Then said the high priest, Are these things so? And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken.

The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, being in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran, And said to him,

Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet; for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel, The Lord your God will raise you up, out of your brethren, a prophet like me: him shall ye hear.

And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right-hand of God.

And kneeling down, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this, he fell asleep: And Saul was consenting to his death.

But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought to purchase the gift of God with money.

And Simon answering said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things, which ye have spoken, may come upon me.

Then the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and join thyself to this chariot.

And Philip running to him, heard him read the prophet Isaiah, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

And he said, How can I, unless some one guide me?

And the eunuch answering Philip, said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? Of himself, or of some other man?

And as they went on the way, they came to a certain water. And the eunuch said, Behold water: what hindereth me to be baptized?

And Philip said, If thou believest with all thy heart, thou mayst. And he answering said, I believe that Jesus is the Son of God.

And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee, to kick against the goads.

And he trembling and astonished, said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said to him, Arise and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias. And the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias.

And he said, Behold I am here, Lord. And the Lord said to him, Arise, go into the street called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas, for one named Saul of Tarsus; for behold, he is praying.

But the Lord said unto him, Go: for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before nations and kings, and the children of Israel.

And Ananias went and entered into the house, and putting his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord hath sent me, Jesus who appeared to thee in the way thou camest, that thou mayst recover thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

But all that heard were amazed, and said, Is not this he who destroyed those that call on this name at Jerusalem? And came hither for this intent, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?

And Peter said to him, Eneas, Jesus Christ healeth thee. Arise and make thy bed.

But Peter, having put them all out, kneeled down and prayed; and turning to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, sat up.

And looking stedfastly on him, and being affrighted, he said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thy alms are come up for a memorial before God.

But Peter said, In no wise, Lord: for I have never eaten any thing common or unclean.

While Peter was musing on the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, men seek thee.

Then Peter going down to the men, said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: for what cause are ye come?

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

And he said to them, Ye know it is unlawful for a Jew to join with or come to one of another nation; but God hath shewed me, to call no man common or unclean.

And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting till this hour, and at the ninth hour I was praying in my house,

and behold a man stood before me in bright clothing, And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are remembred before God.

Then Peter opening his mouth, said, I perceive of a truth that God is not a respecter of persons:

But I said, In no wise, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.

Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.

And the angel said to him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals; and he did so. And he saith to him, Throw thy garment about thee, and follow me.

And Peter coming to himself, said, Now I know of a truth, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

And they said to her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed, it was so. Then they said, It is his angel.

But he beckoning to them with his hand, to be silent, declared to them, How the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Shew these things to James and to the brethren.

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

and fixing his eyes upon him, said, O full of all guile and all mischief, thou son of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

Then Paul standing, and waving his hand, said, Ye men of Israel, and ye that fear God, hearken.

And having removed him, he raised up to them David for their king, to whom also bearing witness he said, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, who will do all my will.

And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But behold one cometh after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

Then Paul and Barnabas speaking boldly, said, It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold! we turn to the Gentiles.

Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet.

But there rose up, said they, certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, That we ought to circumcise them, and command them to keep the law of Moses.

And after much debate, Peter rose up and said to them, Brethren, ye know, that God long ago made choice among us, that the Gentiles should by my mouth hear the word of the gospel and believe.

And after certain days Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go again and visit the brethren in every city, where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.

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 go out of her. And he came out the same hour.

And having brought them to the pretors, they said, These men,

And having brought them out he said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

And they said, Believe in the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved and thy houshold.

But Paul said to them, They have beaten us publickly, uncondemned, and have cast us into prison, who are Romans: and do they now thrust us out privately? Nay verily: but let them come themselves and conduct us out.

Then some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers incountered him: and some said, What would this babler say? Others, he seemeth to be a proclaimer of strange gods; because he preached to them Jesus, and the resurrection.

Then Paul standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that ye are greatly addicted to the worship of invisible powers.

For in him we live and move, and have our being; as certain likewise of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

And when they heard of the resurrection from the dead, some mocked: but others said, We will hear thee again concerning this.

But when they set themselves in opposition and blasphemed, he shook his raiment and said to them, Your blood is upon your own head; I am pure: from henceforth I will go to the Gentiles.

Then the Lord said to Paul by a vision, in the night, Fear not, but speak and hold not thy peace:

And when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, If it were an act of injustice or wicked licentiousness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you.

and finding certain disciples, He said to them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost, since ye believed? And they said to him, Nay, we have not so much as heard, Whether there be any Holy Ghost.

He said to them, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.

And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe on him that was to come after him, that is on Jesus.

But the evil spirit answering said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?

Whom having gathered together, with the workmen employed in such things, he said, Sirs, ye know, that our maintenance arises from this occupation.

But the register, having pacified the people, said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there who knoweth not, that the city of the Ephesians is a worshiper of the great Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

And having said these things, he dismissed the assembly.

And Paul went down and fell on him; and taking him in his arms, said, Be not troubled; for his life is in him.

And when they were come to him, he said to them, Ye know in what manner I have conversed among you, all the time from the first day I came into Asia,

I have shewed you all things, that thus labouring ye ought to help the infirm, and to remember the word of the Lord Jesus, which he himself said, It is happier to give than to receive.

And having said these things, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.

And coming to us, he took up Paul's girdle, and binding his own feet and hands, said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man whose girdle this is, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

And having heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of believing Jews there are, and they are all zealous for the law.

And as Paul was about to be brought into the castle, he said to the chief captain, May I speak to thee?

Who said, Canst thou speak Greek? Art not thou that Egyptian, who before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out four thousand murtherers into the wilderness?

But Paul said, I am a man who am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and I beseech thee, suffer me to speak to the people.

And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

And they that were with me, saw the light, and were terrified; but they did not hear the voice of him that spake to me, And I said, What shall I do, Lord?

And the Lord said to me, Rise and go into Damascus, and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed thee to do.

well reported of by all the Jews that dwelt there, Coming to me, stood and said to me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.

And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, to know his will, and see that Just one, and hear the voice of his mouth.

And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned, and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee.

But he said to me, Depart: for I will send thee far off to the Gentiles.

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

And as they were binding him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a Roman, even uncondemned?

Then the tribune came and said to him, Tell me, Art thou a Roman?

He said, Yea. And the tribune answered, I purchased this freedom with a great sum of money.

And Paul said, But I was free-born. Then they who were going to examine him, immediately departed from him: and the tribune was afraid, after he knew he was a Roman, because he had bound him.

And Paul earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God till this day.

Then said Paul to him, God is about to smite thee, thou whited wall. For sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?

But they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?

Then said Paul, I was not aware, brethren, that it was the high priest; for it is written, Thou shalt not revile the ruler of thy people.

And when he had said this, there arose a contention between the Pharisees and the Saducees: and the multitude was divided.

And the night following, the Lord standing by him, said, Be of good courage, Paul: for as thou hast testified the things concerning me at Jerusalem, so thou must testify at Rome also.

And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves by a solemn curse, not to taste anything, till we have killed Paul.

And Paul calling to him one of the centurions, said, Conduct this young man to the tribune; for he hath something to tell him.

So he took and led him to the tribune, and said, Paul the prisoner, calling me to him, desired me, to bring this young man to thee, who hath something to tell thee.

And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee, to bring down Paul to-morrow to the council, as if they would enquire something concerning him more accurately.

And having called to him two of the centurions, he said, Prepare two hundred soldiers to go to Cesarea, and seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, by the third hour of the night.

And being informed, that he was of Cilicia, I will give thee, said he, a thorough hearing, when thy accusers also are come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's palace.