And while they were looking intently into the heaven, He having gone, even behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them,

these all were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

And in the fulfilling of the day of Pentecost, they were all with one accord in one place.

And suddenly a sound came out of the heaven as borne along by the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

And they were all filled of the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

And dwelling at Jerusalem there were Jews, devout men out of every nation under heaven.

But this sound occurring, the multitude came together and were confounded, because they each heard them speaking in his own dialect.

And they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, Behold, are not these who speak all Galileans?

And how do we each hear in our own dialect in which we were born?

And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying to one another, What does this mean?

And hearing this, they were stabbed in the heart, and said to Peter and to the other apostles, Men, brothers, what shall we do?

Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. And the same day there were added about three thousand souls.

And they were continuing steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine, and in fellowship and in the breaking of the loaves, and in prayers.

And all who believed were together and had all things common.

praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

And they recognized him, that it was him who sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest.

But seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and perceiving that they were unlearned and uneducated men, they marveled. And they recognized them, that they had been with Jesus.

The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ."

For truly, against Your holy child Jesus, whom You have anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the nations, and the people of Israel, were gathered together

And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the Word of God with boldness.

And the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul. And not one said that any of the things which he possessed was his own. But they had all things common.

For neither was anyone needy among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

And many miracles and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the apostles; and they were all with one accord in Solomon's Porch.

and more believing ones were added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women;

And also a multitude came from the cities around Jerusalem, bringing sick ones, and those being tormented by unclean spirits, who were all healed.

And rising up, the high priest, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees) were filled with anger,

And when the high priest and the temple commander and the chief priests heard these things, they were bewildered about them, what this might be.

But those hearing were cut to the heart, and they took counsel to kill them.

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.

After this one, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the Registration, and drew away considerable people after him. Yet that one perished; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered.

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

And in those days, the disciples having multiplied, a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews occurred, because their widows were overlooked in the daily serving.

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

And looking intently at him. all those sitting in the sanhedrin saw his face as if it were the face of an angel.

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 hearing these things, they were cut to their hearts. And they gnashed on him with their teeth.

And Saul was consenting to his death. And in that day there was a great persecution on the church at Jerusalem, and all were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

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.

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

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

and asked letters from him to Damascus to the synagogues; so that if he found any of the Way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

And Saul was lifted up from the earth, his eyes were opened, but he saw no one. But they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.

And instantly scales as it were fell from his eyes, and he instantly saw again. And rising up, he was baptized.

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 arriving in Jerusalem, Saul attempted to join himself to the disciples. But they were all afraid of him, and did not believe that he was a disciple.

Then, indeed, the churches had rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and having been built up. And having gone on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were increased.

in which were all the four-footed animals of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the reptiles, and the birds of the heaven.

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.

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.

And those of the circumcision, who believed (as many as came with Peter), were astonished because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out on the nations also.

And the apostles and brothers who were in Judea heard that the nations had also received the Word of God.

And this was done three times, and all were drawn up again into the heaven.

When they heard these things, they were silent and glorified God, saying, Then God has also granted repentance to life to the nations.

Then, indeed, they who were scattered abroad by the persecution that rose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, preaching the Word to no one except the Jews.

And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene; who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the gospel of the Lord Jesus.

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

And finding him, he brought him to Antioch. And it happened to them a whole year they were assembled in the church. And they taught a considerable crowd. And the disciples were first called Christian in Antioch.

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

And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he went further to seize Peter also. (And they were days of Unleavened Bread.)

And when Herod was about to bring him out, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Also guards were keeping the prison before the door.

When they were past the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord. And they went out and passed on through one street. And immediately the angel departed from him.

But Peter continued knocking, and when they had opened and saw him, they were amazed.

And in Antioch some among the existing church were prophets and teachers. (such as Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch) and Saul.

And when they were at Salamis, they announced the Word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they also had John as an assistant.

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy and contradicted those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

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

And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

they were aware of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the country around them.

And there they were preaching the gospel.

And arriving in Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and by the apostles and elders. And they declared all things that God had done with them.

And the apostles and elders were assembled to see about this matter.

Now therefore why do you tempt God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples, a yoke which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

And after they were silent, James answered, saying, Men, brothers, listen to me.

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 as they passed through the cities, they delivered to them the commandments to keep, the ones that were ordained by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem.

Then indeed the churches were established in the faith and increased in number daily.

And a certain woman named Lydia heard us, a seller of purple of the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God; whose heart the Lord opened, so that she attended to the things which were spoken by Paul.

And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened and all the bonds were loosened.

And they spoke the Word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his household.

And the floggers reported these words to the judges. And hearing that they were Romans, they were afraid.

And these were more noble than those of Thessalonica, in that they received the Word with all readiness of mind and searched the Scriptures daily to see if those things were so.

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

But certain men joined themselves to him and believed; among whom were Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

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

And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house. And hearing this, many of the Corinthians believed and were baptized.

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.

And he said to them, Then to what were you baptized? And they said, To John's baptism.

And hearing, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

And all of the men were about twelve.

But when some were hardened and did not believe, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

so that even handkerchiefs or aprons from his skin being brought onto the sick, the diseases were released, and the evil spirits went out of them.

And there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so.

After these things were ended, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, Paul purposed in the spirit to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have come there, I must also see Rome.

And there were many lights in the upper room where they were assembled.

And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.

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.

Yea, you yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my needs, and to those who were with me.