The first account I composed, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
until the day in which, having by [the] Holy Spirit charged the apostles whom he had chosen, he was received up,
to whom he also presented himself alive after he had suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God.
And being assembled with [them], he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father, which, [said] he, ye heard of me.
For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in [the] Holy Spirit after not many days hence.
They therefore being come together asked him, saying, Lord, dost thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?
And he said unto them, It is not yours to know times or seasons which the Father set in his own authority.
But ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you; and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and unto the end of the earth.
And having said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud withdrew him from their eyes.
And while they were gazing into heaven as he went on, behold two men stood by them in white garments
who also said, Men of Galilee, why stand ye looking into heaven? This Jesus that was received up from you into heaven shall so come in the manner in which ye beheld him going into heaven.
Then they returned unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey off.
And when they entered, they went up into the upper room where they were abiding; both Peter and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James [son] of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas [brother] of James.
These all with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer, with [certain] women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
And in these days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and said (and there was a crowd of names together, about a hundred and twenty),
Brethren, it was needful that the Scripture should be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spake before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became guide to those that took Jesus.
For he had been numbered among us, and received the allotment of this service.
(This man then obtained a field from wages of [his] iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
And it became known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem, so that in their own language that field was called Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood).
For it is written in [the] Book of Psalms, Let his homestead be made desolate, and let there be no dweller in it; and, his overseership let another take.
Of the men therefore who went with us at every time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,
beginning from the baptism of John until the day in which he was received up from us, must one of these become a witness with us of his resurrection.
And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
And they prayed and said, Thou, Lord, knower of the hearts of all, show of these two which one thou hast chosen,
to take the place of this service and apostleship from which Judas fell away to go unto his own place.
And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.