And he said, Behold, I see Heaven opened and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God.

And when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,

For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.

And the content of the Scripture which he read was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so He opened not His mouth.

And as they passed along the way, they came on some water. And the eunuch said, See, here is water, what hinders me from being baptized?

And when they had come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more. And he went on his way rejoicing.

and asked letters from him to Damascus to the synagogues; so that if he found any of the Way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

And Saul was lifted up from the earth, his eyes were opened, but he saw no one. But they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.

and has seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him so that he might receive his sight.

For I will show him what great things he must suffer for My name's sake.

And Ananias went and entered into the house. And putting his hands on him, he said, Brother Saul, the Lord, Jesus, who appeared to you in the way in which you came, has sent me to you that you might see and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

And instantly scales as it were fell from his eyes, and he instantly saw again. And rising up, he was baptized.

And all who lived at Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

And putting them all out, Peter knelt down and prayed. And turning to the body he said, Tabitha, arise! And she opened her eyes. And when she saw Peter, she sat up.

About the ninth hour of the day he saw plainly in a vision an angel of God coming to him and saying to him, Cornelius!

And he saw the heaven opened and a certain vessel like a sheet coming down to him, being bound at the four corners and let down to the earth;

But Peter said, Not so, Lord, for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.

And while Peter doubted within himself what the vision which he had seen might be, even behold, the men who were sent from Cornelius had asked for Simon's house and stood on the porch.

Then Peter opened his mouth and said, Truly I see that God is no respecter of persons;

I was in the city of Joppa praying. And in an ecstasy I saw a vision, a certain vessel like a sheet coming down, let down from the sky by four corners. And it came even to me.

When I had fastened my eyes on it, I looked and saw four-footed animals of the earth, and wild beasts, and reptiles, and birds of the heaven.

But I said, Not so, Lord, for nothing common or unclean has at any time entered into my mouth.

And the Spirit told me to go with them, not discriminating. And these six brothers went with me, and we entered the man's house.

And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he went further to seize Peter also. (And they were days of Unleavened Bread.)

And behold! An angel of the Lord stood by, and a light shone in the building. And striking Peter's side, he raised him up, saying, Rise up quickly! And his chains fell off his hands.

And the angel said to him, Gird yourself and put on your sandals. And he did so. And he says to him, Throw your robe around you and follow me.

And he went out and followed him. And he did not know that this happening through the angel was true, but thought he saw a vision.

And when she knew Peter's voice, she did not open the porch because of gladness, but running in she reported Peter was standing before the porch.

And they said to her, You are mad. But she kept on saying that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.

But Peter continued knocking, and when they had opened and saw him, they were amazed.

And Herod was in bitter hostility with the men of Tyre and Sidon. But they came to him with one accord and, having made Blastus (who had charge of the king's bedroom) their friend, desired peace, because their country was fed by the king's country.

As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, So, then, separate Barnabas and Saul to Me for the work to which I have called them.

But Elymas the conjurer (for so his name is, if translated) withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

Of this man's seed God has raised to Israel, according to His promise, a Savior, Jesus;

Therefore he also says in another psalm, "You shall not allow Your Holy One to see corruption."

For after he had served his own generation by the will of God, David fell asleep and was added to his fathers and saw corruption.

But He whom God raised again saw no corruption.

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy and contradicted those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, "I have set You to be a light of the nations, for salvation to the end of the earth."

And it happened in Iconium, they both went together into the synagogue of the Jews, and spoke so as a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.

And a certain man was sitting in Lystra, without strength in the feet, being lame from his mother's womb, who never had walked.

and saying, Men, why do you do these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preaching the gospel to you to turn you from these vanities to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all things in them;

And the apostles and elders were assembled to see about this matter.

so those men who are left might seek after the Lord, and all the nations on whom My name has been called, says the Lord, who does all these things."

And some days afterward, Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brothers in every city where we have announced the Word of the Lord, to see how they are holding to it.

Then there was sharp feeling, so as to separate them from each other. And taking Mark, Barnabas sailed to Cyprus.

And after he saw the vision, we immediately tried to go into Macedonia, gathering that the Lord had called us in order to preach the gospel to them.

And a certain woman named Lydia heard us, a seller of purple of the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God; whose heart the Lord opened, so that she attended to the things which were spoken by Paul.

And when her masters saw that the hope of their gain went out, having seized Paul and Silas, they dragged them to the market before the rulers.

And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened and all the bonds were loosened.

And according to Paul's custom, he went in to them and reasoned with them out of the Scriptures on three sabbaths,

And these were more noble than those of Thessalonica, in that they received the Word with all readiness of mind and searched the Scriptures daily to see if those things were so.

And then immediately the brothers sent Paul away to go towards the sea, but both Silas and Timothy stayed there.

But awaiting them in Athens, Paul's spirit was pained within him, seeing the city full of idols.

And certain philosophers from the Epicureans and from the Stoics met him. And some said, What will this babbler say? And others said, He seems to be an announcer of foreign demons (because he preached Jesus and the resurrection to them).

And standing in the middle of the Areopagus, Paul said, Men, Athenians, I see that you are fearful of gods in everything.

For as I passed by and saw the things you worship, I also found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Not knowing then whom you worship, I make Him known to you.

nor is served with men's hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives life and breath and all things to all.

Then being offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like gold or silver or stone, engraved by art and man's imagination.

And so Paul departed from among them.

he said to them, Have you received the Holy Spirit since you believed? And they said to him, We did not so much as hear whether the Holy Spirit is.

And he said to them, Then to what were you baptized? And they said, To John's baptism.

And this happened over two years, so that all those living in Asia heard the Word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

so that even handkerchiefs or aprons from his skin being brought onto the sick, the diseases were released, and the evil spirits went out of them.

And there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so.

And the man in whom the evil spirit resided leaped on them, and overcoming them he was strong against them, so that they fled out of the house naked and wounded.

So the Word of God grew mightily and prevailed.

After these things were ended, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, Paul purposed in the spirit to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have come there, I must also see Rome.

And you see and hear that, not only at Ephesus, but almost all Asia, this Paul having persuaded, he has perverted a huge crowd, saying that those which are made with hands are no gods.

And going ahead onto the ship, we sailed to Assos, there intending to take in Paul; for so he had appointed, intending himself to go on foot.

For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not lose time in Asia; for, if it were possible for him, he hastened to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

But none of these things move me, neither do I count my life dear to myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus Christ, to testify fully the gospel of the grace of God.

And now, behold, I know that you all will see my face no more, among whom I went proclaiming the kingdom of God.

I have coveted no man's silver or gold or apparel.

grieving most of all over the word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. And they went with him to the ship.

And coming to us, and taking Paul's belt, and binding his hands and feet, he said, The Holy Spirit says these things: So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man whose belt this is, and will deliver him into the hands of the nations.

And hearing, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who believe, and they are all zealous of the Law.

Therefore do this, what we say to you: We have four men who have a vow on themselves;

taking them, be purified with them, and be at expense for them, so that they may shave their heads. And all may know that what they have been told about you is nothing, but you yourself also walk orderly and keep the Law.

And as Paul was about to be led into the fortress, he said to the chiliarch, Is it lawful for me to say a thing to you? And he said, Do you know Greek?

And they who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid. But they did not hear the voice of Him who spoke to me.

And I did not see, because of the glory of that light; being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.

And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen you to know His will and to see the Just One, and to hear a voice out of His mouth.

And I saw Him say to me, Hurry and go quickly out of Jerusalem, for they will not receive your testimony concerning Me.

the chiliarch commanded him to be brought into the fortress, saying for him to be examined by scourging, so that he might know why they cried out so against him.

And they who stood by him said, Do you revile God's high priest?

But when Paul saw that the one part were Sadducees and the other part Pharisees, he cried out in the sanhedrin, Men! Brothers! I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee! I am being judged because of the hope and resurrection of the dead.

For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess both.

And the following night the Lord stood by him and said, Be of good cheer, Paul, for as you have testified of Me in Jerusalem, so you also must bear witness at Rome.

And hearing of the ambush, Paul's sister's son, having come near, and entering into the fortress, he reported to Paul.

So he took him and brought him to the chiliarch and said, Paul the prisoner called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, who has something to say to you.

So the chiliarch sent away the young man commanding, Tell no one that you have shown these things to me.

And provide animals, so that they may set Paul on them and bring him to Felix the governor.

And it being revealed to me that a plot against the man was about to be executed by the Jews, I immediately sent him to you, commanding his accusers also to say before you what they had against him. Farewell.

he said, I will hear you when your accusers have also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's Praetorium.

And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.

But I confess this to you, that after the Way which they call heresy, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things that are written in the Law and in the Prophets.

Or else let these themselves say if they have found anything unjust in me while I stood before the sanhedrin,

But Paul said, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you very well know.

And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause to the king, saying, A certain man has been left in bonds by Felix,