Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus the Nazaraean, a man borne witness to by God to you by works of power and wonders and signs, which God wrought by him in your midst, as yourselves know

Whom God has raised up, having loosed the pains of death, inasmuch as it was not possible that he should be held by its power;

for David says as to him, I foresaw the Lord continually before me, because he is at my right hand that I may not be moved.

For to you is the promise and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God may call.

and sold their possessions and substance, and distributed them to all, according as any one might have need.

and a certain man who was lame from his mother's womb was being carried, whom they placed every day at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask alms of those who were going into the temple;

And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the portico which is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.

And Peter, seeing it, answered the people, Men of Israel, why are ye astonished at this? or why do ye gaze on us as if we had by our own power or piety made him to walk?

And now, brethren, I know that ye did it in ignorance, as also your rulers;

And indeed all the prophets from Samuel and those in succession after him, as many as have spoken, have announced also these days.

And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,

and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the high priestly family;

if we this day are called upon to answer as to the good deed done to the infirm man, how he has been healed,

for as for us we cannot refrain from speaking of the things which we have seen and heard.

For neither was there any one in want among them; for as many as were owners of lands or houses, selling them, brought the price of what was sold

and laid it at the feet of the apostles; and distribution was made to each according as any one might have need.

And when they heard these words, both the priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests were in perplexity as to them, what this would come to.

Him has God exalted by his right hand as leader and saviour, to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins.

and said to them, Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves as regards these men what ye are going to do;

for before these days Theudas rose up, alleging himself to be somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred, were joined; who was slain, and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed and came to nothing.

After him rose Judas the Galilean in the days of the census, and drew away a number of people after him; and he perished, and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.

And all who sat in the council, looking fixedly on him, saw his face as the face of an angel.

But as the time of promise drew near which God had promised to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,

And on the morrow he shewed himself to them as they were contending, and compelled them to peace, saying, Ye are brethren, why do ye wrong one another?

Dost thou wish to kill me as thou killedst the Egyptian yesterday?

And Moses seeing it wondered at the vision; and as he went up to consider it, there was a voice of the Lord,

But God turned and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, Have ye offered me victims and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

Our fathers had the tent of the testimony in the wilderness, as he that spoke to Moses commanded to make it according to the model which he had seen;

But the Most High dwells not in places made with hands; as says the prophet,

O stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers, ye also.

who have received the law as ordained by the ministry of angels, and have not kept it.

And the passage of the scripture which he read was this: He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb is dumb in presence of him that shears him, thus he opens not his mouth.

And as they went along the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch says, Behold water; what hinders my being baptised?

But as he was journeying, it came to pass that he drew near to Damascus; and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven,

And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he saw, and rising up was baptised;

And on the morrow, as these were journeying and drawing near to the city, Peter went up on the house to pray, about the sixth hour.

And he became hungry and desired to eat. But as they were making ready an ecstasy came upon him:

and he beholds the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as a great sheet, bound by the four corners and let down to the earth;

And as Peter doubted in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold also the men who were sent by Cornelius, having sought out the house of Simon, stood at the gate,

But as Peter continued pondering over the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men seek thee;

And the faithful of the circumcision were astonished, as many as came with Peter, that upon the nations also the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out:

Can any one forbid water that these should not be baptised, who have received the Holy Spirit as we also did?

And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them even as upon us also at the beginning.

If then God has given them the same gift as also to us when we had believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who indeed was I to be able to forbid God?

And the report concerning them reached the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to go through as far as Antioch:

And they determined, according as any one of the disciples was well off, each of them to send to the brethren who dwelt in Judaea, to minister to them;

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

And being in Salamis, they announced the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John also as their attendant.

And having passed through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain man a magician, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus,

And having destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance.

And as John was fulfilling his course he said, Whom do ye suppose that I am? I am not he. But behold, there comes one after me, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.

that God has fulfilled this to us their children, having raised up Jesus; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son: this day have I begotten thee.

And as they went out they begged that these words might be spoken to them the ensuing sabbath.

And those of the nations, hearing it, rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord, and believed, as many as were ordained to eternal life.

And the heart-knowing God bore them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit as to us also,

But we believe that we shall be saved by the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same manner as they also.

And with this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written:

Inasmuch as we have heard that some who went out from amongst us have troubled you by words, upsetting your souls, saying that ye must be circumcised and keep the law; to whom we gave no commandment;

And as they passed through the cities they instructed them to observe the decrees determined on by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.

And it came to pass as we were going to prayer that a certain female slave, having a spirit of Python, met us, who brought much profit to her masters by prophesying.

And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as to the sea; but Silas and Timotheus abode there.

But they that conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens; and, having received a commandment to Silas and Timotheus, that they should come to him as quickly as possible, they departed.

nor is served by men's hands as needing something, himself giving to all life and breath and all things;

for in him we live and move and exist; as also some of the poets amongst you have said, For we are also his offspring.

But as they opposed and spoke injuriously, he shook his clothes, and said to them, Your blood be upon your own head: I am pure; from henceforth I will go to the nations.

But as Paul was going to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, If indeed it was some wrong or wicked criminality, O Jews, of reason I should have borne with you;

And having spent three months there, a treacherous plot against him having been set on foot by the Jews, as he was going to sail to Syria, the resolution was adopted of returning through Macedonia.

And there accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater son of Pyrrhus, a Berean; and of Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus, and Gaius and Timotheus of Derbe, and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

how I held back nothing of what is profitable, so as not to announce it to you, and to teach you publicly and in every house,

But I make no account of my life as dear to myself, so that I finish my course, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the glad tidings of the grace of God.

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, wherein the Holy Spirit has set you as overseers, to shepherd the assembly of God, which he has purchased with the blood of his own.

And as we stayed there many days, a certain man, by name Agabus, a prophet, came down from Judaea,

And as they were seeking to kill him, a representation came to the chiliarch of the band that the whole of Jerusalem was in a tumult;

But as he was about to be led into the fortress, Paul says to the chiliarch, Is it allowed me to say something to thee? And he said, Dost thou know Greek?

I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to the exactness of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as ye are all this day;

as also the high priest bears me witness, and all the elderhood: from whom also, having received letters to the brethren, I went to Damascus to bring those also who were there, bound, to Jerusalem, to be punished.

And it came to pass, as I was journeying and drawing near to Damascus, that, about mid-day, there suddenly shone out of heaven a great light round about me.

And as I could not see, through the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came to Damascus.

And it came to pass when I had returned to Jerusalem, and as I was praying in the temple, that I became in ecstasy,

And they heard him until this word, and lifted up their voice, saying, Away with such a one as that from the earth, for it was not fit he should live.

And as they were crying, and throwing away their clothes, and casting dust into the air,

But as they stretched him forward with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and uncondemned?

But the following night the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good courage; for as thou hast testified the things concerning me at Jerusalem, so thou must bear witness at Rome also.

Now therefore do ye with the council make a representation to the chiliarch so that he may bring him down to you, as about to determine more precisely what concerns him, and we, before he draws near, are ready to kill him.

And he said, The Jews have agreed together to make a request to thee, that thou mayest bring Paul down to-morrow into the council, as about to inquire something more precise concerning him.

And having called to him certain two of the centurions, he said, Prepare two hundred soldiers that they may go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred light-armed footmen, for the third hour of the night.

But Paul, the governor having beckoned to him to speak, answered, Knowing that for many years thou hast been judge to this nation, I answer readily as to the things which concern myself.

As thou mayest know that there are not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem,

And as he reasoned concerning righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment about to come, Felix, being filled with fear, answered, Go for the present, and when I get an opportunity I will send for thee;

But when two years were completed, Felix was relieved by Porcius Festus as his successor; and Felix, desirous to oblige the Jews, to acquire their favour, left Paul bound.

asking as a grace against him that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying people in wait to kill him on the way.

But Paul said, I am standing before the judgment-seat of Caesar, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou also very well knowest.

concerning whom the accusers, standing up, brought no such accusation of guilt as I supposed;

And as I myself was at a loss as to an inquiry into these things, I said, Was he willing to go to Jerusalem and there to be judged concerning these things?

And as he answered for his defence with these things, Festus says with a loud voice, Thou art mad, Paul; much learning turns thee to madness.

And Paul said, I would to God, both in little and in much, that not only thou, but all who have heard me this day, should become such as I also am, except these bonds.

Wherefore be of good courage, men, for I believe God that thus it shall be, as it has been said to me.

And thence the brethren, having heard about us, came to meet us as far as Appii Forum and Tres Tabernae, whom when Paul saw, he thanked God and took courage.

But the Jews speaking against it, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, not as having anything to accuse my nation of.

But we beg to hear of thee what thou thinkest, for as concerning this sect it is known to us that it is everywhere spoken against.