And having said these words, as they were looking on he was taken up, and a cloud received him from their sight.

This man therefore purchased a field with the price of the wickedness, and falling headlong burst in the middle and all his bowels were poured out;

AND when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one mind together.

And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of a violent wind borne along, and it filled all the house where they were sitting;

and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.

And there were Jews living at Jerusalem, pious men, of every nation under heaven;

and when this sound was [heard], the multitude came together and were astonished, for they each one heard them speaking in his own language.

And they were astonished and wondered, saying, Are not all these that speak Galileans?

And how do we hear each one in our own language in which we were born,

And they were all astonished and perplexed, saying one to another, What does this mean?

And hearing [this] they were distressed in mind, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, Men and brothers, what shall we do?

Then those that received his word were baptized, and there were added on that day about three thousand souls;

And fear was on every soul, and many prodigies and miracles were performed by the apostles.

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

And taking him by the right hand he raised him up; and immediately his feet and ankles were strengthened,

and they knew him, that he was the one who sat for charity at the beautiful gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and astonishment at what had happened to him.

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

assembled at Jerusalem, and Annas the chief priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and all that were of the family of the chief priesthood,

And seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and supposing that they were illiterate and common men, they wondered, and perceived that they had been with Jesus;

the kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were assembled together against the Lord, and against his anointed.

For of a truth, in this city, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the gentiles and people of Israel, were assembled together against thy holy servant Jesus whom thou hast anointed,

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

And many miracles and prodigies were performed among the people by the hands of the apostles; and they were all of one accord in Solomon's porch;

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

And the multitude came together from the cities about Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those troubled by impure spirits, all of whom were cured.

And the chief priest arose, and all those with him, being the sect of the Sadducees, and were filled with wrath,

And when they heard this they were highly offended, and took counsel to kill them.

After him arose Judas the Galilean, in the days of the census, and drew away people after him; and he was destroyed, and all who obeyed him were dispersed.

And they were persuaded by him, and calling the apostles and scourging them, they charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and dismissed them.

They went therefore from the presence of the Sanhedrim, rejoicing that they were accounted worthy to suffer shame for the name of [Christ];

AND in those days the disciples being multiplied, there was a complaint of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, that their widows were neglected in the daily service.

and were not able to resist the wisdom and spirit with which he spoke.

And when they heard these things they were enraged in their minds and gnashed their teeth upon him.

And Saul consented to his death. And at that time there was a great persecution of the church at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

For impure spirits came out of many who had them, crying with a loud voice; and many paralytics and lame persons were cured;

But because they believed Philip preaching the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women.

And Simon also himself believed, and being baptized attended constantly on Philip; and beholding the mighty works and miracles that were performed, he was astonished.

for it had not yet fallen on any of them, only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he received his sight, and rising up was baptized,

And all that heard him were astonished and said, Is not this he that destroyed those who called on this name at Jerusalem, and has come here for this purpose, that he might lead them bound to the chief priests?

Then had the church peace in all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and being built up, and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

And on the next day, as they were pursuing their journey and had come nigh to the city, Peter went upon the house to pray, about the sixth hour.

And he was hungry and wished to eat; and while they were preparing a trance came upon him,

in which were all the quadrupeds and reptiles of the earth, and birds of heaven.

Jesus from Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and power, who went about doing good and curing all that were subjugated by the devil, for God was with him;

And those of the circumcision who came with Peter were astonished, that on the gentiles also the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out;

AND the apostles and brothers who were in Judea heard that the gentiles received the word of God.

saying, You went in to men that were uncircumcised, and eat with them.

And this was done thrice, and again all were taken up to heaven.

And hearing these things they were silent, and glorified God, saying, Then to the gentiles also has God indeed given the change of mind to life.

for he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great multitude were added to the Lord.

And considering within himself he came to the house of Mary the mother of John called Mark, where a great number were assembled together and praying.

But Peter continued knocking; and having opened they saw him, and were astonished.

And there were prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch; Barnabas and Simeon called Niger [the black], and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen the foster brother of Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul.

And the Jews seeing the multitudes were filled with envy, and contradicted the things said by Paul, disputing and blaspheming.

And the gentiles hearing this rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed;

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

And the multitude of the city were divided; some were with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

And when they came to Jerusalem they were received by the church, and the apostles, and the elders, and related what things God had done with them.

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

And after they were silent, James answered, saying, Men and brothers, hear me.

And having staid [some] time, they were dismissed in peace by the brothers to those that sent them.

Him Paul wished to have go with him; and he took and circumcised him on account of the Jews who were in those places; for all knew that his father was a Greek.

Then the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.

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

And the lictors told these words to the prefects, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans;

but these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with all readiness, examining the Scriptures daily [to see] if these things were so.

Then he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and those that were pious, and in the market every day with those he met.

but certain men adhering to him believed, among whom were Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

and because he was of the same trade continued and labored with them; for they were tent makers.

And Crispus the synagogue ruler believed in the Lord, with all his house; and many of the Corinthians who heard believed and were baptized.

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

And hearing this they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus:

And all the men were about twelve.

But when some were hardened and believed not, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, he left them and separated the disciples from them, and reasoned day by day in the school of one Tyrannus.

so that napkins and aprons were brought from him to the sick, and their diseases left them, and the evil spirits went out of them.

And there were some seven sons of Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest, who did this.

And when these things were accomplished, Paul was disposed by the Spirit, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there I must see Rome.

And hearing this they were full of wrath, and cried, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians!

and some of the rulers of Asia also, who were friendly to him, sending to him, besought him not to expose himself in the theatre.

and there were many lamps in the upper room where we were assembled.

And they brought away the child alive, and were not a little comforted.

And he not being persuaded, we were silent, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

And on the following day Paul went with us to James, and all the elders were present.

AND when the seven days were nearly completed, the Jews from Asia seeing him in the temple excited all the multitude, and laid hands on him,

And all the city was moved, and there was a concourse of the people, and taking hold of Paul they dragged him without the temple, and immediately the gates were shut.

And while they were seeking to kill him, a report went up to the chiliarch of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in commotion;

Are you not the Egyptian who before these days excited a sedition, and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men who were murderers?

as the chief priest also bears me witness, and all the eldership, from whom also receiving letters to the brothers I went to Damascus, to bring those who were there bound to Jerusalem to be punished.

And those that were with me saw the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spoke to me.

And Paul knowing that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, cried in the Sanhedrim, Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee and the son of Pharisees; for the hope and resurrection of the dead am I under trial.

And having said this, there was a dissension between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the multitude were divided.

And there were more than forty who took this oath,

Now, therefore, speak to the chiliarch, with the Sanhedrim, to bring him down to you tomorrow, as if you were about to investigate his case more accurately, and we, before he comes nigh, are ready to kill him.

The soldiers therefore took Paul as they were commanded and brought him by night to Antipatris,

which I also did at Jerusalem, and many of the saints I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were killed I gave my vote against them.

And Paul said, I would to God that not only you but also all who hear me this day were both almost and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

Proceeding thence we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary,

And the harbor being inconvenient to winter in, the greater part advised to depart thence, and, if they were able, to come to Phenice to winter, a harbor of Crete, which opens to the South and Southwest.

and the ship being caught and not being able to bear up against the wind, we gave up, and were borne along.