Acts 1:1‑9:43• 1I composed the first discourse, O Theophilus, concerning all things which Jesus began both to do and to teach,
2until that day in which, having by the Holy Spirit charged the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;
3to whom also he presented himself living, after he had suffered, with many proofs; being seen by them during forty days, and speaking of the things which concern the kingdom of God;
4and, being assembled with them, commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father, which said he ye have heard of me.
5For John indeed baptised with water, but *ye* shall be baptised with the Holy Spirit after now not many days.
6They therefore, being come together, asked him saying, Lord, is it at this time that thou restorest the kingdom to Israel?
7And he said to them, It is not yours to know times or seasons, which the Father has placed in his own authority;
8but ye will receive power, the Holy Spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
9And having said these things he was taken up, they beholding him, and a cloud received him out of their sight.
10And as they were gazing into heaven, as he was going, behold, also two men stood by them in white clothing,
11who also said, Men of Galilee, why do ye stand looking into heaven? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, shall thus come in the manner in which ye have beheld him going into heaven.
12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called the mount of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath-day's journey off.
13And when they were come into the city, they went up to the upper chamber, where were staying both Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, and Simon the zealot, and Jude the brother of James.
14These gave themselves all with one accord to continual prayer, with several women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
15And in those days Peter, standing up in the midst of the brethren, said, (the crowd of names who were together was about a hundred and twenty,)
16Brethren, it was necessary that the scripture should have been fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before, by the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus;
17for he was numbered amongst us, and had received a part in this service.
18(This man then indeed got a field with the reward of iniquity, and, having fallen down headlong, burst in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
19And it was known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that that field was called in their own dialect Aceldama; that is, field of blood.)
20For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his homestead become desolate, and let there be no dweller in it; and, Let another take his overseership.
21It is necessary therefore, that of the men who have assembled with us all the time in which the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us,
22beginning from the baptism of John until the day in which he was taken up from us, one of these should be a witness with us of his resurrection.
23And they appointed two, Joseph, who was called Barsabas, who had been surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24And they prayed, and said, Thou Lord, knower of the hearts of all, shew which one of these two thou hast chosen,
25to receive the lot of this service and apostleship, from which Judas transgressing fell to go to his own place.
26And they gave lots on them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
1And when the day of Pentecost was now accomplishing, they were all together in one place.
2And there came suddenly a sound out of heaven as of a violent impetuous blowing, and filled all the house where they were sitting.
3And there appeared to them parted tongues, as of fire, and it sat upon each one of them.
4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave to them to speak forth.
5Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, pious men, from every nation of those under heaven.
6But the rumour of this having spread, the multitude came together and were confounded, because each one heard them speaking in his own dialect.
7And all were amazed and wondered, saying, Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galilaeans?
8and how do *we* hear them each in our own dialect in which we have been born,
9Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and those who inhabit Mesopotamia, and Judaea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
10both Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Libya which adjoin Cyrene, and the Romans sojourning here, both Jews and proselytes,
11Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our own tongues the great things of God?
12And they were all amazed and in perplexity, saying one to another, What would this mean?
13But others mocking said, They are full of new wine.
14But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and spoke forth to them, Men of Judaea, and all ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give heed to my words:
15for these are not full of wine, as *ye* suppose, for it is the third hour of the day;
16but this is that which was spoken through the prophet Joel,
17And it shall be in the last days, saith God, that I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your elders shall dream with dreams;
18yea, even upon my bondmen and upon my bondwomen in those days will I pour out of my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.
19And I will give wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
20the sun shall be changed to darkness and the moon to blood, before the great and gloriously appearing day of the Lord come.
21And it shall be that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
22Men 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
23--him, given up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye, by the hand of lawless men, have crucified and slain.
24Whom God has raised up, having loosed the pains of death, inasmuch as it was not possible that he should be held by its power;
25for 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.
26Therefore has my heart rejoiced and my tongue exulted; yea more, my flesh also shall dwell in hope,
27for thou wilt not leave my soul in hades, nor wilt thou give thy gracious one to see corruption.
28Thou hast made known to me the paths of life, thou wilt fill me with joy with thy countenance.
29Brethren, let it be allowed to speak with freedom to you concerning the patriarch David, that he has both died and been buried, and his monument is amongst us unto this day.
30Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath, of the fruit of his loins to set upon his throne;
31he, seeing it before, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that neither has he been left in hades nor his flesh seen corruption.
32This Jesus has God raised up, whereof all *we* are witnesses.
33Having therefore been exalted by the right hand of God, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which *ye* behold and hear.
34For David has not ascended into the heavens, but he says himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit at my right hand
35until I have put thine enemies to be the footstool of thy feet.
36Let the whole house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God has made him, this Jesus whom *ye* have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
37And having heard it they were pricked in heart, and said to Peter and the other apostles, What shall we do, brethren?
38And Peter said to them, Repent, and be baptised, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for remission of sins, and ye will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39For 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.
40And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation.
41Those then who had accepted his word were baptised; and there were added in that day about three thousand souls.
42And they persevered in the teaching and fellowship of the apostles, in breaking of bread and prayers.
43And fear was upon every soul, and many wonders and signs took place through the apostles' means.
44And all that believed were together, and had all things common,
45and sold their possessions and substance, and distributed them to all, according as any one might have need.
46And every day, being constantly in the temple with one accord, and breaking bread in the house, they received their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,
47praising God, and having favour with all the people; and the Lord added to the assembly daily those that were to be saved.
1And Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, which is the ninth hour;
2and 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;
3who, seeing Peter and John about to enter into the temple, asked to receive alms.
4And Peter, looking stedfastly upon him with John, said, Look on us.
5And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.
6But Peter said, Silver and gold I have not; but what I have, this give I to thee: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazaraean rise up and walk.
7And having taken hold of him by the right hand he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones were made strong.
8And leaping up he stood and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
9And all the people saw him walking and praising God;
10and they recognised him, that it was *he* 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.
11And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the portico which is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
12And 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?
13The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom *ye* delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when *he* had judged that he should be let go.
14But *ye* denied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a man that was a murderer should be granted to you;
15but the originator of life ye slew, whom God raised from among the dead, whereof *we* are witnesses.
16And, by faith in his name, his name has made this man strong whom ye behold and know; and the faith which is by him has given him this complete soundness in the presence of you all.
17And now, brethren, I know that ye did it in ignorance, as also your rulers;
18but God has thus fulfilled what he had announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer.
19Repent therefore and be converted, for the blotting out of your sins, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
20and he may send Jesus Christ, who was foreordained for you,
21whom heaven indeed must receive till the times of the restoring of all things, of which God has spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets since time began.
22Moses indeed said, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you out of your brethren like me: him shall ye hear in everything whatsoever he shall say to you.
23And it shall be that whatsoever soul shall not hear that prophet shall be destroyed from among the people.
24And indeed all the prophets from Samuel and those in succession after him, as many as have spoken, have announced also these days.
25*Ye* are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God appointed to our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
26To you first God, having raised up his servant, has sent him, blessing you in turning each one of you from your wickedness.
1And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,
2being distressed on account of their teaching the people and preaching by Jesus the resurrection from among the dead;
3and they laid hands on them, and put them in ward till the morrow; for it was already evening.
4But many of those who had heard the word believed; and the number of the men had become about five thousand.
5And it came to pass on the morrow that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together at Jerusalem,
6and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the high priestly family;
7and having placed them in the midst they inquired, In what power or in what name have *ye* done this?
8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,
9if *we* this day are called upon to answer as to the good deed done to the infirm man, how *he* has been healed,
10be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazaraean, whom *ye* have crucified, whom God has raised from among the dead, by *him* this man stands here before you sound in body.
11*He* is the stone which has been set at nought by you the builders, which is become the corner stone.
12And salvation is in none other, for neither is there another name under heaven which is given among men by which we must be saved.
13But 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.
14And beholding the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to reply;
15but having commanded them to go out of the council they conferred with one another,
16saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed an evident sign has come to pass through their means is manifest to all that inhabit Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.
17But that it be not further spread among the people, let us threaten them severely no longer to speak to any man in this name.
18And having called them, they charged them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
19But Peter and John answering said to them, If it be righteous before God to listen to you rather than to God, judge ye;
20for as for us *we* cannot refrain from speaking of the things which we have seen and heard.
21But 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;
22for the man on whom this sign of healing had taken place was above forty years old.
23And having been let go, they came to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.
24And they, having heard it, lifted up their voice with one accord to God, and said, Lord, *thou* art the God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them;
25who hast said by the mouth of thy servant David, Why have the nations raged haughtily and the peoples meditated vain things?
26The kings of the earth were there, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ.
27For in truth against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou hadst anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the nations, and peoples of Israel, have been gathered together in this city
28to do whatever thy hand and thy counsel had determined before should come to pass.
29And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and give to thy bondmen with all boldness to speak thy word,
30in that thou stretchest out thy hand to heal, and that signs and wonders take place through the name of thy holy servant Jesus.
31And when they had prayed, the place in which they were assembled shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke the word of God with boldness.
32And the heart and soul of the multitude of those that had believed were one, and not one said that anything of what he possessed was his own, but all things were common to them;
33and with great power did the apostles give witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.
34For 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
35and laid it at the feet of the apostles; and distribution was made to each according as any one might have need.
36And Joseph, who had been surnamed Barnabas by the apostles (which is, being interpreted, Son of consolation), a Levite, Cyprian by birth,
37being possessed of land, having sold it, brought the money and laid it at the feet of the apostles.
1But a certain man, Ananias by name, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
2and put aside for himself part of the price, his wife also being privy to it; and having brought a certain part, laid it at the feet of the apostles.
3But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled thy heart that thou shouldest lie to the Holy Spirit, and put aside for thyself a part of the price of the estate?
4While it remained did it not remain to *thee*? and sold, was it not in thine own power? Why is it that thou hast purposed this thing in thine heart? Thou hast not lied to men, but to God.
5And Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and expired. And great fear came upon all who heard it.
6And the young men, rising up, swathed him up for burial, and having carried him out, buried him.
7And it came to pass about three hours afterwards, that his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in.
8And Peter answered her, Tell me if ye gave the estate for so much? And she said, Yes, for so much.
9And Peter said to her, Why is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Lo, the feet of those that have buried thy husband are at the door, and they shall carry thee out.
10And she fell down immediately at his feet and expired. And when the young men came in they found her dead; and, having carried her out, they buried her by her husband.
11And great fear came upon all the assembly, and upon all who heard these things.
12And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders done among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch,
13but of the rest durst no man join them, but the people magnified them;
14and believers were more than ever added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women;)
15so that they brought out the sick into the streets and put them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter, when he came, might overshadow some one of them.
16And the multitude also of the cities round about came together to Jerusalem, bringing sick persons and persons beset by unclean spirits, who were all healed.
17And the high priest rising up, and all they that were with him, which is the sect of the Sadducees, were filled with wrath,
18and laid hands on the apostles and put them in the public prison.
19But an angel of the Lord during the night opened the doors of the prison, and leading them out, said,
20Go ye and stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
21And when they heard it, they entered very early into the temple and taught. And when the high priest was come, and they that were with him, they called together the council and all the elderhood of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
22And when the officers were come, they did not find them in the prison; and returned and reported
23saying, We found the prison shut with all security, and the keepers standing at the doors; but when we had opened them, within we found no one.
24And 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.
25And some one coming reported to them, Lo, the men whom ye put in the prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.
26Then the captain, having gone with the officers, brought them, not with violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.
27And they bring them and set them in the council. And the high priest asked them,
28saying, We strictly enjoined you not to teach in this name: and lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and purpose to bring upon us the blood of this man.
29But Peter answering, and the apostles, said, God must be obeyed rather than men.
30The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus, whom *ye* have slain, having hanged on a cross.
31Him has God exalted by his right hand as leader and saviour, to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins.
32And *we* are his witnesses of these things, and the Holy Spirit also, which God has given to those that obey him.
33But they, when they heard these things, were cut to the heart, and took counsel to kill them.
34But a certain man, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, held in honour of all the people, rose up in the council, and commanded to put the men out for a short while,
35and said to them, Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves as regards these men what ye are going to do;
36for 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.
37After 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.
38And now I say to you, Withdraw from these men and let them alone, for if this counsel or this work have its origin from men, it will be destroyed;
39but if it be from God, ye will not be able to put them down, lest ye be found also fighters against God.
40And they listened to his advice; and having called the apostles, they beat them, and enjoined them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and dismissed them.
41They therefore went their way from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be dishonoured for the name.
42And every day, in the temple and in the houses, they ceased not teaching and announcing the glad tidings that Jesus was the Christ.
1But 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.
2And the twelve, having called the multitude of the disciples to them, said, It is not right that we, leaving the word of God, should serve tables.
3Look out therefore, brethren, from among yourselves seven men, well reported of, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we will establish over this business:
4but *we* will give ourselves up to prayer and the ministry of the word.
5And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch,
6whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them.
7And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was very greatly multiplied, and a great crowd of the priests obeyed the faith.
8And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought wonders and great signs among the people.
9And there arose up certain of those of the synagogue called of freedmen, and of Cyrenians, and of Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.
10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.
11Then they suborned men, saying, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.
12And they roused the people, and the elders, and the scribes. And coming upon him they seized him and brought him to the council.
13And they set false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against the holy place and the law;
14for we have heard him saying, This Jesus the Nazaraean shall destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses taught us.
15And all who sat in the council, looking fixedly on him, saw his face as the face of an angel.
1And the high priest said, Are these things then so?
2And he said, Brethren and fathers, hearken. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
3and said to him, Go out of thy land and out of thy kindred, and come into the land which I will shew thee.
4Then going out of the land of the Chaldeans he dwelt in Charran, and thence, after his father died, he removed him into this land in which *ye* now dwell.
5And he did not give him an inheritance in it, not even what his foot could stand on; and promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when he had no child.
6And God spoke thus: His seed shall be a sojourner in a strange land, and they shall enslave them and evil entreat them four hundred years;
7and the nation to which they shall be in bondage will *I* judge, said God; and after these things they shall come forth and serve me in this place.
8And he gave to him the covenant of circumcision; and thus he begat Isaac and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.
9And the patriarchs, envying Joseph, sold him away into Egypt. And God was with him,
10and delivered him out of all his tribulations, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he appointed him chief over Egypt and all his house.
11But a famine came upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress, and our fathers found no food.
12But Jacob, having heard of there being corn in Egypt, sent out our fathers first;
13and the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren, and the family of Joseph became known to Pharaoh.
14And Joseph sent and called down to him his father Jacob and all his kindred, seventy-five souls.
15And Jacob went down into Egypt and died, he and our fathers,
16and were carried over to Sychem and placed in the sepulchre which Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
17But as the time of promise drew near which God had promised to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
18until another king over Egypt arose who did not know Joseph.
19*He* dealt subtilly with our race, and evil entreated the fathers, casting out their infants that they might not live.
20In which time Moses was born, and was exceedingly lovely, who was nourished three months in the house of his father.
21And when he was cast out, the daughter of Pharaoh took him up, and brought him up for herself to be for a son.
22And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was mighty in his words and deeds.
23And when a period of forty years was fulfilled to him, it came into his heart to look upon his brethren, the sons of Israel;
24and seeing a certain one wronged, he defended him, and avenged him that was being oppressed, smiting the Egyptian.
25For he thought that his brethren would understand that God by his hand was giving them deliverance. But they understood not.
26And 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?
27But he that was wronging his neighbour thrust him away, saying, Who established thee ruler and judge over us?
28Dost *thou* wish to kill me as thou killedst the Egyptian yesterday?
29And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Madiam, where he begat two sons.
30And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai, in a flame of fire of a bush.
31And Moses seeing it wondered at the vision; and as he went up to consider it, there was a voice of the Lord,
32*I* am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not consider it.
33And the Lord said to him, Loose the sandal of thy feet, for the place on which thou standest is holy ground.
34I have surely seen the ill treatment of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groan, and have come down to take them out of it; and now, come, I will send thee to Egypt.
35This Moses, whom they refused, saying, Who made thee ruler and judge? him did God send to be a ruler and deliverer with the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
36*He* led them out, having wrought wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
37This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, A prophet shall God raise up to you out of your brethren like me him shall ye hear.
38This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers; who received living oracles to give to us;
39to whom our fathers would not be subject, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt,
40saying to Aaron, Make us gods who shall go before us; for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has happened to him.
41And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
42But 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?
43Yea, ye took up the tent of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, the forms which ye made to do homage to them; and I will transport you beyond Babylon.
44Our 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;
45which also our fathers, receiving from their predecessors, brought in with Joshua when they entered into possession of the lands of the nations, whom God drove out from the face of our fathers, until the days of David;
46who found favour before God, and asked to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob;
47but Solomon built him a house.
48But the Most High dwells not in places made with hands; as says the prophet,
49The heaven is my throne and the earth the footstool of my feet: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord, or where is the place of my rest?
50has not my hand made all these things?
51O stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, *ye* do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers, *ye* also.
52Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain those who announced beforehand concerning the coming of the Just One, of whom *ye* have now become deliverers up and murderers!
53who have received the law as ordained by the ministry of angels, and have not kept it.
54And hearing these things they were cut to the heart, and gnashed their teeth against him.
55But being full of the Holy Spirit, having fixed his eyes on heaven, he saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,
56and said, Lo, I behold the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.
57And they cried out with a loud voice, and held their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;
58and having cast him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid aside their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul.
59And they stoned Stephen, praying, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
60And kneeling down, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this, he fell asleep.
1And Saul was consenting to his being killed. And on that day there arose a great persecution against the assembly which was in Jerusalem, and all were scattered into the countries of Judaea and Samaria except the apostles.
2And pious men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.
3But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into the houses one after another, and dragging off both men and women delivered them up to prison.
4Those then that had been scattered went through the countries announcing the glad tidings of the word.
5And Philip, going down to a city of Samaria, preached the Christ to them;
6and the crowds with one accord gave heed to the things spoken by Philip, when they heard him and saw the signs which he wrought.
7For from many who had unclean spirits they went out, crying with a loud voice; and many that were paralysed and lame were healed.
8And there was great joy in that city.
9But a certain man, by name Simon, had been before in the city, using magic arts, and astonishing the nation of Samaria, saying that himself was some great one.
10To whom they had all given heed, from small to great, saying, This is the power of God which is called great.
11And they gave heed to him, because that for a long time he had astonished them by his magic arts.
12But when they believed Philip announcing the glad tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptised, both men and women.
13And Simon also himself believed; and, having been baptised, continued constantly with Philip; and, beholding the signs and great works of power which took place, was astonished.
14And the apostles who were in Jerusalem, having heard that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John;
15who, having come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit;
16for he was not yet fallen upon any of them, only they were baptised to the name of the Lord Jesus.
17Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18But Simon, having seen that by the laying on of the hands of the apostles the Holy Spirit was given, offered them money,
19saying, Give to me also this power, in order that on whomsoever I may lay hands he may receive the Holy Spirit.
20And Peter said to him, Thy money go with thee to destruction, because thou hast thought that the gift of God can be obtained by money.
21Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter, for thy heart is not upright before God.
22Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and supplicate the Lord, if indeed the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee;
23for I see thee to be in the gall of bitterness, and bond of unrighteousness.
24And Simon answering said, Supplicate *ye* for me to the Lord, so that nothing may come upon me of the things of which ye have spoken.
25They therefore, having testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and announced the glad tidings to many villages of the Samaritans.
26But the angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Rise up and go southward on the way which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza: the same is desert.
27And he rose up and went. And lo, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a man in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship at Jerusalem,
28was returning and sitting in his chariot: and he was reading the prophet Esaias.
29And the Spirit said to Philip, Approach and join this chariot.
30And Philip, running up, heard him reading the prophet Esaias, and said, Dost thou then know what thou art reading of?
31And he said, How should I then be able unless some one guide me? And he begged Philip to come up and sit with him.
32And 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.
33In his humiliation his judgment has been taken away, and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
34And the eunuch answering Philip said, I pray thee, concerning whom does the prophet say this? of himself or of some other?
35And Philip, opening his mouth and beginning from that scripture, announced the glad tidings of Jesus to him.
36And as they went along the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch says, Behold water; what hinders my being baptised?
37(Verse 37 is omitted in this translation.)
38And he commanded the chariot to stop. And they went down both to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptised him.
39But when they came up out of the water the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no longer, for he went on his way rejoicing.
40And Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through he announced the glad tidings to all the cities till he came to Caesarea.
1But Saul, still breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, came to the high priest
2and asked of him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues, so that if he found any who were of the way, both men and women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
3But 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,
4and falling on the earth he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me?
5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, *I* am Jesus, whom *thou* persecutest.
6But rise up and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
7But the men who were travelling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but beholding no one.
8And Saul rose up from the earth, and his eyes being opened he saw no one. But leading him by the hand they brought him into Damascus.
9And he was three days without seeing, and neither ate nor drank.
10And there was a certain disciple in Damascus by name Ananias. And the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, here am I, Lord.
11And the Lord said to him, Rise up and go into the street which is called Straight, and seek in the house of Judas one by name Saul, he is of Tarsus: for, behold, he is praying,
12and has seen in a vision a man by name Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him, so that he should see.
13And Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many concerning this man how much evil he has done to thy saints at Jerusalem;
14and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call upon thy name.
15And the Lord said to him, Go, for this man is an elect vessel to me, to bear my name before both nations and kings and the sons of Israel:
16for *I* will shew to him how much he must suffer for my name.
17And Ananias went and entered into the house; and laying his hands upon him he said, Saul, brother, the Lord has sent me, Jesus that appeared to thee in the way in which thou camest, that thou mightest see, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.
18And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he saw, and rising up was baptised;
19and, having received food, got strength. And he was with the disciples who were in Damascus certain days.
20And straightway in the synagogues he preached Jesus that *he* is the Son of God.
21And all who heard were astonished and said, Is not this *he* who destroyed in Jerusalem those who called on this name, and here was come for this purpose, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?
22But Saul increased the more in power, and confounded the Jews who dwelt in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.
23Now when many days were fulfilled, the Jews consulted together to kill him.
24But their plot became known to Saul. And they watched also the gates both day and night, that they might kill him;
25but the disciples took him by night and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.
26And having arrived at Jerusalem he essayed to join himself to the disciples, and all were afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
27But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.
28And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem,
29and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. And he spoke and discussed with the Hellenists; but they sought to kill him.
30And the brethren knowing it, brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.
31The assemblies then throughout the whole of Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified and walking in the fear of the Lord, and were increased through the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
32Now it came to pass that Peter, passing through all quarters, descended also to the saints who inhabited Lydda.
33And he found there a certain man, Aeneas by name, who had been lying for eight years upon a couch, who was paralysed.
34And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus, the Christ, heals thee: rise up, and make thy couch for thyself. And straightway he rose up.
35And all who inhabited Lydda and the Saron saw him, who turned to the Lord.
36And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, which being interpreted means Dorcas. She was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did.
37And it came to pass in those days that she grew sick and died; and, having washed her, they put her in the upper room.
38But Lydda being near to Joppa, the disciples having heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him, beseeching him, Thou must not delay coming to us.
39And Peter rising up went with them, whom, when arrived, they brought up into the upper chamber; and all the widows stood by him weeping and shewing him the body-coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.
40But Peter, putting them all out, and kneeling down, prayed. And, turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes, and, seeing Peter, sat up.
41And having given her his hand, he raised her up, and having called the saints and the widows, presented her living.
42And it became known throughout the whole of Joppa, and many believed on the Lord.
43And it came to pass that he remained many days in Joppa with a certain Simon, a tanner. (Acts 1:1‑9:43)