to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.

Jesus Ascends to Heaven

Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common,

But those things which God foretold by the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled.

whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.

For Moses truly said to the fathers, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you.

For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.”

who by the mouth of Your servant David have said: ‘Why did the nations rage, And the people plot vain things?

Sharing in All Things

Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.

Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,

Then Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and breathed his last. So great fear came upon all those who heard these things.

So great fear came upon all the church and upon all who heard these things.

Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these things, they wondered what the outcome would be.

And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

Stephen’s Address: The Call of Abraham

Then the high priest said, “Are these things so?”

Has My hand not made all these things?’

Stephen the Martyr

When they heard these things they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth.

And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized.

Then Simon answered and said, “Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken may come upon me.”

For I will show him how many things he must suffer for My name’s sake.”

So when he had explained all these things to them, he sent them to Joppa.

In it were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air.

So I sent to you immediately, and you have done well to come. Now therefore, we are all present before God, to hear all the things commanded you by God.”

And we are witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they killed by hanging on a tree.