And with many other words did he press and exhort them, saying, Save yourselves from this perverse generation.

And Peter seeing this said to the people, Men of Israel, why marvel ye at this, or why look ye so earnestly on us, as if by our own power or piety we had made this man able to walk?

And through faith in his name, hath strengthened this man, whom ye see and know: his name, I say, and saith in Him, hath wrought this perfect cure before you all.

And when they had set them in the midst, they asked them, By what power, or in what name have ye done this?

and elders of Israel, if we are this day examined about the benefit done to the impotent man,

by what means he is cured, be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, but whom God hath raised from the dead, even by Him doth this man stand here before you whole.

This is the stone that was set at nought by you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

But that it may spread no farther among the people, let us severely charge them to speak no more to any man in this name.

For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miraculous cure was wrought.

While it remained, did it not remain thy own? and when sold, was it not in thy own power? what is the meaning that thou hast taken this into thine heart? Thou hast not lyed to men, but to God.

"Go stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life."

And hearing this, they went early in the morning into the temple and taught the people. But the high priest being come, and they that were with him, to the council-chamber, they called together the Sanhedrim, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent orders to the prison that they should be brought before them.

Now when the high priest, and the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were in doubt concerning them, what this would come to;

saying, Did not we strictly charge you not to teach in this name? and behold ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and would bring this man's blood upon us.

And when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to put them to death.

And therefore as to the present affair I advise you to refrain from these men and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nothing;

Wherefore, brethren, look out from among you seven men of good character, full of the holy Spirit, and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this matter:

and they set up false witnesses; who said, This man is continually speaking blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law.

For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and change the rites which Moses delivered to us.

Then he came out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, after his father died, He removed him into this land in which ye now dwell:

and God said, "I will judge the nation, to which they shall be in slavery; and afterwards they shall come out, and shall worship me in this place."

Till another king arose, who knew not Joseph. This king formed crafty schemes against our nation,

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

This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? did God send, by the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush, to be their ruler and deliverer.

---This is that Moses who said unto the children of Israel, "A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you, of your brethren, like unto me; Him shall ye hear."

This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel that spake to him on mount Sinai, and with our fathers; and who received the oracles of life to give unto us.

saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go before us; for as to this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him. And they made a calf in those days,

And bending his knees, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this he fell asleep.

Whom they all greatly regarded, from the lest to the greatest, saying, This man is as the great power of God.

saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the holy Spirit.

Thou hast no part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray to God, if so be the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee:

and the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and join thyself to this chariot. And Philip running up to him,

And the portion of scripture, which he was reading, was this, "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before it's shearer is dumb, so He opened not his mouth:

And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom doth the prophet say this? of himself, or of some other person?

Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this scripture, preached unto him Jesus.

that if he should find any of this persuasion, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

And Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how much mischief he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:

But all that heard him, were amazed, and said, Is not this he that persecuted those in Jerusalem who called on this name, and came hither for this end, that he might carry them bound to the chief priests?

But Saul prevailed more and more, and confounded the Jews that dwelt at Damascus, fully proving that this same Jesus is the Christ.

This was done thrice, and the vessel was taken up again into heaven.

And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting till this hour, and at the ninth hour I was praying in my house, when behold a man stood before me in bright raiment,

And this was done thrice: and then they were all drawn up again to heaven.

---The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and raised the people, while they sojourned in the land of Egypt, and with mighty power brought them out of it.

Of this man's seed, according to the promise, hath God raised up to Israel Jesus the Saviour:

---Men and brethren, children of the race of Abraham, and all those among you that fear God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

that the promise made unto the fathers God hath fulfilled unto us their children, having raised up Jesus again: as it is also written in the second psalm, "Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee."

And when the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were determined for eternal life believed.

This man heard Paul speaking; who looking earnestly at him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,

A dissension therefore arising, and Paul and Barnabas having no small dispute with them, it was resolved that Paul and Barnabas, and some others, should go up to the apostles and elders at Jerusalem about this question.

So the apostles and elders were assembled together to consider about this matter.

And to this agree the words of the prophets,

as it is written, "After this will I return, and rebuild the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will repair its ruins, and set it up again.

and from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a Roman colony. And we staid some time in this city.

And this she did for many days. But Paul being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.

opening them and shewing, that the Messiah was to suffer and rise again from the dead: and that this is the Christ even, Jesus, whom, said he, I preach unto you.

But some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him; and some said, What would this babler say? and others, He seemeth to be a proclaimer of foreign deities: because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection.

And they took and brought him to the Areopagus, and said, May we know what this new doctrine is, of which thou speakest?

Wherefore though God overlooked the times of this ignorance, He now requireth all men every where to repent.

And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some laughed at it: and others said, We will hear thee again concerning this matter.

for I am with thee, and no man shall lay hands on thee to hurt thee; for I have much people in this city."

saying, this fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

And when they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

And this he did for two years; so that all the inhabitants of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord Jesus.

Now there were seven sons of one Sceva a Jewish priest, who did this.

And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that dwelt at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

and with them the workmen they employed about such things, and said, My friends, ye know that by this employment we get our wealth.

And ye see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but in almost all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and perverted many people, saying, that they are no gods which are made by hands.

So that we are not only in danger of this, that the business we follow will come to nothing; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be despised; and her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the whole world worshippeth.

Hearing this and being filled with rage, they cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

for we are in danger of being charged with sedition for what has happened this day, there being no cause by which we can give a reason for this concourse.

Wherefore I call you to witness this day, that I am clear from the blood of all men.

For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

and he came to us, and taking up Paul's girdle, and binding his own hands and feet, he said, Thus saith the holy Spirit, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man whose girdle this is, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

Do this therefore, which we advise thee. Here are four men with us, that have a vow upon them: take these and be purified with them,

this is the man that teaches all men every where against the people of the Jews, and the law, and this sacred place? and besides, hath brought Greeks too into the temple, and polluted this holy place.

Art not thou that Egyptian, who before this madest a sedition, and didst lead out into the wilderness four thousand murtherers?

---I am indeed a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, accurately instructed in the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as ye all are this day.

And I persecuted those of this persuasion even unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

And they heard him to this word, and then they exalted their voice, saying, Away with such a fellow from the earth; for it is not fit that he should live.

And the centurion hearing this, went and told the tribune, saying, Consider what thou art about to do; for this man is a Roman.

And the tribune replied, I obtained this freedom with a large sum of money. And Paul said, But I was free-born.

and Paul looking earnestly at the sanhedrim, said, "Brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God even to this day:"

Upon his saying this, there rose a contention between the pharisees and the sadducees; and the people were divided.

So there was a great clamor: and the scribes that were of the party of the pharisees rose up and contended, saying, We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

And they were more than forty that had made this oath:

Then Paul called one of the centurions to him, and said, Introduce this young man to the tribune; for he hath something to tell him.

So he took him and brought him to the tribune, and said, Paul the prisoner called me to him, and desired me to introduce this young man unto thee, as having something to say to thee.

And he wrote a letter to this effect:

This man being seized by the Jews, and about to be killed by them, I came upon them with some soldiers and rescued him: for I understand that he is a Roman.

And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "As by thee we enjoy much peace, and glorious things are done to this nation by thy prudent administration,

For having found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ring-leader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

Then Paul, when the governor permitted him to speak, answered in this manner, "As I know that thou hast been many years a judge to this nation, I do the more chearfully answer for myself:

But this I confess unto thee, that after the way, which they call heresy, so do I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law, and the prophets:

And on this account do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence both towards God and towards men.

unless for this one expression, that I cried out when I stood among them, For the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day."

And when Felix heard these things he put them off, (for he had been more particularly informed concerning this way of religion,) and said, When Lysias the tribune comes down, I will thoroughly examine your matters.

And as he was reasoning of justice, temperance, and a future judgement, Felix trembled, and said, Go thy way for this time, and I will take a proper opportunity to call for thee again.

Therefore, said he, let those of you who are able, go down with me, and if there be any thing bad in this man, let them accuse him.

And Festus said, "King Agrippa and all that are here present with us, ye see this man, concerning whom all the Jews have applied to me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out, that he ought not to live.