The Book Of Acts

And in the day of the Pentecost being fulfilled, they were all with one accord at the same place, — read the full passage →

till the day in which, having given command, through the Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom he did choose out, he was taken up,

The former account, indeed, I made concerning all things, O Theophilus, that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

and Saul was making havoc of the assembly, into every house entering, and haling men and women, was giving them up to prison;

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

and the Spirit said to me to go with them, nothing doubting, and these six brethren also went with me, and we did enter into the house of the man,

The former account, indeed, I made concerning all things, O Theophilus, that Jesus began both to do and to teach, — read the full passage →

Salute you doth Lukas, the beloved physician, and Demas;

And there was a certain disciple in Damascus, by name Ananias, and the Lord said unto him in a vision, `Ananias;' and he said, `Behold me, Lord;'

`And He gave to him a covenant of circumcision, and so he begat Isaac, and did circumcise him on the eighth day, and Isaac <FI>begat<Fi> Jacob, and Jacob--the twelve patriarchs;

And having passed through Amphipolis, and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was the synagogue of the Jews, — read the full passage →

and they having gone through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia, and having gone into the synagogue on the sabbath-day, they sat down,

and having risen, the younger men wound him up, and having carried forth, they buried <FI>him<Fi> .

And a certain man, Ananias by name, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, — read the full passage →

And Peter, having looked stedfastly toward him with John, said, `Look toward us;'

but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.'

The former account, indeed, I made concerning all things, O Theophilus, that Jesus began both to do and to teach, — read the full passage →

it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to thee in order, most noble Theophilus,

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

And having been saved, then they knew that the island is called Melita, — read the full passage →

and having sounded they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and again having sounded, they found fifteen fathoms,

And when our sailing to Italy was determined, they were delivering up both Paul and certain others, prisoners, to a centurion, by name Julius, of the band of Sebastus, — read the full passage →

concerning whom I have no certain thing to write to <FI>my<Fi> lord, wherefore I brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that the examination having been made, I may have something to write;

beasts also provide, that, having set Paul on, they may bring him safe unto Felix the governor;'

what then is it? certainly the multitude it behoveth to come together, for they will hear that thou hast come.

so powerfully was the word of God increasing and prevailing.

And certain of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were meeting together to see him, and some were saying, `What would this seed picker wish to say?' and others, `Of strange demons he doth seem to be an announcer;' because Jesus and the rising again he did proclaim to them as good news,

and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, they received the word with all readiness of mind, every day examining the Writings whether those things were so;

After these things I will turn back, and I will build again the tabernacle of David, that is fallen down, and its ruins I will build again, and will set it upright--

And there was a certain man in Caesarea, by name Cornelius, a centurion from a band called Italian, — read the full passage →

And in these days, the disciples multiplying, there came a murmuring of the Hellenists at the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily ministration, — read the full passage →

and of the multitude of those who did believe the heart and the soul was one, and not one was saying that anything of the things he had was his own, but all things were to them in common.

And Peter and John were going up at the same time to the temple, at the hour of the prayer, the ninth <FI>hour<Fi> , — read the full passage →

because John, indeed, baptized with water, and ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit--after not many days.'

Then the chief captain, having come nigh, took him, and commanded <FI>him<Fi> to be bound with two chains, and was inquiring who he may be, and what it is he hath been doing,

Then, indeed, the assemblies throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, had peace, being built up, and, going on in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

and she fell down presently at his feet, and expired, and the young men having come in, found her dead, and having carried forth, they buried <FI>her<Fi> by her husband; — read the full passage →

Seeing that many did take in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us, — read the full passage →

`And signs shall accompany those believing these things; in my name demons they shall cast out; with new tongues they shall speak;

`To the messenger of the Ephesian assembly write: These things saith he who is holding the seven stars in his right hand, who is walking in the midst of the seven lamp-stands--the golden: — read the full passage →

searching in regard to what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ that was in them was manifesting, testifying beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glory after these,

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction, — read the full passage →

Markus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lukas, my fellow-workmen!

Lukas only is with me; Markus having taken, bring with thyself, for he is profitable to me for ministration;

be diligent to present thyself approved to God--a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

as also the chief priest doth testify to me, and all the eldership; from whom also having received letters unto the brethren, to Damascus, I was going on, to bring also those there bound to Jerusalem that they might be punished,

And there were accompanying him unto Asia, Sopater of Berea, and of Thessalonians Aristarchus and Secundus, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus, and of Asiatics Tychicus and Trophimus;

and the whole city was filled with confusion, they rushed also with one accord into the theatre, having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul's fellow-travellers.

And having made some stay he went forth, going through in order the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

saying--`Against the law this one doth persuade men to worship God;'

many, indeed, therefore, of them did believe, and of the honourable Greek women and men not a few.

there having been, therefore, not a little dissension and disputation to Paul and Barnabas with them, they arranged for Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, to go up unto the apostles and elders to Jerusalem about this question,

Having proclaimed good news also to that city, and having discipled many, they turned back to Lystra, and Iconium, and Antioch,

and the unbelieving Jews did stir up and made evil the souls of the nations against the brethren;

And there were certain in Antioch, in the assembly there, prophets and teachers; both Barnabas, and Simeon who is called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen also--Herod the tetrarch's foster-brother--and Saul; — read the full passage →

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales, he saw again also presently, and having risen, was baptized,

And Saul, yet breathing of threatening and slaughter to the disciples of the Lord, having gone to the chief priest, — read the full passage →

the multitudes also were giving heed to the things spoken by Philip, with one accord, in their hearing and seeing the signs that he was doing,

and devout men carried away Stephen, and made great lamentation over him;

And the chief priest said, `Are then these things so?' — read the full passage →

and did keep back of the price--his wife also knowing--and having brought a certain part, at the feet of the apostles he laid <FI>it<Fi> .

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

Cretes and Arabians, we did hear them speaking in our tongues the great things of God.'

for it hath been written in the book of Psalms: Let his lodging-place become desolate, and let no one be dwelling in it, and his oversight let another take.

these all were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

who also said, `Men, Galileans, why do ye stand gazing into the heaven? this Jesus who was received up from you into the heaven, shall so come in what manner ye saw him going on to the heaven.'

and he said unto them, `It is not yours to know times or seasons that the Father did appoint in His own authority;

And being assembled together with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, <FI>saith he,<Fi> `Ye did hear of me;

The former account, indeed, I made concerning all things, O Theophilus, that Jesus began both to do and to teach, — read the full passage →

and ye--ye are witnesses of these things.

that thou mayest know the certainty of the things wherein thou wast instructed.

as they did deliver to us, who from the beginning became eye-witnesses, and officers of the Word, --

The Lord, then, indeed, after speaking to them, was received up to the heaven, and sat on the right hand of God;

John came baptizing in the wilderness, and proclaiming a baptism of reformation--to remission of sins,