Acts   1

 1. The former <4413> treatise <3056> have I made <4160>, O

Theophilus <2321>, of all <3956> that Jesus <2424> began <756>

both

<5037> to do <4160> and teach <1321>,

 2  Until <891> the day <2250> in which <3739> he was taken <353>

up, after that he through <1223> the Holy <40> Ghost <4151> had

given commandments <1781> unto the apostles <652> whom <3739> he

had

chosen <1586>:

 3  To whom <3739> also <2532> he shewed <3936> himself <1438>

alive

<2198> after <3326> his passion <3958> by many <4183> infallible

proofs <5039>, being seen <3700> of them forty <5062> days

<2250>,

and speaking <3004> of the things pertaining <4012> to the

kingdom

<932> of God <2316>:

 4  And, being assembled <4871> together <4811> with [them],

commanded <3853> them that they should not depart <5562> from

Jerusalem <2414>, but wait <4037> for the promise <1860> of the

Father <3962>, which <3739>, [saith he], ye have heard <191> of

me.

 5  For John <2491> truly <3303> baptized <907> with water

<5204>;

but ye shall be baptized <907> with the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>

not

many <4183> days <2250> hence <5025>.

 6. When they therefore <3767> were come <4905> together <4905>,

they asked <1905> of him, saying <3004>, Lord <2962>, wilt thou

at

<1722> this <5129> time <5550> restore <600> again <600> the

kingdom

<932> to Israel <2474>?

 7  And he said <2036> unto them, It is not for you to know

<1097>

the times <5550> or <2228> the seasons <2540>, which <3739> the

Father <3962> hath put <5087> in his own <2398> power <1849>.

 8  But ye shall receive <2983> power <1411>, after that the Holy

<40> Ghost <4151> is come <1904> upon you: and ye shall be

witnesses

<3144> unto me both <5037> in Jerusalem <2419>, and in all <3956>

Judaea <2449>, and in Samaria <4540>, and unto the uttermost

<2078>

part of the earth <1093>.

 9  And when he had spoken <2036> these <5023> things, while they

beheld <991>, he was taken <1869> up; and a cloud <3507> received

<5274> him out of their sight <3788>.

 10  And while <5613> they looked <816> stedfastly <816> toward

<1519> heaven <3772> as he went <4198> up, behold <2400>, two

<1417>

men <435> stood <2936> by them in white <3022> apparel <2066>;

 11  Which <3739> also <2532> said <2036>, Ye men <435> of

Galilee

<1056>, why <5101> stand <2476> ye gazing <1689> up into <1519>

heaven <3772>? this <3778> same <3778> Jesus <2424>, which

<3588> is

taken <353> up from you into <1519> heaven <3772>, shall so

<3779>

come <2064> in like <3779> manner <5158> as ye have seen <2300>

him

go <4198> into <1519> heaven <3772>.

 12. Then <5119> returned <5290> they unto Jerusalem <2419> from

the

mount <3735> called <2564> Olivet <1638>, which <3739> is from

Jerusalem <2419> a sabbath <4521> day's journey <3598>.

 13  And when <3753> they were come <1525> in, they went <305> up

into <1519> an upper <5253> room <5253>, where <3757> abode

<2650>

both <5037> Peter <4074>, and James <2385>, and John <2491>, and

Andrew <406>, Philip <5376>, and Thomas <2381>, Bartholomew

<918>,

and Matthew <3156>, James <2385> [the son] of Alphaeus <256>, and

Simon <4613> Zelotes <2208>, and Judas <2455> [the brother] of

James

<2385>.

 14  These <3778> all <3956> continued <4342> with one <3661>

accord

<3661> in prayer <4335> and supplication <1162>, with the women

<1135>, and Mary <3137> the mother <3384> of Jesus <2424>, and

with

his brethren <80>.

 15. And in those <5025> days <2250> Peter <4074> stood <450> up

in

the midst <3319> of the disciples <3101>, and said <2036>, (the

number <3793> of names <3686> together <846> were about <5613> an

hundred <1540> and twenty <1501>,)

 16  Men <435> [and] brethren <80>, this <5026> scripture <1124>

must <1163> needs have been fulfilled <4137>, which <3739> the

Holy

<40> Ghost <4151> by the mouth <4750> of David <1138> spake

<4277>

before <4277> concerning <4012> Judas <2455>, which <3588> was

guide

<3595> to them that took <4815> Jesus <2424>.

 17  For he was numbered <2674> with us, and had obtained <2975>

part <2819> of this <5026> ministry <1248>.

 18  Now <3767> this <3778> man purchased <2932> a field <5564>

with

the reward <3408> of iniquity <93>; and falling <1096> headlong

<4248>, he burst <2997> asunder <2977> in the midst <3319>, and

all

<3956> his bowels <4698> gushed <1632> out.

 19  And it was known <1110> unto all <3956> the dwellers <2730>

at

Jerusalem <2419>; insomuch <5620> as that field <5564> is called

<2564> in their proper <2398> tongue <1258>, Aceldama <184>,

that is

to say, The field <5564> of blood <129>.

 20  For it is written <1125> in the book <976> of Psalms <5568>,

Let his habitation <1886> be desolate <2048>, and let no <3361>

man

dwell <2730> therein <846>: and his bishoprick <1984> let another

<2087> take <2983>.

 21  Wherefore <3767> of these <5130> men which have companied

<4905> with us all <3956> the time <5550> that the Lord <2962>

Jesus

<2424> went <1831> in and out among <1909> us,

 22  Beginning <756> from the baptism <908> of John <2491>, unto

that same day <2250> that he was taken <353> up from us, must

<1163>

one <1520> be ordained <1096> to be a witness <3144> with us of

his

resurrection <386>.

 23  And they appointed <2476> two <1417>, Joseph <2501> called

<2564> Barsabas <923>, who <3739> was surnamed <1941> Justus

<2459>,

and Matthias <3159>.

 24  And they prayed <4336>, and said <2036>, Thou, Lord <2962>,

which knowest <2589> the hearts <2589> of all <3956> [men], shew

<322> whether <1520> of these <5130> two <1417> thou hast chosen

<1586>,

 25  That he may take <2983> part <2819> of this <5026> ministry

<1248> and apostleship <651>, from which <3739> Judas <2455> by

transgression <3845> fell, that he might go <4198> to his own

<2398>

place <5117>.

 26  And they gave <1325> forth their lots <2819>; and the lot

<2819> fell <4098> upon Matthias <3159>; and he was numbered

<4785>

with the eleven <1733> apostles <652>.

Acts   2

 1. And when <3588> the day <2250> of Pentecost <4005> was fully

<4845> come <4845>, they were all <537> with one <3661> accord

<3661> in one <848> place.

 2  And suddenly <869> there came <1096> a sound <2279> from

heaven

<3772> as of a rushing <5342> mighty <972> wind <4157>, and it

filled <4137> all <3650> the house <3624> where <3757> they were

sitting <2521>.

 3  And there appeared <3700> unto them cloven <1266> tongues

<1100>

like <5616> as of fire <4442>, and it sat <2523> upon each

<1538> of

them.

 4  And they were all <537> filled <4130> with the Holy <40>

Ghost

<4151>, and began <756> to speak <2980> with other <2087> tongues

<1100>, as the Spirit <4151> gave <1325> them utterance <669>.

 5. And there were dwelling <2730> at <1722> Jerusalem <2419>

Jews

<2453>, devout <2126> men <435>, out of every <3956> nation

<1484>

under <5259> heaven <3772>.

 6  Now <1161> when this <5026> was noised <5408> abroad <5456>,

the

multitude <4128> came <4905> together <4905>, and were confounded

<4797>, because <3754> that every <1538> man <1520> heard <191>

them

speak <2980> in his own <2398> language <1258>.

 7  And they were all <3956> amazed <1839> and marvelled <2296>,

saying <3004> one <240> to another <240>, Behold <2400>, are not

all

<3956> these <3778> which <3588> speak <2980> Galilaeans <1057>?

 8  And how <4459> hear <191> we every <1538> man <1520> in our

own

<2398> tongue <1258>, wherein <3757> we were born <1080>?

 9  Parthians <3934>, and Medes <3370>, and Elamites <1639>, and

the

dwellers <2730> in Mesopotamia <3318>, and in Judaea <2449>, and

Cappadocia <2587>, in Pontus <4195>, and Asia <773>,

 10  Phrygia <5435>, and Pamphylia <3828>, in Egypt <125>, and in

the parts <3313> of Libya <3033> about <2596> Cyrene <2957>, and

strangers <1927> of Rome <4516>, Jews <2453> and proselytes

<4339>,

 11  Cretes <2912> and Arabians <690>, we do hear <191> them

speak

<2980> in our tongues <1100> the wonderful <3167> works of God

<2316>.

 12  And they were all <3956> amazed <1839>, and were in doubt

<1280>, saying <3004> one <243> to another <243>, What <5101>

meaneth <1511> this <5124>?

 13  Others <2087> mocking <5512> said <3004>, These men are full

<3325> of new <1098> wine <1098>.

 14. But Peter <4074>, standing <2476> up with the eleven <1733>,

lifted <1869> up his voice <5456>, and said <669> unto them, Ye

men

<435> of Judaea <2453>, and all <537> [ye] that dwell <2730> at

Jerusalem <2419>, be this <5124> known <1110> unto you, and

hearken

<1801> to my words <4487>:

 15  For these <3778> are not drunken <3184>, as ye suppose

<5274>,

seeing <1063> it is [but] the third <5154> hour <5610> of the day

<2250>.

 16  But this <5124> is that which was spoken <2046> by the

prophet

<4396> Joel <2493>;

 17  And it shall come <1511> to pass in the last <2078> days

<2250>, saith <3004> God <2316>, I will pour <1632> out of my

Spirit

<4151> upon all <3956> flesh <4561>: and your <5216> sons <5207>

and

your <5216> daughters <2364> shall prophesy <4395>, and your

<5216>

young <3495> men <3495> shall see <3070> visions <3706>, and your

<5216> old <4245> men shall dream <1798> dreams <1797>:

 18  And on <1909> my servants <1401> and on <1909> my

handmaidens

<1399> I will pour <1632> out in those <1565> days <2250> of my

Spirit <4151>; and they shall prophesy <4395>:

 19  And I will shew <1325> wonders <5059> in heaven <3772> above

<507>, and signs <4591> in the earth <1093> beneath <2736>; blood

<129>, and fire <4442>, and vapour <822> of smoke <2586>:

 20  The sun <2246> shall be turned <4762> into <1519> darkness

<4655>, and the moon <4582> into <1519> blood <129>, before

<2228>

that great <3173> and notable <2016> day <2250> of the Lord

<2962>

come <2064>:

 21  And it shall come <1511> to pass, [that] whosoever <3739>

shall

call <1941> on <1941> the name <3686> of the Lord <2962> shall be

saved <4982>.

 22  Ye men <435> of Israel <2475>, hear <191> these <5128> words

<3056>; Jesus <2424> of Nazareth <3478>, a man <435> approved

<584>

of God <2316> among <1519> you by miracles <1411> and wonders

<5059>

and signs <4591>, which <3739> God <2316> did <4160> by him in

the

midst <3319> of you, as ye yourselves <846> also <2532> know

<1492>:

 23  Him, being delivered <1560> by the determinate <3724>

counsel

<1012> and foreknowledge <4268> of God <2316>, ye have taken

<2983>,

and by wicked <459> hands <5495> have crucified <4362> and slain

<337>:

 24  Whom <3739> God <2316> hath raised <450> up, having loosed

<3089> the pains <5604> of death <2288>: because <2530> it was

not

possible <1415> that he should be holden <2902> of it.

 25  For David <1138> speaketh <3004> concerning <1519> him, I

foresaw <4308> the Lord <2962> always <3956> before <1799> my

face

<1799>, for he is on <1537> my right <1188> hand, that I should

not

be moved <4531>:

 26  Therefore <5124> did my heart <2588> rejoice <2165>, and my

tongue <1100> was glad <21>; moreover <2089> also <2532> my flesh

<4561> shall rest <2681> in hope <1680>:

 27  Because <3754> thou wilt not leave <1459> my soul <5590> in

hell <86>, neither <3761> wilt thou suffer <1325> thine <4675>

Holy

<3741> One to see <1492> corruption <1312>.

 28  Thou hast made <1107> known <1107> to me the ways <3598> of

life <2222>; thou shalt make <4137> me full <4137> of joy <2167>

with thy countenance <4383>.

 29  Men <435> [and] brethren <80>, let <1832> me freely <3954>

speak <2036> unto you of the patriarch <3966> David <1138>, that

he

is both <2532> dead <5053> and buried <2290>, and his sepulchre

<3418> is with us unto this <5026> day <2250>.

 30  Therefore <3767> being <5225> a prophet <4396>, and knowing

<1492> that God <2316> had sworn <3660> with an oath <3727> to

him,

that of the fruit <2590> of his loins <3751>, according <2596> to

the flesh <4561>, he would raise <450> up Christ <5547> to sit

<2523> on <1909> his throne <2362>;

 31  He seeing <4275> this before <4275> spake <2980> of the

resurrection <386> of Christ <5547>, that his soul <5590> was not

left <2641> in hell <86>, neither <3761> his flesh <4561> did see

<1492> corruption <1312>.

 32  This <5126> Jesus <2424> hath God <2316> raised <450> up,

whereof <3739> we all <3956> are witnesses <3144>.

 33  Therefore <3767> being by the right <1188> hand of God

<2316>

exalted <5312>, and having received <2983> of the Father <3962>

the

promise <1860> of the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>, he hath shed <1632>

forth <1632> this <5124>, which <3739> ye now <3568> see <991>

and

hear <191>.

 34  For David <1138> is not ascended <305> into <1519> the

heavens

<3772>: but he saith <3004> himself <846>, The LORD <2962> said

<2036> unto my Lord <2962>, Sit <2521> thou on <1537> my right

<1188> hand,

 35  Until <2193> I make <5087> thy foes <2190> thy footstool

<5286>.

 36  Therefore <3767> let all <3956> the house <3624> of Israel

<2474> know <1097> assuredly <806>, that God <2316> hath made

<4160>

that same <5126> Jesus <2424>, whom <3739> ye have crucified

<4717>,

both <2532> Lord <2962> and Christ <5547>.

 37. Now <1161> when they heard <191> [this], they were pricked

<2660> in their heart <2588>, and said <2036> unto Peter <4074>

and

to the rest <3062> of the apostles <652>, Men <435> [and]

brethren

<80>, what <5101> shall we do <4160>?

 38  Then <1161> Peter <4074> said <5346> unto them, Repent

<3340>,

and be baptized <907> every <1538> one of you in the name <3686>

of

Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> for the remission <859> of sins <266>,

and ye shall receive <2983> the gift <1431> of the Holy <40>

Ghost

<4151>.

 39  For the promise <1860> is unto you, and to your <5216>

children

<5043>, and to all <3956> that are afar <3112> off, [even] as

many

<3745> as the Lord <2962> our God <2316> shall call <4341>.

 40  And with many <4119> other <2087> words <3056> did he

testify

<1263> and exhort <3870>, saying <3004>, Save <4982> yourselves

from

this <5026> untoward <4646> generation <1074>.

 41  Then <3767> they that gladly <780> received <588> his word

<3056> were baptized <907>: and the same <1565> day <2250> there

were added <4369> [unto them] about <5616> three <5153> thousand

<5153> souls <5590>.

 42. And they continued <4342> stedfastly <4342> in the apostles

<652>' doctrine <1322> and fellowship <2842>, and in breaking

<2800>

of bread <740>, and in prayers <4335>.

 43  And fear <5401> came <1096> upon every <3956> soul <5590>:

and

many <4183> wonders <5059> and signs <4591> were done <1096> by

the

apostles <652>.

 44  And all <3956> that believed <4100> were together <846>, and

had <2192> all <537> things common <2839>;

 45  And sold <4097> their possessions <2933> and goods <5223>,

and

parted <1266> them to all <3956> [men], as every <5100> man had

<2192> need <5532>.

 46  And they, continuing <4342> daily <2250> with one <3661>

accord

<3661> in the temple <2411>, and breaking <2806> bread <740> from

house <3624> to house <3624>, did eat <3335> their meat <5160>

with

gladness <20> and singleness <858> of heart <2588>,

 47  Praising <134> God <2316>, and having <2192> favour <5485>

with

all <3650> the people <2992>. And the Lord <2962> added <4369> to

the church <1577> daily <2250> such as should be saved <4982>.

Acts   3

 1. Now <1161> Peter <4074> and John <2491> went <305> up

together

<846> into <1519> the temple <2411> at <1909> the hour <5610> of

prayer <4335>, [being] the ninth <1766> [hour].

 2  And a certain <5100> man <435> lame <5560> from his mother's

<3384> womb <2836> was carried <941>, whom <3739> they laid

<5087>

daily <2250> at <4314> the gate <2374> of the temple <2411> which

<3588> is called <3004> Beautiful <5611>, to ask <154> alms

<1654>

of them that entered <1531> into <1519> the temple <2411>;

 3  Who <3739> seeing <1492> Peter <4074> and John <2491> about

<3195> to go <1524> into <1519> the temple <2411> asked <2065> an

alms <1654>.

 4  And Peter <4074>, fastening <816> his eyes upon him with John

<2491>, said <2036>, Look <991> on <1519> us.

 5  And he gave <1907> heed <1907> unto them, expecting <4328> to

receive <2983> something <5100> of them.

 6  Then <1161> Peter <4074> said <2036>, Silver <694> and gold

<5553> have <5225> I none <3756>; but such as I have <2192> give

<1325> I thee: In the name <3686> of Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>

of

Nazareth <3478> rise <1453> up and walk <4043>.

 7  And he took <4084> him by the right <1188> hand <5495>, and

lifted <1453> [him] up: and immediately <3916> his feet <939> and

ankle <4974> bones <4974> received <4732> strength <4732>.

 8  And he leaping <1814> up stood <2476>, and walked <4043>, and

entered <1525> with them into <1519> the temple <2411>, walking

<4043>, and leaping <242>, and praising <134> God <2316>.

 9  And all <3956> the people <2992> saw <1492> him walking

<4043>

and praising <134> God <2316>:

 10  And they knew <1921> that it was he which <3588> sat <2521>

for

alms <1654> at <1909> the Beautiful <5611> gate <4439> of the

temple

<2411>: and they were filled <4130> with wonder <2285> and

amazement

<1611> at <1909> that which had happened <4819> unto him.

 11  And as the lame <5560> man which was healed <2390> held

<2902>

Peter <4074> and John <2491>, all <3956> the people <2992> ran

<4936> together <846> unto them in the porch <4745> that is

called

<2564> Solomon's <4672>, greatly <1569> wondering <1569>.

 12. And when Peter <4074> saw <1492> [it], he answered <611>

unto

the people <2992>, Ye men <435> of Israel <2475>, why <5101>

marvel

<2296> ye at <1909> this <5129>? or <2228> why <5101> look <816>

ye

so earnestly <816> on <1909> us, as though by our own <2398>

power

<1411> or <2228> holiness <2150> we had made <4160> this <846>

man

to walk <4043>?

 13  The God <2316> of Abraham <11>, and of Isaac <2464>, and of

Jacob <2384>, the God <2316> of our fathers <3962>, hath

glorified

<1392> his Son <3816> Jesus <2424>; whom <3739> ye delivered

<3860>

up, and denied <720> him in the presence <4383> of Pilate <4091>,

when he was determined <2919> to let <630> [him] go <630>.

 14  But ye denied <720> the Holy <40> One and the Just <1342>,

and

desired <154> a murderer <5406> to be granted <5483> unto you;

 15  And killed <615> the Prince <747> of life <2222>, whom

<3739>

God <2316> hath raised <1453> from the dead <3498>; whereof

<3739>

we are witnesses <3144>.

 16  And his name <3686> through <1909> faith <4102> in his name

<3686> hath made <4732> this <5026> man strong <4732>, whom

<3739>

ye see <2334> and know <1492>: yea <2532>, the faith <4102>

which is

by him hath given <1325> him this <5126> perfect <3647> soundness

<3647> in the presence <561> of you all <3956>.

 17  And now <3568>, brethren <80>, I wot <1492> that through

<2596>

ignorance <52> ye did <4238> [it], as [did] also <2532> your

<5216>

rulers <758>.

 18  But those things, which <3739> God <2316> before <4293> had

shewed <4293> by the mouth <4750> of all <3956> his prophets

<4396>,

that Christ <5547> should suffer <3958>, he hath so <3779>

fulfilled

<4137>.

 19  Repent <3340> ye therefore <3767>, and be converted <1994>,

that your <5216> sins <266> may be blotted <1813> out, when

<3704>

the times <2540> of refreshing <403> shall come <2064> from the

presence <4383> of the Lord <2962>;

 20  And he shall send <649> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>, which

before <4296> was preached <4296> unto you:

 21  Whom <3739> the heaven <3772> must <1163> receive <1209>

until

<891> the times <5550> of restitution <605> of all <3956> things,

which <3739> God <2316> hath spoken <2980> by the mouth <4750> of

all <3956> his holy <40> prophets <4396> since <575> the world

<165>

began.

 22  For Moses <3475> truly <3303> said <2036> unto the fathers

<3962>, A prophet <4396> shall the Lord <2962> your <5216> God

<2316> raise <450> up unto you of your <5216> brethren <80>, like

<3945> unto me; him shall ye hear <191> in all <3956> things

whatsoever <302> he shall say <2980> unto you.

 23  And it shall come <1511> to pass, [that] every <3956> soul

<5590>, which <302> will not hear <191> that prophet <4396>,

shall

be destroyed <1842> from among the people <2992>.

 24  Yea <1161>, and all <3956> the prophets <4396> from Samuel

<4545> and those <3588> that follow <2517> after <2517>, as many

<3745> as have spoken <2980>, have likewise <2532> foretold

<4293>

of these <5025> days <2250>.

 25  Ye are the children <5207> of the prophets <4396>, and of

the

covenant <1242> which <3739> God <2316> made <1303> with our

fathers

<3962>, saying <3004> unto Abraham <11>, And in thy seed <4690>

shall all <3956> the kindreds <3965> of the earth <1093> be

blessed

<1757>.

 26  Unto you first <4412> God <2316>, having raised <450> up his

Son <3816> Jesus <2424>, sent <649> him to bless <2127> you, in

turning <654> away <654> every <1538> one of you from his

iniquities

<4189>.

Acts   4

 1. And as they spake <2980> unto the people <2992>, the priests

<2409>, and the captain <4755> of the temple <2411>, and the

Sadducees <4523>, came <2186> upon them,

 2  Being grieved <1278> that they taught <1321> the people

<2992>,

and preached <2605> through <1722> Jesus <2424> the resurrection

<386> from the dead <3498>.

 3  And they laid <1911> hands <5495> on them, and put <5087>

[them]

in hold <5084> unto the next <839> day <839>: for it was now

<2236>

eventide <2073>.

 4  Howbeit many <4183> of them which heard <191> the word <3056>

believed <4100>; and the number <706> of the men <435> was about

<5616> five <4002> thousand <5505>.

 5. And it came <1096> to pass on <1909> the morrow <839>, that

their rulers <758>, and elders <4245>, and scribes <1122>,

 6  And Annas <452> the high <749> priest <749>, and Caiaphas

<2533>, and John <2491>, and Alexander <223>, and as many <3745>

as

were of the kindred <1085> of the high <749> priest <748>, were

gathered <4863> together <4863> at <1519> Jerusalem <2419>.

 7  And when they had set <2476> them in the midst <3319>, they

asked <4441>, By what <4169> power <1411>, or <2228> by what

<4169>

name <3686>, have ye done <4160> this <5124>?

 8  Then <5119> Peter <4074>, filled <4130> with the Holy <40>

Ghost

<4151>, said <2036> unto them, Ye rulers <758> of the people

<2992>,

and elders <4245> of Israel <2474>,

 9  If <1487> we this <4594> day <4594> be examined <350> of the

good <2108> deed <2108> done to the impotent <772> man <444>, by

what <5101> means he is made <4982> whole <4982>;

 10  Be it known <1110> unto you all <3956>, and to all <3956>

the

people <2992> of Israel <2474>, that by the name <3686> of Jesus

<2424> Christ <5547> of Nazareth <3478>, whom <3739> ye crucified

<4717>, whom <3739> God <2316> raised <1453> from the dead

<3498>,

[even] by him doth this man stand <3936> here <3936> before

<1799>

you whole <5199>.

 11  This is the stone <3037> which <3588> was set <1848> at

<1848>

nought <1848> of you builders <3618>, which <3588> is become

<1519>

the head <2776> of the corner <1137>.

 12  Neither <3756> is there salvation <4991> in any <3762> other

<243>: for there is none <3777> other <2087> name <3686> under

<5259> heaven <3772> given <1325> among <1722> men <444>, whereby

<3739> we must <1163> be saved <4982>.

 13  Now <1161> when they saw <2334> the boldness <3954> of Peter

<4074> and John <2491>, and perceived <2638> that they were

unlearned <62> and ignorant <2399> men <444>, they marvelled

<2296>;

and they took <1921> knowledge <1921> of them, that they had been

<2258> with Jesus <2424>.

 14  And beholding <991> the man <444> which was healed <2323>

standing <2476> with them, they could <2192> say <471> nothing

<3762> against <471> it.

 15. But when they had commanded <2753> them to go <565> aside

<565>

out of the council <4892>, they conferred <4820> among <4315>

themselves <240>,

 16  Saying <3004>, What <5101> shall we do <4160> to these

<5125>

men <444>? for that indeed <3303> a notable <1110> miracle <4592>

hath been done <1096> by them [is] manifest <5319> to all <3956>

them that dwell <2730> in Jerusalem <2419>; and we cannot <1410>

deny <720> [it].

 17  But that it spread <1268> no <3361> further <4208> among

<1519>

the people <2992>, let us straitly <547> threaten <546> them,

that

they speak <2980> henceforth <3371> to no <3367> man <444> in

this

<5129> name <3686>.

 18  And they called <2564> them, and commanded <3853> them not

to

speak <5350> at <2527> all <2527> nor <3366> teach <1321> in the

name <3686> of Jesus <2424>.

 19  But Peter <4074> and John <2491> answered <611> and said

<2036>

unto them, Whether <1487> it be right <1342> in the sight <1799>

of

God <2316> to hearken <191> unto you more <3123> than <2228> unto

God <2316>, judge <2919> ye.

 20  For we cannot <1410> but speak <2980> the things which

<3739>

we have seen <1492> and heard <191>.

 21  So <1161> when they had further threatened <4324> them, they

let them go <630>, finding <2147> nothing <3367> how <4459> they

might punish <2849> them, because <1223> of the people <2992>:

for

all <3956> [men] glorified <1392> God <2316> for that which was

done

<1096>.

 22  For the man <444> was above <4117> forty <5062> years <2094>

old, on <1909> whom <3739> this <5124> miracle <4592> of healing

<2392> was shewed <1096>.

 23. And being let go <630>, they went <2064> to their own <2398>

company <2398>, and reported <518> all <3745> that the chief

<749>

priests <749> and elders <4245> had said <2036> unto them.

 24  And when they heard <191> that, they lifted <142> up their

voice <5456> to God <2316> with one <3661> accord <3661>, and

said

<2036>, Lord <1203>, thou [art] God <2316>, which <3588> hast

made

<4160> heaven <3772>, and earth <1093>, and the sea <2281>, and

all

<3956> that in them is:

 25  Who <3588> by the mouth <4750> of thy servant <3816> David

<1138> hast said <2036>, Why <2444> did the heathen <1484> rage

<5433>, and the people <2992> imagine <3191> vain <2756> things?

 26  The kings <935> of the earth <1093> stood <3936> up, and the

rulers <758> were gathered <4863> together <846> against <2596>

the

Lord <2962>, and against <2596> his Christ <5547>.

 27  For of a truth <225> against <1909> thy holy <40> child

<3816>

Jesus <2424>, whom <3739> thou hast anointed <5548>, both <5037>

Herod <2264>, and Pontius <4194> Pilate <4091>, with the Gentiles

<1484>, and the people <2992> of Israel <2474>, were gathered

<4863>

together <4863>,

 28  For to do <4160> whatsoever <3745> thy hand <5495> and thy

counsel <1012> determined <4309> before <4309> to be done <1096>.

 29  And now <3568>, Lord <2962>, behold <1896> their

threatenings

<547>: and grant <1325> unto thy servants <1401>, that with all

<3956> boldness <3954> they may speak <2980> thy word <3056>,

 30  By stretching <1614> forth <1614> thine <4675> hand <5495>

to

heal <2392>; and that signs <4591> and wonders <5059> may be done

<1096> by the name <3686> of thy holy <40> child <3816> Jesus

<2424>.

 31  And when they had prayed <1189>, the place <5117> was shaken

<4531> where <3739> they were assembled <4863> together <4863>;

and

they were all <537> filled <4130> with the Holy <40> Ghost

<4151>,

and they spake <2980> the word <3056> of God <2316> with boldness

<3954>.

 32. And the multitude <4128> of them that believed <4100> were

of

one heart <2588> and of one <3391> soul <5590>: neither <3761>

said

<3004> any <1520> [of them] that ought <5100> of the things

which he

possessed <5224> was his own <2398>; but they had <1510> all

<537>

things common <2839>.

 33  And with great <3173> power <1411> gave <591> the apostles

<652> witness <3142> of the resurrection <386> of the Lord <2962>

Jesus <2424>: and great <3173> grace <5485> was upon them all

<3956>.

 34  Neither <3761> was there any <5100> among <1722> them that

lacked <1729>: for as many <3745> as were possessors <2935> of

lands

<5564> or <2228> houses <3614> sold <4453> them, and brought

<5342>

the prices <5092> of the things that were sold <4097>,

 35  And laid <5087> [them] down at <3844> the apostles <652>'

feet

<4228>: and distribution <1239> was made <1239> unto every <1538>

man according <2530> as he had <2192> need <5532>.

 36  And Joses <2500>, who <3588> by the apostles <652> was

surnamed

<1941> Barnabas <921>, (which is, being interpreted <3177>, The

son

<5207> of consolation <3874>,) a Levite <3019>, [and] of the

country

<1085> of Cyprus <2954>,

 37  Having <846> land <68>, sold <4453> [it], and brought <5342>

the money <5536>, and laid <5087> [it] at <3844> the apostles

<652>'

feet <4228>.

Acts   5

 1. But a certain <5100> man <435> named <3686> Ananias <367>,

with

Sapphira <4551> his wife <1135>, sold <4453> a possession <2933>,

 2  And kept <3557> back <3557> [part] of the price <5092>, his

wife

<1135> also <2532> being privy <4894> [to it], and brought

<5342> a

certain <5100> part <3313>, and laid <5087> [it] at <3844> the

apostles <652>' feet <4228>.

 3  But Peter <4074> said <2036>, Ananias <367>, why <1302> hath

Satan <4567> filled <4137> thine <4675> heart <2588> to lie

<5574>

to the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>, and to keep <3557> back <3557>

[part]

of the price <5092> of the land <5564>?

 4  Whiles it remained <3306>, was it not thine <4671> own? and

after it was sold <4097>, was it not in thine <4674> own power

<1849>? why <5101> hast thou conceived <5087> this <5124> thing

<4229> in thine <4675> heart <2588>? thou hast not lied <5574>

unto

men <444>, but unto God <2316>.

 5  And Ananias <367> hearing <191> these <5128> words <3056>

fell

<4098> down, and gave up the ghost <1634>: and great <3173> fear

<5401> came <1096> on <1909> all <3956> them that heard <191>

these

<5023> things.

 6  And the young <3501> men arose <450>, wound <4958> him up,

and

carried <1627> [him] out, and buried <2290> [him].

 7  And it was about <5613> the space <1292> of three <5140>

hours

<5610> after, when his wife <1135>, not knowing <1492> what

<3588>

was done <1096>, came <1525> in.

 8  And Peter <4074> answered <611> unto her, Tell <2036> me

whether

<1487> ye sold <591> the land <5564> for so <5118> much <5118>?

And

she said <2036>, Yea <3483>, for so <5118> much <5118>.

 9  Then <1161> Peter <4074> said <2036> unto her, How <5101> is

it

that ye have agreed <4856> together <4856> to tempt <3985> the

Spirit <4151> of the Lord <2962>? behold <2400>, the feet <4228>

of

them which have buried <2290> thy husband <435> [are] at <1909>

the

door <2374>, and shall carry <1627> thee out.

 10  Then <1161> fell <4098> she down straightway <3916> at

<3844>

his feet <4228>, and yielded <1634> up the ghost <1634>: and the

young <3495> men <3495> came <1525> in, and found <2147> her dead

<3498>, and, carrying <1627> [her] forth <1627>, buried <2290>

[her]

by her husband <435>.

 11  And great <3173> fear <5401> came <1096> upon all <3650> the

church <1577>, and upon as many as heard <191> these <5023>

things.

 12. And by the hands <5495> of the apostles <652> were many

<4183>

signs <4591> and wonders <5059> wrought <1096> among <1722> the

people <2992>; (and they were all <537> with one <3661> accord

<3661> in Solomon's <4672> porch <4745>.

 13  And of the rest <3062> durst <5111> no <3762> man <3762>

join

<2853> himself to them: but the people <2992> magnified <3170>

them.

 14  And believers <4100> were the more <3123> added <4369> to

the

Lord <2962>, multitudes <4128> both <5037> of men <435> and women

<1135>.)

 15  Insomuch <5620> that they brought <1627> forth <1627> the

sick

<772> into <2596> the streets <4113>, and laid <5087> [them] on

<1909> beds <2825> and couches <2895>, that at <2579> the least

<2579> the shadow <4639> of Peter <4074> passing <2064> by might

overshadow <1982> some <5100> of them.

 16  There came <4905> also <2532> a multitude <4128> [out] of

the

cities <4172> round <4038> about <4038> unto Jerusalem <2419>,

bringing <5342> sick <772> folks, and them which were vexed

<3791>

with unclean <169> spirits <4151>: and they were healed <2323>

every

<537> one.

 17. Then <1161> the high <749> priest <749> rose <450> up, and

all

<3956> they that were with him, (which is the sect <139> of the

Sadducees <4523>,) and were filled <4137> with indignation

<2205>,

 18  And laid <1911> their hands <5495> on <1909> the apostles

<652>, and put <5087> them in the common <1219> prison <5084>.

 19  But the angel <32> of the Lord <2962> by night <3571> opened

<455> the prison <5438> doors <2374>, and brought <1806> them

forth

<1806>, and said <2036>,

 20  Go <4198>, stand <2476> and speak <2980> in the temple

<2411>

to the people <2992> all <3956> the words <4487> of this <5026>

life

<2222>.

 21  And when they heard <191> [that], they entered <1525> into

<1519> the temple <2411> early <3722> in the morning, and taught

<1321>. But the high <749> priest <749> came <3854>, and they

that

were with him, and called <4779> the council <4892> together

<4779>,

and all <3956> the senate <1087> of the children <5207> of Israel

<2474>, and sent <649> to the prison <1201> to have them brought

<71>.

 22  But when the officers <5257> came <3854>, and found <2147>

them

not in the prison <5438>, they returned <390>, and told <518>,

 23  Saying <3004>, The prison <1201> truly <3303> found <2147>

we

shut <2808> with all <3956> safety <803>, and the keepers <5441>

standing <2476> without <1854> before <4253> the doors <2374>:

but

when we had opened <455>, we found <2147> no <3762> man <3762>

within <2080>.

 24  Now <1161> when <5613> the high <2409> priest <749> and the

captain <4755> of the temple <2411> and the chief <749> priests

<749> heard <191> these <5128> things <3056>, they doubted

<1280> of

them whereunto <5101> this <5124> would grow <1096>.

 25  Then <1161> came <3854> one <5100> and told <518> them,

saying

<3004>, Behold <2400>, the men <435> whom <3739> ye put <5087> in

prison <5438> are standing <2476> in the temple <2411>, and

teaching

<1321> the people <2992>.

 26. Then <5119> went <565> the captain <4755> with the officers

<5257>, and brought <71> them without <3326> violence <970>: for

they feared <5399> the people <2992>, lest <3361> they should

have

been stoned <3034>.

 27  And when they had brought <71> them, they set <2476> [them]

before <1722> the council <4892>: and the high <749> priest <749>

asked <1905> them,

 28  Saying <3004>, Did not we straitly command <3853> you that

ye

should not teach <1321> in this <5129> name <3686>? and, behold

<2400>, ye have filled <4137> Jerusalem <2419> with your <5216>

doctrine <1322>, and intend <1014> to bring <1863> this <5127>

man's

<444> blood <129> upon us.

 29  Then <1161> Peter <4074> and the [other] apostles <652>

answered <611> and said <2036>, We ought <1163> to obey <3980>

God

<2316> rather <3123> than <2228> men <444>.

 30  The God <2316> of our fathers <3962> raised <1453> up Jesus

<2424>, whom <3739> ye slew <1315> and hanged <2910> on <1909> a

tree <3586>.

 31  Him hath God <2316> exalted <5312> with his right <1188>

hand

[to be] a Prince <747> and a Saviour <4990>, for to give <1325>

repentance <3341> to Israel <2474>, and forgiveness <859> of sins

<266>.

 32  And we are his witnesses <3144> of these <5130> things

<4487>;

and [so is] also <2532> the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>, whom <3739>

God

<2316> hath given <1325> to them that obey <3980> him.

 33  When they heard <191> [that], they were cut <1282> [to the

heart], and took <1011> counsel <1011> to slay <337> them.

 34  Then <1161> stood <450> there up one <5100> in the council

<4892>, a Pharisee <5330>, named <3686> Gamaliel <1059>, a doctor

<3547> of the law <3547>, had in reputation <5093> among all

<3956>

the people <2992>, and commanded <2753> to put <4160> the

apostles

<652> forth <1854> a little <1024> space <1024>;

 35  And said <2036> unto them, Ye men <435> of Israel <2475>,

take

heed <4337> to yourselves <1438> what <5101> ye intend <3195> to

do

<4238> as touching <1909> these <5125> men <444>.

 36  For before <4253> these <5130> days <2250> rose <450> up

Theudas <2333>, boasting <3004> himself <1438> to be somebody

<5100>; to whom <3739> a number <706> of men <435>, about <5616>

four hundred <5071>, joined <4347> themselves: who <3739> was

slain

<337>; and all <3956>, as many <3745> as obeyed <3982> him, were

scattered <1262>, and brought <1096> to nought <3762>.

 37  After <3326> this <5126> man rose <450> up Judas <2455> of

Galilee <1056> in the days <2250> of the taxing <583>, and drew

<868> away <868> much <2425> people <2992> after <3694> him: he

also

<2548> perished <622>; and all <3956>, [even] as many <3745> as

obeyed <3982> him, were dispersed <1287>.

 38  And now <3568> I say <3004> unto you, Refrain <868> from

these

<5130> men <444>, and let <1439> them alone <1439>: for if <1437>

this <5124> counsel <1012> or <2228> this <5124> work <2041> be

of

men <444>, it will come <2647> to nought <2647>:

 39  But if <1487> it be of God <2316>, ye cannot <1410>

overthrow

<2647> it; lest <3379> haply <3379> ye be found <2147> even

<2532>

to fight <2314> against God <2314>.

 40  And to him they agreed <3982>: and when they had called

<4341>

the apostles <652>, and beaten <1194> [them], they commanded

<3853>

that they should not speak <2980> in the name <3686> of Jesus

<2424>, and let <630> them go <630>.

 41  And they departed <4198> from the presence <4383> of the

council <4892>, rejoicing <5463> that they were counted <2661>

worthy <2661> to suffer <818> shame for his name <3686>.

 42  And daily <2250> in the temple <2411>, and in every <2596>

house <3624>, they ceased <3973> not to teach <1321> and preach

<2097> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>.

Acts   6

 1. And in those <5025> days <2250>, when the number of the

disciples <3101> was multiplied <4129>, there arose <1096> a

murmuring <1112> of the Grecians <1675> against <4314> the

Hebrews

<1445>, because <3754> their widows <5503> were neglected <3865>

in

the daily <2522> ministration <1248>.

 2  Then <1161> the twelve <1427> called <4341> the multitude

<4128>

of the disciples <3101> [unto them], and said <2036>, It is not

reason <701> that we should leave <2641> the word <3056> of God

<2316>, and serve <1247> tables <5132>.

 3  Wherefore <3767>, brethren <80>, look <1980> ye out among

<1537>

you seven <2033> men <435> of honest report <3140>, full <4134>

of

the Holy <40> Ghost <4151> and wisdom <4678>, whom <3739> we may

appoint <2525> over <1909> this <5026> business <5532>.

 4  But we will give <4342> ourselves continually <4342> to

prayer

<4335>, and to the ministry <1248> of the word <3056>.

 5  And the saying <3056> pleased <700> the whole <3956>

multitude

<4128>: and they chose <1586> Stephen <4736>, a man <435> full

<4134> of faith <4102> and of the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>, and

Philip

<5376>, and Prochorus <4402>, and Nicanor <3527>, and Timon

<5096>,

and Parmenas <3937>, and Nicolas <3532> a proselyte <4339> of

Antioch <491>:

 6  Whom <3739> they set <2476> before <1799> the apostles <652>:

and when they had prayed <4336>, they laid <2007> [their] hands

<5495> on <2007> them.

 7  And the word <3056> of God <2316> increased <837>; and the

number <706> of the disciples <3101> multiplied <4129> in

Jerusalem

<2419> greatly <4970>; and a great <4183> company <3793> of the

priests <2409> were obedient <5219> to the faith <4102>.

 8. And Stephen <4736>, full <4134> of faith <4102> and power

<1411>, did <4160> great <3173> wonders <5059> and miracles

<4592>

among <1722> the people <2992>.

 9  Then <1161> there arose <450> certain <5100> of the synagogue

<4864>, which <3588> is called <3004> [the synagogue <4864>] of

the

Libertines <3032>, and Cyrenians <2956>, and Alexandrians <221>,

and

of them of Cilicia <2791> and of Asia <773>, disputing <4802>

with

Stephen <4736>.

 10  And they were not able <2480> to resist <436> the wisdom

<4678>

and the spirit <4151> by which <3739> he spake <2980>.

 11  Then <5119> they suborned <5260> men <435>, which said

<3004>,

We have heard <191> him speak <2980> blasphemous <989> words

<4487>

against <1519> Moses <3475>, and [against] God <2316>.

 12  And they stirred <4787> up the people <2992>, and the elders

<4245>, and the scribes <1122>, and came <2186> upon [him], and

caught <4884> him, and brought <71> [him] to the council <4892>,

 13  And set <2476> up false <5571> witnesses <3144>, which said

<3004>, This <5127> man <444> ceaseth <3973> not to speak <2980>

blasphemous <989> words <4487> against <2596> this <3778> holy

<40>

place <5117>, and the law <3551>:

 14  For we have heard <191> him say <3004>, that this <5126>

Jesus

<2424> of Nazareth <3478> shall destroy <2647> this <3778> place

<5117>, and shall change <236> the customs <1485> which <3739>

Moses

<3475> delivered <3860> us.

 15  And all <537> that sat <2516> in the council <4892>, looking

<816> stedfastly <816> on <1519> him, saw <1492> his face <4383>

as

it had been the face <4383> of an angel <32>.

Acts   7

 1. Then <1161> said <2036> the high <749> priest <749>, Are

these

<5023> things so <3779>?

 2  And he said <5346>, Men <435>, brethren <80>, and fathers

<3962>, hearken <191>; The God <2316> of glory <1391> appeared

<3700> unto our father <3962> Abraham <11>, when he was in

Mesopotamia <3318>, before <2228> he dwelt <2730> in Charran

<5488>,

 3  And said <2036> unto him, Get <1831> thee out of thy country

<1093>, and from thy kindred <4772>, and come <1204> into <1519>

the

land <1093> which <3739> I shall shew <1166> thee.

 4  Then <5119> came <1831> he out of the land <1093> of the

Chaldaeans <5466>, and dwelt <2730> in Charran <5488>: and from

thence <1564>, when <3326> his father <3962> was dead <599>, he

removed <3351> him into <1519> this <5026> land <1093>, wherein

<3757> ye now <3568> dwell <2730>.

 5  And he gave <1325> him none <3756> inheritance <2817> in it,

no,

not [so much as] to set <968> his foot <4228> on: yet <2532> he

promised <1861> that he would give <1325> it to him for a

possession

<2697>, and to his seed <4690> after <3326> him, when [as yet] he

had <5607> no <3756> child <5043>.

 6  And God <2316> spake <2980> on this <3779> wise <3779>, That

his

seed <4690> should sojourn <3941> in a strange <245> land <1093>;

and that they should bring <1402> them into bondage <1402>, and

entreat <2559> [them] evil <2559> four hundred <5071> years

<2094>.

 7  And the nation <1484> to whom <3739> they shall be in bondage

<1398> will I judge <2919>, said <2036> God <2316>: and after

<3326>

that shall they come <1834> forth <1831>, and serve <3000> me in

this <5129> place <5117>.

 8  And he gave <1325> him the covenant <1242> of circumcision

<4061>: and so <3779> [Abraham] begat <1080> Isaac <2464>, and

circumcised <4059> him the eighth <3590> day <2250>; and Isaac

<2464> [begat] Jacob <2384>; and Jacob <2384> [begat] the twelve

<1427> patriarchs <3966>.

 9  And the patriarchs <3966>, moved <2206> with envy <2206>,

sold

<591> Joseph <2501> into <1519> Egypt <125>: but God <2316> was

with

him,

 10  And delivered <1807> him out of all <3956> his afflictions

<2347>, and gave <1325> him favour <5485> and wisdom <4678> in

the

sight <1726> of Pharaoh <5328> king <935> of Egypt <125>; and he

made <2525> him governor <2233> over <1909> Egypt <125> and all

<3650> his house <3624>.

 11  Now <1161> there came <2064> a dearth <3042> over <1909> all

<3650> the land <1093> of Egypt <125> and Chanaan <5477>, and

great

<3173> affliction <2347>: and our fathers <3962> found <2147> no

<3756> sustenance <5527>.

 12  But when Jacob <2384> heard <191> that there was corn

<4621> in

Egypt <125>, he sent <1821> out our fathers <3962> first <4412>.

 13  And at <1722> the second <1208> [time] Joseph <2501> was

made

<319> known <319> to his brethren <80>; and Joseph's <2501>

kindred

<1085> was made <1096> known <5318> unto Pharaoh <5328>.

 14  Then <1161> sent <649> Joseph <2501>, and called <3333> his

father <3962> Jacob <2384> to [him], and all <3956> his kindred

<4772>, threescore <1440> and fifteen <4002> souls <5590>.

 15  So <1161> Jacob <2384> went <2597> down <2597> into <1519>

Egypt <125>, and died <5053>, he, and our fathers <3962>,

 16  And were carried <3346> over <3346> into <1519> Sychem

<4966>,

and laid <5087> in the sepulchre <3418> that Abraham <11> bought

<5608> for a sum <5092> of money <694> of the sons <5207> of

Emmor

<1697> [the father] of Sychem <4966>.

 17. But when <2531> the time <5550> of the promise <1860> drew

nigh

<1448>, which <3739> God <2316> had sworn <3660> to Abraham <11>,

the people <2992> grew <837> and multiplied <4129> in Egypt

<125>,

 18  Till <3757> another <2087> king <935> arose <450>, which

<3739>

knew <1492> not Joseph <2501>.

 19  The same <3778> dealt <2686> subtilly <2686> with our

kindred

<1085>, and evil <2559> entreated <2559> our fathers <3962>, so

that

they cast <1570> out their young <1025> children <1025>, to the

end

<1519> they might not live <2225>.

 20  In which <3739> time <2540> Moses <3475> was born <1080>,

and

was exceeding <2316> fair <791>, and nourished <396> up in his

father's <3962> house <3624> three <5140> months <3376>:

 21  And when he was cast <1620> out, Pharaoh's <5328> daughter

<2364> took <337> him up, and nourished <397> him for her own

<1438>

son <5207>.

 22  And Moses <3475> was learned <3811> in all <3956> the wisdom

<4678> of the Egyptians <124>, and was mighty <1415> in words

<3056>

and in deeds <2041>.

 23  And when <5613> he was full <4137> forty <5063> years <5063>

old <5550>, it came <305> into <1909> his heart <2588> to visit

<1980> his brethren <80> the children <5207> of Israel <2474>.

 24  And seeing <1492> one <5100> [of them] suffer wrong <91>, he

defended <292> [him], and avenged <1557> him that was oppressed

<2669>, and smote <3960> the Egyptian <124>:

 25  For he supposed <3543> his brethren <80> would have

understood

<4920> how that God <2316> by his hand <5495> would deliver

<1325>

them: but they understood <4920> not.

 26  And the next <1966> day <2250> he shewed <3700> himself unto

them as they strove <3164>, and would have set <4900> them at

<1519>

one <1515> again <1515>, saying <2036>, Sirs <435>, ye are

brethren

<80>; why <2444> do <91> ye wrong <91> one <240> to another

<240>?

 27  But he that did <91> his neighbour <4139> wrong <91> thrust

<683> him away <683>, saying <2036>, Who <5101> made <2525> thee

a

ruler <758> and a judge <1348> over <1909> us?

 28  Wilt <2309> thou kill <337> me, as thou diddest <337> the

Egyptian <124> yesterday <5504>?

 29  Then <1161> fled <5343> Moses <3475> at <1722> this <5129>

saying <3056>, and was a stranger <3941> in the land <1093> of

Madian <3099>, where <3757> he begat <1080> two <1417> sons

<5207>.

 30. And when forty <5062> years <2094> were expired <4137>,

there

appeared <3700> to him in the wilderness <2048> of mount <3735>

Sina

<4614> an angel <32> of the Lord <2962> in a flame <5395> of fire

<4442> in a bush <942>.

 31  When Moses <3475> saw <1492> [it], he wondered <2296> at the

sight <3705>: and as he drew <4334> near <4334> to behold <2657>

[it], the voice <5456> of the Lord <2962> came <1096> unto him,

 32  [Saying], I [am] the God <2316> of thy fathers <3962>, the

God

<2316> of Abraham <11>, and the God <2316> of Isaac <2464>, and

the

God <2316> of Jacob <2384>. Then <1161> Moses <3475> trembled

<1096>, and durst <5111> not behold <2657>.

 33  Then <1161> said <2036> the Lord <2962> to him, Put <3089>

off

<3089> thy shoes <5266> from thy feet <4228>: for the place

<5117>

where <3739> thou standest <2476> is holy <40> ground <1093>.

 34  I have seen <1492>, I have seen <1492> the affliction

<2561> of

my people <2992> which <3588> is in Egypt <125>, and I have heard

<191> their groaning <4726>, and am come <2597> down <2597> to

deliver <1807> them. And now <3568> come <1204>, I will send

<649>

thee into <1519> Egypt <125>.

 35  This <5126> Moses <3475> whom <3739> they refused <720>,

saying

<2036>, Who <5101> made <2525> thee a ruler <758> and a judge

<1348>? the same <5126> did God <2316> send <649> [to be] a ruler

<758> and a deliverer <3086> by the hand <5495> of the angel <32>

which <3588> appeared <3700> to him in the bush <942>.

 36  He brought <1806> them out, after that he had shewed <4160>

wonders <5059> and signs <4591> in the land <1093> of Egypt

<125>,

and in the Red <2281> sea <2281>, and in the wilderness <2048>

forty

<5062> years <2094>.

 37  This <3778> is that Moses <3475>, which <3588> said <2036>

unto

the children <5207> of Israel <2474>, A prophet <4396> shall the

Lord <2962> your <5216> God <2316> raise <450> up unto you of

your

<5216> brethren <80>, like <5613> unto me; him shall ye hear

<191>.

 38  This <3778> is he, that was in the church <1577> in the

wilderness <2048> with the angel <32> which <3588> spake <2980>

to

him in the mount <3735> Sina <4614>, and [with] our fathers

<3962>:

who <3739> received <1209> the lively <2198> oracles <3051> to

give

<1325> unto us:

 39  To whom <3739> our fathers <3962> would <2309> not obey

<1036>,

but thrust <683> [him] from them, and in their hearts <2588>

turned

<4762> back <4762> again <4762> into <1519> Egypt <125>,

 40  Saying <2036> unto Aaron <2>, Make <4160> us gods <2316> to

go

<4313> before <4313> us: for [as for] this <3778> Moses <3475>,

which <3739> brought <1806> us out of the land <1093> of Egypt

<125>, we wot <1492> not what <5101> is become <1096> of him.

 41  And they made <3447> a calf <3447> in those <1565> days

<2250>,

and offered <321> sacrifice <2378> unto the idol <1497>, and

rejoiced <2165> in the works <2041> of their own hands <5495>.

 42. Then <1161> God <2316> turned <4762>, and gave <3860> them

up

to worship <3000> the host <4756> of heaven <3772>; as it is

written

<1125> in the book <976> of the prophets <4396>, O ye house

<3624>

of Israel <2474>, have ye offered <4374> to me slain <4968>

beasts

<4968> and sacrifices <2378> [by the space of] forty <5062> years

<2094> in the wilderness <2048>?

 43  Yea <2532>, ye took <353> up the tabernacle <4633> of Moloch

<3434>, and the star <798> of your <5216> god <2316> Remphan

<4481>,

figures <5179> which <3739> ye made <4160> to worship <4352>

them:

and I will carry <3351> you away <3351> beyond <1900> Babylon

<897>.

 44  Our fathers <3962> had <1510> the tabernacle <4633> of

witness

<3142> in the wilderness <2048>, as he had appointed <1299>,

speaking <2980> unto Moses <3475>, that he should make <4160> it

according <2596> to the fashion <5179> that he had seen <3708>.

 45  Which <3739> also <2532> our fathers <3962> that came <1237>

after <3326> brought <1521> in with Jesus <2424> into <1722> the

possession <2697> of the Gentiles <1484>, whom <3739> God <2316>

drave <1856> out before <575> the face <4383> of our fathers

<3962>,

unto the days <2250> of David <1138>;

 46  Who <3739> found <2147> favour <5485> before <1799> God

<2316>,

and desired <154> to find <2147> a tabernacle <4638> for the God

<2316> of Jacob <2384>.

 47  But Solomon <4672> built <3618> him an house <3624>.

 48  Howbeit <235> the most <5310> High <5310> dwelleth <2730>

not

in temples <3485> made <5499> with hands <5499>; as saith <3004>

the

prophet <4396>,

 49  Heaven <3772> [is] my throne <2362>, and earth <1093> [is]

my

footstool <5286>: what <4169> house <3624> will ye build <3618>

me?

saith <3004> the Lord <2962>: or <2228> what <5101> [is] the

place

<5117> of my rest <2663>?

 50  Hath not my hand <5495> made <4160> all <3956> these <5023>

things?

 51. Ye stiffnecked <4644> and uncircumcised <564> in heart

<2588>

and ears <3775>, ye do always <104> resist <496> the Holy <40>

Ghost

<4151>: as your <5216> fathers <3962> [did], so <2532> [do] ye.

 52  Which <5101> of the prophets <4396> have not your <5216>

fathers <3962> persecuted <1377>? and they have slain <615> them

which <3588> shewed <4293> before <4293> of the coming <1660> of

the

Just <1342> One; of whom <3739> ye have been <1096> now <3568>

the

betrayers <4273> and murderers <5406>:

 53  Who <3748> have received <2983> the law <3551> by the

disposition <1296> of angels <32>, and have not kept <5442> [it].

 54. When they heard <191> these <5023> things, they were cut

<1282>

to the heart <2588>, and they gnashed <1031> on <1909> him with

[their] teeth <3599>.

 55  But he, being <5225> full <4134> of the Holy <40> Ghost

<4151>,

looked <816> up stedfastly <816> into <1519> heaven <3772>, and

saw

<1492> the glory <1391> of God <2316>, and Jesus <2424> standing

<2476> on <1537> the right <1188> hand of God <2316>,

 56  And said <2036>, Behold <2400>, I see <2334> the heavens

<3772>

opened <455>, and the Son <5207> of man <444> standing <2476> on

<1537> the right <1188> hand of God <2316>.

 57  Then <1161> they cried <2896> out with a loud <3173> voice

<5456>, and stopped <4912> their ears <3775>, and ran <3729> upon

him with one <3661> accord <3661>,

 58  And cast <1544> [him] out of the city <4172>, and stoned

<3036>

[him]: and the witnesses <3144> laid <659> down their clothes

<2440>

at <3844> a young <3494> man's <3494> feet <4228>, whose name

<2564>

was Saul <4569>.

 59  And they stoned <3036> Stephen <4736>, calling <1941> upon

[God], and saying <3007>, Lord <2962> Jesus <2424>, receive

<1209>

my spirit <4151>.

 60  And he kneeled <1119> down, and cried <2896> with a loud

<3173>

voice <5456>, Lord <2962>, lay <2476> not this <5026> sin <266>

to

their charge <2476>. And when he had said <2036> this <5124>, he

fell asleep <2837>.

Acts   8

 1. And Saul <4569> was consenting <4909> unto his death <336>.

And

at <1722> that time <2250> there was a great <3173> persecution

<1375> against <1909> the church <1577> which <3588> was at

<1722>

Jerusalem <2414>; and they were all <3956> scattered <1289>

abroad

<1289> throughout <2596> the regions <5561> of Judaea <2449> and

Samaria <4540>, except <4133> the apostles <652>.

 2  And devout <2126> men <435> carried <4792> Stephen <4736> [to

his burial], and made <4160> great <3173> lamentation <2870> over

<1909> him.

 3  As for Saul <4569>, he made havock <3075> of the church

<1577>,

entering <1531> into <1531> every <2596> house <3624>, and haling

<4951> men <435> and women <1135> committed <3860> [them] to

prison

<5438>.

 4. Therefore <3767> they that were scattered <1289> abroad

<1289>

went <1330> every <1330> where <1330> preaching <2097> the word

<3056>.

 5  Then <1161> Philip <5376> went <2718> down <2718> to the city

<4172> of Samaria <4540>, and preached <2784> Christ <5547> unto

them.

 6  And the people <3793> with one <3661> accord <3661> gave

<4337>

heed <4337> unto those <3588> things which Philip <5376> spake

<3004>, hearing <191> and seeing <991> the miracles <4592> which

he

did <4160>.

 7  For unclean <169> spirits <4151>, crying <994> with loud

<3173>

voice <5456>, came <1831> out of many <4183> that were possessed

<2192> [with them]: and many <4183> taken with palsies <3886>,

and

that were lame <5560>, were healed <2323>.

 8  And there was great <3173> joy <5479> in that city <4172>.

 9  But there was a certain <5100> man <435>, called <3686> Simon

<4613>, which beforetime <4391> in the same city <4172> used

<3096>

sorcery <3096>, and bewitched <1839> the people <1484> of Samaria

<4540>, giving <3004> out that himself <1448> was some <5100>

great

<3173> one:

 10  To whom <3739> they all <3956> gave <4337> heed <4337>, from

the least <3398> to the greatest <3173>, saying <3007>, This

<3778>

man is the great <3173> power <1411> of God <2316>.

 11  And to him they had regard <4337>, because <1223> that of

long

<2425> time <5550> he had bewitched <1839> them with sorceries

<3095>.

 12  But when <3753> they believed <4100> Philip <5376> preaching

<2097> the things concerning <4012> the kingdom <932> of God

<2316>,

and the name <3686> of Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>, they were

baptized <907>, both <5037> men <435> and women <1135>.

 13  Then <1161> Simon <4613> himself <846> believed <4100> also

<2532>: and when he was baptized <907>, he continued <4342> with

Philip <5376>, and wondered <1839>, beholding <2334> the miracles

<1411> and signs <4591> which were done <1096>.

 14. Now <1161> when the apostles <652> which <3588> were at

<1722>

Jerusalem <2414> heard <191> that Samaria <4540> had received

<1209>

the word <3056> of God <2316>, they sent <649> unto them Peter

<4074> and John <2491>:

 15  Who <3748>, when they were come <2597> down <2597>, prayed

<4336> for them, that they might receive <2983> the Holy <40>

Ghost

<4151>:

 16  (For as yet <3768> he was fallen <1968> upon none <3762> of

them: only <3440> they were baptized <907> in the name <3686> of

the

Lord <2962> Jesus <2424>.)

 17  Then <5119> laid <2007> they [their] hands <5495> on <1909>

them, and they received <2983> the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>.

 18  And when Simon <4613> saw <2300> that through <1223> laying

<1936> on <1936> of the apostles <652>' hands <5495> the Holy

<40>

Ghost <4151> was given <1325>, he offered <4374> them money

<5536>,

 19  Saying <3007>, Give <1325> me also <2504> this <5026> power

<1849>, that on <2007> whomsoever <302> I lay <2007> hands

<5495>,

he may receive <2983> the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>.

 20  But Peter <4074> said <2036> unto him, Thy money <694>

perish

<684> with thee, because <3754> thou hast thought <3543> that the

gift <1431> of God <2316> may be purchased <2932> with money

<5536>.

 21  Thou hast <2076> neither <3756> part <3310> nor <3761> lot

<2819> in this <5129> matter <3056>: for thy heart <2588> is not

right <2117> in the sight <1799> of God <2316>.

 22  Repent <3340> therefore <3767> of this <5026> thy wickedness

<2549>, and pray <1189> God <2316>, if <1487> perhaps <686> the

thought <1963> of thine <4671> heart <2588> may be forgiven <863>

thee.

 23  For I perceive <3708> that thou art in the gall <5521> of

bitterness <4088>, and [in] the bond <4886> of iniquity <93>.

 24  Then <1161> answered <611> Simon <4613>, and said <2036>,

Pray

<1189> ye to the Lord <2962> for me, that none <3367> of these

things which <3739> ye have spoken <2046> come <1904> upon me.

 25  And they, when they had testified <1263> and preached <2980>

the word <3056> of the Lord <2962>, returned <5290> to Jerusalem

<2419>, and preached <2097> the gospel <2097> in many <4183>

villages <2968> of the Samaritans <4541>.

 26. And the angel <32> of the Lord <2962> spake <2980> unto

Philip

<5376>, saying <3007>, Arise <450>, and go <4198> toward <2596>

the

south <3314> unto the way <3598> that goeth <2597> down <2597>

from

Jerusalem <2419> unto Gaza <1048>, which <3778> is desert <2048>.

 27  And he arose <450> and went <4198>: and, behold <2400>, a

man

<435> of Ethiopia <128>, an eunuch <2135> of great authority

<1413>

under Candace <2582> queen <938> of the Ethiopians <128>, who

<3739>

had the charge <1909> of all <3956> her treasure <1047>, and had

come <2064> to Jerusalem <2419> for to worship <4352>,

 28  Was returning <5290>, and sitting <2521> in his chariot

<716>

read <314> Esaias <2268> the prophet <4396>.

 29  Then <1161> the Spirit <4151> said <2036> unto Philip

<5376>,

Go <4334> near <4334>, and join <2853> thyself to this <5129>

chariot <716>.

 30  And Philip <5376> ran <4370> thither <4370> to [him], and

heard

<191> him read <314> the prophet <4396> Esaias <2268>, and said

<2036>, Understandest <1097> thou what <3739> thou readest <314>?

 31  And he said <2036>, How <4459> can <1410> I, except <3362>

some

<5100> man should guide <3594> me? And he desired <3870> Philip

<5376> that he would come <305> up and sit <2523> with him.

 32  The place <4042> of the scripture <1124> which he read <314>

was this <3778>, He was led <71> as a sheep <4263> to the

slaughter

<4967>; and like <5613> a lamb <286> dumb <880> before <1726> his

shearer <2751>, so <3779> opened <455> he not his mouth <4750>:

 33  In his humiliation <5014> his judgment <2920> was taken

<142>

away: and who <5101> shall declare <1334> his generation <1074>?

for

his life <2222> is taken <142> from the earth <1093>.

 34  And the eunuch <2135> answered <611> Philip <5376>, and said

<2036>, I pray <1189> thee, of whom <5101> speaketh <3004> the

prophet <4396> this <5124>? of himself <1438>, or <2228> of some

<5100> other <2087> man?

 35  Then <1161> Philip <5376> opened <455> his mouth <4750>, and

began <756> at <575> the same <5026> scripture <1124>, and

preached

<2097> unto him Jesus <2424>.

 36  And as they went <4198> on <2596> [their] way <3598>, they

came

<2064> unto a certain <5100> water <5204>: and the eunuch <2135>

said <5346>, See <2400>, [here is] water <5204>; what <5101> doth

hinder <2967> me to be baptized <907>?

 37  And Philip <5376> said <2036>, If <1487> thou believest

<4100>

with all <3650> thine <3588> heart <2588>, thou mayest <1832>.

And

he answered <611> and said <2036>, I believe <4100> that Jesus

<2424> Christ <5547> is the Son <5207> of God <2316>.

 38  And he commanded <2753> the chariot <716> to stand <2476>

still

<2476>: and they went <2597> down <2597> both <297> into <1519>

the

water <5204>, both <5037> Philip <5376> and the eunuch <2135>;

and

he baptized <907> him.

 39  And when <3753> they were come <305> up out of the water

<5204>, the Spirit <4151> of the Lord <2962> caught <726> away

<726>

Philip <5376>, that the eunuch <2135> saw <1492> him no <3765>

more

<3765>: and he went <4198> on his way <3598> rejoicing <5463>.

 40  But Philip <5376> was found <2147> at <1519> Azotus <108>:

and

passing <1330> through <1223> he preached <2097> in all <3956>

the

cities <4172>, till <2193> he came <2064> to Caesarea <2542>.

Acts   9

 1. And Saul <4569>, yet <2089> breathing <1709> out threatenings

<547> and slaughter <5408> against <1519> the disciples <3101> of

the Lord <2962>, went <4334> unto the high <749> priest <749>,

 2  And desired <154> of him letters <1992> to Damascus <1154> to

the synagogues <4864>, that if <1437> he found <2147> any <5100>

of

this <3588> way <3598>, whether <5037> they were men <435> or

<2532>

women <1135>, he might bring <71> them bound <1210> unto

Jerusalem

<2419>.

 3  And as he journeyed <4198>, he came <1096> near <1448>

Damascus

<1154>: and suddenly <1810> there shined <4015> round <4015>

about

<4015> him a light <5457> from heaven <3772>:

 4  And he fell <4098> to the earth <1093>, and heard <191> a

voice

<5456> saying <3007> unto him, Saul <4569>, Saul <4569>, why

<5101>

persecutest <1377> thou me?

 5  And he said <2036>, Who <5101> art <1488> thou, Lord <2962>?

And

the Lord <2962> said <2036>, I am <1510> Jesus <2424> whom <3739>

thou persecutest <1377>: [it is] hard <4642> for thee to kick

<2979>

against <4314> the pricks <2759>.