#Acts

And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that… And Saul was consenting unto his deathAnd at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles. And devout men carried Stephen {to his burial}, and made great lamentation over him. As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed {them} to prison. [Read More]

Then said the high priest, Are these things so?… Then said the high priest, Are these things so? And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew theeThen came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell. [Read More]

And in those days, when the number of the disciples… And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministrationThen the twelve called the multitude of the disciples {unto them}, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. [Read More]

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his… But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, And kept back {part} of the price, his wife also being privy {to it}, and brought a certain part, and laid {it} at the apostles’ feetBut Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back {part} of the price of the land? [Read More]

And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and… And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, {captain: or, ruler} Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the deadAnd they laid hands on them, and put {them} in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide. Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand. [Read More]

Now Peter and John went up together into the temple… Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, {being} the ninth {hour}And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms. [Read More]

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they… And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one placeAnd suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. [Read More]

The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all… The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: And, being assembled together with {them}, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, {saith he}, ye have heard of me{being…: or, eating together} For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. [Read More]