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Alle aber die glawbig waren worden, waren zu hauff, vnd hielten alle ding gemeyn,

Vnnd rieffen yhn vnnd verkundigeten yhn, das sie sich aller dinge nicht horen ließen noch lereten ynn dem namen Jhesu,

der du durch den mund Dauid deynes knechts gesagt hast, Warumb entporen sich die heyden, vnd die volcker schlahen vnnutze ding fur,

vnd er sprach zu yhn, Yhr wisset, wie es eyn vngewonet ding ist eynem Judischen man, sich zu thun odder komen zu eynem frembdlingen, Aber Gott hat myr zeyget, keynen menschen gemeyn odder vnreyn zu heyssen,

Da Petrus noch redet von solchen dingen, fiel der heylig geyst auff alle die dem wortt zuhoreten,

sondern macht seyn abschied vnd sprach, ich mus aller ding das kunfftig fest zu Jerusalem halten, wills Gott, so wil ich widder zu euch lencken, Vnd zoch von Epheso,

was ists denn nu? aller dinge die menge mus zusamen komen, denn es wirt fur sie komen, das du komen bist,

denn du wirst seyn zeuge zu allen menschen seyn, der ding, die du gesehen vnd gehoret hast,

Da aber Felix solchs horet, zoch er sie auff, denn er wuste fast wol vmb disen weg, vnnd sprach, wenn Lysias, der vberhewbtman erab kompt, so will ich mich ewris dinges erkundigen,

denn es duncket mich vngeschickt ding seyn, eynen gepunden zusenden, vnd nicht antzeygen die vrsach wider yhn.

Paulus aber bleyb zwey iar, ynn seynem eygen gedinge, vnd nam auff alle die zu yhm eynkamen,

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke out to them, “You men of Judea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, he would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,

They sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need.

Seeing the man who was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

When they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people

and laid them at the apostles’ feet, and distribution was made to each, according as anyone had need.

“We found the prison shut and locked, and the guards standing before the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside!”

One came and told them, “Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.”

The word of God increased and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly. A great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

At that time Moses was born, and was exceedingly handsome. He was nourished three months in his father’s house.

“Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, even as he who spoke to Moses commanded him to make it according to the pattern that he had seen

But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

and said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”

He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open his mouth.

All who heard him were amazed, and said, “Isn’t this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!”

He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,

“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.

He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying to him, ‘Send to Joppa, and get Simon, whose surname is Peter,

which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

When he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

When she recognized Peter’s voice, she didn’t open the gate for joy, but ran in, and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.

who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.

After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak.”

From this man’s seed, God has brought salvation to Israel according to his promise,

they became aware of it, and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region.

A vision appeared to Paul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him, and saying, “Come over into Macedonia and help us.”

When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.

They were about twelve men in all. 19:8 He entered into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning the Kingdom of God.

On the first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and continued his speech until midnight.

But we who went ahead to the ship set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for he had so arranged, intending himself to go by land.

As they were trying to kill him, news came up to the commanding officer of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

Then the commanding officer came near, arrested him, commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what he had done.

As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, “May I speak to you?”. He said, “Do you know Greek?

When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,

“I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are this day.

I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,

came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ In that very hour I looked up at him.

When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.’

the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.

When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, “Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!”

The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?”. He said, “Yes.”

The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”

Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.

Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”

When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.”

Paul summoned one of the centurions, and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”

So he took him, and brought him to the commanding officer, and said, “Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you, who has something to tell you.”

The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”

He said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.

So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”

But the chief captain Lysias came, and with great violence took him away out of our hands commanding his accusers to come before thee.

But this I confess to you, that after the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets

unless it is for this one thing that I cried standing among them, ‘Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged before you today!’”

But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, “When Lysias, the commanding officer, comes down, I will decide your case.”

But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.

So on the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and they had entered into the place of hearing with the commanding officers and principal men of the city, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.

For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to also specify the charges against him.”

Punishing them often in all the synagogues, I tried to make them blaspheme. Being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.

They took soundings, and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.

As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,

When they had appointed him a day, many people came to him at his lodging. He explained to them, testifying about the Kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning until evening.