Prologue

The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

(Now this man purchased a field with the wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his entrails gushed out.

And it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem; so that field is called in their own language, Akel Dama, that is, Field of Blood.)

“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

Coming of the Holy Spirit

When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Look, are not all these who speak Galileans?

So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “Whatever could this mean?”

Peter’s Sermon

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words.

‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams.

For You will not leave my soul in Hades, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.

This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses.

“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.”

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

and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.

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

And all the people saw him walking and praising God.

Preaching in Solomon’s Portico

Now as the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch which is called Solomon’s, greatly amazed.

And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

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.