But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;

but the originator of life ye slew, whom God raised from among the dead, whereof we are witnesses.

But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.

But Heaven must be his home, until the days of the Universal Restoration, of which God has spoken by the lips of his holy Prophets from the very first.

But it shall come to pass, that every soul which will not hearken to that prophet, shall be utterly exterminated from amidst the people."

But, indeed, all the prophets, - from Samuel and those following after, as many as have spoken, have even announced these days.

But, as they were speaking unto the people, the High-priests and the Captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,

But many of them that heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

let it be known and clearly understood by all of you, and by all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you [demanded be] crucified [by the Romans and], whom God raised from the dead—in this name [that is, by the authority and power of Jesus] this man stands here before you in good health.

This Jesus is the stone which was despised and rejected by you, the builders, but which became the chief Cornerstone.

But seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and perceiving that they were unlettered and uninstructed men, they wondered; and they recognised them that they were with Jesus.

But, when they looked at the man who had been healed, standing there with them, they had nothing to say.

But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.

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

But they, having further threatened them, let them go, finding no way how they might punish them, on account of the people, because all glorified God for what had taken place;

But, when they had been let go, they came unto their own friends , and told as many things as, unto them, the High-priests and Elders, had said.

There have indeed gathered together in this city against your holy Servant Jesus, whom you has consecrated the Christ, not Herod and Pontius Pilate only, but the nations and the people of Israel besides--

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

He owned a field, but [due to the great need] sold it and brought the money and gave it to the apostles [for distribution].

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

and brought [only] a part of the selling price and gave it to the apostles; but the man and his wife had kept this a secret.

But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.

But the young men, rising up, wrapped him about, and, bearing him forth, buried him.

After an interval of about three hours, his wife came in, but she did not know what had happened.

But Peter'said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to try the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them that have buried thy husband are at the door, and they shall carry thee out.

But by the hands of the apostles were many signs and miracles done among the people; (and they were all with one accord in the portico of Solomon.

And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.

but believers were the more added to the Lord, a multitude both of men and women,

Insomuch that they carried out into the streets the sick, and laid them on beds and couches, that when Peter was coming by, if but even his shadow might pass over some of them.

But the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy,

But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,

And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,

Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.

But someone came and told them, “The men whom you put in prison are standing [right here] in the temple [area], teaching the people!”

Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them, but without violence; for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.

But, leading them in, set them in the high- council. And the High-priest questioned them,

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

But God exalted Him at His right side to be a Prince and Savior and to give the people of Israel [an opportunity] to repent [i.e., change their hearts and lives] and [receive] forgiveness of [their] sins [through Him].

But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and minded to slay them.

But there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in honor of all the people, and commanded to put the men forth a little while.

For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody [of importance], and a group of about four hundred men allied themselves with him. But he was killed, and all who followed him were scattered and came to nothing.

Later on another man, named Judas of Galilee, appeared during the census [Note: The time and circumstances of this census were probably known to the original readers], and led [a group of] people away after him, but he also was killed and all of his followers were scattered.

And now I say to you, Do nothing to these men, but let them be: for if this teaching or this work is of men, it will come to nothing:

But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.

But the Apostles left the Council, rejoicing that they had been thought worthy to suffer disgrace for that Name;

But they did not desist from teaching every day, in the Temple or in private houses, and telling the Good News about Jesus, the Christ.

But in those days, the disciples multiplying in number, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews because their widows were overlooked in the daily ministration.

But look out for yourselves, brethren, seven men from among you, who can be well-attested, full of Spirit and wisdom, - whom we will appoint over this need;

But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

But there arose certain of them that were of the synagogue called the synagogue of the Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.

But they were not able to successfully withstand and cope with the wisdom and the intelligence [and the power and inspiration] of the Spirit by whom he was speaking.

But he said, "Brethren and fathers, the God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, while he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,

But He did not give him inheritable property, not even enough ground to take a step on, yet He promised that He would give it to Him as a possession, and to his descendants after him.

But God spoke like this: 'His descendants will be foreigners in a foreign land, and they will enslave them and mistreat [them] four hundred years,

‘And I will judge any nation to whom they will be in bondage,’ said God, ‘and after that they will come out and serve Me [in worship] in this place.’

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

"But God was with him, and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him grace and wisdom, when he stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him Governor over Egypt, and over all the royal household.

But a famine came upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress, and our fathers found no food.

But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

At length he was cast out, but Pharaoh's daughter adopted him, and brought him up as her own son.

But when he was well-nigh forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.

But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

"But at the end of forty years there appeared to him in the Desert of Mount Sinai an angel in the middle of a flame of fire in a bush.

When Moses saw it, he was astonished at the sight; but as he went near to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came [to him, saying]:

saying, "I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." But Moses trembled and dared not look.

But the Lord said to him, 'Take the sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

But the Hebrews refused [to acknowledge Moses as their leader], saying, 'Who made you a ruler and judge [over us]?' [Nevertheless], God sent him [to Egypt] to be both a ruler and liberator [of the people] through the direction of [His] angel who appeared [to Moses] from the bush.

To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,

But God turned, and gave them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, Did ye offer unto me slain beasts and sacrifices Forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

Nay! but ye took with you the tent of Moloch, and the star of the god Rephan, - the forms which ye made to bow down unto them: therefore will I carry you away beyond Babylon.

But Solomon built him an house.

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

You received the law by decrees given by angels, but you did not obey it."

But when they heard these things, their hearts were filled with rage, and they gnashed their teeth at him.

But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;

And Saul gave approval to his death. Now at that time a violent attack was started against the church in Jerusalem; and all but the Apostles went away into all parts of Judaea and Samaria.

Devout men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.

But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison.

But those who had gone in flight went everywhere preaching the word.

But Philip, going down to a city of Samaria, preached Christ unto them.

But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

But Simon himself also believed: and being baptized, was constantly with Philip, both seeing the miracles and the great dynamites performed, was astonished.

But the apostles in Jerusalem, having heard that Samaria has received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John:

for He had not yet fallen on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus [as His possession].

But Simon, having seen that by the laying on of the hands of the apostles the Holy Spirit was given, offered them money,

But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

But Simon answered [and] said, "You pray to the Lord for me so that nothing of what you have said will come upon me."

But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza: the same is desert.

but was now upon his return, and sat in his chariot, reading the prophet Esaias.

And Philip ran up, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Well, but dost thou understand what thou art reading?

But he said, "How, in fact, were I able, unless some one should guide me?" And he besought Philip, having come up, to sit with him.

in his humiliation. The sentence against him was taken away; but who shall describe the men of his generation? For his life was taken from the earth.