But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart for you to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

And Peter answered her, Tell me whether you sold the land for so much? And she said, Yes, for so much.

Then the commander went with the officers and brought them, not with force, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.

For before these days Theudas rose up, boasting himself to be somebody; a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves to him; who was slain. And all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered and brought to nothing.

And now I say to you, Withdraw from these men and let them alone. For if this counsel or this work is of men, it will come to nothing.

Then indeed they departed from the presence of the sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be shamed for His name.

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

And He gave him no inheritance in it, no, not even a foot-breadth. And He promised that He would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, there being no child to him.

and were carried over into Shechem. And they were laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price of silver from the sons of Emmor the father of Shechem.

And he being cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up and reared him for a son to her.

For he thought his brothers would understand that God would give them deliverance by his hand. But they did not understand.

Then the Lord said to him, "Loosen the sandal on your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground."

saying to Aaron, "Make us gods to go before us, for as for this Moses who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him."

who found favor with God and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob;

For out of those having unclean spirits, many came out, crying with loud voice. And many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.

And they were paying attention to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with conjuring.

who when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit.

For as yet He had not fallen on any of them, they were baptized only in the name of the Lord Jesus.

You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God.

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

And answering Simon said, You pray to the Lord for me that none of these things which you have spoken may come on me.

In His humiliation His judgment was taken away, and who shall declare His generation? For His life is taken from the earth."

And he said, Who are you, lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom you persecute. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.

And the Lord said to him, Arise and go into the street which is called Straight and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,

But the Lord said to him, Go! For this one is a chosen vessel to Me, to bear My name before nations and kings and the sons of Israel.

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

But all who heard him were amazed and said, Is this not he who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem and came here for that reason, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?

And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals you; rise up and spread for yourself! And he arose immediately.

And he was gazing at him, and becoming terrified, he said, What is it, lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your merciful deeds have come up for a memorial before God.

And now send men to Joppa and call for Simon, whose last name is Peter.

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.

And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men are looking for you.

Therefore arise and go down and go with them without doubting, for I have sent them.

And going down to the men, those sent to him from Cornelius, Peter said, Behold, I am the one you are seeking. For what reason have you come?

And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man and one who fears God, and one of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear words from you.

And the next day they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.

And he said to them, You know that it is an unlawful thing for a man, a Jew to keep company with or to come near to one of another nation. But God has shown me not to call any man common or unclean.

Therefore I came without complaint, being sent for. I ask, then, for what reason have you sent for me.

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and He went about doing good, and healing all those who were oppressed by the Devil, for God was with Him.

For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God. Then Peter answered,

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

And he declared to us how he had seen an angel in his house, who stood and said to him, Send men to Joppa and call for Simon whose last name is Peter,

For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and faith. And many people were added to the Lord.

And the disciples, as any were prospered, determined each of them to send for ministry to those brothers who lived in Judea,

Then, indeed, Peter was kept in prison. But earnest prayer was made to God for him by the church.

And searching for him, and not finding him, examining the guards, Herod commanded them to be led away to death. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed.

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.

who was with the proconsul of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man. He called for Barnabas and Saul and asked to hear the Word of God.

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

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you. And you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a while. And immediately a mist and a darkness fell on him, and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Men, brothers, if you have any word of comfort for the people, speak.

And after that He gave them judges for about four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.

And afterward they asked for a king. And God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

For those living in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not having known this One, and the voices of the Prophets being read throughout every sabbath, condemning Him, they fulfilled the Scriptures.

who appeared for many days by those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are His witnesses to the people.

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.

"Behold, you despisers, and marvel, and perish; for I work a work in your days, a work which you shall in no way believe, though a man declare it to you."

But speaking boldly, Paul and Barnabas said, It was necessary for the Word of God to be spoken to you first. But since indeed you put it far from you and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the nations.

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 having hand-picked elders for them in every church, and had prayed with fastings, they commended them to the Lord into whom they believed.

And from there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

Even as Simon has declared how God at the first visited the nations to take out of them a people for His name.

For Moses from ages past has those in every city proclaiming him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

men who have given up their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these necessary things:

And remaining for a time, they were let go in peace from the brothers to the apostles.

Paul wanted him to go with him, and taking him he circumcised him, because of the Jews who were in those places; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

And they teach customs which are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.

But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.

Then asking for a light he rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.

For you bring certain strange things to our ears, therefore we are minded to know what these things mean.

(For all the Athenians and strangers who were there spent their time in nothing else except to tell or to hear something newer.)

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.

And He has made all nations of men of one blood to dwell on all the face of the earth, ordaining fore-appointed seasons and boundaries of their dwelling,

For in Him we live and move and have our being, as also certain of your own poets have said, For we are also His offspring.

And because he was of the same trade, he stayed and worked with them; for they were tentmakers by occupation.

For I am with you, and no one shall set on you to hurt you, for I have many people in this city.

But if it is a question of a word and names, and of your law, you look to it. For I do not wish to be a judge of such things.

And all the Greeks seized Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio did not care for any of these things.

And Paul having remained many days more, taking leave of the brothers, he sailed from there into Syria. And Priscilla and Aquila were with him. And Paul had shorn his head in Cenchrea, for he had a vow.

For he mightily confuted the Jews publicly, proving by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

And going into the synagogue, he spoke boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.

And sending into Macedonia two who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he stayed in Asia for a time.

For a certain silversmith named Demetrius was making silver temples of Artemis, providing not a little trade for the craftsmen.

And not only is this dangerous to us, our share coming into dispute, but also the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted for nothing, and her magnificence is also about to be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships.

Then indeed others cried out, some other things; for the assembly was confused, and most of them did not know why they had come together.

But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice cried out for two hours' time, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!

For you have brought these men, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.

For we are in danger to be accused of revolt concerning today; there being no cause by which we may give an account of this crowding together.

Going before, these waited for us at Troas.

And a certain young man named Eutychus was sitting on the window sill, Paul reasoning for a longer time, being overborne by sleep, he fell down from the third floor, and was taken up dead.

And Paul went down and fell on him, and embracing him said, Do not be terrified, for his soul is in him.

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.

For I did not keep back from declaring to you all the counsel of God.

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

Therefore watch and remember that for the time of three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.

And sighting Cyprus, and leaving it on the left, we sailed into Syria, and came down to Tyre. For the ship was to unload its cargo there.

Then Paul answered, What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.