Acts 1:1‑9:43• 1The first account I composed, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
2until the day in which, having by [the] Holy Spirit charged the apostles whom he had chosen, he was received up,
3to 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.
4And 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.
5For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in [the] Holy Spirit after not many days hence.
6They therefore being come together asked him, saying, Lord, dost thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?
7And he said unto them, It is not yours to know times or seasons which the Father set in his own authority.
8But 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.
9And having said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud withdrew him from their eyes.
10And while they were gazing into heaven as he went on, behold two men stood by them in white garments
11who 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.
12Then they returned unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey off.
13And 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.
14These all with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer, with [certain] women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
15And 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),
16Brethren, 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.
17For he had been numbered among us, and received the allotment of this service.
18(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.
19And 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).
20For 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.
21Of the men therefore who went with us at every time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,
22beginning 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.
23And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24And they prayed and said, Thou, Lord, knower of the hearts of all, show of these two which one thou hast chosen,
25to take the place of this service and apostleship from which Judas fell away to go unto his own place.
26And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
1And when the day of Pentecost was in course of fulfilment, they were all together in one place.
2And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of a mighty blast rushing, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
3And there appeared to them tongues parting asunder 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 was giving them to utter.
5Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, pious men, from every nation of those under heaven;
6and when this report was made, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because they each one heard them speaking in his own dialect.
7And they were all amazed and wondering, saying, Behold, are not all these that speak Galileans?
8And how hear we each in our own dialect in which we were born?
9Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those that dwell in Mesopotamia, in Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
10in Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and the Roman sojourners, both Jews and proselytes,
11Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our tongues the mighty things of God.
12And they were all amazed and perplexed, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
13But others mocking said, They are filled with sweet wine.
14But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke forth unto them, Men of Judea and all ye that dwell in Jerusalem, be this known to you, and give ear to my words.
15For these are not drunken as ye suppose, for it is [the] third hour of the day;
16but this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel.
17And it shall be in the last days, saith God, 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, and on my bondmen and on 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 into darkness and the moon into blood before the great and manifest day of [the] Lord come.
21And it shall be, whosoever shall call on the name of [the] Lord shall be saved.
22Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man shown forth from God to you by mighty works, 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 hand of lawless [men] did crucify and slay;
24whom God raised up, having loosed the pangs of death, inasmuch as it was not possible that he should be held fast by it.
25For David saith as to him, I kept the Lord in view always before me, because he is on my right hand that I may not be shaken.
26On this account my heart was cheered and my tongue was exceeding glad; yea more my flesh also shall dwell in hope
27because thou wilt not leave my soul to hades nor give thy Holy One to see corruption.
28Thou didst make known to me ways of life; thou wilt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
29Brethren, one may speak with freedom unto you about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is amongst us unto this day.
30Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God swore with an oath to him of the fruit of his loins to seat upon his throne,
31he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he left to hades nor did his flesh see corruption.
32This Jesus did God raise up whereof all we are witnesses.
33Having therefore been exalted by the right hand of God and received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he poured forth this which ye see and hear.
34For David ascended not into the heavens, but saith himself, The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand
35till I make thine enemies [the] footstool of thy feet.
36Let all [the] house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God made him both Lord and Christ(this Jesus whom ye crucified.
37And when they heard, they were pricked in heart and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles, What shall we do, brethren?
38And Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized each of you in the name of Jesus Christ for remission of sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, as many as [the] Lord our God shall call to [him].
40And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation.
41Those then that accepted his word were baptized; and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
42And they persevered in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, the breaking of bread and the prayers.
43And fear came upon every soul; and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.
44And all that believed were together, and had all things common,
45and sold their possessions and substance, and distributed them to all according as anyone had need.
46And day by day, continuing with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they did take their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,
47praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord was adding day by day together those that were to be saved.
1Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth.
2And a certain man being lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid every day at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask alms of those that entered into the temple;
3who, seeing Peter and John about to enter into the temple, asked to receive alms.
4And Peter gazing on 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 have I none, but what I have, this I give thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth walk.
7And grasping 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 recognized him that he it was that sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him.
11And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the portico that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
12And Peter seeing [it] answered unto the people, Men of Israel, why marvel ye at this [man]? or why gaze ye at us as though by [our] own power and piety we had made him to walk?
13The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, did glorify his servant Jesus, whom ye delivered up, and denied before Pilate's face, when he decided to release [him].
14But ye denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you;
15but the Author of life ye killed, whom God raised from [the] dead of which we are witnesses;
16and on the faith of his name did his name make this man strong whom ye behold and know; and the faith that is by him gave him this entireness before you all.
17And now, brethren, I know that ye acted in ignorance, as also your rulers;
18but God thus fulfilled what he announced 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 seasons of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
20and he may send forth him that hath been fore-appointed for you, Jesus Christ,
21whom heaven indeed must receive till times of restoring all things whereof God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets since time began.
22Moses indeed said, A prophet shall [the] Lord our God raise up from among your brethren as [he did] me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall speak unto you.
23And it shall be that every soul which shall not hear that prophet shall be destroyed from among the people.
24Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel, and those in succession, as many as spoke, did also announce these days.
25Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God covenanted with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
26To you first, God, having raised up his servant, sent him to bless you in turning away each from your iniquities.
1Now as they were speaking unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them
2being distressed because of their teaching the people, and announcing in Jesus the resurrection from [the] dead;
3and they laid hands on them and put them in ward unto the morrow, for it was already evening.
4But many of those that heard the word believed, and the number of the men became about five thousand.
5And it came to pass on the morrow that their rulers and elders and scribes
6were gathered together at Jerusalem, and Annas, the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of high priestly lineage,
7and having set them in the midst they enquired, By what power, or in what name, did ye this?
8Then Peter, filled with [the] Holy Spirit, said unto them, Rulers of the people and elders [of Israel],
9if we today are examined as to a good deed done to an infirm man, whereby he hath been cured,
10be it known to you all and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from [the] dead, in him he standeth before you whole.
11He is the Stone that was set at nought by you the builders, that was made head of [the] corner.
12And in none other is there salvation; for neither is there a different name under heaven that is given among men by which we must be saved.
13Now beholding the boldness of Peter and John, and aware that they were unlettered and simple men, they wondered, and recognized them that they were with Jesus.
14And seeing the man that was healed standing with them, they had nothing to say in reply.
15But, having commanded them to go aside out of the council, they were conferring among themselves,
16saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable sign hath been done through them [is] manifest to all that inhabit Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.
17But that it be not spread farther among the people, let us threaten them severely to speak to no man longer 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 unto them, Whether it be right before God to hear you rather than God, judge ye:
20for we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard.
21And they having further threatened them let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them on account of the people, because all were glorifying God for what had been done.
22For the man on whom this sign of healing was wrought was more than forty years old.
23But being let go they came unto their own [company], and reported all that the chief priests and the elders said unto them.
24And they on hearing [it] with one accord lifted up [their] voice unto God and said, Master, thou [art] he that made heaven and the earth, and the sea, and all that in them [is];
25who by [the] Holy Spirit, [by the] mouth of our father David thy servant, didst say, Why did Gentiles rage and peoples meditate vain things?
26The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Anointed.
27For of a truth in this city against thy holy servant Jesus whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate with Gentiles and peoples of Israel were gathered,
28to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel foreordained to come to pass.
29And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and give to thy bondmen with all boldness to speak thy word
30while thou stretchest forth thy hand for healing, and that signs and wonders be done by the name of thy holy servant Jesus.
31And when they prayed, the place wherein they were gathered together was shaken; 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 believed were one; and not one said that aught of his possessions was his own: but they had all things common.
33And with great power did the apostles render the witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus; and great grace was upon them all.
34For neither was there anyone in want among them; for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold [them] and brought the prices of the things that were being sold
35and laid [them] at the feet of the apostles; and distribution was made to each according as anyone had need.
36And Joseph that by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of Exhortation), a Levite, a Cyprian by birth,
37having a field, sold [it] and 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 reserved [part] of the price, his wife also being privy: and brought and laid a certain part at the feet of the apostles.
3But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to reserve for thee of the price of the land?
4When it remained, did it not remain to thee; and when sold, was it not in thy power? How [is it] that thou conceivedst this thing in thy heart? Thou didst lie not to men but to God.
5And Ananias hearing these words fell down and expired; and great fear came upon all the hearers,
6and the younger [men] arose, swathed him, and carrying [him] out buried [him].
7And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
8And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
9Then Peter said to her, How [is it] that ye agreed together to tempt the Spirit of [the] Lord? Behold, the feet of those that buried thy husband [are] at the door and shall carry thee out.
10Then she fell immediately at his feet and expired; and the young men coming in found her dead, and carrying [her] forth buried [her] by her husband.
11And great fear came upon all the assembly, and upon all that heard these things.
12And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; and they were all of one accord in the porch of Solomon.
13And of the rest durst no man join them; but the people magnified them;
14and believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women:
15insomuch as even to carry out the sick into the streets and put [them] on beds and couches, that, as Peter came, at least his shadow might overshadow some one of them.
16And there also came together the multitude from the cities round about [unto] a Jerusalem, bringing sick [persons] and [persons] troubled by unclean spirits; and they were healed everyone.
17And the high priest rising up, and all those that were with him, which is [the] sect of the Sadducees, were filled with wrath,
18and laid their hands on the apostles and put them in public ward.
19But an angel of [the] Lord by night opened the doors of the prison, and leading them out said,
20Go and stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this Life.
21And when they heard they entered about dawn into the temple and were teaching. And when the high priest arrived and those with him, they called together the council and all the senate of the sons of Israel, and sent unto the jail to have them brought.
22But the officers that arrived did not find them in the prison; and they returned and reported,
23saying, We found the jail shut in all security, and the keepers standing at the doors, but on opening we found no one within.
24And when both [the priest and] the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were utterly perplexed about them whereto this would come.
25And there arrived one and reported to them, Behold the men whom ye put in the prison are in the temple standing and teaching the people.
26Then the captain went away with the officers, and brought them, not with violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.
27And having brought they set them in the council; and the high priest asked them,
28saying, We strictly charged you not to teach on this name; and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and purpose to bring upon us the blood of this man.
29And in answer Peter and the apostles said, Obedience must be to God rather than men.
30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom ye slew by hanging on a tree:
31him God exalted with 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 whom God gave to those that obey him.
33And when they heard, they were cut [to the heart] and took counsel.
34But there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, by name Gamaliel, a law-teacher, in honour with all the people, and commanded to put the men out a little while,
35and said unto them, Ye men of Israel take heed to yourselves as to these men what ye are about to do.
36For before these days, rose up Theudas, saying that he himself was somebody, with whom a number of men, about four hundred, took sides; who was slain, and all as many as obeyed him were dispersed, and came to nothing.
37After this one rose up Judas the Galilean, in the days of the census, and drew into revolt people after him; and he perished, and all as many as obeyed him were scattered abroad.
38And now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone; for if this counsel or if this work be of men, it will be overthrown,
39but if it is of God ye will not be able to overthrow them, lest ye be found [even] fighting against God.
40And to him they yielded, and having called the apostles, they beat and charged [them] not to speak on the name of Jesus, and let them go.
41They therefore went their way from [the] presence of the council rejoicing that they were accounted worthy to be dishonoured for the Name.
42And every day in the temple and at home they ceased not to teach and preach that the Christ [is] Jesus.
1Now in those days, when the disciples were multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews that their widows were overlooked in the daily ministration.
2And the twelve, having called the multitude of the disciples unto [them] said, It is not seemly that we, leaving the word of God, should serve tables.
3Look out then, brethren, from among you seven men of good report full of [the] Spirit and wisdom, whom we will appoint over this business;
4but we for our part will give ourselves closely to prayer and the ministry of the word.
5And the saying pleased all the multitude; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of [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 multiplied exceedingly; and a great crowd of the priests were obedient to the faith.
8And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought great wonders and signs among the people.
9And there arose certain of those that were of the synagogue called [that] of the 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 by which he spoke.
11Then they suborned men, saying, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.
12And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes; and coming upon [him] they seized and brought him into the council,
13and set false witnesses, saying, This man ceaseth not speaking words against the holy place and the law;
14for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses handed down to us.
15And all that sat in the council, gazing fixedly on him, saw his face as it were an angel's face.
1And the high priest said, Are these things so?
2And he said, Brethren and fathers, hear. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,
3and said unto him, Go out of thy land and out of thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee.
4Then came he out of [the] land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Haran; and thence, after his father died, he removed him into this land in which ye now dwell.
5And he gave him none inheritance in it, not so much as a foot's tread, and promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when he had no child.
6God thus spoke, that his seed should be a sojourner in a land not theirs, and that they should enslave and ill-treat them, four hundred years.
7And the nation, to whom they shall be in slavery, will I judge, said God; and after these things shall they come out and serve me in this place.
8And he gave him a covenant of circumcision, and thus he begat Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac, Jacob; and Jacob, the twelve patriarchs.
9And the patriarchs through jealousy sold Joseph into Egypt; and God was with him,
10and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
11Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction; and our fathers found no sustenance.
12But Jacob, having heard that there was corn in Egypt, sent forth our fathers first;
13and at the second [time] Joseph was made known to his brethren, and his race became manifest unto Pharaoh.
14And Joseph sent and called to him Jacob his father, and all his kindred, seventy-five souls.
15And Jacob went down into Egypt and died, he and our fathers;
16and they were carried over unto Shechem and laid in the tomb which Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in [son, of] Shechem.
17But as the time of the promise was drawing nigh which God vouchsafed to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
18till there arose another king over Egypt who knew not Joseph.
19He dealt craftily with our race and evil-entreated our fathers, that they should expose their babes to the end they might not be preserved alive.
20At which season Moses was born, and was exceedingly fair, who was nourished three months in his father's house;
21and when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up and nourished him for her own son.
22And Moses was instructed in all [the] wisdom of [the] Egyptians; and he was mighty in his words and works.
23But when he was about forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the sons of Israel;
24and seeing one wronged, he defended [him], and avenged him that was oppressed, smiting the Egyptian.
25For he thought that his brethren understood that God by his hand was giving them deliverance; but they understood not.
26And on the day following he appeared to them as they were striving, and compelled them to peace, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to 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 Midian where he begat two sons.
30And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of the mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.
31And Moses on seeing, wondered at the sight, and as he went up to observe, there came a voice of [the] Lord .
32I [am] the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and Isaac and Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not observe.
33And the Lord said to him, Loose the sandal of thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
34I have surely seen the ill-treatment of my people which is in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and am come down to take them out for myself. And now come, I send thee into Egypt.
35This Moses whom they denied, saying, Who established thee ruler and judge? him hath God sent [both] ruler and deliverer, with an angel's hand that appeared to him in the bush.
36This [man] 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 that said to the sons of Israel, A prophet will God raise up to you out of your brethren, like me.
38This is he that was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers; who received living oracles to give us:
39to whom our fathers would not be subject but thrust [him] away and turned in their hearts into 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 is become of him.
41And they made a calf in those days and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
42But God turned and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in [the] book of the prophets, Did ye offer me victims and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
43Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of your god Remphan, the forms which ye made to worship them; and I will transport you beyond Babylon.
44Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he that spake to Moses commanded to make it according to the model which he had seen;
45which also our fathers having in succession received brought [it] in with Joshua, in their taking possession of the Gentiles 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 habitation for the God of Jacob;
47but Solomon built him a house.
48But the Highest dwelleth not in [places] made with hands; even as the prophet saith,
49The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth a footstool of my feet: what sort of house will ye build me, saith [the] Lord, or what [is] my place of rest?
50Did not my hand make all these things?
51Stiffnecked and uncircumcised in hearts and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers so ye.
52Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they slew those that announced beforehand of the coming of the Righteous One, of whom now ye became betrayers and murderers,
53ye, which received the law as ordinances of angels and kept it not.
54Now hearing these things they were deeply cut to their hearts, and gnashing their teeth at him.
55But being full of the Holy Spirit, looking fixedly into 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.
57But they crying with a loud voice held their ears and rushed upon him with one accord,
58and cast out of the city and stoned [him]. And the witnesses laid aside their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul,
59and stoned Stephen, invoking 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 the making him away. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the assembly that was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria except the apostles.
2And devout men buried Stephen and made great wailing over him.
3But Saul was ravaging the assembly, entering throughout the houses, and, dragging men and women, was delivering [them] to prison.
4They therefore that were scattered abroad went about evangelizing the word.
5And Philip went down to a city of Samaria and preached to them the Christ.
6And the crowds with one accord gave heed to the things spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he did.
7For [as to] many that had unclean spirits, they went out crying with a loud voice, and many palsied and lame were healed.
8And there was great joy in that city.
9But a certain man, Simon by name, was before in the city practicing magic and amazing the nation of Samaria, saying that himself was some great one:
10to whom they all gave heed from small to great, saying, He is the power of God that is called Great.
11And they gave heed to him, because a long time he had amazed them with his magic arts.
12But when they believed Philip evangelizing about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women.
13And Simon also himself believed; and being baptized he continued with Philip, and beholding signs and great works of power as they were done, was amazed.
14Now when the apostles that were in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John,
15the which, on coming down, prayed for them that they might receive [the] Holy Spirit;
16for as yet he had fallen upon none of them: only they had got baptized unto the name of the Lord Jesus.
17Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received [the] Holy Spirit.
18Now Simon, when he saw that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given,
19saying, Give me also this power that, on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may receive [the] Holy Spirit.
20But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou thoughtest to obtain the gift of God through money.
21Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter; for thy heart is not right before God.
22Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and beseech the Lord if so be the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee,
23for I see that thou art in gall of bitterness and bond of iniquity.
24And Simon said in answer, Beseech ye for me with the Lord that none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me.
25They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and evangelized many villages of the Samaritans.
26But an angel of [the] Lord spake to Philip, saying, Arise, go southward unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza; this is desert.
27And he arose and went. And behold a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch in power under Candace, queen of [the] Ethiopians, who was over all her treasures, had come to worship at Jerusalem;
28and he was returning and, as he sat in his chariot, was reading the prophet Isaiah.
29And the Spirit said to Philip, Approach and join thyself to this chariot.
30And Philip running up heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
31And he said, How can I unless someone shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.
32Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this(
33In his humiliation his judgment was taken away.
34And the eunuch answering Philip said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? Of himself or of some other?
35And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this scripture, preached to him Jesus.
36And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch said, Behold, water; what hindereth me to be baptized?
37(Verse not included in this translation)
38And he commanded the chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
39But when they came up out of the water, [the] Spirit of [the] Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing.
40But Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through he evangelized all the cities till he came to Caesarea.
1But Saul, still breathing threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
2and asked of him letters unto Damascus to the synagogues; so that, if he found any belonging to the way, both men and women, he might bring [them] bound unto Jerusalem.
3And as he was journeying, it came to pass that he drew near to Damascus, and suddenly there shone round him a light out of heaven,
4and falling upon the earth he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he [said], I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest;
6but arise and enter into the city; and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
7And the men that journeyed with him were standing speechless, hearing the sound but seeing no one.
8And Saul arose from the earth, and when his eyes were opened, he saw nothing; but leading by the hand they brought him into Damascus;
9and he was three days without seeing, and did neither eat nor drink.
10Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold I [am here], Lord.
11And the Lord [said] unto him, Rise up, and go to the lane that is called Straight, and seek in Judas' house one of Tarsus named Saul; for behold he prayeth
12and hath seen in a vision a a man named Ananias coming in and laying his hands b on him, so that he might receive his sight.
13And Ananias answered, Lord, I heard c from many of this man, how much evil he did to thy saints at Jerusalem;
14and here he hath authority from the high priests to bind all that call on thy name.
15But the Lord said unto him, Go, for he is a vessel of election to me, to bear my name before both d Gentiles and kings and sons of Israel;
16for I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake.
17And Ananias went and entered into the house; and laying his hands upon him he said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus that appeared to thee in the way which thou camest, hath sent me, so that thou mightest receive sight and be filled with [the] Holy Spirit.
18And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he received sight, e and rising up he was baptized;
19and he took food and was strengthened. And he f was certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.
20And immediately in the synagogues he preached Jesus, g that he is the Son of God.
21And all that heard [him] were amazed and said, Is not this he, that in Jerusalem made havoc of those that called on this name, and had come hither for this thing, that he might bring them bound before the chief priests?
22But Saul increased the more in power and confounded the Jews that dwelt in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.
23And when many days were fulfilled, the Jews consulted together to kill him;
24but their plot became known to Saul. And they were watching the gates also 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 when he 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 and brought him unto the apostles, and declared to them how he saw the Lord in the way, and that he spoke to him, and how in Damascus he preached boldly in the name of Jesus.
28And he was with them going in and going out at Jerusalem,
29preaching boldly in the name of the Lord; and he was speaking and discussing with the Hellenists, but they had in hand to kill him.
30And when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him off unto Tarsus.
31The assembly then, throughout the whole of Judea and Galilee and Samaria, had peace, being edified, and walking in the fear of the Lord and the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was multiplied.
32Now it came to pass that Peter going through all [parts] came down also to the saints inhabiting Lydda.
33And there he found a certain man named Eneas, for eight years lying on a couch, who was paralyzed.
34And Peter said to him, Eneas, Jesus [the] Christ healeth thee; rise up and make thy couch. And immediately he rose up.
35And all that inhabited Lydda and the Sharon saw him, who also turned to the Lord.
36Now in Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which being interpreted is called Dorcas. She was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did.
37And it came to pass in those days that she fell sick and died: and, having washed, they laid her in an upper room.
38And as Lydda was near to Joppa, the disciples hearing that Peter was there sent two men unto him, beseeching, Delay not to come on to us.
39And Peter rose up, and went with them; whom, on his arrival, they brought up into the upper room; and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing [the] coats and cloaks which Dorcas used to make while she was with them.
40But Peter, putting them all forth and kneeling down, prayed; and turning unto the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes; and seeing Peter, she sat up.
41And, giving her a hand, he raised her up, and calling the saints and the widows, he presented her alive.
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 one Simon a tanner. (Acts 1:1‑9:43)