed: among whom also Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman by name Damaris, and others with them.

And Gallio being proconsul of Achaia, the Jews arose unanimously against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,

And Paul yet having remained sufficient days, having taken leave of the brethren, sailed out to Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn the head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.

And he began to speak freely in the synagogue: and . Priscilla and Aquila having heard him, took him, and set forth to him the way of God more accurately.

And he wishing to pass through to Achaia, the brethren having encouraged, wrote to the disciples to receive him: who having arrived, profited much them having believed through grace:

He said to them, Having believed, have ye received the Holy Spirit? And they said to him, But neither heard we if there be a Holy Spirit.

And Paul said, John truly immersed the immersion of repentance, saying to the people, that they should believe on him coming after him, that is, in Christ Jesus.

And having sent into Macedonia two of them serving him, Timothy, and Erastus, he stopped a season in Asia.

And Paul wishing to come in to the people, the disciples suffered him not.

And certain also of the chief of Asia, being friends to him, having sent to him, besought not to give himself into the theatre.

And they forced Alexander out of the crowd, the Jews having put him forward. And Alexander having shaken the hand, wished to justify himself to the people.

If truly therefore Demetrius, and the artificers with him, have a word against any, the court days are kept, and there are proconsuls; let them prosecute one another.

And having made three months; an insidious plot having been for him by the Jews, being about to sail to Syria, there was a purpose to return through Macedonia.

And there agreed with him as far as Asia Sopater a Berean; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus: and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus.

And Paul having gone down, fell upon him, and embracing, said, Be not disturbed, for his soul is in him.

And when he joined us at Assos, having taken him up, we came to Mitylene.

For Paul determined to sail to Ephesus, as it might not be to him to spend the time in Asia: for he hastened, if it were possible to him, to be in Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.

And when they came to him, he said to them, Ye know, from the first day in which I embarked for Asia, how I was with you all the time

And much weeping was from all; and having fallen upon Paul's neck, they kissed him,

Grieving chiefly for the word which he spake, that they are about to see his face no more. And they sent him forward to the ship.

And the morrow, they about Paul having come out, came to Cesarea: and having come to Philip's house, bearer of good news, being of the seven, we remained with him.

And to him were four daughters, virgins, prophesying.

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.

And when we heard these things, both we, and the nations, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.

And they having heard, honoured the Lord, and said to him, Thou seest, brother, how many ten thousands of Jews there are having believed: and all are zealous of the law:

And when the seven days were about completed, the Jews from Asia, having seen him in the temple, embroiled all the crowd, and put hands upon them,

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

And the whole city was moved, and there was a concourse of the people: and having taken up Paul, they drew him out of the temple: and quickly the doors were shut.

And seeking to kill him, a rumor went up to the captain of a thousand of the band, that the whole of Jerusalem had been embroiled.

Then the captain of a thousand, having drawn near, took him, and commanded to be bound with two chains; and inquired who he might be, and what he had done.

And other cried what other in the crowd: and not being able to know certainly for the uproar, he commanded him to be brought into the camp.

For the multitude of the people followed, crying, Take him away.

And they being with me truly saw the light, and were terrified; but they heard not the voice of him speaking to me.

Having come to me, and stood, said to me, Brother Saul, look up. And the same hour I looked up to him.

For thou shalt be a witness for him to all men of what thou hast seen and hast heard.