for he was numbered with us, and had obtained a part of this ministry.

for it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let none dwell in it; and again, Let another take his office.)

And there appeared unto them divided tongues, as it were of fire, and it sat upon each of them:

And when this rumor was spread, the multitude came together and were astonished; for every one heard them speaking in his own language.

for these men are not drunk, as ye suppose; for it is but the third hour of the day.

And I will give prodigies in the heaven, and signs upon the earth; blood, and fire, and smoky vapour.

(as ye yourselves also know,) Him being given up by the determinate counsel and fore-knowlege of God ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain.

For David saith concerning Him, "I set the Lord always before me, for He is at my right hand, that I should not be moved: therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad;

For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he himself says, "The Lord said to my Lord,

And Peter said unto them, Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the holy Spirit:

for the promise is to you and to your children, yea and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

And fear came upon all the people: and many miracles and signs were wrought by the apostles.

and knew that it was he who sat to ask for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with astonishment and extasy at what had befallen him.

For Moses said unto the fathers, the Lord your God will raise up a prophet unto you, of your brethren, like me, Him shall ye hear in all things whatever He shall say unto you;

And they laid hands on them, and put them into custody till the next day: for it was now evening.

And there is salvation in no other; for there is no other name under heaven given among men, by which we can be saved.

and conferred among themselves, saying, What shall we do with these men? for that indeed an evident miracle hath been wrought by them is manifest to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

for we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

So they threatened them more severely, and let them go; not finding how to punish them, because of the people: for they all glorified God for that which was done.

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

For of a truth both Herod and Pontius Pilate, the Gentiles and the people of Israel, combined against thy holy child Jesus,

Neither was there any indigent person among them; for as many as were proprietors of lands or houses, sold them and brought the prices of what were sold,

And Ananias at the hearing of these words fell down and expired: and great fear came on all that heard these things.

And Peter said to her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much. And she said, Yes, for so much.

And great fear came upon the whole assembly, and upon all that heard these things.

Then the captain went with the officers and brought them, but not with violence; for they were afraid of the people least they should be stoned:

For some time ago one Theudas arose, pretending to be some extraordinary person, to whom was joined a number of men, about four hundred: who was slain, and all that followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.

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;

So they took his advice, and having called for the apostles and scourged them, they charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

And they departed from the presence of the council rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer disgrace for his name.

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

though He gave him no inheritance in it, no not the breadth of a foot; but He promised to give it to him for a possession, even to his seed after him; though he had then no child."

And God spake thus unto him, "that his seed should sojourn in a strange country, and they shall in slave and abuse them four hundred years:"

and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he appointed him governor over Egypt, and over all his houshold.

and at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known to Pharaoh.

Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob, and all his kindred, even seventy-five souls.

and were carried to Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre which he had bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.

Pharaoh's daughter took him up and nourished him for her own son.

And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina, an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.

And the Lord said to him, "Take off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place on which thou standest is holy ground.

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,

Then God turned away, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets, "O house of Israel, did ye offer to me your victims and sacrifices, for the space of forty years in the wilderness?

and was desirous to provide an habitation for the God of Jacob.

"Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool; what house will ye build for me, saith the Lord, or what is the place of my rest?

And Saul was well pleased with his execution. For at that time there was a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all dispersed through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

And some pious men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation for him.

for impure spirits crying with a loud voice came out of many that were possessed by them; and many paralytic and lame persons were cured.

And they were attentive to him, because he had for a considerable time astonished them by his magic arts.

who when they were come down prayed for them that they might receive the holy Spirit: (for He was not yet fallen upon any of them,

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

for I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness and bond of iniquity.

And Simon answered, and said, Do ye pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which ye have spoken may come upon me.

in his humiliation his judgement was taken away, and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken away from the earth."

And he said, Who art Thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus the Nazarene whom thou art persecuting: it is hard for thee to kick against the goads.

And the Lord said unto him, Arise and go into the street which is called Strait, and enquire in the house of Judas for one Saul, of Tarsus:

for behold he is praying, and hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias, coming in and putting his hand upon him, that he might recover his sight.

But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way, for he is the instrument I have chosen, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

for I will shew him how great sufferings he must endure for my name.

And when he had taken some nourishment, he was strengthened. Now Saul was with the disciples at Damascus for some time.

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?

Then the churches throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, had rest, being edified and walking in the fear of the Lord; and through the consolation of the holy Spirit were multiplied.

and some thing descending to him, like a great sheet tied at the four corners, and let down to the earth:

in which were all kinds of four-footed creatures, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.

But Peter said, By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing polluted or unclean.

Now while Peter was doubting in himself what might be the meaning of the vision which he had seen, behold the men that were sent from Cornelius, having enquired for Simon's house, stood at the door;

And as Peter was pondering upon the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold there are three men enquiring for thee:

arise therefore and go down, and go along with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them.

Then Peter went down to the men that were sent to him from Cornelius, and said, Behold I am the person whom ye seek: what is the cause for which ye are come?

And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a righteous man, and one that feareth God, and of a good character among all the nation of the Jews, hath been warned from God by an holy angel, to send for thee to his house, and to hear what thou shalt say.

And the next day they came into Cesarea; and Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relations and intimate friends.

And he said unto them, Ye know how unlawful it is for a man that is a Jew, to associate with or go to the house of one of another nation: but God hath shewn me, that I should not call any man polluted or unclean.

And therefore I came to you, when I was sent for, without demur. I ask therefore on what account ye sent for me.

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,

how God anointed Him with the holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed by the devil: for God was with Him.

for they heard them speaking in divers languages, and glorifying God.

saying, I was praying in the city of Joppa; and in a trance I saw a vision, some thing like a large sheet descending from heaven, let down by the four corners; and it came close to me.

And looking stedfastly upon it, I observed four-footed creatures and wild beasts, and reptiles, and fowls of the air.

But I said, By no means, Lord: for nothing polluted or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.

Now they that were dispersed by the trouble, which arose about Stephen, travelled as far as Phenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but the Jews only.

For he was a good man, and full of the holy Spirit, and of faith: and many were added unto the Lord.

whom he seized and put into prison, delivering him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending, after the passover, to bring him out to the people.

Peter was therefore kept in custody: but incessant prayer was made to God for him by the church.

And Herod searching for him, and not finding him, brought the keepers to a trial, and ordered them to be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Cesarea, and abode there.

And Herod was going to make war upon the Tyrians and Sidonians: but they came to him with one consent, and making interest with Blastus the king's chamberlain, they sued for peace; because their territory was supplied with provision by the king's country.

and as they were ministring to the Lord, and fasting, the holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have called them.

And when they arrived at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John for their assistant.

Who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an understanding man: who calling for Barnabas and Saul, desired to hear the word of God.

But Elymas the magician (for so his name signifies) withstood them endeavouring to turn away the proconsul from the faith.

And now behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing even the sun for a time. And immediately there fell upon him a mist and darkness; and groping about he sought for somebody to lead him by the hand.

Then Paul stood up, and made a sign with his hand, and said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.

And destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, He gave them their country for an inheritance.

And after these things, about the space of four hundred and fifty years, He gave them judges till Samuel the prophet.

And then they desired a king: and God gave them Saul the Son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for the space of forty years.

And having removed him, He raised up David for their king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who will perform all my will.

---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.

For the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and their rulers, not knowing Him, have indeed fulfilled the words of the prophets, which are read every sabbath-day, in condemning Him.

and He was seen for many days by those that came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.

"Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and vanish; for I do a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though any one should declare it unto you."

for so the Lord hath commanded us, saying, "I have appointed thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation to the utmost part of the earth."

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.