Truly the first word had I made of all things, O Theophilus, of which Jesus began to do and also to teach,

And, being collected together, he enjoined them not to be separated from Jerusalem, but to wait for the solemn promise of the Father, which ye heard of me.

And he said to them, It is not yours to know the times and occasions, which the Father fixed in his own power.

And they said, Galilean men, why stand ye looking to heaven this Jesus, taken up from you to heaven, so shall he come which manner ye saw him going to heaven.

Then returned they to Jerusalem from the mount called Olive, which is near Jerusalem, having the way of a sabbath.

Men, brethren, this writing must be filled up, which the Holy Spirit spake before by mouth of David concerning Judas, being guide to them having taken Jesus.

Therefore must there, of these men having come with us in all the time in which the Lord Jesus came in and came out among us,

Having begun from the immersion of John, unto the day which he was taken up from us, be one of these a witness with you of his rising up.

And having prayed, they said, Thou, O Lord, knowing hearts of all, spew forth one of two which thou hast chosen,

To take the lot of this service and sending forth, from which Judas passed by, to go to his own place.

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

Men, Israelites, bear these words; Jesus the Nazarite, a man elected by God for you by powers and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, (as also ye yourselves know:)

This Jesus God raised up, of which all we are witnesses.

Therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he poured out this, which ye now see and hear.

And by faith of his name, this, whom ye see and know, his name made firm, and faith which by him, gave him this completeness before you all.

Whom heaven must truly receive till time of restoration of all which God spake by the mouth of all his holy prophets from forever.

Ye are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God set with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed shall all families of earth be praised.

And salvation is in no other: for neither is another name given under heaven among men, in which we must be saved.

And they, having heard, lifted up the voice unanimously to God, and said, Sovereign, thou God having made heaven, and earth, and sea, and all things which in them:

And they having prayed, the place was shaken in which they were gathered together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spake the word of God with freedom of speech.

And Joses, surnamed Barnabas by the sent, (which is interpreted, Son of consolation,) a Levite, a Cyprian by birth,

And a certain one having come near, announced to them, saying, That, behold, the men which ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

For before these days Theudas arose, saying himself to be somebody: which a number of men followed, about four hundred, who was slain; and all, as many as believed him, were destroyed, and were for nothing.

And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

For we have heard him saying; That Jesus the Nazarite shall abolish this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered to us.

And he said to him, Come out of thy land, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee.

Then having come out of the land of the Chaldeans, he dwelt in Charran: and thence, after his father died, he transplanted him into this land, in which ye now dwell.

And the nation which they serve will I judge, said God: and after these shall they go out, and shall serve me in this place.

And they transported him to Sychem and put him in the tomb which Abraham was satisfied with for a price of silver from the sons of Emmor of Sychem.

And as the time of the solemn promise drew near, which God aware to Abraham, the people increased and were multiplied in Egypt.

Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.

In which time Moses was born, and he was shrewd to God, who was nourished up three months in his father's house:

And the Lord said to him, Loose the shoes of thy feet: for the place in which thou standest is holy land.

This Moses which they denied, having said, Who set thee ruler and judge? this, God sent, a ruler and redeemer by the hand of the messenger having been seen to him in the bramble.

And ye took up the tent of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, types which ye made to worship them: and I will transplant you beyond Babylon.

The tent of testimony was with our fathers in the desert, as he speaking set to Moses, to make it according to the type which he had seen.

Which also our fathers having received brought in with Jesus in the possession of nations, which God drove out from our fathers' face, even to the days of David;

Which of the prophets did not your fathers drive out and they slew them announcing beforehand of the coming of the Just; of whom ye have now been traitors and murderers:

And the crowds unanimously attended to things spoken by Philip, in their hearing and seeing the signs which he did.

And Simon having answered, said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that nothing which ye have spoken come upon me.

And the passage of the writing which he read was this, As a sheep for slaughter was he brought; and as a lamb before him shearing it dumb, so he opened not his mouth:

And Ananias departed, and came into the house; and having put hands upon him said, Brother Saul, the Lord has sent me, Jesus, he seen to thee in the way which thou earnest, so that thou mightest look up, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

And in Joppa was a certain disciple by name Tabitha, which interpreted is called Dorcas: she was full of good works and alms which she did.

And Peter having risen came with them. Whom having approached, they brought into the upper room: and all the widows stood before him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, being with them.

In which were all the quadrupeds of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and the flying things of heaven.

And as Peter was doubting in himself what the vision might be which he saw, and behold, the man sent from Cornelius having asked for Simon's house, stood at the gate,

And Peter having come down to the men sent from Cornelius to him, said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what the cause for which ye are present?

The word which he sent to the sons of Israel, announcing good news, peace through Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all.)

The word ye know, having been through the whole of Judea, having begun from Galilee, after the immersion which John preached;

And ye are witnesses of all which he did in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they killed, having hanged upon wood:

Upon which having looked intently, I observed, and saw quadrupeds of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and the flying things of heaven.

And, behold, from this three men stood at the house in which I was, sent from Cesarea to me.

Who shall speak words to thee, by which thou shalt be saved and all thy house.

And one of them having risen, Agabus by name, signified by the Holy Spirit a great famine was about to be upon the whole habitable globe: which was during Claudius Caesar.

Which also they did, having sent to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

And having passed by the first and second watch, they came to the iron gate leading to the city; which of its free will was opened to them: and having come out, they advanced one street; and quickly the messenger departed from him.

And they serving the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate to me Barnabas and Saul to the work which I have called them.

For they dwelling in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not having known him, and the voices of the prophets which being read in every sabbath, having judged, they filled up.

And from all which ye could not be justified by Moses' law, every one believing in him is justified.

See, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, which ye would not believe if any recount to you.

And thence they sailed away to Antioch, thence were they delivered by the grace of God to the work which they completed.

Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

To keep off from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and strangulation, and harlotry: from which keeping yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

And after certain days said Paul to Barnabas, Now having turned back, let us review our brethren in every city in which we announced the word of the Lord, how they hold.

And thence to Philippi, which is the first city of Macedonia, a colony. And we were in that city passing certain days.

And they announce customs, which it is not lawful for us to receive, nor do, being Romans.

Which Jason has received: and these all do opposite to Caesar's enactments, saying, There is another king, Jesus.

For having passed by, and beholding your venerations, I found also an altar upon which was inscribed, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom not knowing therefore ye reverence, him I announce to you.

Wherefore he set a day, in which he is about to judge the habitable globe in justice by the man whom he appointed; having offered faith to all, having raised him from the dead.

For we are also in danger to be called in question for this day, being no cause for which we shall be able to give back word of this confederation.

And when they came to him, he said to them, Ye know, from the first day in which I embarked for Asia, how I was with you all the time

But the word of none do I make mine own, neither have I my soul highly prized to myself, in order to finish my course with joy, and the service which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the good news of the grace of God.

Attend therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit set you inspectors, to feed the church of God, which he acquired by his own blood.

Grieving chiefly for the word which he spake, that they are about to see his face no more. And they sent him forward to the ship.

Therefore do this which we say to thee: Four men are to us having a vow upon them;

And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Having risen, go to Damascus; and there shall be told thee of all which has been arranged for thee to do.

The captain of a thousand, having taken his hand, and having withdrawn in private, inquired, What is it which thou hast to announce to me?

And wishing to know the cause for which they accused him, I brought him down to this council:

Having commanded his accusers to come to thee: by which thou thyself shalt be able, having examined, to know of all these of which we accuse him.

Thou being able to know that not more than twelve days are to me from which I went up, going to worship in Jerusalem.

And this I confess to thee, that according to the way which they call a sect, so serve I the God of the fathers, believing all things written in the law and the prophets:

Having hope to God, which they themselves also admit, a rising from the dead about to be, both of just and unjust.

In which they found me purified in the temple, not with the crowd, nor with uproar, and certain Jews from Asia.

Or of this one voice, which I cried standing with them, That of the rising up of the dead I am judged this day by you.

And he having come, the Jews having come down from Jerusalem stood round about, bringing many and heavy charges against Paul, which they could not prove.

For if truly I act with injustice, and have done anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be nothing of which these accuse me, no one can yield me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.

Concerning all of which I am accused by the Jews, king Agrippa, I deem myself happy, being about to defend myself to thee this day:

To which our twelve tribes, serving night and day, hope to arrive. For which hope I am accused, king Agrippa, by the Jews.

Which I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the holy ones I shut up in prison, having received authority from chief priests; and they taken up, I carried down a vote.

In which also going to Damascus with authority, and superintendence from the chief priests,

And, with difficulty sailing by it, we came to a certain place called The fair havens; to which the city Lasea was near.

Which having taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship: and fearing lest they might fall through into the quicksand, having loosened the vessel, so were they borne away.

And when it was day, they knew not the land: and they observed a certain deep bay having a coast, into which they resolved, if able, to push the ship.