Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”

“Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

And they prayed and said, “You, O Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which of these two You have chosen

The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.

And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the Lord Shall be saved.’

For David says concerning Him: ‘I foresaw the Lord always before my face, For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken.

“For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand,

“Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”

For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

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.

So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: “Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them,

The kings of the earth took their stand, And the rulers were gathered together Against the Lord and against His Christ.’

Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word,

And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all.

Then Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.”

And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,

But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said,

“And when forty years had passed, an Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire in a bush, in the wilderness of Mount Sinai.

When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he drew near to observe, the voice of the Lord came to him,

‘Then the Lord said to him, “Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.

Israel Rebels Against God

“This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear.’

‘Heaven is My throne, And earth is My footstool. What house will you build for Me? says the Lord, Or what is the place of My rest?

And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”