And having prayed, they said, Thou, O Lord, knowing hearts of all, spew forth one of two which thou hast chosen,

And in the day of Pentecost being completed, they were all unanimously in one and the same place.

And suddenly was a sound from heaven as of a wind moving violently, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them to utter.

Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and they dwelling in Mesopotamia, and Judea, and Cappadocia, Pontus, and Asia,

And others mocking. said, That they are filled with new wine.

And also upon my servants and upon my maids in those days will I pour out from my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

And having heard, they were pricked in heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the sent, What shall we do, men, brethren?

Then truly they having gladly received his word were immersed: and in that day were added about three thousand souls.

And they were persevering in the teaching of the sent, and in mutual participation, and breaking of bread, and prayers.

And in the day persevering unanimously in the temple, and breaking bread in the house, they partook of food with lively joy and simplicity of heart,

And a certain man, being lame from his mother's womb, was carried, whom they set in the day at the door of the temple called Beautiful, to ask alms from those going into the temple;

And they knew him, that this was he sitting for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that having happened to him.

And they speaking to the people, the priests, and commander of the temple, and the Sadducees, resisted them,

Being exercised because they taught the people, and announced in Jesus the rising up from the dead.

And they put hands upon them, and set in guard for the morrow: for it was already evening.

And having set them in the midst, they inquired, In what power, or in what name did ye do this?

And seeing the freedom of speech of Peter and John, and comprehending that they are illiterate men, and private individuals, they wondered; and they knew them, that they were with Jesus.

And seeing the man healed standing with them, they had nothing to contradict.

And having urged them to depart out of the council, they deliberated with one another,

And having called them, they enjoined them universally not to utter neither to teach in the name of Jesus.

And they having made additional threats, loosed them, finding nothing how they might chastise them, for sake of the people: for all honoured God for that having been done.

And having been loosed, they came to their own, and announced to them what the chief priests and elders said.

And they, having heard, lifted up the voice unanimously to God, and said, Sovereign, thou God having made heaven, and earth, and sea, and all things which in them:

For against the truth were they gathered together against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the nations and peoples of Israel,

And they having prayed, the place was shaken in which they were gathered together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spake the word of God with freedom of speech.

And Peter said to her, For what was it agreed by you to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them having interred thy husband at the door, and they shall carry thee out.

And the chief priest having risen, and all they with him, (the sect being of the Sadducees,) they were filled with zeal,

And having heard, they came in by morning to the temple, and taught. But the chief priest having approached, and they with him, called the council together, and all the assembly of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison for them to be brought.

And the attendants having come near, found them not in the prison, and having returned, they announced,

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.

Then the commander having gone with attendants, brought them, not with force: for they feared the people, lest they might be stoned.

And having brought them, they set in the council: and the chief priest asked them,

And having heard, they gnashed the teeth with rage, and consulted to kill them.

And by him they were persuaded: and having called the sent, having stripped, they enjoined not to speak in the name of Jesus, and loosed them.

Truly therefore they went rejoicing from the face of the council, that for his name they were deemed worthy to be dishonoured.

And every day in the temple, and at the house, they ceased not teaching and announcing the good news, Jesus the Christ.

And the word pleased before all the multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:

Whom they set before the sent: and having prayed, they put hands upon them.

And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

Then they put under men, saying, That we have heard him speaking defaming words against Moses, and God.

And they roused together the people, and elders, and scribes, and having stood against, they seized him, and brought to the council,

And all they sitting in the council, having looked intently upon him, saw his face as the face of a messenger.

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 they transported him to Sychem and put him in the tomb which Abraham was satisfied with for a price of silver from the sons of Emmor of Sychem.

He having deceived our race by sophistry, inflicted evil upon our fathers, to make their babes cast out, that they should not breed.

And he supposed his brethren to understand that God by his hand gives them salvation: and they understood not.

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.

To whom our fathers would not be obedient, but rejected, and in their hearts they turned back into Egypt,

And they made a calf in those days, and brought up a sacrifice to the image, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.

Which of the prophets did not your fathers drive out and they slew them announcing beforehand of the coming of the Just; of whom ye have now been traitors and murderers:

And having heard those, they were sawn through their hearts, and they gnashed the teeth upon him.

And having cried with a great voice, they held fast their ears, and rushed unanimously upon him,

And having cast out of the city, they stoned: and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man called Saul.

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

For of many having unclean spirits, crying with a great voice, they came out: and many affected with palsy, and the lame, were healed.

And they attended to him, because for a sufficient time they were astonished by magics.

And when they believed Philip announcing the good news of the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were immersed, both men and women.

And Simon also himself believed: and having been immersed, he was persovering with Philip, beholding the signs and great powers having been, they were astonished.

And the sent in Jerusalem having heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John:

Who, having gone down, prayed for them, that they receive the Holy Spirit

(For not yet was it fallen upon any of them: only they were immersed into the name of the Lord Jesus.)

Then put they hands upon them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Truly therefore, they having testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and announced good news to many towns of the Samaritans.

And as they went in the way, they came to some water: and the eunuch said, Behold water; what hinders me to be immersed?

And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no more: for he went his way rejoicing.

And Saul was raised up from the earth; and his eyes being opened, he saw no one: and leading him by the hand, they brought him to Damascus.

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?

But this project was known to Saul. And they observed narrowly the gates day, and also night, that they might kill him.

And Saul being present in Jerusalem, tried to join himself to the disciples: and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he is a disciple.

And he spake and sought out with the Greeks; but they purposed to kill him.

And the brethren having known, brought him down to Cesarea, and they sent him forth to Tarsus.

And it was in those days, having been sick, she died; and having washed, they laid her in an upper room.

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.

And having called, they were inquiring if Simon, surnamed Peter, is received there as a guest.

And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and fearing God, and witnessed of by the whole nation of the Jews, received intimation of the divine will by a holy messenger to send for thee to his house, and hear words of thee.

And ye are witnesses of all which he did in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they killed, having hanged upon wood:

For they heard them speaking with tongues, and magnifying God. Then answered Peter,

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 having heard these, they were silent, and honoured God, saying, For also God gave the nations repentance to life.

And the word was heard in the ears of the church in Jerusalem concerning them: and they sent Barnabas to pass through even to Antioch.

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.

Which also they did, having sent to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

And having seen that it is pleasing to the Jews, he added also to take Peter. (They were the days of unleavened bread.)

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 they said to her, Thou art mad. And she was strengthened to have it so. And they said, It is his messenger.

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

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 they serving the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate to me Barnabas and Saul to the work which I have called them.

Then having fasted and prayed, and put hands upon them, they let go.

Therefore these truly, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, came down to Seleucia and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

And being in Salamis, they announced the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John a servant.

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

And having been brought from Paphos, they about Paul came to Perga of Pamphylia: and John, having departed from them, returned to Jerusalem.

And they having passed from Perga, approached Antioch of Pisidia, and having come into the synagogue on the day of the sabbaths, they sat down.

And thence they desired a king; and God gave them Saul, son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years.

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.